Saturday, May 28, 2011

Play Like You Mean It


 Wikipedia on play activity

Due diligence in all you do is my wish for you.

"The mental state of Flow is also a major component of play, and has itself been associated with things like creativity and happiness. Brown often quotes Brian Sutton-Smith's insight: "the opposite of play is not work, it is depression."

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Priviledged Refugees?

10000 or more travelers, weather delays, Paris. All in line.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Woof! John Elder Robison, Living Boldly as a “Free-Range Aspergian”

What if your consciousness awareness becomes increasing definable in familiar terms? Several perspectives within this interview fit for me and have been considered when connections are made with others:

http://blogs.plos.org/neurotribes/2011/05/18/woof-john-elder-robison-living-boldly-as-a-free-range-aspergian/

Friday, May 13, 2011

Mindfulness and Subjectivity

Artifacts of religious tradition inform recent discoveries in neurology. The nature of the mind is constantly revealed.

This chapter from Mindfulness and Subjectivity is entitled Practice and Theory. Study material worth reflection.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Until enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water.

Two different cultures, times, traditions, available technologies, environments.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Changing Traditions: Religious Trappings

Along with cathedrals, Medieval to Disneyish Gaudi, this religious goods shop influenced my growing attraction to Possibilianism. Makes more sense, especially with the rumors and fantasies flying around evidence for new discoveries.

Not that there is anything wrong with these other traditions. In fact, with the radical changes occurring at a quickening pace, finding cultural resources able to transmit accumulated and critical understandings of our place in the universe is of great importance.