Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Hofstadter has it Right!

It came to me as I was busting my gut running up hill through the woods that Hofstadter does have it right, but at a much deeper level than he talks about in his epilogue. (My first impression is that he has dualism and non-dualism completely mixed up but I'm willing to ponder his interpretation further before final judgement.) 

Feedback is another term for self-awareness.  With self awareness, feedback, we begin to integrate, consume, digest, introject, the previously unknown (consciously) parts of our selves and we become a bit freer and less constrained in our life, awareness and ability to live!  For another view point with specific examples from real life read "EATING THE  'I' A DIRECT ACCOUNT OF THE FOURTH WAY -- THE WAY OF USING ORDINARY LIFE TO COME TO REAL LIFE"  by William Patrick Patterson.

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