From: Valuemetaphysics@aol.com
Date: Tue Mar 02 2004 - 01:25:35 GMT
Paul:
It's funny you mention this, I have recently witnessed this effect of
what may be near to "white noise" (vacuum cleaner, hair dryer) on my
baby daughter and wondered about it. I thought that perhaps white noise
is somehow related to the white light people report at near death
experiences. From this link I was struck by the idea that the experience
of white noise and white light can, perhaps only by analogy, help one
understand what is meant by the line from the Buddhist Heart Sutra that,
"form is emptiness, emptiness is form." White noise is pure potential
and is clearly something, yet it contains nothing discernible and so is
equally nothing at all. Perhaps our reality begins with this nothingness
and infinite potential and is created by gradually shutting out this
potential on the basis of value. Enlightenment is then the reverse of
this process until nothingness is restored.
Maybe then, this sound reminds babies of the wholeness from which they
have only recently emerged?
Just thought I'd share my conjecture with you. Thanks for sharing your
ponderings Mark.
Paul
Hi Paul,
Thanks for reminding me i am not entirely alone. (!)
If you visit the web site i mentioned in the original post you will find
recordings of home appliances - air conditioning units, vacuum cleaners, etc. that
produce 'near white noise.' You have already observed the connection!
Paul:
Buddhist Heart Sutra that,
"form is emptiness, emptiness is form." White noise is pure potential
and is clearly something, yet it contains nothing discernible and so is
equally nothing at all. Perhaps our reality begins with this nothingness
and infinite potential and is created by gradually shutting out this
potential on the basis of value. Enlightenment is then the reverse of
this process until nothingness is restored.
Thanks for making this connection Paul, i find this totally fascinating. If
we replace 'nothingness' with DQ, we have:
Perhaps our reality begins with this DQ
and infinite potential and is created by gradually shutting out this
potential on the basis of value. Enlightenment is then the reverse of
this process until DQ is restored.
Thus, we experience reality motivated by DQ and heading towards DQ without
contradiction as the MoQ suggests. I was sneaking in SQ-SQ coherence as that
pivotal cutting edge were DQ motivation meets DQ destination - the here and now.
This still requires thought on my part, but day - to - day mundane microcosmic
examples of it at work feed my curiosity. We may all explore this if we wish
to understand the MoQ better? After all, the Buddha nature resides everywhere?
All the best,
Mark
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