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January 28, 2010

- Joshu Sasaki Roshi on “Zero” -

We are told in our tradition that the Enlightened One taught his disciples using this word “zero,” and he said the zero condition is this perfect complete condition in which plus and minus are unifying with one another and then facing one another over and over again. Plus and minus unify and face, unify and face, but there is no will—it’s a totally will-less activity. Of course human beings have will, but this activity of plus and minus is will-less. The Enlightened One taught his disciples that the activity which forms the universe is always acting will-lessly, and even though it makes many universes and then contracts all of those universes down to the smallest point, there is always simply one singular, unique cosmos.


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  1. The Law of Three (or “Triamazikamno”) is described by Gurdjieff as “the second fundamental cosmic law”. This law states that every whole phenomenon is composed of three separate sources, which are Active, Passive and Reconciling or Neutral. This law applies to everything in the universe and humanity, as well as all the structures and processes. The Three Centers in a human, which Gurdjieff said were the Intellectual Centre, the Emotional Centre and the Moving Centre, are an expression of the law of three. Gurdjieff taught his students to think of the law of three forces as essential to transforming the energy of the human being. The process of transformation requires the three actions of affirmation, denial and reconciliation.

    Comment by Ian — January 28, 2010 @ 3:55 pm


  2. The Tao gives birth to One.
    One gives birth to Two.
    Two gives birth to Three.
    Three gives birth to all things.

    Comment by Ian — January 28, 2010 @ 4:03 pm


  3. “One becomes two, two becomes three, and out of the third comes the one as the fourth.”

    Comment by Ian — January 28, 2010 @ 4:04 pm


  4. Human Brain Uses A Triangular Grid To Represent Space

    Via an article on Technoccult that reminds us that this can be seen in the flower of life as well…

    Comment by Ian — January 28, 2010 @ 4:11 pm


  5. See also:

    Playing Games in Extra Dimensions

    and these videos of a hypercube.

    Comment by Ian — January 28, 2010 @ 4:15 pm



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