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A
JOURNEY IN BEING
…or The Way of Being
Briefest version—not currently intended as a stand alone version
Anil Mitra,
Copyright © October 16, 2019—October 27, 2019
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CONTENTS AND OVERVIEW
Being
Being (capitalized) is existence.
A being is an existent.
The Universe and the Void
The universe is
all Being.
The void is the
null being—the being that contains no beings.
The void exists.
The fundamental principle
of metaphysics
A (natural) law is
a pattern immanent to a region of the universe (i.e., to a being; e.g., to a
cosmos).
Possibility is that which can obtain or occur; possibility is
an inherently consistent concept.
This implies the fundamental
principle of metaphysics and Being—
The universe is the
greatest possible.
Necessity as the cause of
the universe
The universe is the
realization of logical possibility.
Necessity is cause of the
universe.
The Universe and the
individual are limitless
The universe has
identity; the universe and its identity are limitless in its realizations.
The individual inherits
this limitless (the contrary would be a limit on the universe).
Paths to the ultimate
There are paths from the
present apparently limited identity of the individual to the limitless
ultimate.
The experience of the
universe and the individual is ever fresh.
Reason is the means of
realization
Tradition is what is valid in all cultural systems over
history.
Reason is the best developed and developing way to know
and act in the world and universe.
Reason is the means of
realization.
A JOURNEY IN BEING
Being
(capitalized) is existence.
There is Being.
A
being is an existent.
The universe is all Being.
The universe exists.
The void is the null being—the being that
contains no beings.
Existence and nonexistence of the void are equivalent;
therefore the void may be taken to exist.
The void exists.
A (natural) law is a pattern immanent to a region of the
universe (i.e., to a being; e.g., to a cosmos).
Laws are beings.
The void has no laws.
Possibility
is that which can obtain or occur; possibility is an inherently consistent
concept.
All possible beings emerge—all possible Being emerges—from
the void, for the contrary would be a law of the void.
This implies the fundamental principle of metaphysics and
Being—
The universe is the greatest possible.
If a being is logically possible it must be among the
greatest possible.
If a being is logically impossible, it cannot obtain at all.
The greatest possibility is logical possibility.
The universe is the realization of
logical possibility.
The existence of the universe is necessary; necessity may be
said to be the ‘cause’ of the universe and its manifestations.
Necessity is cause of the universe.
The universe has identity; the universe
and its identity are limitless in its realizations.
The individual inherits this limitless
(the contrary would be a limit on the universe).
The limits of the individual are situational and apparent
but not ultimately real—that is, they have reality but are not absolute.
There are paths from the present
apparently limited identity of the individual to the limitless ultimate.
The experience of the universe and the
individual is ever fresh.
Ecstasy and pain are givens—not to be excessively sought or
avoided; the world is not perfect in the sense of 'ideal'; there is (at least
seemingly) meaningless pain—as in the pain of cancer or of an infant; it is
necessary to address pain where it is possible—but in balance with calm
acceptance and with keen anticipation of the ultimate.
Tradition
is what is valid in all cultural systems over history.
Reason
is the best developed and developing way to know and act in the world and
universe.
Reason is the use by Being of all Being to realize the
ultimate; reason is reflexive in employing all dimensions of Being (and
action) and the recursive use of imagination, criticism, and correction;
reason includes tradition; it includes ethics—received and reflective; under
reason, practice and action are distinct but integrated.
In the terms of eastern thought, and with ‘yoga’ defined
expansively—just as reason is defined expansively above—yoga and reason are
identical.
Reason is the means of realization.
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