[AdvaitaToZen] the great desire

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Nisargadatta , " Bob N. " <Roberibus111

wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie5@> wrote:

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> > On Apr 3, 2006, at 2:48 PM, clydegrossman wrote:

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> > > AdvaitaToZen , Pete S <pedsie5@> wrote:

> > >

> > > >  clyde:  Pete, do you really believe that " neuron

connections "

> is

> > > the

> > > >  answer, that they have some fundamental reality (whatever

> that may

> > > >  be)?

> > > >

> > >

> > > P: I don't know about " fundamental reality, " but they seem to

> work.

> > > I saw a young lady on the news the other day who left a large

> > > chunk of her brain in Iraq due to Mr. Bush illusions as

worldwide

> > > cop. Well, a few months ago she could not walk, or talk, and

now

> > > she can because what was left of her brain rewired itself to

> pick up

> > > those tasks. it's been verified by Catscans , also,  that

> meditators

> > >    show more activity in the left parietal lobe than non-

> meditators.

> > >

> > >

> > > clyde:  I agree, but my questions are:  What are neuron

> connections

> > > composed of and what is that composed of, all the way down –

or

> are

> > > neuron connections merely another name for another appearance?

> >

> > P; Good question! They are made of matter, gross, slimy

> > matter! What is that, you ask? Well, let's go down the

> > elevator shaft. Next floor is, protein; next, atoms; next,

> > subatomic particles; next, quarks.

> >

> > Voila! We reached the first floor. Up to now, we have been

> > able to see these bits of matter with electronic microscopes,

> > or as flashes and trajectories in the screens of particle

> > accelerators and atom smashers.

> >

> > But wait! there is a dark ghostly basement below.

> > A basement in which no thing can be seen, except, as

> > mathematical consequences. Such things as space/time

> > foam and vacuum fields, such as the Higgs field, which

> > gives mass, but has none are thought to be there.

> > But, what stir such foam, can you name the spoon? Never

> > mind, names are not needed.

> >

> > It's all an scaffolding of consequences all the way down.

> > Some consequences are very practical like being bipolar,

> > and getting help from Prozac, others are very ghostly, just

> > mathematical consequences dancing around an equal sign.

> >

> > Thanks for asking, I had fun with that.

> >

> > Yep, " its turtles all they way down! " . So the Prosac's helping then

> Pete? :-)

> ..bob

> >

> > Oh sure you say it's helping you..but what about clyde? ;-))

 

bob

 

 

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