J-A,
What potter? - It's your thought experiment and I don't understand it's point, so you'd be the person who must answer the questions. Marsha On May 10, 2013, at 3:30 AM, Jan Anders Andersson <[email protected]> wrote: > Marsha > > OK, you say that the clay changes from soft and malleable to firm and stable > AND still in a constant state of changeing. > > So why do you think the potter is burning the clay? Is it because it makes > the clay firm and stable or doesn't it really matter because it is still in a > state of change? > > Jan-Anders > > > 10 maj 2013 x kl. 09.12 skrev MarshaV: > >> >> J-A, >> >> I did not write "still in constant change". >> >> Before (when soft and malleable), during firing, and after a firing (when >> firm and stable), the clay is still in a constant state of changing. >> >> >> Marsha >> >> >> >> On May 9, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Jan Anders Andersson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Would please answer my last question: >>> >>> Do you mean by that "still in constant change" that there is NO change when >>> the clay is burned? Y/N >>> >>> J A >>> >>> >>> 9 maj 2013 x kl. 09.21 skrev MarshaV: >>> >>>> >>>> J-A, >>>> >>>> If you do not familiar the process of firing clay, you might think about >>>> choosing a different example for your attempts at a thought experiment. >>>> Does your imagining clay firing stay the same? >>>> >>>> >>>> Marsha >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On May 8, 2013, at 9:03 AM, Jan Anders Andersson <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> YES >>>>> >>>>> I am confused. >>>>> >>>>> Do you mean by that "still in constant change" that there is NO change >>>>> when the clay is burned? >>>>> >>>>> Jan Anders >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 8 maj 2013 x kl. 11.34 skrev MarshaV: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> J-A, >>>>>> >>>>>> You seem confused, so I've changed the subject line to reflect the >>>>>> original and more appropriate discussion. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Marsha >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Jan-Anders, >>>>>> >>>>>> The original topic has not been replaced; it was change, not clay or >>>>>> teapots or 'saving time'. Before (when soft and malleable) and after a >>>>>> firing (when firm and stable), the clay is still in a constant state of >>>>>> changing. In other words, both before and after the firing, the clay or >>>>>> teapot is ever-changing. So once again I suggest that you might take a >>>>>> few minutes everyday to take an introspective look: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "The purpose of mystic meditation is not to remove oneself from >>>>>> experience but to bring one's self closer to it by eliminating stale, >>>>>> confusing, static, intellectual attachments of the past." >>>>>> (LILA, Chapter 9) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> “Introspective observation is what we have to rely on first and foremost >>>>>> and always. I regard the belief [in introspection] as the most >>>>>> fundamental of all the postulates of Psychology” >>>>>> (W. James, 1890) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Marsha >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ... snip... 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
