"Wholeness" and "life" are words Chris Alexander uses for The Timeless Quality. Body envelope violations an extreme example of its absence.
@Meaningness @sarahdoingthing Daoism has some technical vocabulary that is probably relevant here, in particular te https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_%28Chinese%29#Taoist_usages …
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@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing Lao Tzŭ said: "Tao produces a thing; Tê maintains it." – "Tao Tê Ching," 51. -
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing Chuang Tzŭ said: "That which things get in order to live is called Tê." – Chapter XII. -
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing The opposite of perturbation, relaxation toward an attractor, the integral of chi over time -
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing I love the image of ∫χdt , but I’m not quite sure what it means. I suppose cuz I’m not sure what chi is. -
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing I was free-associating. I'm not sure what it means either! -
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing Chi is a very complicated (and at least partly incoherent) concept! The original root meaning is 'breath'. -
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing Partly mistranslated as 'energy' it was responsible for a lot of 70s nonsense. -
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing But it's also essential in many martial arts, and in that context refers to something objectively real. - 3 more replies
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