To the wu shamans, and later Daoists and Ch'an Buddhists (whose sentiments can still be found in present day Chinese culture, such as in Traditional Chinese Medicine), the separation between consciousness and landscape did not exist. They did not need the term because the very need to announce in spiritual posturing that one is in relations with the greater environment was self-evident, redundant, and unnecessary. It would be unfathomable to NOT see the world as a place where we belong. There is nothing to own, nothing is "ownable".
You Are The Energetic Company That You Keep
You Are The Energetic Company That You Keep
You Are The Energetic Company That You Keep
To the wu shamans, and later Daoists and Ch'an Buddhists (whose sentiments can still be found in present day Chinese culture, such as in Traditional Chinese Medicine), the separation between consciousness and landscape did not exist. They did not need the term because the very need to announce in spiritual posturing that one is in relations with the greater environment was self-evident, redundant, and unnecessary. It would be unfathomable to NOT see the world as a place where we belong. There is nothing to own, nothing is "ownable".