Comments on: Sensory Perception Changes When the Brain Rests http://www.reclusland.com/compass/2009/02/06/sensory-perception-changes-when-the-brain-rests/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:46:45 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Ian http://www.reclusland.com/compass/2009/02/06/sensory-perception-changes-when-the-brain-rests/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Ian Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:40:07 +0000 http://www.reclusland.com/compass/?p=967#comment-1032 Didn't really realize it before, but this: <blockquote>the brain is constantly active, and stimuli change and shape that activity.</blockquote> completely explains the potter's wheel metaphor for dukkha. Ever tried to throw a pot and keep it steady on a rapidly moving wheel? What about when <em>you're </em>the pot? Didn’t really realize it before, but this:

the brain is constantly active, and stimuli change and shape that activity.

completely explains the potter’s wheel metaphor for dukkha. Ever tried to throw a pot and keep it steady on a rapidly moving wheel?

What about when you’re the pot?

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