The setting sun vision
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the setting sun vision: (Is contrasted to the Great Eastern Sun vision). "Setting Sun is the vision of the sun going down and dissolving." "The setting sun vision is based on trying to ward off the concept of death, is based on fear and being afraid of ourselves. It is in opposition to the Shambhala Vision." "The setting sun vision is based on fear."
The setting sun version of letting go is to take a vacation, or get drunk and become wild and sloppy and do outrageous things..." "The setting sun version of cheering up is talking yourself into feeling better, rather than actually cheering up. ... In setting sun world you say to yourself with a big sigh,'here we go again'. You feel you have to crank yourself up to get through the day."
"The Setting-Sun world is afraid of space. afraid of the truth of non-reference point. In that world, people are afraid to be vulnerable. they are afraid to expose their flesh, bone, and marrow to the world outside. They are afraid to transcend the conditions of reference points they have set up for themselves. In the setting-sun world, people believe, absolutely, in their reference points."