I wrote this post in 2010 (riffing on the work of artist Amy Lin) on a concept I called “the ancient eye” that gets more at the sense I’m after here. Paradoxically moderning is about developing this ancient eye.https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/03/23/amy-lin-and-the-ancient-eye/ …
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The Hindi/Sanskrit word saadhna is another useful one with no English equivalent. Learning/study as a mindful spiritual quest. It’s often applied to learning the fine arts. The alchemist’s pursuit was saadhna. Sciencing as a developmental journey similar to learning music.
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And this is why I need a mansion. To do science, one must have money, and a mansion of one’s own.
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This goes for the policing of “anthropomorphizing” when studying animals. We see ourselves in animals, and vice versa, and see *more* clearly for it — it’s a lie to pretend otherwise.
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