On Aug 3, 2011, at 1:13 AM, 118 wrote:
> 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 to rephrase:
'Traditionally the Yin is the feminine counterpart of the masculine. As such
it is interconnectedness. The Yang is linear structure. In truth, meaning
provides much of the former, and its opposite is indeed destructive.'
Mark,
What does this mean? Do you mean that the Yang, the linear, provides
meaning, while the Yin, interconnectedness, its opposite, is indeed
destructive?
Marsha
>>>
>>> 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
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