http://www.mindthebeginner.net/2010/07/zen-and-the-art-of-soap-operas/ Zen minded Minimalism in the Western world Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.mindthebeginner.net/2010/07/zen-and-the-art-of-soap-operas/#comment-3342 Robert Redus Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:16:05 +0000 http://mindthebeginner.wordpress.com/?p=1242#comment-3342 The whole notion of objective knowledge is interesting...as a painter, there is little if any that is original and what truth does come via the hand/brain connection very much aligns with the Zen mentality of "Gaining insight". The moment it feels within grasp...it too dissolves. My interest as a painter is working with the existence /non-existence of objective knowledge though we experience similar personal events our experiences are exclusively our own...much like painting, I can develop my own style...yet there is the influence of other painters I have experienced that cause that style to emerge...Wonderful blog.. The whole notion of objective knowledge is interesting…as a painter, there is little if any that is original and what truth does come via the hand/brain connection very much aligns with the Zen mentality of “Gaining insight”. The moment it feels within grasp…it too dissolves. My interest as a painter is working with the existence /non-existence of objective knowledge though we experience similar personal events our experiences are exclusively our own…much like painting, I can develop my own style…yet there is the influence of other painters I have experienced that cause that style to emerge…Wonderful blog..

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