This group is dedicated to exploring The Young Man and the Sage, the first book of The Herald’s Trilogy. Here we gather to reflect on its teachings, symbols, and storylines in the context of Netism. Reflect on the book as it applies to your personal journey. What themes jump out at you? What insights did you gain? There isn’t one way to interpret the novel, its translation is fluid from reader to reader, and even from one read to the next. Whether you are reading the book for the first time or returning for deeper study, your presence enriches the group.
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NoraSpinnor replied to the topic
On Sanity in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 1 month, 2 weeks agoHi Maya, we address this. The ideal model involves a classification system where a patient can distinguish from subconscious fears (i.e., phenomena is leak from the mental plane), or random or unknown figures (bleed through from parallel worlds or other planes). The main ideas are to classify what they are so they can be addressed and to validate…[Read more]
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MayaMoonHealer replied to the topic
On Sanity in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 1 month, 2 weeks agoAs a mental health professional, I think this is a really interesting approach. We have to have a lot of caution in what we confirm as real, though. Some patients suffer from very frightening visions. I would hate to tell someone that those were real. Instead setting up a way to distinguish between visions and label them might help dismiss some…[Read more]
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joshchen replied to the topic
The Limits of Perfection: Choosing Harmony Over Utopia in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 1 month, 2 weeks agoThis concept is really big in Taoism too. I think people could really benefit if they took this concept to heart. We can’t have it all and have no bad consequences. Everything has a price and you have to be willing to pay it. Nowadays, people want things immediately and dont think about the work involved. Wanna be a youtube star? Well you gotta…[Read more]
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joshchen replied to the topic
On Sanity in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 1 month, 2 weeks agoFirst of all, really great novel! Second, this is a really interesting subject. For a very long time people did treat the mentally ill as if they had a spiritual sickness. They didn’t really help them though, except by trying to do exorcisms. This puts a whole new spin on it. Maybe they are seeing spiritual realms, or parallel worlds, it’s all…[Read more]
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On Sanity in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 1 month, 2 weeks agoSanity, according to the Sage, is a moving coordinate that depends on viewpoint, context, and integration. We often label “insane” what departs from the majority’s perception. Yet the book reminds us that genuine awakening also produces a radical shift in perception: what once felt normal can later look reckless, self-blinding, even “craz…[Read more]
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NoraSpinnor started the topic
The Limits of Perfection: Choosing Harmony Over Utopia in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 1 month, 4 weeks agoPerfection is a mirage—compelling from afar, corrosive up close. A key Stoic insight is that every action carries a cost as well as a reward. Nothing arrives free of trade-offs; sometimes the price is less than ideal, yet the overall gain is still worth it. In such a world, “perfect” is structurally impossible: the good always drags some bad in it…[Read more]
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EchoCrypt replied to the topic
On the Release of the Book in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 2 months agogot this ready to listen to on my drive to work tomorrow
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AshleyFoster replied to the topic
There are No Wasted Efforts on the Path Towards Truth in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 2 months agoThis is something I’ve embraced later in my life. It took awhile for me to see how my failures really did shape me. If I didn’t suffer in my last marriage, I never would have come out of it seeking answers or spirituality. I’d still just be caught up in the corporate world, oblivious to everything.
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BlackFernMoon replied to the topic
On the Release of the Book in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 2 months agoOooooh next paycheck gunna get 0.0
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Matt replied to the topic
What Would You Sacrifice For Truth? in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 2 months, 1 week agoGotta be everything or nothing. Either u do it or not. I’d sacrifice what I had to. Otherwise, ur just waisting ur time.. Life’s too short to waste time like that.
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Quantumnomicon33 replied to the topic
What Would You Sacrifice For Truth? in the forum The Young Man and the Sage Discussion 2 months, 1 week agoIn the scientific world, truth demands we sacrifice our careers and reputation. Can’t look into anything outside of the norm in academics. That’s not how it’s supposed to be, but it’s how it is.
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