15:32 Jun 11, 2018 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Ethics | |||||
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what is above, below, and on either side the higher levels, a higher hierarchy; at a lower rank, and at the same level but on the other side Explanation: In other words, "legitimizing" the oppression from these people above, and/or justifying having people "below", and hide the people at the same level, i.e., be blind to the guys who are experiencing the same oppression you are experiencing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_the_Powerless I hope this helps. You can take the literal meaning and extrapolate it to political speech. Unless there are any other word or symbol in the context that you might have a question on. Let us know. |
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what is above, below, and on either side what is above, below and on either side. (unchanged) Explanation: I see that you are not asking for a translation, but for an explanation. It is about ideologies. They can be spiritual, religious, political, philosophical in nature. When spiritual or religious they span "from below to above" (from God to the devil) - the vertical plane. When political, they are "on either side" (from left to right, say from communism to fascism) - the horizontal plane. Adhering to any of them gives one the illusion of identity,of belonging. Truth does not care about ideologies: truth is simply that which is. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 uren (2018-06-12 13:33:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hi Ehsan, the horizontal and the vertical planes are symbolized by the cross. Time is past and future (horizontal), crossed by the eternal (vertical). The ever moving "here and now" is the point of crossing. That is the esoteric meaning of the cross which belongs to various traditions I suppose. Anyway, I have come across this interpretation several times. I have searched my library and I found one instance in "The book of understanding" by Osho. ISBN 0-307-34673-0 - page 256: "Vertical and horizontal: the journey into the depths of now". Amazon is waiting for a new edition which is due in august. Maybe you can find a pdf copy somewhere on the internet? If necessary I can send you a copy of this chapter by seperate mail. Just let me know :-) |
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