July 19, 2009
- Butcher’s Blogdala -
Blog = 4th dimensional mandala
When used correctly, the webpage-as-blog becomes a mandala, a representation of the self.
It is the space within which I arrange all our ideas/personalities/aspects.
Most importantly, it shows that while each relates to the others, there’s always a space between them.
Chuang Zu’s dexterous butcher. I work through these ideas slowly, post by post, until I’ve worked out to my satisfaction the “spaces between them” and PLOP! they all fall apart. And fall into place at the same time.
This relates to this and this relates to this and this relates to this and this…
Two ends to which to take this whole line of thought.
1) All “this’s” are interrelated. That is, the end of the process is a mishmash of all thises in one THIS.
2) All this’s are connected yet separate. By saying “this is related to this” you are acknowledging both the things “thisness” and the ways in which the things are connected.
No real difference between the two, though, I suppose.
Another old piece, half digested, spit out before fully formed. This one from mid-March, originally.
Haha, past me. Here’s my comment from the future:
Where does all this take place? All these pieces, together or apart, THIS or thises. What’s it all bathing IN? What’s the space between…? :)
Comment by Ian — July 28, 2010 @ 1:21 pm