Comments on: Thinking is the sign of a novice https://www.isegoria.net/2021/04/thinking-is-the-sign-of-a-novice/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sun, 31 May 2026 02:04:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Kirk https://www.isegoria.net/2021/04/thinking-is-the-sign-of-a-novice/comment-page-1/#comment-3375946 Kirk Sat, 24 Apr 2021 03:04:02 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47786#comment-3375946 Amazing to watch so many supposedly “smart” people rediscover truths first laid down by our ancestors over the course of human history.

What is this but a “scientific” observation and interpretation of something that any practicing Zen Buddhist could tell you? “Mind of no mind…”. Musashi wrote about this in his Book of Five Rings. Chinese and Indian spiritualist sorts built these facts into many of the things that they did, and it’s foundational to any advanced martial art. Even the Europeans figured these things out, even if their work wasn’t quite as elegant or spiritual…

]]> By: Jeff R. https://www.isegoria.net/2021/04/thinking-is-the-sign-of-a-novice/comment-page-1/#comment-3375929 Jeff R. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:28:27 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47786#comment-3375929 I wonder if it matters what you sing. Does humming James Brown’s “The Boss” work better than, say, some woe-is-me emo song?

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