The glorious paradox

The glorious paradox: "He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know"

So, given that "wisdom" - cliched as it has become; even from the mouths of babes one will hear it, even applying it to mundane topics - how does one, "talk about enlightenment?"

As soon as one buys a book, ostensibly "by Buddha", or "by Jesus", or "by Gurdjieff", the interminable conversation begins - "talking about enlightenment" - even if only, in the head, but inevitably, >>in the head<<.

As soon as one opens their mouth, and tells someone else (what they "know", or what they "believe", or what they "think") - they, at least according the "wise maxim" above, they don't know what the HELL they're talking about.

Ah yes, the glorious paradox. The conversation can not begin, until you hear about it, and then the primary Rule, the Prime Directive, is to not speak about it.

(Well, if the first Guy - Mr. G - followed that rule, he'd never have told his friends, nor would they have told theirs, and so on... down to... you, there in your soft chair, twiddling your moustache or your hair, or whatever it is you do when reading boring material like this...eh.)

It's not so much that English is a fascinating language, as that the mind is even more fascinating being driven by it, or any language for that matter. The mind, is a fascinating and glorious paradox.

Dig it.