I have not contributed to OSList for a long time though I do read and keep in touch. Thanks for all the wonderful thoughts. Here are some reflections on self organization from Indian spirituality perspective. SelfOrganizing principle refers to spirit organizing itself. considering that Spirit is referred to as Brahman in Vedanta and it represents the whole. When we want to look at the organizing principle---the intelligence it is called Purusha. Nature on the other hand is the field in which organizing takes place and it is called Prakriti. The dance between the two -- Purusha and Prakriti creates the world as it manifests dynamically and continually. Each living or non-living entity in the universe has both Purusha and Prakriti. In rocks, there is more nature and less of intelligence. In humans there is more intelligence and less of nature. Other than that, we are both having same ingredients with different ratios. When we try to organize and do not take into account Prakriti or nature consciously, then we are ignoring one half of the equation and the result does show up sooner or later. In other words, nature takes its own time but will make its move that corresponds to our move. Control means ignoring the totality of the system and behaving as if there is a causality. Control means ignoring the fact that what happens in the world is more of a cosmic dance -- dance of Shiva and shakti -- dance of organizing intelligence and nature -- dance of matter and energy and behaving as if one half of the equation controls the other half. Self Organization means putting the intention out -- that is critical because without it, the dance becomes more evolutionary -- and letting go of attachment to it. By doing that, the identification or ego with identity is removed and then we become 'open' to all possibilities instead of the one we intended. That kind of center less awareness -- or awareness of awareness -- is what makes self organizing to be creative and not just evolutionary.
Open space allows for that kind of expression for creativity and generativity to interrupt evolution. Such discontinuity does not exist through control but through 'allowing' for that space to remain open despite conflicts, despite chaos. Then comes the time for integration of that discontinuity with the rest of the dance and that is what makes those 'generative' or 'creative' possibilities to be integrated into continuity. In other words, it becomes part of new evolutionary patterns. I am sure some of your heads are aching by this abstract piece but hope for some of you it makes sense. Metaphors are great and there are additional ways to include experience, concepts, abstraction and stories with it for the knowing to emerge Peace Prasad Kaipa pka...@selfcorp.com (408) 871-0462 * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
