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>dear diana:=20
>
>finally i've read an email that i can answer...i really liked your =
>description of dynamic quality. it seems to me that using the example
of =
>the lantern festival comes as close to the essence of something which
by =
>definition is very hard to grasp. it is as fluid as water...ever =
>shifting...every changing...that to me is dynamic quality. and i
believe =
>that is why Pirsig set Lila in a river which is running water =
>symbolizing the dynamism in motion. what happens to water when it stops
=
>flowing? it stagnates...it stops supporting life...it dies.=20
>
>im close to dynamic quality when i see the moon close to the horizon
and =
>that big bright platter enthralls me to the point i can't take my eyes
=
>off it. in my imagination it takes me back to prehistoric times when we
=
>worshipped the moon and the sun. for when you look at these signs in
the =
>sky surely they must be magical. and if you take the time to follow it
=
>as it sets further down, the imperceptible movement of the moon mirrors
=
>the invisibility of dynamic quality...at action but undetected...an =
>invisible plane supporting the visible one.=20
>
>in The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche describes the Dyonisian principle as
=
>the permeating undercurrent from which all Art arises juxtaposed with =
>the Apollonian principle which is necessary to create order out of =
>chaos.=20
>
>this reminds me of Pirsig's MOQ. in that regards i'd like to discuss
why =
>Pirsig chooses Lila as his example of quality. even though she seems to
=
>be operating from a biological level, he still finds quality in her. do
=
>you find that fascinating?=20
>
>i do,=20
>
>renee riu
Dear Renee,
Me too! Quality can be found, in any of the four levels, independent of
any other level. I´m glad you found this place too!
Paul....aka. Needle.
PS- The World Trip has been awesome... so far!!!
>
>
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