It’s a good pointer to a part of the art which I am aiming for.
Some instructions are a bit vague and I’d have found it even nicer if you had more precisely written what repeated practices (e.g. what sorts of meditation) one can do to e.g. become better embody the void. I think if you had I would probably disagree with some parts of the suggested path, but it’d still be nice to have something more concrete to take what is good from.
I feel like the “creating a rationality dojo” part sorta distracts from the really important pieces in this post. It might’ve been nicer to just do the main post on “towards becoming truly formidable in the art” and then a second independentish post on “creating a rationality dojo”.
(It feels a bit like you’re saying “if you want to create a good rationality dojo, you first need to become great in the art, and then only create a dojo when the art calls for you to do it”. Might’ve been nicer if you had just been like “here are some pointers to what i can sense which might be useful for aspiring rationalists”. I think for many aspiring beisutsukai it might be the case that their purpose won’t call for them to create a dojo for quite a while. Also beisutsukai usually don’t become beisutsukai because they just want to become great in the art, but rather as instrumental to their actual purpose. (“the art must have a purpose other than its own”.))
It’s amusing because I doubt this is my gift to give the world. I’m doing something closely related, but different. Far too mystical for the right aesthetic.
I’m curious, what do you think is your gift to give to the world? (Feel free to answer by PM.)
This is a great post.
It’s a good pointer to a part of the art which I am aiming for.
Some instructions are a bit vague and I’d have found it even nicer if you had more precisely written what repeated practices (e.g. what sorts of meditation) one can do to e.g. become better embody the void. I think if you had I would probably disagree with some parts of the suggested path, but it’d still be nice to have something more concrete to take what is good from.
I feel like the “creating a rationality dojo” part sorta distracts from the really important pieces in this post. It might’ve been nicer to just do the main post on “towards becoming truly formidable in the art” and then a second independentish post on “creating a rationality dojo”.
(It feels a bit like you’re saying “if you want to create a good rationality dojo, you first need to become great in the art, and then only create a dojo when the art calls for you to do it”. Might’ve been nicer if you had just been like “here are some pointers to what i can sense which might be useful for aspiring rationalists”. I think for many aspiring beisutsukai it might be the case that their purpose won’t call for them to create a dojo for quite a while. Also beisutsukai usually don’t become beisutsukai because they just want to become great in the art, but rather as instrumental to their actual purpose. (“the art must have a purpose other than its own”.))
I’m curious, what do you think is your gift to give to the world? (Feel free to answer by PM.)