Ziran

"and-not" in this context of "softness" is contradiction. It is simultaneously conjuncting-and-disjuncting, because the the no-"thing"-ness in-between is integral/essential/fundemental to the "softness" or the "interest" in the catchy rhythm. "syncopation" "softness" Is it universally pleasant? Can anyone deny the syncopated rhythm has a universal "hook" within the mind? What's the hook?

the pleasure that's registered blossoms from resonance with consciousness revealing itself, playing peek-a-boo, for lack of a better word It's hiding in plain sight, and the recognition of it, ( hiding in blades of grass, in a dog's fur, in a catchy-rhythm ) is pleasant because it resonates with the individual at their core, as it is connecting to the ALL, counter-intuitively, via no-"thing"-ness. that's the theory

now consider a dog's fur? cotton-balls? ... ... syncopation?

the texture is: grain-not-grain-not-grain--not-grain-not-grain-not ... the feeling is in conjunction with "not"

what is happening in conjunction with the feeling?

I find these sort of simple contemplations to be fun light-hearted ways to include deep inquiry within daily mundane life.

More than anything else? It's a function of the distance between the edges?

The corresponding reaction in the mind is?

What if the pleasure registered from "soft" is like the pleasure registered from the auditory construct "rhythm"? Best example: "syncopation"?

Would a masochist enjoy "soft"?

The first question is: Texture? Is "soft" universally pleasant? Not subjective? If so, why?

Because freedom needs to be protected, it can never be free.

... pretend to be an atheist/materialist. Cater to their basic needs.

... is the only absolute infinite consciousness ... If God is absolutely literally infinite, then, all that was, is, will-be, wasn't, isn't, won't-be, and could-be already exists within it. The others are nullified like candle-light on the surface of the sun.

It's bold and honest

Thank you

Their dreams and your dreams are a unity like cast-and-mold.

Unanswerable questions are gates.

Its structure manifests as "longing" or "cleaving". The individual-mind is "longing" for the higher-mind like-for-like. Common analogies include: consummation of nuptials and exchanging "greetings" like-for-like. It's because the individual-mind is emerging from the higher-mind. They can be in harmony, resonance, or discord.

I like "Hyperbolic" better.

When comparing cast and mold, which possesses the form?

Gesture and inflection

There's 2 major steps to this. POV is key: Subject and valence. Self-inquiry targets the Self. The valence is inward. Step 1: Take stock. What is yours? Make a list. Just a list. What's in-between all of it: this-and-that? The negative-space, for lack of better words, that distinguishes between the items on the list. Now, zoom out. From a distance, in the mind's eye, visualize yourself. Compare all the "bits-and-bots" with the "in-between". From here, assuming nothing, presented with this self, constituted of "bits-and-bots" and "in-betweens", probing deeper-and-deeper, on careful examination, it's apparent: there's much-much-more "in-between" than there are "bits-and-bots". Because of this, it's natural to disassociate with the bits-and-bots in favor of the in-betweens. Step 2: Assimilate. Continue zooming-out, including others in the frame. Keep going until the "bits-and-bots" dissolve. The in-betweens, from this vantage, are uniform in their lacking. Conclusion: If the Self is defined in terms of the in-betweens, then the POV becomes all inclusive.

Right. The absolute beginning is beyond. Begin within the beginning. The moment immediately proximal to the big-bang. After the big-bang, over the course of billions and billions of years, the pulsing has been gathering into stable relationships. One of those stable relationships involves accurate sensory feedback cultivated, necessarily, by threat avoidance. After billions and billions of years, this accuracy of the sensory feedback has become so accurate, that the sensory feedback apparatus is ignored.