07-26-2020, 03:50 PM
A thought comes to mind from the Castaneda books. And I paraphrase:
There was a moment well into his apprenticeship when Carlos was really despondent and he told don Juan. And don Juan started laughing. Carlos was offended and asked what was so funny. Don Juan answered that he was happy, because Carlos was starting to learn.
This had to do with the depression or discomfort experienced when one realizes the world is more than a cozy human construct and one is faced with sheer vastness of existence—and the scope of the unknown and unknowable.
This context may be quite different than another situation or typical depression, as Carlos was on a particular path with his "teacher." But I wanted to add it as a possibility for the experience of depression.
There was a moment well into his apprenticeship when Carlos was really despondent and he told don Juan. And don Juan started laughing. Carlos was offended and asked what was so funny. Don Juan answered that he was happy, because Carlos was starting to learn.
This had to do with the depression or discomfort experienced when one realizes the world is more than a cozy human construct and one is faced with sheer vastness of existence—and the scope of the unknown and unknowable.
This context may be quite different than another situation or typical depression, as Carlos was on a particular path with his "teacher." But I wanted to add it as a possibility for the experience of depression.
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