Playing with Perspectives

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The purpose of today's training is to defeat yesterday's understanding.

-- Miyamoto Musashi

 

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Do nothing which is of no use.

-- Miyamoto Musashi

That is, stay on purpose.

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All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.

― Avatamsaka Sutra

 

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You might conclude at some point that "everything is constructed by the mind." Whether that statement is based on an authentic insight or not remains to be seen. In the meantime, these are two possible dispositions to approaching that notion:

1. "Fuck it, nothing matters" (taken as a negative thing) and, as a result, engage in bad quality creation, or;
2. "Okay, let's make sure the things I construct are functional, effective, healthy"

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As an exercise, practice making new, finer distinctions within your experience of aromas and the sense of smell.

Use the following documents to learn about learning, and to integrate principles such as correction and feedback into your life:

1. fragrance-analysis - Unknown.docx
2. fragrance-terminology - Unknown.docx

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What would it take for you to generate your own feedback?

One thing that comes to mind is becoming increasingly aware of your own thought processes and actions throughout a given process. What are you actually doing? Where are you directing your attention? What does the process demand from you that you currently fail to perceive? What could you do more gracefully?

Increase your conscious sensitivity of every aspect of your experience by paying attention - you could start with your body, since it is a grounded, objective perception.

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What we have opened up so far in this experiment is an opportunity to get clear that most of us are not clear where our experience of the world, of others, and of ourselves in the world is actually happening. 

In other words, we often encounter life through some theory or belief, rather than encountering life as we actually live it. As a result, we attempt to comprehend or understand life as it is encountered through these theories or beliefs, rather than comprehending life as it is actually lived. And as a consequence, we interact with life (the world, others, and ourselves) from these theories or beliefs, rather than interacting with life as it is actually lived. 

A master encounters life as it is lived, and as a consequence deals with life as it is lived, rather than dealing with life through the filter of some theory or belief.

It is not that a master has not theories or beliefs, rather a master holds his or her theories, beliefs, knowledge, and experience so to speak above himself or herself so that it doesn't act as a filter, but illuminates what is encountered.

-- Werner Erhard and others

 

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Love the passion and enthusiasm; they are contagious.

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What is there when both your knowledge of 'that tree' and the interpretation of what's perceived to be there are set aside?

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Tiramisù recipe.

 

 

https://chefjeanpierre.com/recipes/dessert/easy-tiramisu-recipe/

 

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Marketing

 

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Would like to make this at some point: 

 

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