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Re: My way is easy too. Steve.

Posted by josef on 8/3/2011, 6:06 pm, in reply to "Re: My way is easy too. Steve."
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--Previous Message--

: Yes, of course we can't get into the head of
: an ant, josef, but we can observe them
: closely. The only "to do" thing I
: find in Laozi is the call to observation.
: (Meditation -- as you know -- is a form of
: observation.)
:
: When I observe an ant colony, I see beings
: acting spontaneously and without pretension
: to do what's best for each of them as
: individuals -- which is to preserve and
: nurture the colony.

Again, I suggest we can't assume anything...i.e. that ants act "spontaneously and without pretension". It's entirely possible that ants have their little personalities, strengths & maladaptions and who knows?! perhaps even pretensions. Again, we just...can't...know. So to me, it seems you're building your conclusions on possibly false premise, definitely unproven/unprovable. Just saying...

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        Re: My way is easy too. Steve. - Steve 8/3/2011, 10:02 am
        
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        Re: My way is easy too. Steve. - Steve 8/3/2011, 12:27 pm
        
        Re: My way is easy too. Steve. - josef 8/3/2011, 7:15 am
        
        Re: My way is easy too. Steve. - Steve 8/3/2011, 9:49 am
        
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--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : Yes, of course we can't get into the head of : an ant, josef, but we can observe them : closely. The only "to do" thing I : find in Laozi is the call to observation. : (Meditation -- as you know -- is a form of : observation.) : : When I observe an ant colony, I see beings : acting spontaneously and without pretension : to do what's best for each of them as : individuals -- which is to preserve and : nurture the colony. : : Again, I suggest we can't assume : anything...i.e. that ants act : "spontaneously and without : pretension". It's entirely possible : that ants have their little personalities, : strengths & maladaptions and who knows?! : perhaps even pretensions. Again, we : just...can't...know. So to me, it seems : you're building your conclusions on possibly : false premise, definitely : unproven/unprovable. Just saying... :

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