Paradox…a window beyond opinion and thought?

Question

Can we find meaning beyond opinion and thought? What is the meaning at the nexus of a paradox?

Thanks for your comments!

Answer 1

This is a Universe built on paradoxes by the greatest paradox Himself...

Perfectionism is the greatest imperfection, and our imperfections are divine gifts of wisdom.

And what we struggle for we block it. Enlightenment happens not because we tried hard, it happens when we quit trying, and learn to be.

The desire to be free of desires is also a desire..

What we feel lack of, we repel. And what we fear, we attract more of, into our life.

When we really know that we know, we know that we know nothing. The moments we think we are being our wisest, we are being our foolest. Sometimes when we are trying to be strong, we are actually being weak,as vulnerability is an act of great courage and strength.

We all like to play around in our mind with the chicken and egg paradox, don't we?

I presume the idea behind it would be to confuse us human beings so that we may wise up and quit reasoning with God, as only when we let go all our knowledge do we get wisdom divine, and only when we drop the mind, can we be free.

Universe is large enough for all paradoxes to co-exist, that is why we have a plethora of belief systems floating around, for us to choose from, though we are also free to create a completely new one, if it pleases our fancy.

The wise sit in the plane beyond the paradox of good and evil, of right and wrong, with the Creator himself, while the rest of us, are kept busy in the illusion, till we are ready cross over, into the Light divine.

We might feel if we can reason well enough, we can find our way to be happy, while truth we don’t a reason to be happy, we can just be and be happy by ourselves too. All children know that, and practise it too by themselves, seem when we started growing up, we start forgetting that.

That is why learning is mostly about unlearning, and enlightenment, is not about knowing, it is only about remembering.

In mysticism, the divine fool is considered the enlightened one, as when you get to know God, you realise that is what you really are. The moment you decide to become God's fool, you become privy to His knowledge.

That is why the Enlightened one gets up and starts dancing in divine love, sine He is no longer trapped in the illusion created by thoughts and opinions.

Answer 2

The wording you use is quite interesting.

"Paradox...a window beyond opinion and thought?"

Paradox is like a window, if you consider our feeble minds as similar to a bug. We seem to believe that we can get "through" a paradox, but, as we attempt to do so some mysterious force smacks into us. Like the bug hitting the window, we are stunned and confused. We try again, but again no avail. It tempts us to pass through and beyond it and yet we are stuck.

"What is the meaning at the nexus of a paradox?"

In the previous metaphor, I would say that the very meaning at the nexus of the paradox is an unresolvable issue to teach us both the limitations of our perception and thought as well as that we must seek other avenues--since like the bug trying to get out the window, we loose out if we keep smashing into it. The point is to realize that an exit exists some other place.

Answer 3

Yes, we can find meaning beyond opinion and thought. From our thoughts, we can make an opinion. From our opinion, we can start trying. If it comes good, then all is well. If it doesn't, we can try again. When we face a trial or we are caught in a situation where we can't find a way out logically, it is best to use a paradox as a window beyond opinion and thought and find a way out in an impossible way called miracles.

Answer 4

Paradox.....hmmmm. Isnt that a really small medical clinic with only two doctors?

Actually, a paradox is something which cannot be understood with our limited minds and logic. I believe all things are understandable, and all things are rational. None of this magic or angels klogging on the head of a pin nonsense. There are things beyond our perception right now, but I believe these things are also rational.
The problem with science as it is right now is that science is very doctrinal, makes assumptions on blind faith (such as, there is only the material world that we can see, there is no God, etc) and limits itself to what is right in front of the observer without admitting the validity of indirect evidence. This closes many lines of inquiry to the materialist which they could be investigating.
It is perfectly logical to admit the possibility of things we cannot perceive, and very illogical to deny that such things are not there with no way to prove it either way with our limited perceptions and thinking.
A paradox is not a failure of rationality, it is an indication of our limited ability to be rational within the framework of our logic and language.
Have a logical and somewhat non-paradoxical day!!

Answer 5

Paradox may be where the limits of human understanding of two (or more) seemingly contradictory concepts collide and, indeed, allow us to glimpse deeper meaning.

Human capacity to comprehend is limited (on one level at least) by language, as Wittgenstein helped to demonstrate. Paradoxes could be seen as one way to help transcend those limitations.

Quantum Mechanics is a good example; founded on paradox while exploring possible foundations of the universe.

Answer 6

If this statement is correct, then what I am going to say is true.

Even when narrowly conceived and only personally held, all opinions are constructs of pure reason with definite logical structure demonstrative of the way an opinionated mind comprehends a situation. Thoughts, on the other hand, can be logically, laterally or creatively conceived - intuitive thoughts, for instance, take place without intervention of a reasoning process as a prerequisite, and creative thoughts can transcend all that is established as reason to reveal higher relations between worlds of abstract ideas and mundane reality.

After their emergence in the mind, however, all thoughts assume logical structures, to form into opinions, to define facts or to reach conclusions; all thoughts in their working in the mind also tend to be associative, and therefore logical.

If then reason is the principle in the mind without which we would not know how to think, or make up our mind, then paradoxes are the magicians that pop up on the stage to baffle, to perplex and to engage the mind into curious suspension. And it is in this suspension that ambiguities, equivocations and assumptions find their admittance to loosen the grip of rigidly established reason to allow into the mind thoughts of entirely novel in nature.

If the perplexity is the beginning of a paradox in the mind then sense of discovery, acquisition and wonder could be the peak. It could be like chancing upon a hidden key in an enigmatic code, or a suddenly recognition of hidden pattern in an optical illusion, you might have encountered, where you have to cross your eyes to lose your focal point a little to see a three dimensional picture hidden in a repetition of small dolphins, for instance.

In a broader sense the entire construct of physical world is based upon paradoxical configuration of matter into existence, as paradox resides at the heart of each atom. If we study matter at sub-atomic level we find that the actual nature of matter cannot be determined. As, if we study behaviour of electrons, for instance, we find that they are neither particles nor waves. When studied according to the principles of physical waves they act like particles and like waves when studied in accordance with the laws that define behaviour of particles - the principle the rule at the heart of matter therefore is called Uncertainty Principle.

Paradox: originally in the sense statement contrary to accepted opinion: from Greek paradoxon ‘contrary opinion’ - Compact Oxford English Dictionary.
Something absurd or contradictory: a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact is or may be true – Encarta World Dictionary

Answer 7

Paradox is simply a contradiction to established opinion and thought which results in a truth not formerly percieved.

Answer 8

I see a paradox as a seeming contradiction expressing a possible truth.

And the fun is in the search for that truth... I like the question, you got my star rating! Good stuff.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

yes . i call it...love .