tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post668277067955014645..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: Half Empty and Half FullMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-21674528434126715402015-09-25T19:26:32.877-07:002015-09-25T19:26:32.877-07:00So half is full. But full is still half. All right...So half is full. But full is still half. All right? It isn't logic. It is philosophy.Xuenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604258999275066337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-23910778993635848742015-06-14T12:50:28.553-07:002015-06-14T12:50:28.553-07:00The challenge can sometimes be to remember that ne...The challenge can sometimes be to remember that negative space is still space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-23539267694711575262015-02-19T10:21:02.630-08:002015-02-19T10:21:02.630-08:00Zen teaches us to see beyond the dualism of our fr...Zen teaches us to see beyond the dualism of our frameworks of analysis. The halfs, the vessel, the observer, the situation, are interdependent, they inter-are. Perceiving half full and half empty as us, and us as them is not only a correct understanding of the nature of things as they are, but the dooway to the appreciation of flux, diversity, challenges, bounty, and the greatness of our momentary existence. Peace. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-89732524461274434652014-12-04T11:17:06.076-08:002014-12-04T11:17:06.076-08:00A helpful viewpoint. I think seeing only the good ...A helpful viewpoint. I think seeing only the good can make us ignore suffering and even turn our backs on it. We can embrace both the joyful and the painful without having to be cheerful all the time :)David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.com