A primary
motivation behind
abuddhas memes (http://www.crosswinds.net/~abuddha/bookmark.htm) is to provide the visitor some
tantalizing fragments of a
fundamental,
underlying unity. Applying our
generalist abilities we will be able to come to a
deeper understanding of the whole by recognizing
connections between the parts.
Since every
individual comes at life with both unique
geneology and
singular experience, we each have non-reproducible talents to
contribute. Uncovering what these are, and so
catalyzing a
sense of belonging and
purpose could and should be the
domain of
education. By accepting the
media as our
information filter we
demean and
diminish the actual in favor of the
presentable.
The work presently being done is built upon the
disparate foundations provided by those who went before them. Results tend to either stay inside the
boundary of a
field of study, or form the basis of a further refined
specialty. A good example of this is
medicine. What began as the (attempted) delivery of a
whole-health approach has now
evolved (
devolved) into a huge
diversity of
sub-specialties; leaving the poor GP as the desperate arbiter of the partial.
Discovering that part of the puzzle that "I" am entails exposure to the widest
variety of ideas and
theories. With an understanding that my
Weltanschauung is only as
valid as its ability to relate with others
world views, I add and modify those bits of information that move my
memetype toward increasing
validity.
Serendipity, and the
state of mind that is
receptive to it, plays a
crucial role in
expanding that which is seen as
valid. I hope that visitors here find a piece that brings
wonder; and perhaps
gratitude for living at such a time.