A question to the list members regarding becoming a "total" person...

From: John M Grigg (starman125@lycos.com)
Date: Tue Aug 29 2000 - 20:32:10 MDT

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"scerir" wrote,
> This Total-Man (Allmensch) seems quite different from Nietzsche's
> Transhuman (Ubermensch) and perhaps similar to the Renaissance
> concept (Leonardo da Vinci & co.).

J.R. wrote:
Here's my list of Total Men:
Moses, Buddha, Mohammed, Lao Tzu, Christ, Krishna, Socrates, Kabir, et al.
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What does it take to become so "enlightened" that you become a total man or women? What truly is enlightenment? Does the extropian definition differ from a buddhist? Can any of us hope to attain this level?

sincerely,

John

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