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03-21-2011, 10:56 AM | #52 (permalink) | |
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The main thing perhaps is to be engaged by the music on some level whether that be at a level of visceral physical enjoyment or one which is more for the contemplation of the mind. Either can give enjoyment, 'pleasant' sounds too subjective a term to use for music which can give these different kinds of pleasures. |
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03-21-2011, 06:27 PM | #53 (permalink) | ||||
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For example, physicists have gained insight into how the universe works, learning that its nature is not what people had imagined (space as curved; light having particle and wave features simultaneously; an ever-expanding universe; the uncertainty in where particles go apparently being affected by whether there is an observer or not, which I don't get at all). I think the wonder of the mind/brain is that it *can* conceive of 'things' it has never directly experienced...although I agree how our mind functions is limited by the 'meat' that is us. I will probably never perceive the universe as does a cat's or bird's mind, for example, and I can't make myself remember every moment (although some people can). So, I agree that the mind is definitely limited. Quote:
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03-21-2011, 09:30 PM | #54 (permalink) | |
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The mind can't really conceive of things it hasn't experienced, which is precisely why these ideas are so mysterious. They stand for things we haven't experienced. They show us the unexplored realms of the universe into which our mind has not yet delved. The insight is merely intellectual, it is not yet experiential. Until it is experiential, the mind hasn't made any real progress. |
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03-22-2011, 11:29 AM | #55 (permalink) |
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Well the mind is limited by it's own experiences no doubt, but we can also have our minds potentially expanded by looking at the experiences of others through texts or other mediums. Our interpretations of such things may be limited by our own experience or predelictions but it can at least be challenged.
And with senses scientists say that senses are connected. So if we like the taste of something it isn't actually just the taste that makes it taste nice it's other factors like the feel of the food, how it looks etc. The senses operate in a complex way with the brain. |
07-27-2011, 02:35 PM | #60 (permalink) |
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Mother Ganja by hanuman taco on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free do listen. i had a lot of fun. |
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