Verbs and nouns (((Happy Daze Compiled

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Nisargadatta , " Bob N. " <Roberibus111

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> Nisargadatta , " billrishel " <illusyn@> wrote:

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> > Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie5@> wrote:

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> > > 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

 

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That's funny. I'm an abcdefarian.

 

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