Nuno Rosa

The Reunion of the Soul & the Body by William Blake (1757–1827)

Regenerative vegan house, Kagoshima Japan,

Yakushima in southern Japan, with abundant rainfall meets almost 100% of its electricity demand through hydroelectric power.

This building, positioned to harmonize with existing vegetation, rocks and natural spring water, is a regenerative house that not only lets residents feel close to nature but also aims to enrich the natural cycle.

Made from natural, plant-based materials can also be called a "Vegan House," as it is in-tune with the lifestyle of the residents. Its ethical framework that respects life is a concept that redefines the principles of sustainability.

Have you found joy in your life and has your life brought joy to others?

Who is the Master who makes the Grass Green?

“Who is the Master who makes the grass green?” - Zen Koan, via Robert Anton Wilson.

Experiment: Requires a mirror and one other person.

Stand in front of a mirror and have the other person stand beside you.

Look directly at your eyes in the mirror, and then slowly move your eyes from side to side (although not too far).

You should see that the image of your eyes in the mirror stays perfectly still, even though you can feel your eyes moving.

The person beside you should be able to confirm that they can see your eyes moving.

You can consider the static image of your eyes to be an optical illusion. You should then ask yourself the question:

“If this illusion is not visible in what I think is my external environment (because my companion cannot see it), then in what environment is it being displayed?”

One answer is that the illusion is being displayed only in your unique internal environment.

“Neurons gather information from your senses, intellect and memory and so create a grand simulation of the world around you, forming the basis of your entire consciousness and subjective universe” - “What it Means to Be You” (Scientific American Mind, Volume 22, Number 3, 2013).

Your brain is generating the environment you are in (and your image of your body), in the same way it generates environments for you to walk around in in your dreams.

You are the Master who makes the grass green, and you should consider the possibility that you have been walking around inside your own mind without realising it. Your mind is effectively infinite in extent and encompasses your representation of the observable universe, the collective unconscious and many other regions.

One way to determine whether the above statements & claims are true is by acting as though they are true for a given amount of time, and seeing whether what you observe and experience is better explained by this model than others. Occam’s Razor cuts both ways.

Techniques from different traditions (Tantra, Kabbalah, Yoga, Magic, Alchemy) can also be used to explore this inner space.

See also:

Direct and indirect realism.

Map-territory Relation.

Evil is not the nocturnal creatures, or what exists in the oceans depths.

(Evil exists in the light too)

All this obsession over attention and people can’t even look themselves in the mirror.

Before you take center stage, remember:

“The Celtic tradition mentioned supernatural women who take warriors to mysterious islands to make them immortal with their love.”

“The helmet was also a mask and the wearer no longer just a warrior among the living, but also an ancestor and a living dead. Wherever there are mask cults, there are ancestor cults; the masks transform the wearer into an Ancestor. Dying when already dead was not a sacrifice, since one gained power in death and as an ancestor. Cloaks and transformations were central in experiencing death and becoming the living ancestors – they created drama.”