That works for me Mark
On Aug 2, 2011, at 1:06 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > I think it better put that the feminine represents interconnectedness, > while the masculine represents the linear. > > > Marsha > > > On Aug 2, 2011, at 3:55 PM, 118 wrote: > >> In Part 1, I provided some thoughts on the use of words to better >> describe Quality. I suggested that the use of an antonym may be more >> useful than a synonym. In my latest addition to that thread, I >> proposed that the opposite of Quality is The Absurd. Therefore >> Quality is synonymous with Meaning. >> >> As with any use of the Tao in metaphysics, a question of balance is >> appropriate. The Tao is presented by two dolphins of opposite colors >> swimming against each other. The seed for the opposite force is >> depicted as respective eyes of the other. This counter balance of >> creation and destruction provides a platform for analyzing MoQ. If we >> balance Quality with Nothingness, we can assign Quality the Yin and >> its antonym the Yang. Traditionally the Yin is the feminine >> counterpart to the masculine. As such it is giving and forgiving. >> The Yang is taking and unforgiving. In truth, meaning provides much >> of the former, and its opposite is indeed destructive. >> >> So if we use this as context for further evaluation, we can analyze >> how this balance is presented. Quality must indeed be balanced as any >> other force must. Nobody can be entirely good, but must be balanced >> with some bad. The right with the wrong, and the beautiful with the >> ugly. It is this counter measured interface which brings all >> relationalism to fruition. >> >> Many (including Lao Tsu) have stressed the importance of this >> relationship in all things. However, I would beg to differ that this >> is indeed the appropriate analogy. Instead, I would like to present >> the concept of Anchoring. We can still work with two, although the >> stability of such a thing is questionable. However, for the sake of >> simplicity I will do just that. Imagine if you will an arch which has >> one foot in bad and one foot in good. Depending where one is on that >> arch, will determine how ones self is understood at that particular >> time. If one is in the white, then the anchor of black is far away. >> If one has high quality, then his relevance is indeed good. >> >> To invoke another analogy I came up with on a long drive, I will ask >> one to imagine one of those car games that I used to play. Quite >> simply it is a small dish with a transparent cover. Within this toy >> are little metallic balls. The object of the game is to tilt the dish >> so as to have the balls drop into the small circular recesses. Does >> that present a picture? So now we go to task on sinking all those >> balls so that none of them move. We want to tackle the hardest ones >> first since that make the game easier. Once those are complete we >> turn to the easier ones. >> >> OK, now back to Quality in the Balance. We have both Quality and >> Emptiness as two balls on a smooth surface each seeking an anchor. >> The easiest one is Emptiness since there is nothing there. Once >> stabilized, we can anchor Quality. Once both are anchored we can then >> present such a system as being in balance. Every time the Quality >> ball comes loose, it must be counter-balanced by the ball of >> purposelessness. It is this dynamic that can be used to describe the >> universe of existence vs nonexistence. When we increase the number of >> balls to three, the excercise becomes more difficult, but the final >> result is more stable. The optimal number of forces to invoke is >> three, since any more does not add anything to our picture. >> >> I am not sure if this is helpful, but I am more than happy to answer >> any questions, or engage in any debate. >> >> Cheers, >> Mark >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org/md/archives.html > > > > ___ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
