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Meaning is Meaningless (Picture)

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Language is a second-order construct that depends on something that is beyond it. That is why dictionaries are strangeloops.
The fact that language cannot describe its own operation does not imply that there is no meaning.
Meaning is more basic and requires direct awareness. The best pointer I can give is: "to understand is to do".


Bearing with the conditioned in gentleness, fording the river with resolution, not neglecting what is distant, not regarding one's companions; thus one may manage to walk in the middle. H11L2

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@tsuki I like that partial perspective. I’ll share mine, seen as though I didn’t when posting this. 

The point of the picture is to show that language is always putting off its meaning. You can’t directly communicate using language. Or any dualistic construct. So none of it has true meaning. And can be considered meaningless. Sure it’s useful if you’re into doing stuff. But not absolute. Which is exactly why we shouldn’t get caught up on word games or trying to explain things the right way. True meaning like you said comes from what is beyond that. That which includes all. The pointed I found worked was “to understand is to be”

 

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