The more Ancient systems of Knowledge vs Zen and more Modern Systems of Knowledge

I don't mean to club Zen with anything else, but why is it that the more further back you go, in human history, there is a greater presence of information related to what I would call 'beyond ordinary human perception and abilities'?

So, I'm not talking about systems that were only focused or obsessed with these aspects of the mind, i.e., Occult / Esoteric knowledge.

I'm talking about more comprehensive systems, such as those of the Yogis of South Asia or the Shamans of the Americas, that not only comprised of pointing to the Truth, which is where I find the overlapping with Zen but also introduced a demonstrable knowledge of, I guess, what I would call, The Power Of The Mind and the revelation that Human Beings are naturally able to grasp, and use this Power or Force in ways that are incomprehensible to the Intellect (Reason), i.e., developing the Mental Effort of Concentration and Deep Meditation and combing that with techniques and methods to "enter" into altered states, such as Trance and Dreaming, to achieve feats and gain insights that cannot be ordinarily accomplished.

I'm sure many of you don't care, but seeing as I have an interest in everything, including Zen, I want to see what others in this forum think about this point.

Thanks.

I think, in some ways, I already know the answer, i.e., because Zen is not about any of those "things".

So the bigger question is why has humanity shifted away from all those aspects of the Mind and Reality, and, I guess, therefore, this post has nothing to actually do with Zen.

Maybe I just have a feeling of camaraderie with the people in this forum (even though I don't actually participate in it) and those interested in Zen and I care to know their thoughts for no apparent reason at all, except my own sense of curiosity.

But, in that sense, you can say, I have a feeling of camaraderie with all living beings, and all non living things, so there's nothing actually special about you lot, but at the same time, there is, and yet, there isn't.

Submitted March 18, 2021 at 12:34PM by staywokeaf https://ift.tt/30VUrIJ