the “great wall of China”
> b/f the “Middle Kingdom”, “China” was a collection of many nation-states (sort of an Europe in Asia) > with the first emperor, so the wall was built & and continued by successive dynasties with various “wall passion” > the rulers of the Middle Kingdom literally called it “ten thousand mile long wall” (simply a physical wall) > the “wall motive” was to “keep the Northern barbarians out” & to protect the empire... > WELL, the great WALL did not “perform” its intended objectives, even with more wall-building efforts => the Mongolian laughed at the “civilized residents in the wall”: b/c it’s the people be the best “wall” for it - NOT a wall => EVENTUALLY, the Middle Kingdom were ruled by Mongolians(Genghis Khan heirs), Manchu(the Ching dynasty) => followed by the “century of humiliation” or “sick man of Asia” > then the current so-called Communist Party dynasty: the great “firewall” of Communist Party dynasty of China well, this wall is more abstract, but can be clearly understood as many things, for exam-ples: > the obvious one: keep out “undesirable info out of China” or “detrimental to national security” (the Communist dynasty) … > “residency status”: people in China cannot freely move from one place to other (without losing some essential benefits) > make your own list (the BALANCE principle: even “impressive gains” in China come with equally “expensive prices”) > hints: psychology of “instant & delayed gratifications” - creativity can only flourish in a free society... => IF the foundation is wrong (or NO foundation at all), then everything eventually follows (taking generations to change) => same abstract pattern repeats = fya? & fyi! (!i ram betch of-eze-nu novel?) On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 1:17:43 PM UTC-5, Zenom wrote: > > somebody EXPLAINS the mysterious “i” much better than i do (repost from “the > QUESTION of self-ID > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZnMVk_ewg7vt0kkqf5QbhtJnn9izdxRGUwhv6i7ARck/edit?usp=sharing> > ”) > > just listening to CBC/ideas radio (99.1 FM), a series program on > consciousness > > > a program i heard several times b/f (re-broadcasts) - but yesterday, it > caught my attention (click my mind) > > > Michael Pollan’s book: “how to change your mind” > <https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CARGUX_enCA814&biw=1366&bih=610&ei=KjZTXPP3H63EjgS_8J6wBQ&q=Michael+Pollan+%2B+CBC+ideas+by+Paul+Kennedy&oq=Michael+Pollan+%2B+CBC+ideas+by+Paul+Kennedy&gs_l=psy-ab.3..35i39.17723.20992..23845...0.0..0.884.1923.4-1j1j1......0....1..gws-wiz.3AAvVPxKweQ> > > - by his several terms used to describe his own experiences > > > his descriptions of “the self” (his term: ego) is quite interesting: > > object/subject, > ego erecting wall… > > > his telling stories are easily understood & more importantly: PRACTICE > > (kinda > ADVENTURE into INNER space) > > after a session, he asked: “what good is this?” > > his guide replied: “having had a taste of other way to be” > > > imho, this podcast is a MUST-LISTEN 4 everybody 4 one own odyssey of > 4ever life (visible & invisible beings) > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yvblBJwLjtAbbD-TbH55xrznnkow7QvbIScrwuV4_NY/edit?usp=sharing > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
