VIP Class Notes (Nicholas) [S]

Go ahead and elaborate on your crazy thoughts!

Vocabulary

labyrinth – a very elaborate maze

e.g. In Greek mythology, it spoke of a great labyrinth and it was a symbol of the mind, and within this great maze existed a minotaur: it was a creature that was half-man, half-bull.

minotaur – 米诺陶尔

e.g. Don’t be strayed by the minotaur.

discarded – throw away

e.g. I discard old ideas for new ones.

shy away from – to avoid

e.g. One should never shy away from difficult questions.

materialism  – a scientific outlook that attempts to explain everything in the universe in terms of the “physical” – everything has a physical explanation, non-spiritual

e.g. The West exalts materialism over spiritualism.

planes of existence 

e..g We exist on different planes of existence.

“as above so below; as so below as above” / Hermeticism / alchemy / Kybalion

placebo – a fake pill – fake medicine

placebo effect – you take a sugar pill (not real medicine) but you still get better

Original

I think certain sprits of a certain religion helps people a lot – like my grandma she really has a faith when other people dont – for example in such an economy and market environment people will probably have too many choices but what she consistently insists is to be kind to other to believe in the good things in life and to carry out good things. I actually learn to – actually I first learned religion because of her – I think when I was in my hardest time I tried to pray to god and maybe – I used to think I can get an answer from him or her but I didn’t quite get an answer but I wasn’t actually doubting if god really existed because there were too many things that cannot be explained.

Corrected 

I think certain spirits of a certain religion help people a lot – like my grandma she really has / [possesses] a faith when other people don’t – for example in such an economy and market environment people will probably have too many choices but what she consistently insists is to be kind to others to believe in the good things in life and to carry out good things / [acts]. Actually I first learned religion because of / from her – I think when I was facing my most difficult times / in my most difficult time I tried to pray to god and maybe – I used to think I could get an answer from him or her but I didn’t quite get an answer but I wasn’t actually doubting if god really existed because there were too many things that cannot be explained.

Original

I see the process he’s been raised up – and what I can provide for him was totally what my parents used to provide for me and I know this is what I want – I feel I can take control of my life now, and its so different from what I used to have before.

Corrected 

I see the process he’s been raised up in– and what I can provide for him is totally from what my parents used to provide for me and I know this is what I want – I feel like I can take control of my life now, and it’s so different from what I used to have before.