Basics of Aphorisms

Goats and Sheep

• There are two basic types of people, goats and sheep.

• There are no outward differences between them.

• Fledgling goats believe they are black sheep and do not belong.

• Mature goats accept existence in two different worlds.

• Sheep do not believe there are two types of people.

• Goats think sheep are asleep.

• Sheep reject awakening experiences.

• Goats are observers and actors in a chaotic physical world.

• Sheep exist in a physical and tangible world of well worn ruts.

• Goats are aware of the attraction of deep ruts.

• Sheep believe they can control their own world.

• Goats utilize hidden sources of power to expand their worlds.

The Two Paths

• There are two starting paths for growth: Discipline and Trust.

• The path of Discipline (the Yu way) is self directed.

• The path of Trust (the Wu way) is outer-world directed.

• Discipline plus vital energy leads to action.

• Awareness plus vital energy leads to Trust or Faith.

• Both paths must ultimately be mastered.

• The Higher path integrates the two paths and yet is neither.

• The path and the Goal are one.

• Discipline/awareness creates the observed world.

• Action/Trust activates the observed world.

The Force of Evolution

• Each life form evolves in attempting to maximize its own world.

• Conflict expedites evolution.

• The driving force of evolution is vital energy or vitality.

• Vital energy reverses the normal flow of entropy or disorder.

• Goats change the entropy of the world using vital energy.

• Goats escape death.

• Institutions and sheep slowly die for lack of vitality.

• Society is afraid of evolution and resists it.

• Evolution produces miracles, which, once created, are no longer miraculous.

• With evolution, the present seems miraculous as viewed from the past.

• With stagnation, the past seems miraculous as viewed from the present.

• Becoming but never attaining is the process called evolution.

The Higher Path of Goats

• The Higher Path for goats starts as discipline integrated with awareness.

• Following the Higher Path requires trust translated into action.

• Goats act without concern for the consequences.

• Vitality energizes the goat.

• The vital force has many names and underlies modern religious practices.

• Vitality can be increased.

• Other goats energize goats.

• Institutions oppose the generation of excess vitality.

• Increasing vitality is the quest of mystical/spiritual groups.

• Groups exist to share and teach techniques at various levels.

• The lotus is a symbol of the Higher path.

Vitality

• Vitality is aroused by the mind, breath, posture, and sexual pressure.

• Vital force is evidenced as extreme pleasure.

• Goats escape the sheep's ruts with vital energy.

• Vital energy alters time.

• Vitality increases strength and endurance.

• Vital energy brings knowledge without thought.

• The vital force opens doors to altered states of consciousness.

• Vital energy overcomes pain.

• Vitality is increased through certain pleasures.

• Vitality can be increased by extreme trauma, emergencies or stress.

• Vitality can be increased with special practices.

• Practices involve body and mind control.

Body Control

• Society has conditioned the body to suppress vital energy.

• Control of the body starts with learning controlled relaxation.

• Correct posture is very important.

• Stretching is vitalizing.

• Correct breathing starts with forced exhalation.

• Breathing becomes slow, vibrant, and even.

• The body is stimulated with perineal pressure, motion and breath.

• Control comes with time and practice.

Mind Control

• The mind must be dedicated to the practice.

• One starts with concentration without thought or "dhyana".

• Beginning concentrations or "dharana" focus on relaxing, breathing or repeated mental sound.

• Intermediate concentrations focus on inner sounds or sensations.

• Imagination is used to stimulate and control.

• Altered biochemistry of the body follows proper concentration.

• Inner sounds and pressures are pleasurable and stimulating.

• Advanced concentrations are from a higher state of consciousness.

• The inner self is changing, becoming, but never attaining.

Integrating Mind, Body, and Vitality

• Evolution requires the integration of mind and body with vitality.

• Dedication determines evolution or regression.

• Conditioned preference for status quo suppresses evolution.

• Trust overcomes attachment for status quo.

• Discipline faces the challenge of the present.

• Challenge, trust, and discipline increase vital energy.

• Emotions have two states, one controlling, one controlled.

• Emotions drain vitality when conditioned and inward.

• Emotions become vitalizing when projected and outward.

• Increased vital energy illuminates the present.

• The present becomes the reality and expectations drop away.

• Without expectations evolution may proceed.

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