Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 We know beauty when we see it, but it's hard to define. We could say it is: symmetry, harmony, contrast, or the right blending of perceptual stimuli. The combination to the box which holds beauty captive seems to be slightly different in each human brain. We don't know where the center for beauty is located in the brain. We don't know if there is one center for visual beauty and another for auditory beauty. Is the center which tell us a piece of music is beautiful, the same as the one who appreciates poetry? Is there a center at all? Why is art confined to sight and sound? Why don't we have art involving smells, or touch? Chefs will argue haut cuisine is a form of art, and I am inclined to agree, but eating involves not only taste, but sight, smells, and sounds. We love the sound of crispy food. What do you feel when you encounter beauty? Love is there, a sense of well being, maybe even happiness, and then, when the pitch of beauty reaches certain peak, a sense of sacredness is there. Intense beauty feels like the voice of God. Does the intellect helps us decode the message? Does it hinder? In the presence of sacred beauty, should we keep the intellectual beast on a leach? Just a few questions for your consideration and amusement. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Nisargadatta , Pedsie2@a... wrote: > We know beauty when we see it, but it's hard to define. > We could say it is: symmetry, harmony, contrast, or the > right blending of perceptual stimuli. The combination > to the box which holds beauty captive seems to be > slightly different in each human brain. > > We don't know where the center for beauty is located in > the brain. We don't know if there is one center for visual > beauty and another for auditory beauty. Is the center > which tell us a piece of music is beautiful, the same as > the one who appreciates poetry? Is there a center at all? > Why is art confined to sight and sound? Why don't we have > art involving smells, or touch? Chefs will argue haut > cuisine is a form of art, and I am inclined to agree, but > eating involves not only taste, but sight, smells, and sounds. > We love the sound of crispy food. > > What do you feel when you encounter beauty? > Love is there, a sense of well being, maybe even happiness, > and then, when the pitch of beauty reaches certain peak, a > sense of sacredness is there. Intense beauty feels like the > voice of God. Does the intellect helps us decode the message? > Does it hinder? In the presence of sacred beauty, should we > keep the intellectual beast on a leach? > > Just a few questions for your consideration and amusement. > > Pete 'Beauty' is anything that the supposed self finds pleasurable. Any thing that it believes enhances or promotes its delusion of separation......becomes beautiful. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 " The absence of the me is the source of beauty " . (J.Krishnamurti) Werner Nisargadatta , Pedsie2@a... wrote: > We know beauty when we see it, but it's hard to define. > We could say it is: symmetry, harmony, contrast, or the > right blending of perceptual stimuli. The combination > to the box which holds beauty captive seems to be > slightly different in each human brain. > > We don't know where the center for beauty is located in > the brain. We don't know if there is one center for visual > beauty and another for auditory beauty. Is the center > which tell us a piece of music is beautiful, the same as > the one who appreciates poetry? Is there a center at all? > Why is art confined to sight and sound? Why don't we have > art involving smells, or touch? Chefs will argue haut > cuisine is a form of art, and I am inclined to agree, but > eating involves not only taste, but sight, smells, and sounds. > We love the sound of crispy food. > > What do you feel when you encounter beauty? > Love is there, a sense of well being, maybe even happiness, > and then, when the pitch of beauty reaches certain peak, a > sense of sacredness is there. Intense beauty feels like the > voice of God. Does the intellect helps us decode the message? > Does it hinder? In the presence of sacred beauty, should we > keep the intellectual beast on a leach? > > Just a few questions for your consideration and amusement. > > Pete > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 there is no such thing as beauty. there is no such thing as intellect there is no such thing as sacred there is no such thing as beast all are relative terms, relatively spoken in relative minds. " source' is relative understanding, question is: Is there " something " beyond relative mind? a. - Werner Woehr Nisargadatta Monday, May 16, 2005 12:23 PM Re: Sacred Beauty & The Intellectual Beast " The absence of the me is the source of beauty " . (J.Krishnamurti) Werner Nisargadatta , Pedsie2@a... wrote: > We know beauty when we see it, but it's hard to define. > We could say it is: symmetry, harmony, contrast, or the > right blending of perceptual stimuli. The combination > to the box which holds beauty captive seems to be > slightly different in each human brain. > > We don't know where the center for beauty is located in > the brain. We don't know if there is one center for visual > beauty and another for auditory beauty. Is the center > which tell us a piece of music is beautiful, the same as > the one who appreciates poetry? Is there a center at all? > Why is art confined to sight and sound? Why don't we have > art involving smells, or touch? Chefs will argue haut > cuisine is a form of art, and I am inclined to agree, but > eating involves not only taste, but sight, smells, and sounds. > We love the sound of crispy food. > > What do you feel when you encounter beauty? > Love is there, a sense of well being, maybe even happiness, > and then, when the pitch of beauty reaches certain peak, a > sense of sacredness is there. Intense beauty feels like the > voice of God. Does the intellect helps us decode the message? > Does it hinder? In the presence of sacred beauty, should we > keep the intellectual beast on a leach? > > Just a few questions for your consideration and amusement. > > Pete > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Nisargadatta , " Anna Ruiz " <nli10u@c...> wrote: > there is no such thing as beauty. > there is no such thing as intellect > there is no such thing as sacred > there is no such thing as beast > > all are relative terms, relatively spoken > in relative minds. > > " source' is relative understanding, > > question is: Is there " something " beyond relative mind? > > a. Even if there were...............It could never know it. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...> wrote: > " The absence of the me is the source of beauty " . > (J.Krishnamurti) > > Werner devi: the source of beauty is a sattvic mind > > > Nisargadatta , Pedsie2@a... wrote: > > We know beauty when we see it, but it's hard to define. > > We could say it is: symmetry, harmony, contrast, or the > > right blending of perceptual stimuli. The combination > > to the box which holds beauty captive seems to be > > slightly different in each human brain. > > > > We don't know where the center for beauty is located in > > the brain. We don't know if there is one center for visual > > beauty and another for auditory beauty. Is the center > > which tell us a piece of music is beautiful, the same as > > the one who appreciates poetry? Is there a center at all? > > Why is art confined to sight and sound? Why don't we have > > art involving smells, or touch? Chefs will argue haut > > cuisine is a form of art, and I am inclined to agree, but > > eating involves not only taste, but sight, smells, and sounds. > > We love the sound of crispy food. > > > > What do you feel when you encounter beauty? > > Love is there, a sense of well being, maybe even happiness, > > and then, when the pitch of beauty reaches certain peak, a > > sense of sacredness is there. Intense beauty feels like the > > voice of God. Does the intellect helps us decode the message? > > Does it hinder? In the presence of sacred beauty, should we > > keep the intellectual beast on a leach? > > > > Just a few questions for your consideration and amusement. > > > > Pete > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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