'Life Is Mu' was sent as part of 📝The Journey To One on February 20, 2019.
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Hey Legend,
Now, nearing the end of 📝Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, I learned of Mu. It is a Japanese and Korean term meaning "not; nothing" or "new thing". Like 📝quality, it points outside of dualistic discriminations, and simply says 'no class'. Not yes, not no. Simply, not; nothing.
"When the Zen monk Joshu was asked whether a dog had a Buddha nature, he said, 'Mu'. Meaning that if he answered either way, he was answering incorrectly." ~ 📝Robert M. Pirsig
Mu states the context of the question is such that a 'yes' or 'no' answer is an error and should, thus, not be given. Mu becomes appropriate when the context of the question becomes too small for the truth of the answer. Mu says, un-ask the question and expand the context of the question.
"We grow more by Mu answers than by 'yes or no' answers. 'Yes or no' answers can confirm or deny a hypothesis; Mu says the answer is beyond the hypothesis. There's nothing mysterious or esoteric about it, it's just that our culture has warped us to make a low value judgement of it."
The concept of Mu exists throughout the natural world, but we have been trained not to see it by our heritage of two-term discriminations. Pirsig believed that recognition and valuation of Mu answers would do a lot to bring logical theory to experimental practice. Put simply, we will make better decisions when we accept, and grant, Mu answers more often.
As a 📝Reddit Marketing Expert, people often ask me questions that, by their nature, should not be answered. A common one—usually following a short email with a few links—is "would this will work on Reddit?" This question typically comes from people who, by their own admissions, don't understand the platform and the information to make such a judgement is rarely present. To these inquiries, my answer will now be '📝Mu'.
As 📝Tony Robbins said, "Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they 📝Get Better Answers."
How can the acceptance, or granting, of Mu answers benefit you and your interactions with the world?
📝Build cool shit and change the world.
📝Brian Swichkow, 📝Manifestor at 📝Mythos One
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