Dancing karma's old folk myopathy. ‘Spiritual’ cultural appropriation, cause & effectless karma terms.
“The word ‘karma’ wears orthopedic shoes and uses a walker. It no longer gets down on the dance floor. A fresher word is needed for those who aren’t taking old folk multivitamins.”
Disengage from ‘spiritually cloaked’ cultural appropriation.
There are souls on the dance floor. Which one are you? Find out by removing or replacing your metaphorical ‘sunglasses’ (attached perceptive templates).
“Under the spotlights and thumping bass, this once useful, now dried out and largely ill-defined word provides visions of robe dressed monks dancing on flashing floors. The newest arrivals are content to strap on their ‘spiritual gear’, showing off their culturally appropriated dance moves.”
“Now there’s nothing wrong with being cool, but it might be cooler to share in ways that people listen. After all, what’s the point of jabbering if you aren’t speaking so the listener can understand?”
In this image, the character X’Tzu’s face can hardly be seen… this, so you can place your face there instead. The word ‘karma’ needs to be replaced with something much more modern!
The hat represents the ‘hat of mind and ego’. The dance floor is symbolic of the playground where dualistic ‘human experience’ occurs.
“When foreign jargon hits the floor, most see a cliche bound DJ announcing their exclusive VIP status.”
“There’s a place for metaphor... outside the velvet ropes. Foreign language is not metaphor, as it places terms from other places and epochs on privileged red carpets, embracing rigidity over modern, relevant discourse.”
“All of ‘that which is created’ is found on the dance floor. The more our feet groove, the more the dancing partners of ‘cause and effect’ seem real, and the more time and space seem ultimately solid.”
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“As our eyes move back from the point of focus, so does the smaller-selves ego ‘i’. Showcasing a larger ballroom, the duo’s rhinestone outfits become less sparkly, and the dance of ‘time’ less dazzling.”
“The perceptive proximity of the observer effects the gauging of ‘karma’ or ‘cause n’ effect’ in a sliding scale of ‘realness’.”
“The further you’re away from these dancing partners, the clearer it becomes they’re really one - without time photobombing the observation. Cause isn’t causal, and effect isn’t effected – they’re one and the same when we’re not making up distinctions.”
Cause is not ‘Causal’.
But it sure seems that way from a relative, dualistic vantage.
Effect is not Effected.
Although we really want to believe it is.
“Outside the Karma Club, two step, swing, and salsa are seen through dualistic ‘horn’-rimmed glasses.”
Come on soul dancers! Understand the difference between ‘cause and effect’ and ‘cause and effect-less’.
‘Karma, karma, karma, karma!’ Foreign language is not metaphor, it’s clique signaling social static.
“These glasses are representative of duality, where karmic-cause-n-effect is experienced through fashionable eyewear.”
“Clubs are fun. We choose to play, using dance moves to traverse absolute singularity and the perception of relative duality.”
“Dance floor geezers need to chill, and step away from their attachment to the matshavernacularasha spillin’ from their lips.”
The term ‘karma’ can be heard from many who have plenty of karma to deal with.
Considerations (and re-write for those who sneer at metaphors)
When foreign sounding words are used, many of those who were interested in seeing what’s outside the dance floor become turned-off. They automatically connect that speaker to clique, with a vernacular seeking VIP exclusivity. There’s a place for metaphor, it’s in front of the red velvet ropes. However, foreign language is not metaphor. It places terms from other countries and epochs on privileged red carpets, ignoring flexibility for more modern, socially relevant discourse.
One of the most useful, but overused, dry, old, and ill-defined words in use is ‘karma’. For Westerners, the visions of what appears to be alien looking people are conjured at its mere mention. Unfortunately, those same alien looking people are quite content in their ‘outsider’ roles, costumes, and need to be cool factor. Now there’s nothing wrong with being cool, but hey, just saying, it might be cooler to share important concepts in ways that people listen. After all, what’s the point of communication if you aren’t speaking so the listener can understand?
The deeper involved on the dance floor, the more time and space seem ultimately solid. This is why an anchor is used to traverse between the absolute (singularity) and the perception of the relative (duality). What are these anchors and how can you integrate them to blend the seams at your command?
Anyhow, the next point in this missive is pointing out that the perspective proximity of the observer effects the gauging and calibration of what is known as ‘karma’ or ‘cause n’ effect’ in a sliding scale of ‘realness’. The further you’re out from these dancing partners, the clearer it becomes that they’re really one, without time photobombing the observation.
The twin horned-rimmed glasses are representative of duality, in that karmic-cause-effect is only seen and experienced when perceiving through dualistic fashionable eyewear.
Where duality and the on-off matrix are neither causal in either direction, but ways of looking at itself. Karma is a snazzy way to place a 'cause and effect' label upon thoughts desire to create temporary distinctions upon the acts of creation (yes, I know 'acts of creation' implies time). The challenge lies in the language itself - as words imply thought, which then imply distance and space... and time. All these distinctions are great in the playground of relative duality, but ultimately without need when swimming in the present.
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