Shree: Listening

 

230922: Shree: Listening

today's research in architecture, two things were observed while discussing things with students

how does one evaluate an "experience" of library? this sentence can be generalised to address - what is an experience and how can it be spoken about (as words or as sequence and interconnections?) the question itself indicates an answer - experience is a reality of feeling or a perception of existing in space and time. this means that existence is not a neutral event but is "felt" in the mind and meanings get generated. Philosophically, vibrations or movements lead to forces and then to visible forms of perceptions - that change and remain interdependent. space, time is a manifestation of the One. experience therefore seem to take "place" or is formed in space-time matrix. this presents a phenomenon (perception) and which is felt or experienced.

the point is now how to articulate the experience? this means that "variables" and their interrelationships need to be understood that lead to an experience. in other words, we talk about the experience in terms of why, how, where, when and what. this is research. as an extension, despite knowing these parameters, the Truth of "now" is beyond grasp of summation of known variables. Hence things remain alive and unpredictable.

 

the second point is about "comfortable" conversation or being  or existence. generally, if people do not trust or they are in defensive mood, they do not reveal anything to the listener. while talking with a student we were discussing how comfort takes place and how answers from participants or people come forth when they become comfortable with us - this means time, engagement, being non judgmental, non intrusive and not emphasizing any solution and acceptance of ambiguousness and unclear or evolving picture. when does comfort happen and where and how? we have no definite answers to this question - it is not a question of how it happens - it is more a matter of being alive and comfortable without any conditions or pressures of anything or pressures of motion. this issue is about "Being" and letting things be as they are and letting yourself be as you are without any judgment or evaluations or self talk. another related point is about how we listen and this becomes an important consideration of perception. depending on internal vibrations/ desires, we listen or perceive existence or people. so vibrations need to generate comfort - they can only when they do not depend on anything changeable. architecture is about feeling of Being comfortable; with Existence; Existence. a world is revealed that cannot be predicted or analyzed. one is open for receiving anything and responding as one feels. there is no condition and there is no expectation of reciprocal relationship. it is all about giving.

In a truest sense, God has these qualities that take the form of manifestation and manifestation gets perceived if intents, vibrations, feelings get generated. perhaps there is "no if" in this equation. God has a property of feelings, thoughts and action. By being comfortable, all vibrations become Godlike.

 

the last point i wish to say here that aren't these thoughts and approaches important to acknowledge? that the physical form is not an end in itself but a beginning and more needs to be felt to become comfortable with one self and the other. listening and being quiet is required - especially to accept our own pains. listening can help us accept pain more gracefully than hiding or ducking or brushing it. Who knows the mystery of Existence? Who knows what Existence has in store and what It does? Embrace It; accept It; receive It!

Hari Om.