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[MarshaV]

J-A,

Don't be sorry.  That's why, with family responsibilities behind me, I left my job for the solitude of this island cottage: to meditate, to paint, to take walks, and to read, study & think on these things.  

Marsha 



On Jan 30, 2013, at 5:27 AM, Jan Anders Andersson <jananderses at telia.com> wrote:

> Sorry Marsha
> 
> I'd rather practice my self pragmatically on my accordion. Frank Zappa's "Waka/Yawaka" sounds more fun to me than Yamukawaka.
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Jan Anders
> 
> 
> 30 jan 2013 kl. 10:40 skrev MarshaV <valkyr at att.net>:
> 
>> 
>> J-A, 
>> 
>> I don't know what 'time' means to you (Yes, I've read your book.), but perhaps you might read a good translation of Nagarjuna's 'Mulamadhyamakakarika' to contemplate the strangeness of our ideas of time and how impossible (empty) those ideas are.
>> 
>> Thanks for your suggestion.
>> 
>> 
>> Marsha
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jan 30, 2013, at 3:22 AM, jananderses at telia.com wrote:
>> 
>>> If you cant whatch yourself in your mindmirror of selfconsciousness maybe you could make this experiment:
>>> 
>>> Put a photo or a painting of your face beside a mirror.
>>> While looking at the picture in the mirror and comparing it to the portrait I think you can find some important differences 
>>> After a while you wil! experience that you can make the picture in the mirror to sing and dance, even levitate for a second.
>>> 
>>> The element of time is the difference. And the excellent balance between amount, form and the accidentual meaning to the spectator.
>>> 
>>> J A
>>> 
>>>