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