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At the core of traditions like Zen & Daoism lies the appreciation of the deeply paradoxical nature of reality. In the west, paradoxes are seen as side-effects or bugs, in an otherwise perfectly computable universe. Yet the list of paradoxes keeps growing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paradoxes
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My number 1 recommendation for improved mental health and ecologically & ethically sound behaviour, is "surround yourself with lifeforms that exist at radically different timescales". Plants & Animals perceive time very differently and act differently. It is worth listening deeply.
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Leon Krings explains the Japanese concept of Kata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata
Toshihiko Izutsu mentions in his description of the Zen-Buddhist practice that after you de-subjectify the subject and de-objectify the object, you return to re-objectifying the object and re-subjectifying the subject. If you don't do this returning movement, you stay in one-sided mysticism and you won't have any social or intersubjective connection. It is a paradoxical inter-penetration of unity and opposition.
Leon Krings is a student of Professor Dr. Rolf Elberfeld: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Elberfeld his books are downloadable here: https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/fb2/institute/philosophie/team/prof-dr-rolf-elberfeld/
Watch Elberfeld talk about Shōbōgenzō and how Asian and European philosophical traditions can meet (German only)
And his talk on "Philosophy in a globalised world" (German only):
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https://ontoscopy.net - "mediations on living, thining & observing." #Mindful
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Dialogues of paradoxical beauty and bananas
Assorted yet connected discussions on Twitter today. My replies are bold.
"If it's not paradoxical, it's not true" - Shunryū Suzuki
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Q: No one ever got anywhere that mattered without stress and discomfort.
A: I fundamentally disagree and suggest you get involved with meditation, qi-gong, tai-chi, animals, nature, psychedelics or any related art form.
Q: Growth - even towards exploring the activities you suggest - necessarily involves moving in directions that are new; and this is discomforting.
A: Ah yes, "Growth" indeed is related to suffering *on the surface* - as if life. But there is a deeper reason why for example Qi-Gong is called "the art of *effortless* movement". The feeling of "Alienation" you discuss is real, but only as far as you allow it to be.
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Q: wondering if there's an engine for value creation or does your conceptualization only consider it as a flow per se?
A: this is a fascinating question. I subscribe to the views that 1) "Qi" is real 2) Reality is eternal 3) We are "it" (non-dual). Looking at it from that perspective, there is only recognition, cultivation and flow of value. "Engine" metaphors are outdated in climate change times ;)
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Q: A key idea is like a stone hitting the water, expanding and rippling wide.
A: I fundamentally disagree with this notion. Ideas are just momentary invitations to form a habit (a pattern that ripples across infinite spacetime). The fetishisation of "ideas" (a thing/object VS a process/water) in our cultures leads to mummified cult-like outcomes.
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Q: Podcast with Almaas of @DiamondApproach about attachment to the nondual viewpoint.
A: Any so-called path to "Enlightenment" that does not make one deeply laugh, dance or be silent - that relies on countless intellectual words to describe that which can ultimately only be experienced - is not for me
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Q: @Plinz how would you design a "hive mind attack detector"?
A: 1. Check if other people or media are present 2. Check if they want you to be good :)
Q: hehehe ;-) so does this logic has to be applied to our tweets as well?
A: of course! no Discordian is allowed to believe what he reads.
Q: "All statements are true in some sense, false in some sense, meaningless in some sense, true and false in some sense, true and meaningless in some sense, false and meaningless in some sense, and true and false and meaningless in some sense."
A: Every word we hear is a little virus that wants to run a piece of software on your brain.
Q: abracadabra: "I appreciate that the Wikipedia post on "Direct Experience" is tiny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_experience"
Q: “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein
Q: Within fractal reality where everything means nothing and nothing is everything - isn't the quest for objective truth through the tools of the intellect the ultimate "little virus", dooming the seeker to a life of pointless hardship? Asking for a friend ;)
A: You could spend the next 2h reading about yet another "very important" political drama - OR - you could take the next 2h and learn about "intelligence in nature" and learn why mushrooms are lightyears ahead of machines: https://samim.io/p/2018-05-20-climate-change-and-intelligence-in-nature-a-collecti/ pick your poison carefully
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The Breathing Room
An interactive immersive environment that uses impulse radar technology by XeThru Novelda to create a dynamic interaction between space (environment) and the human respiratory system (body). The Breathing Room enables the participant to synchronize its natural breathing pattern to the manipulation of space. The architecture of the space consists of ‘living hinge´ panels, that through their unique CNC cut pattern enable the wooden panels to morph in three dimensions. The installation uses the multiple features (speed, accuracy, material penetrability) of the radar technology to create a bio-friendly environment that enhances relaxation and contemplation. #HCI #Mindful
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A New Kind of Venture Capital for a New Kind of Business and Entrepreneur with Bo Shao:
40min talk on the intersection of mindfulness, technology and venture capital. #Mindful
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#Prediction: The combination Machine Learning and Human Mindfulness will be a major industry by 2023. #ML #Mindful
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The combination Machine Learning and Human Mindfulness will be a major industry by 2023.
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The World’s First International Congress of #Mindful Politicians:
https://www.mindful.org/worlds-first-international-congress-mindful-politicians/Something quite extraordinary happened in the UK House of Commons on October 17th. Forty politicians from 14 countries sat together in silence, practicing mindfulness with the guidance of Jon Kabat-Zinn.
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Breath: https://samim.io/breath/ #Mindful
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The kolmogorov complexity of tai chi: #Mindful
http://taichiblog.spiralwise.co.uk/2012/04/kolmogorov-complexity-of-tai-chi.htmlDeveloping tai chi mathematics:
http://taichiblog.spiralwise.co.uk/2011/09/developing-tai-chi-mathematics.html
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Designing, Prototyping and Evaluating Digital Mindfulness Applications: A Case Study of Mindful Breathing for Stress Reduction: #Mindful
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5489711/
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The Tamagotchi Trap: On the Dangers of Mindful Design
https://medium.com/what-to-build/on-the-dangers-of-mindful-and-well-being-based-design-81a165fd0597
Designers who work towards meaningful interactions and time well spent have tough questions to face: What is a good use of the users’ time? Why don’t users already interact meaningfully?”
These are questions about human agency and dignity. Unless we tread carefully, we’ll be ensnared (or “hooked”) by a dangerous way of thinking.
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“Designing, Prototyping and Evaluating Digital Mindfulness Applications: A Case Study of Mindful Breathing for Stress Reduction” #HCI #Biofeedback #Mindful:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5489711/
