My experience is that I am all others, which would bring the finite back to the infinite. My feeling is that I am (and we are) both in all time and within this ultimate paradox lies the stillness - no more questions or answers. But then again, what would we talk about? - so the exploration there and back again is sublime.
On Feb 16, 10:43 pm, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > What, in your experience, is our / your infinite nature, Molly ? > > I have a feeling we are using the term " infinite " too glibly. Since > you have quoted Swami Vivekananda before, I would like to point to his > reasoning where he concludes that there can be only ONE infinite. The > presence, the mere thought, of another, an other, would render it > finite. > > What is your experience of that ONE, Molly ? > > On Feb 17, 12:10 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sci Fi has always seemed to point us to what is possible - like any > > other great writing. I do, agree, Neil, that somewhere along the line > > many of us have that "wait, what?" moment where we begin to question > > more deeply and sift out the dross. A fascinating process, really, > > and one that allows us to eventually include our finite and infinite > > natures if we can trust ourselves in the process. > > > On Feb 15, 4:14 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I think that vastness you speak of is definitely there. We may have > > > measured the speed of light accurately but I don't think we've even > > > come close to measuring the speed of thought which may just exceed the > > > speed of light and approach infinity. > > > > Have you ever read Orson Scott Card's "Ender" quartet? He introduces > > > some very thought provoking concepts in that series of science fiction > > > novels. Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide and Children of > > > The Mind. I highly recommend them for anyone interested in exceeding > > > the speed of light ... (watch for the ansible network). > > > > On Feb 14, 4:08 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I stick with Russell that sense quali are strangely some combination > > > > of physical and mental, and with Whitehead that the bifurcation of > > > > nature is some kind of mistake. The reality hypothesis seems to work > > > > rather better than believing in fairies at the bottom of the garden > > > > and I ascribe hope to there being more to vastness than being barred > > > > from it forever by the speed of light. I suspect many of our problems > > > > with thought stem from the realisation we have been fed dross from > > > > birth and cannot work out just how much of our thinking is thus > > > > constrained.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
