[MD] Static latching & faith

[Platt Holden]

Hi Ant, 

If I knew the author of the quotation I offered I would gladly share 
the name with you. Unfortunately, I don't know. It sounds like 
something Ken Wilber might have written, but the I'm not sure. If I do 
run across the source, I'll let you know. In my file of "Beauty Quotes" 
that I've kept for a number of years, I've gotten careless with 
attributions. Not good.    

Best regards,
Platt

> Platt stated April 19th:
> 
> >It warmed my heart to read someone of the intellectual stature of
> >Northrop emphasize the aesthetic nature of reality. To savor “flavors
> >and fragrances and sensuous images in their ineffable immediacy” seems
> >to me to be about as good a way to live as one can ask for. His words
> >also reminded me of this:
> >
> >“To experience prime reality intensely is beauty's role. In the
> >presence of a great painting or a stunning jazz riff the normally
> >separation of self and other suddenly vanishes. We are seized by
> >egoless delight.”

Ant:
> Anyway, all the recent posts about this connection has made me aware of
> why people enjoy playing and listening to jazz music (even if its not my
> usual cup of tea) so I would be interested to know where your quote
> (pasted above) about beauty and jazz riffs is derived from.