Final: Be Clear

My ideas and/or concepts are naturally philosophical. I was born with an innate philosophical mind. Somehow, I always manage to apply philosophy in answering any type of question or activity, whether I’m writing, simply thinking, creating art, practicing Taijiquan, etc. For me, writing in a philosophical manner is being able to speak from within and express my essence. For this to occur, internal clarity is a necessity.

The fundamental difference between philosophical writing and writing from the mind is made evident when, for example, explaining nature. When philosophically defining nature, I assume one would speak more of the innate virtues nature imbues, such as the purity of nature and how being surrounded by its presence manages to miraculously clear one’s mind and calm the emotions. When defining nature with the mind, I assume one would speak more of the physical aspects of nature, such as the scientific components of it.

Within my philosophical writing I provide clarity of my essence. Everyone’s essence is what makes you, you. I feel I do connect clearly ‘within’ (internal essence) or with my ‘heart’, and thus write from the inner heart, instead of from the intellect. The ‘mechanics’ of this begins with a feeling manifesting within (‘within the heart’, for instance) and the mind then interprets the meaning of this feeling and articulates it. As a result of writing in this way, one’s essence (what makes you, you) is clearly expressed on paper. When the mind and heart are harmonious with each other, they become one. The clarity of this connection between the mind and heart varies with each person. And the clarity of this connection dictates the nature of one’s philosophy.

Writing doesn’t efficiently achieve internal clarity. In my perspective, meditation is most efficient for the purpose of achieving clarity between the heart and mind. Other methods could include practicing a martial art, walking one’s dog through the park, going camping in the mountains, etc.

One night, I conjured the concept that one cannot know if one is within a dream until one is outside of the dream. To apply this concept to the macrocosm, I state that we are all dreaming and are unaware of it. Once we awaken from this dream, our consciousness will ascend to a much higher level of understanding. This is to suggest that we know nothing, and if we realize we know nothing, we will become much wiser. To realize, to awaken, to truly know, is much more difficult to achieve than many think. This is philosophical writing. This is a sample of my essence.