Oh God yes, I'm tired!

Apologies, Alan - an excellent book btw -

On Tue, 26 Sep 2023, Stephanie Strickland wrote:

Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:27:20 -0400
From: Stephanie Strickland <[email protected]>
To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity
    <[email protected]>, Alan Sondheim <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Zen Koan from Master GPT

Alan, would that be Entangling Vines?
Stephanie
Stephanie Strickland

My most recent books are

Ringing the Changes  &   How the Universe Is Made


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On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 9:22?AM Alan Sondheim via NetBehaviour
<[email protected]> wrote:

      It literally crashed. And the koans all miss the
      (pointless)~point -

      (I've been reading/thinking through classic koan,
      particularly a book
      Entangling Pines, as a way to keep sane, heal - )

      On Tue, 26 Sep 2023, Paul Hertz via NetBehaviour
      wrote:

      > Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:17:03 -0500
      > From: Paul Hertz via NetBehaviour
      <[email protected]>
      > To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed
      creativity
      >     <[email protected]>
      > Cc: Paul Hertz <[email protected]>
      > Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Zen Koan from Master GPT
      >
      > I especially like the last line, NetworkError when
      attempting to fetch
      > resource.
      > Though I cannot fathom its meaning.
      >
      >
      > On Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 7:51 AM Alan Sondheim via
      NetBehaviour
      > <[email protected]> wrote:
      >
      >
      >       Zen Koan from Master GPT
      >
      >       http://www.alansondheim.org/CHATGPTZendo.jpg
      >
      >       I understand these and have passed these. But
      can you, as a Zen
      >       Master, create five Zen koans of your own?
      >       ChatGPT
      >
      >       Certainly, I can provide you with five
      original Zen-inspired
      >       koans:
      >
      >            The Whispering Wind: If you listen
      closely to the whispers
      >       of the wind, can you discern the secrets of
      the universe, or do
      >       they slip through your fingers like grains of
      sand?
      >
      >            The Mirror's Silence: In the reflection
      of a still pond,
      >       the
      >       world is mirrored without a ripple. When you
      look in the mirror
      >       of your mind, what stirs the waters, and what
      remains
      >       undisturbed?
      >
      >            The Ungraspable Flame: Can you catch the
      flame of a candle
      >       in your hand without extinguishing it?
      Similarly, can you grasp
      >       the nature of reality without altering it?
      >
      >            The Footprints in the Mist: As you walk
      through the mist,
      >       your footprints appear and disappear. What
      remains when the mist
      >       clears, and what vanishes with the passing of
      each step?
      >
      >            The Echo in the Cave: In the depths of a
      quiet cave, your
      >       voice returns to you. Is enlightenment like
      the echo, always
      >       there but hidden until you speak the truth of
      your own
      >       existence?
      >
      >       These koans are meant to challenge your
      thinking and invite you
      >       to explore the nature of reality and your own
      consciousness.
      >       Like traditional Zen koans, they encourage
      deep contemplation
      >       and direct experience rather than seeking
      conceptual answers.
      >
      >       User
      >
      >       Thank you, Master.
      >
      >       ChatGPT
      >       !
      >       NetworkError when attempting to fetch
      resource.
      >
      >
      >       __
      >
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