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191: The Dao That Can Be Spoken - Language and the Ineffable
If the true Dao cannot be spoken, why did Lao-tzu write 5,000 words about it?
Drake and Holly dive deep into philosophy's greatest paradox - how mystics across all traditions use language to point beyond language itself. From Lao-tzu's opening declaration through Wittgenstein's limits, from Zen koans to Sufi poetry, they explore the sophisticated strategies developed to express the inexpressible.
Key Topics:
Featured Concepts:
Apophatic Language: The via negativa - speaking through negation to point beyond concepts
Anamnesis: The unforgetting of eternal wisdom already present within
Shabda: The cosmic vibration underlying all language in Hindu philosophy
Essential Quote: "The ineffable isn't distant or complex. It's the simplest thing, hidden in plain sight—too intimate for words, too immediate for concepts, too present for representation."
Practical Takeaway: The ineffable isn't a philosophical problem to solve but a lived reality. All mystical language is preparing you to step beyond words into direct experience - like learning to swim, eventually you must enter the water.
Key References:
About Ab Immemorabili: Ancient wisdom meets modern minds. Join Drake & Holly for explorations of philosophy, consciousness, and transformation.
Contact: [email protected] | www.maaoot.org
The wisdom you seek has always been within you. You're not learning it. You're remembering it.
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By The Most Ancient Anamnetic Order of TrikalaIf the true Dao cannot be spoken, why did Lao-tzu write 5,000 words about it?
Drake and Holly dive deep into philosophy's greatest paradox - how mystics across all traditions use language to point beyond language itself. From Lao-tzu's opening declaration through Wittgenstein's limits, from Zen koans to Sufi poetry, they explore the sophisticated strategies developed to express the inexpressible.
Key Topics:
Featured Concepts:
Apophatic Language: The via negativa - speaking through negation to point beyond concepts
Anamnesis: The unforgetting of eternal wisdom already present within
Shabda: The cosmic vibration underlying all language in Hindu philosophy
Essential Quote: "The ineffable isn't distant or complex. It's the simplest thing, hidden in plain sight—too intimate for words, too immediate for concepts, too present for representation."
Practical Takeaway: The ineffable isn't a philosophical problem to solve but a lived reality. All mystical language is preparing you to step beyond words into direct experience - like learning to swim, eventually you must enter the water.
Key References:
About Ab Immemorabili: Ancient wisdom meets modern minds. Join Drake & Holly for explorations of philosophy, consciousness, and transformation.
Contact: [email protected] | www.maaoot.org
The wisdom you seek has always been within you. You're not learning it. You're remembering it.