Effort to Simplify

[me myself & i]

Originally Posted by ThisFenceHurts

Excuse me if others have already stated this in this thread...but the thread is entitled "Effort to Simplify" and it is 114 pages long. Evidently something went haywire...

Ok, that's it. You for damn sure win the stating the obvious award of the year 'ThisFenceHurts'! Lol!!!

And that's one of the beauty's of life from my point of view! The beauty of the paradox. Delicious.

Now then, in order to actually receive the award you must first confess you can at least imagine the concept that 'simplicity is relative'. Deal? Yes?

Ok, it's yours.

Lol.
mm&i

[ThisFenceHurts]

Originally Posted by me myself & i

Ok, that's it. You for damn sure win the stating the obvious award of the year 'ThisFenceHurts'! Lol!!!

And that's one of the beauty's of life from my point of view! The beauty of the paradox. Delicious.

Now then, in order to actually receive the award you must first confess you can at least imagine the concept that 'simplicity is relative'. Deal? Yes?

Ok, it's yours.

Lol.
mm&i

I confess that I can imagine that concept. I don't know if I picked up what you were laying down, but if so, good point! Hopefully progress is being made

[Vinaire]

Originally Posted by me myself & i

Ok V, I've read the text (pages 1 thru 4) and here are my observations stated of course as pre-conditioned/influenced opinions.

I enjoyed the essay overall to begin with in terms of its relative swiftness at getting to the point. Which point I would call intelligent simplicty.

Consequently on the second read I was able to relax and focus more on the substance than the form of it. Though I will add regarding 'form' that a preface of sorts (just 1 or 2 lines) indicating the essays 5 excercises consisted of Thinking, Education, Experience and Fundamental Considerations approached from the idea of 'LOOK AT "WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING" THROUGH', would have been helpful to me personally in having an overall view (going in) of what I was about to read or discover. That of course being a personal preference of form, not substance.

In substance I came away with the feeling the essay is right on provided the audience is amendable or comfortable with the nomenclature of it. Which perception actually validates the substance of the course. From my point of view.

I found myself translating some of the text as I was reading it into words I was more familiar with that conveyed the same/essential underlying meaning of those words to me. For example I changed the words "LOOK AT" to "OBSERVE", and left the words "WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING THROUGH" as they were. The reason for this for me is the Observation of Thought for example is not equal to the Looking at a Body. A distinction which is perhaps altogether meaningless or inconsequential to the essay's intent, neverthess that was my experience V.

There is much more I experienced from the material and am willing to share it with you and all at another time, if you like. Otherwise overall I shall give it an A-... Lots of Laughter!

mm&i

P.S. of course 'action' is the key, not mere intellectual/theoritical gymnastics, as beautiful as they can be (i.e. 'do' the exercises, lol!)

Thank you for your feedback. I do feel encouraged. Of course, I shall be modifying the essay per the feedback I receive.

Have you read the first three KHTK essays? I would love to get your feedback on those too.

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[Pepin]

Originally Posted by Vinaire

A viewpoint is generally defined as a position from which something is observed or considered. One’s education, past experience, etc., seems to influence this position to quite some degree.

The process of looking through eyes starts with the impact of photons on the retina. This impact sends a signal to the brain. The brain then gives meaning to that signal.

LOOK AT “WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING THROUGH.”

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Hi,
I like that you qualified one style of looking as "Through Eyes".

When I first tried my hand at blackjack many years ago, my eyes would see the back of the card like most other people did.
Then, I decided to allow for the truth. The truth that the card is actually more space than matter and as I did, I began to see the impressions of the ink show through the backside. At that point it was just a matter of counting the shapes.

When I told the dealer he had a six of spades under his ten, and I doubled, They asked me how I did it and I had to be honest. So I said " I could see through the card".

The pit boss held the card to the light to try and see through it, but his viewpoint was limited by common belief.

They changed all six decks in the shoe anyway.

[me myself & i]

Originally Posted by Vinaire

Thank you for your feedback. I do feel encouraged. Of course, I shall be modifying the essay per the feedback I receive.

Have you read the first three KHTK essays? I would love to get your feedback on those too.
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Not yet though I will do both (read them and offer my experiences/interpretations) at the earliest I can.

mm&i

[me myself & i]

Originally Posted by Pepin

Hi,
I like that you qualified one style of looking as "Through Eyes".

When I first tried my hand at blackjack many years ago, my eyes would see the back of the card like most other people did.
Then, I decided to allow for the truth. The truth that the card is actually more space than matter and as I did, I began to see the impressions of the ink show through the backside. At that point it was just a matter of counting the shapes.

When I told the dealer he had a six of spades under his ten, and I doubled, They asked me how I did it and I had to be honest. So I said " I could see through the card".

The pit boss held the card to the light to try and see through it, but his viewpoint was limited by common belief.

They changed all six decks in the shoe anyway.

If your willing Pepin I've got a round-trip ticket from wherever you are right now to Las Vegas (with me) tonight with a limo scheduled to pick you up at your door and deliver you back to your home when we're done, with a cool million bucks or more. And if you're not really into the money, which I understand, we can do it just for the fun of it and I'll suffer the burden of handling the winnings myself. Which won't be an easy job, but somebodies got to do it.

Lol. Kidding aside Pepin I do get the shock/joy of realizing/experiencing possibilitites the world assures us do not exist for us. And that's the punch line of your post for me.

Thanks for writing it. Nice post.

mm&i

[Vinaire]

This thread is now wrapped up for me.

Further effort to simplify shall be continued at

KHTK Essays

Thank you for all your participation on this thread.

Vinaire

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