The Esoteric And The Exoteric

Esoteric: direct inner experience.
Exoteric: public announcements.

The paradox of the esoteric is that, the moment we try to articulate inner experience and translate it into language, the esoteric becomes exoteric, which is a shadow of the original experience, turning it into mere dogma or gossip.

Pure consciousness cannot be described, only realised. It’s not a mystery, as it’s what we are. The only mystery is why we ignore it. And that isn’t really a mystery, because we have been taught to look the other way. 🙂 We prefer philosopher’s gossip to direct experience.

When we are captured by words, we argue with one another.
The esoteric is seeing those words right now, without reference.