tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.comments2024-02-25T16:48:11.313-05:00PSYCHOSCAPESpsychos capeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263194606464893181noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-58436467639812056852024-02-25T16:48:11.313-05:002024-02-25T16:48:11.313-05:00“Science my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they ...“Science my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth” Jules Verne . <br /> Jonathan Lear’s heroes are Freud Kierkegaad Aristotle and Socrates. While all are brilliant, they belong to a decidedly western behaviorist philosophy. Looking at this from my own Buddhist point of view (a Buddhist, not the buddhist point of view), the answer lies not in changing what we think, but understanding what it means to be human. Each one of us both creates and is created by the consciousness we live in. The world is becoming more and more secular, and European societies seem to be adapting more favorably.<br />Jim Seidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403649485348998379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-35316964632830394172024-02-13T08:19:18.966-05:002024-02-13T08:19:18.966-05:00สล็อต น่าเล่น แตกจริง เล่นสล็อตออนไลน์ได้อย่างไม่ย...สล็อต น่าเล่น แตกจริง เล่นสล็อตออนไลน์ได้อย่างไม่ยากเย็นกับพวกเรา เว็บสล็อตชั้น 1 ของประเทศไทย ให้บริการด้วยความจริงใจ PG SLOT ปลอดภัย มั่นคง 100% <a href="https://pgslotweb.net/">pg slot</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/02244953986464684819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-34318326613302475002024-02-10T02:27:28.653-05:002024-02-10T02:27:28.653-05:00Your approach is exciting and makes sense to me!Your approach is exciting and makes sense to me!psychos capeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263194606464893181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-42909326191374924332024-02-10T02:23:01.529-05:002024-02-10T02:23:01.529-05:00Thanks, Jim. It's amazing how much of what we ...Thanks, Jim. It's amazing how much of what we think i real is not: instead it is socially constructed.psychos capeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263194606464893181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-9999268336052756242024-02-08T14:49:30.496-05:002024-02-08T14:49:30.496-05:00Thank you, Jim, for adding this important biograph...Thank you, Jim, for adding this important biographical information and general clarification.psychos capeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263194606464893181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-78262535507305102922024-02-07T12:29:24.801-05:002024-02-07T12:29:24.801-05:00 Sacasas is the associate director of “Christian... Sacasas is the associate director of “Christian study center of Gainesville where he promotes a “Christian understanding of life and culture”.Max Picard a Platonic philosopher elevates silence to an autonomous reality. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist apologist and was one of the most brilliant and caring human beings. Using silence as a metaphor to teach meditation in buddhist terms is skilful means. There is no goal in meditation. “Old path white clouds” explains his beliefs and teachings. Teaching the doctrine of conditioned co-production and the four noble truths with a compassionate heart was his lids work.<br />Jim Seidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403649485348998379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-82677614138291632312024-02-03T12:33:31.559-05:002024-02-03T12:33:31.559-05:00If it takes the swifties to beat Trump I'll ta...If it takes the swifties to beat Trump I'll take it.My two favorite books of the year are "Caste" Isabel Wilkerson and "Determined" the science of living without free will. Saplonsky<br />I graduated from an evangelical Christian college here in the north east, where I heard the N word more in my frosh. year than in my life previously. I haven't been a Christian for more than fifty years. "Caste" really put things more in perspective, when you realize that race is a social construct.<br />Jim<br />Jim Seidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403649485348998379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-75661195119650203492024-01-20T11:36:44.272-05:002024-01-20T11:36:44.272-05:00Another way of seeing Embodied mind a new approach...Another way of seeing Embodied mind a new approach <br />We propose the term enactive for this new approach. In the enactive program, we explicitly call into question the assumption -prevalent throughout cognitive science- that cognition consists of the re-presentation of the world that is independent of our perceptual and cognitive capacities by a cognitive system that exists independent of the world.<br />We outline-instead a view of cognition as “embodied action “ and so recover the idea of embodiment that we invoked above. We also situate this view of cognition within the context of evolutionary theory by arguing that evolution consists not in optimal adaptation but rather in what we call natural drift. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-21040673325424823252024-01-10T18:41:37.320-05:002024-01-10T18:41:37.320-05:00Loved reaading this thank youLoved reaading this thank youKatratzihttps://katratziphotography.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-89934489212101796892023-12-31T11:44:22.818-05:002023-12-31T11:44:22.818-05:00With the risk of sounding snarky, where do you fin...With the risk of sounding snarky, where do you find this thing you identify as self in order to know it? How is it possible to be both subject and object of your own mind?<br /> Look to the philosophy of Hume, Ponty, Skeptics or better yet the Psychology of in the Abhidharma .<br /><br />Jim Seidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403649485348998379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-30886667881692485022023-12-17T17:07:33.615-05:002023-12-17T17:07:33.615-05:00"We can no longer fix our own stuff,..."..."We can no longer fix our own stuff,..." because in many cases, manufacturers explicitly make it difficult or impossible for us to do so. Your father's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmall" rel="nofollow">Farmall</a> Cub tractor is a good example. It was made by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Harvester" rel="nofollow">International Harvester</a> which is no longer in business. But it is still possible for you as the owner to service and repair it because it was designed to be serviced by the owner.<br /><br />In contrast, another famous farm equipment maker, John Deere, actively tries to thwart such efforts. It is routine and typical for farmers to do their own servicing and repairs of their equipment, but in the pursuit of maximizing profits, John Deere <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/15/deere-in-headlights/" rel="nofollow">has a history of making it difficult or impossible for farmers to do just that, going so far as to electronically disable the tractor if an attempt is made.</a>. <br /><br />BTW -- love the photo of the arch. Any chance you can say where it is? Perhaps it is part of what is now a rail trail?Bill Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11693511313472500987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-64417830169450741732023-10-23T19:11:35.559-04:002023-10-23T19:11:35.559-04:00Graateful for sharing thisGraateful for sharing thisIlluminate Bloghttps://illuminate-official.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-41373416164261529632023-10-15T08:05:48.792-04:002023-10-15T08:05:48.792-04:00Thank you so much for your columns in the Concord ...Thank you so much for your columns in the Concord Monitor. I find them inspirational and helpful to me, especially in these terribly troubled times. In today's column, I especially liked the quotes from Neil Theise, which helped me bring into better focus the idea that all living beings and non-living matter on Earth are so complexly and thoroughly interconnected.<br />Mary Wilkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316604435837044641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-36858647224718527582023-10-13T13:55:05.960-04:002023-10-13T13:55:05.960-04:00To quote the Buddha when I place my foot on the co...To quote the Buddha when I place my foot on the cold wet rock I feel…The bottom of my foot. The meaning of his doctrine oof interdependent existence I am here because of you and you are here because of me Jim Seidel Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-88010812521584465292023-09-30T12:07:25.052-04:002023-09-30T12:07:25.052-04:00
I was happy to see you writing again. “Entang...<br /> I was happy to see you writing again. “Entangled life” was a great read and passed it on to others. At 76, like you I have a thirst for knowledge and understanding. Two books you may find edifying are, “the Embodied Mind” revised edition MIT press, and “Loosing Ourselves” Garfield , Princeton Univ Press.<br />Jim Seidel<br />Jim Seidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403649485348998379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-12650753783709714612023-09-28T13:56:54.121-04:002023-09-28T13:56:54.121-04:00Yours is a very important comment. I hope it is a ...Yours is a very important comment. I hope it is a twin-edged sword:<br />Sometimes, I fear that I take pictures rather than really looking – and seeing.<br />Other times, taking the picture slows me down so that I take my time – and really see.psychos capeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263194606464893181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-77701387762990729712023-09-27T15:11:24.144-04:002023-09-27T15:11:24.144-04:00Very important words that got me thinking. It remi...Very important words that got me thinking. It reminded me that it is also easy to take pictures rather than just look and that separates the experience too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-89516838437417977372023-09-23T10:40:49.153-04:002023-09-23T10:40:49.153-04:00Great reading yourr postGreat reading yourr postbar nonehttps://bobhopebackstage.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-30994886032483760442023-07-15T22:36:59.865-04:002023-07-15T22:36:59.865-04:00Good point! Suzuki came first influences "the...Good point! Suzuki came first influences "the Beats" and intellectuals. Then came Thich Nhat Hangpsychos capeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263194606464893181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-8356032481395847792023-07-13T16:21:39.762-04:002023-07-13T16:21:39.762-04:00this is a small point. Suzuki popularized Zen in t...this is a small point. Suzuki popularized Zen in the US. It was Thích Nhất Hạnh that brought Buddhism in general to our culture.<br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-46662084129117403702023-07-05T02:47:45.977-04:002023-07-05T02:47:45.977-04:00mc4slot เว็บไซต์ตรงสล็อตที่ชำระเงินเร็วมากที่สุด P...mc4slot เว็บไซต์ตรงสล็อตที่ชำระเงินเร็วมากที่สุด PG ชำระเงินภายในช่วงระยะเวลาไม่เกินแค่นั้น ผู้เล่นก็ได้รับเงินไปใช้แล้วเว็บไซต์พวกเรามีแต่ว่าเกมใหม่ๆอัพเดทปัจจุบันทุกเกม mc4slothttps://pg-slot.game/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-91168175625207552732023-06-05T12:38:01.154-04:002023-06-05T12:38:01.154-04:00Jean, loved your post on Teaching My Spirit to Fl...Jean, loved your post on Teaching My Spirit to Fly. I happen to be the owner of the original and it lives in Vermont. I lent it to the musuem for the show. Send me a not if you are in the Burlington area and I'd love to have you over for a glass of wine so you can say to the painting again. <br />Shelly FisherShelly Fisher, Dog Owner and Wife of Diabetic Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768852961932759837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-36287000115313171122023-05-30T03:08:38.636-04:002023-05-30T03:08:38.636-04:00I enjoyed reading yyour postI enjoyed reading yyour postPizza Recipeshttps://www.pizzapins.com/pizzas/basil_and_tomato_pizza_5355039827.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-88402029622195887622023-05-20T12:11:15.229-04:002023-05-20T12:11:15.229-04:00Sacasas is pushing a Christian agenda. Which is th...Sacasas is pushing a Christian agenda. Which is the goal of the org. Of which he is head. As a graduate of an evangelical Christian college and now a lifelong non-theist my opinion is that Christianity is both inconsistent and incoherent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437987686174727459.post-35199095034271464472023-05-15T17:58:20.078-04:002023-05-15T17:58:20.078-04:00Recently read an article in the NY Times noting 1%...Recently read an article in the NY Times noting 1% of Americans own 90% of our wealth. Majority of that 1% are boomers and the article addressed all the ways that wealth will be transferred to their heirs tax free. Of course the other 90% don't have any substantial wealth to pass along. Their just wage slaves. Reminds me of the Paul Simon line, "And God bless the US of A. And God bless the standard of livin' Let's keep it that way." <br /><br />Also, recently read this which I have no idea is true or not: If you put black and red ants in a jar together they co-exist but if you shake the jar they devour each other. Those of us who want a go at others of us might ask who is shaking my jar? <br /><br />Good article Jean.<br />Lenny Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com