David lee

The point of pursuing success is to pursue success.

Attempting to win is more fun than winning.The pursuit of success is more fun than succeeding. Are you entertained? Be content. — Dai (The top of the mountain is wherever I am. I can stop whenever I want!)

Everywhere is here.

No matter how far west you go, you can always go further west.No matter how far up you get, you can always go further up. Where did you start?Is the view different here than it was there? Be content. — Dai (hamsters seem pretty happy running on wheels. I wonder if they die from exhaustion?)

Every moment is now.

The past is a memory. The future isn’t here yet. Hearing a sound, it has already passed.Seeing a beauty, the moment has already gone.Even thoughts are but recent memories. There is only an eternal now. Be content. — Dai (the past is nice, but the novelty of Technicolour wears off)

Everything is as it should be.

How else could it be? If things happened differently in the past, things would be different now.We knew as much as we knew to make things happen the way they did.We know as much as we know to make the future happen the way it will. How else could it be? Be content. — DaiContinue reading “Everything is as it should be.”

Short forms Preface

The purpose of these Short Forms is to provide musings which push the limits of everyday consciousness.I wrote it in a manner similar to Zen Koans (though crude and less sophisticated). The “Short” part is to say that they are not explained in detail. The “Forms” part is to say that they are complete byContinue reading “Short forms Preface”

Prologue 2

Though reality does not change, it is a shift of perception that changes us.It is this shift of perception that is self-realisation.It is not reason, nor is it information. It is interpretation. Last article, I discussed the necessity of self-realisation.Now we will talk about what it looks like and how we may get there. Self-realisation,Continue reading “Prologue 2”

Prologue 1

Self-realisation is knowing our true place in the world.When obtained, problems are no longer problems and life is ever peaceful.When without, problems are insurmountable and life is ever turbulent. We begin with a simple presupposition. All we want is to be happy.It is a reasonable assumption, one backed by western thought since ancient times. AsContinue reading “Prologue 1”