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The way of being

into the way

origins

being and becoming

search for meaning

limits of tradition

aim of the way

shared discovery and realization of the ultimate in this world and beyond

sources

the world

history

culture

the individual

experience

reflection

action

elements

knowledge

action

learning

means

reason

tradition

synthesis

the narrative

function

present means to realize the aim

share

character

original

place in history

synthesis

system is emergent, not imposed

concepts at two levels

system is emergent

understanding the narrative

principle—beyond the definitely known, meaning is not determined; therefore—

follow concept meanings

follow the system of meaning

hold judgment from received paradigms in abeyance while absorbing the system

resources

link

preview of ideas

develop detail is to be developed after completing the main sections; the selection of ideas here is tentative

the world

tradition and beyond, substance and its rejection, being, reasons—not reason—generalization of cause or power, experience, concepts, meaning, linguistic meaning, knowledge, possibility, logical possibility and logic, science, abstract sciences, concrete sciences, reason, beings, kinds of being, particular beings, possible beings, actual beings, cosmology of limitless identity, metaphysics, the real metaphysics, reason (again, improved in intension and extension), general metaphysics and cosmology

the way

aim of being, ways of realization (tradition, principles, synthesis, pathways), resources (dedication and affirmation, templates)

the world

being

the concept

characteristic of that which is

a being is that which has being

the object

there is being

why being

ground of the world, maximal foundation of knowledge and value

closed in depth

open in breadth

framework for understanding, action, and human endeavor

how known

abstraction from the world

characteristics

form

power

the being that has no power, self or other, does not exist

reasons

a reason is that which entails

generalizes power

possible being

details under ‘beings’

greatest conceivable (logical)

real (natural, experiential, universal)

experience

the concept

animal awareness in all its forms

extension to the root of being

the object

there is experience

… experience of experience

… and an as if world

why

co-foundation

place of significance

place of our being

being will be found essentially experiential

characteristics

form

relational

the being that is never experienced is effectively non-existent

later, ‘effectively’ will be removed

interpretations

what

why

range of possible candidates for the real

will later yield the real

beings

kinds

concrete vs abstract

part vs whole

experiential

particular

universe

cosmos

individual

the void

existence

possible

the concept

why

useful when the nature of the possible is revealed

kinds

limited contexts

the universe

metaphysics

concept and possibility

existence of the void

limitlessness of being

possibility

the real metaphysics

reason

cosmology of limitless identity

limitless universe, identity, beings

paths to the ultimate

principles

sources

the world

interpretations of experience

dimensions of being

developments in metaphysics

logic of the problems of metaphysics

problems of metaphysics

cosmology

what

description of the universe and its forms or patterns

general cosmology

cosmology of form

our cosmos

dimensions of being

the way

aim of being

the aim of the way

realizing (the way and its means)

reason

received ways

integration

paths

principles

template design

immediate to universal

all activities and dimensions of being

adaptable to a range of circumstances

individuals to civilization

templates

dedication and affirmation

everyday

universal

world problems and opportunities

into the world

return

being in the world

one world

the immediate and the ultimate as one

being and becoming

commitment

renewal

meditative

active

retreat

secular and transsecular

one world and integration

problems and opportunities of the world

sharing and immersion

immersion

reason

ideas, action, and continuity

history

oral and ritual tradition

written

literature

media

continuous text

historical integration

cyclicity

resources

database of concepts

plan

the way

life

death

visioning life, death, and their resolution

site

influences

sources

development of the way as a resource

reading