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Introducing the trans-Vincent Vincent

Sat, Nov 17, 2007

Integral Thinking

Camille Paglia is hailed as a “post-feminist feminist”. Ken Wilber’s Integral Spiritual Center is pioneering a “trans-path path”, and in his most recent article in What is Enlightenment, “The leading-edge of the leading-edge” he explores all things trans-personal and post-conventional.

So as not to get left behind I’ve adopted this interesting semantic modifier, and am now going to be referring to myself as a trans-Vincent Vincent. I’m a Vincent that is described by a transcendence of the Vincent-ness which originally defined me. Get it? I’ve gone meta on myself.

So next time you want to meditate, don’t. Do post-meditation meditation. Next time you want to work with someone on a project, do everyone one a favor and go meta on it. Post-collaboration collaboration, see? And next time you find a theory that tries and makes sense of everything, please put these meta-theorists out of their misery, and go trans-”enter theory name here” “enter theory name here” on it. Everyone one will be happier, I promise. ;)

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Vince Horn - who has written 815 posts on Numinous Nonsense.

Vince Horn lives as a modern monk. He spends part of his year in silence, meditating, introspecting, and developing spiritually. The rest of the time he spends engaged in the world, where he produces and hosts the popular show, Buddhist Geeks, works in the production department of the spiritual publishing company Sounds True, and writes for various publications—including on his personal blog Numinous Nonsense—and enjoys living in Boulder, Colorado with his wife Emily. Read his full bio here.

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4 Comments For This Post

  1. Hokai Says:
    November 18th, 2007 at 9:55 am

    Very well said, trans-Vincent Vincent. It’s all about beyondness, right? Soon enough there’ll be just a trans-point point of trans-potentiality potentiality where once my pre-trans person inhabited the wretched pre-trans-world worldspace. I’m not sure I’m happy about that, though. But then, being happier is not the trans-point point, is it?

  2. Vince Says:
    November 18th, 2007 at 12:30 pm

    That’s the trans-spirit spirit Hokai!

  3. ~C4Chaos Says:
    November 19th, 2007 at 9:34 am

    so transfat fat is better than transfat? hmm. just kidding.

    ~C

  4. Vince Says:
    November 19th, 2007 at 11:05 am

    Trans-fat fat, I suppose, would be that much worse than the usual trans-fat, but then it’d be a lot more evolved too… ;)

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    November 21st, 2007 at 10:54 am

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