DESIGN
OF A COMPLETE, MINIMAL SET OF EXPERIMENTS IN BEING
Definition
An experiment is a realization of a mode of
being
Completeness: the range of being is covered
The set of experiments is minimal when,
together with extrapolation through exact theory, lesser effort would not cover
the range of being.
Obviously, precise minimality may be difficult
Realization of the Range of Being
The Theory of Being
provides an approach to (1) describing the entire range of being and (2)
realization
The Range of Being
Any state that is
describable without contradiction is realizable
The range, then, is
roughly given by: the dimensions of being as described in the traditions; and
the imagination applied to these traditions and
the theory of being
The set will span:
the elements of mind, the range of being, i.e., the cosmology
Finally, the range
will be open to allow for developments and ‘history’
Modes of Realization
Becoming aware
Methods
The dynamics of being
based in the theory of being. Transformation and realization will be dynamic in
interaction with design and action and incremental
The theory of
identity
Extrapolation
The extrapolation is
made possible by the same devices that make it possible to define the range: it
will be based on the categories of being and other modes of similarity. The
sources of the modes are the theory of being, general cosmology, the theory of
identity, and the imagination
Traditional approaches
through discipline of mind, body and group
Meditation
and yoga
Walking and applied meditation
The
shamanic quest: its original and later variations as approaches to states of
insight including hallucination and to transformation of personality
Exhaustion and limits of endurance; physical,
and sensory deprivation: includes exposure, fasting, inaction, staying in one
place; risk, fear, crisis; activity such as dance, march, music, rhythm and
drum that induce brain states; chemicals; the journey-quest; art and ‘inner
vision:’ cultivating perception
(Michael Harner’s exercise: Visualize
an opening in the Earth; go down into the opening… Have drum beat
205-220 a minute: 10 min: four sharp beats signal time to return… Very rapid beat, half minute for return… Four sharp beats signal end… Going Down…
If there is an obstacle, go around it or through a crack… At the end of the tunnel, explore the
landscape but do not bring anything back this first journey… If the journey is not a success - try again
with a different drum speed)
Dreams
and hypnosis for perception and personality
Group
approaches to transformation of personality; splitting
Technological
and logical design, simulation, and enhancement of actual organisms including
those known through experience and through theory
A Complete, Minimal Set of Experiments
Universal
knowledge including the special case Atman = Brahman, through both
analysis and perception
Theoretical
understanding, design and construction of machines with mind / being
Transformation
of being; alterations of the body and influence on the whole being: mind, body,
potential
Journey;
multi-cultural experiments; variety of institutions
Influencing,
building society at all levels including the being of nations – charismatic,
patriarchal action and influence, group action
Arching from
the present to the ultimate – emphasizing the dynamics but using all and any
tools… within reason and morals
RESULTS,
PROSPECTS AND PLANS
Universal knowledge including Atman = Brahman
The theoretical
analysis is complete as in the theory of being
I have had some
success in identity of self-world with the approach through perception, e.g. in
extended hiking – an example being the direct perception in 1999 that all
objects, i.e. the noumena, the one behind the many and the void are identical
Continuation of
physical and other elements is the next step
Influence in society: assessment
This is my weakest
area thus far with minimal results in general influence
There has been some
positive influence e.g. research, teaching and publication; however, these are
minor. Work continues to have problematic elements: to what extent does this
require a change of scene?
Influence in society: plans
A family. Work:
analysis of possibility; risk and dynamics; design and campaign for change; areas
of possibility: programming, therapeutic and economic design
General action and
influence. ‘Horizons Enterprises’ to cultivate the elements needed
Arching from the immediate to the ultimate
Assessment: the foregoing includes an implicit assessment and plans; the goal is
known, the territory is partially laid out in the ideas above and especially in
JOURNEY IN BEING 2003, DESIGN FOR A JOURNEY IN BEING, and JOURNEY IN BEING 2005
Plans: Thus there are three open doors to the ultimate:
being-in-the-ultimate, being-in-knowledge-of-the-ultimate, and death. The task: undertake the
arching-journey, discover, open other doors
Additional Experiments
A variety of
experiments – accomplished, begun, planned and mentioned – is distributed
throughout this essay and other documents in this website