Guest guest Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " p_croucher " <p_croucher@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6@> wrote: > > > > > > Suppose you could only see when using > > > a telescope, or a microscope. What world > > > would you see, then? A world made of > > > details, a very narrow world. Your world > > > would be a world of remembered disconnected > > > details that thought would knit together. > > > > > > This, of course, is a metaphor for our > > > chronic inattentive blindness. It has > > > been shown by experiments with drivers, > > > that if distracted by a task, such as a > > > conversation, a driver ignores (do not > > > consciously sees) up to 40% of visual > > > input. > > > > > > But wait a minute, aren't most people > > > carrying a conversation with themselves, > > > most of the time? How can they see the > > > subtle tones and shades of the world > > > while plagued by the inattention blindness > > > produced by the chatter of their minds? > > > > > > Indeed, the devil is in the details, and is > > > preventing us to notice the sacredness of > > > the world. We need to relax the focus of > > > the mind, to shut up, and see with panoramic > > > eyes. Maybe then, the forest would emerge > > > from behind the trees. > > > > > > Pete > > > > > > > I know of one Zen teacher who speaks of the need for having " ten- > > direction " eyes ... Which I take to be not dissimilar ... > > > > Many thanks for the post, Pete. > > > yes thanks pete. > > but it was a little to full of details really. > > :-) > > .b b.b. > ok it was " too " full of details too. up to and including the " little to full " part. ..b b.b. ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 > > F: the unconscious is structured like a language (not only in my opinion). I am more > interested in the unconscioius than in the ego-blah, blah, blah of " consciousness " , > generally speaking. > > > > regards, > FuzzyL P: Then, Fuzzy is not that fuzzy. What are you doing about that interest? I guess you have read Lacan? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 > > > > I know of one Zen teacher who speaks (after a not dissimilar fashion) of > the need to use " ten-direction " eyes. > > Many thanks for this post, Pete. P: You're welcome, Paul. Are you a Zen man? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " p_croucher " <p_croucher@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6@> wrote: > > > > > > I know of one Zen teacher who speaks of the need for having " ten- > > direction " eyes ... Which I take to be not dissimilar ... > > > > Many thanks for the post, Pete. > > > yes thanks pete. > > but it was a little to full of details really. > > :-) > > .b b.b. P: Don't blame me, Bob. The Devil make me do it. He likes details, cocktails, and naked tails. Oh, he likes tall tales, too, but that's another story. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 > > > > but it was a little to full of details really. > > > > :-) > > > > .b b.b. > > > > > ok it was " too " full of details too. > > up to and including the " little to full " part. > > .b b.b. > > .b b.b. P: Don't blame yourself. The Devil made you do it. You, just like to play, and conceptual toys are made in hell. Buy your toys at Wal-Mart, toys made in China only have lead. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > > > > > > > > I know of one Zen teacher who speaks (after a not dissimilar > fashion) of > > the need to use " ten-direction " eyes. > > > > Many thanks for this post, Pete. > > P: You're welcome, Paul. Are you a Zen man? > > > A zen man is like an uppy-downness. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > > > > > F: the unconscious is structured like a language (not only in my > opinion). I am more > > interested in the unconscioius than in the ego-blah, blah, blah of > " consciousness " , > > generally speaking. Yeah......well......there is a reason they call it " unconscious " . toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " p_croucher " <p_croucher@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I know of one Zen teacher who speaks of the need for having " ten- > > > direction " eyes ... Which I take to be not dissimilar ... > > > > > > Many thanks for the post, Pete. > > > > > > yes thanks pete. > > > > but it was a little to full of details really. > > > > :-) > > > > .b b.b. > > P: Don't blame me, Bob. The Devil make me do it. > He likes details, cocktails, and naked tails. > Oh, he likes tall tales, too, but that's another > story. > > > :-) ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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