Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Nisargadatta , " billrishel " <illusyn wrote: > > Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie5@> wrote: > > > > Re: Happy Daze Compiled > > > > T: The oddest of the odd: > > > > Mind is able to cognize its own vacuity. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~ > > > > B: or is it vacuity cognizing mind? > > > > P: Or... is it just... simply ...cognizance. > > > > Funny you say that... > > After writing my little comment, and just before > slipping into a nap, I was reflecting on how with > the phrase " mind cognizing vacuity " or " vacuity > cognizing mind " -- either one -- there is a verb > in the middle and a noun on either end. I trust > the verb more than the nouns. > > I was recently reading a far-out paper on " conceptual > modeling " (re software) and this particular author > is very deep. He was bringing in philosophy, even > mentioning Wittgenstein. > > At one point he said that he noticed that different > information modelers seemed to be trying to get > down to the " atom " of stuff, and to then build up > from that. But finding the right atoms always seemed > kinda quirky. He noticed that whatever atoms one came > up with, those atoms always ended up having different > *behaviors*. So then he realized that behavior was > more fundamental than " things " . > > Kinda cool, huh? > > > Bill > This is cool stuff Bill. I had always learned that subjects came before verbs, and objects came after verbs.. in the English language way of constructing things. Now we know verbs come first and then subjects and objects come later. " In the Beginning was the Verb and the Verb was with..... " Oh well I'm trying to get it..I'm an abecedarian in this whole new field. LOL.....bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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