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What is in it for other countries? Is it a long term vision? Is it exclusivity? Is it a broad outlook? Is it a narrow focus? Is it maturity? Is it a handout? Is it stability?
Yes, it is stability. The more stable is America, the better it is for the rest of the world.
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KHTK AXIOM SEVEN: OBJECTIVITY CAN NEVER BE ABSOLUTE. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A DEGREE OF SUBJECTIVITY.
Corollary: Subjectivity comes from the viewpoint one assumes.
Corollary: A viewpoint acts as a filter.
Perceptibility of a manifestation allows it to be perceived. However, any perception is subject to how that manifestation is being perceived. This aspect of perception may be called a filter. This filter can be so insubstantial that it is almost transparent, or it can be so substantial that the manifestation appears totally different from what it really is.
Manifestation is the same as its perceptibility. It is the filter, which makes a manifestation appear to be separate from its perception. When there is no filter the manifestation may simply appear to be the consideration of itself.
True objectivity would be seeing something for what it is without any filters.That would mean, “Seeing something without any viewpoint.”
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[The following axioms are not firmed up yet. Do not pay attention to an axiom until it is numbered.]
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KHTK AXIOM _: SPACE IS THE CONSIDERATION OF MANIFESTATION.
The consideration of a manifestation may be visualized as a field, or an expanse, made up of points or locations. Each point is recognized by the consideration attached to it. This expanse of points is limited by consideration only.
The consideration at some point may acquire the dimension of being a reference. That point then becomes a viewpoint from which other points may be viewed or considered.
The manifestation is then being considered through this viewpoint, rather than simply being considered. This gives us space. Space is represented by dimensions. A dimension is a perceivable aspect of space that gives it quality and quantity.
When a certain aspect of a manifestation is being used as a reference to perceive the manifestation itself, we have a filter.
Mathematical dimensions of space may be represented as follows:
The three independent directions in space are three different aspects of measuring space quantitatively. They are independent of each other in the sense that they cannot be projected on each other.
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KHTK AXIOM ___: PURE CONSIDERATIONS MANIFEST THEMSELVES AS SELF (A BEING).
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KHTK AXIOM ___: AWARENESS OF SELF DEPENDS ON ITS CONSIDERATION.
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KHTK AXIOM ___: SELF BECOMES LESS AWARE BY HIDING ITS CONSIDERATIONS.
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KHTK AXIOM ___: KNOWLEDGE CONSISTS OF SPACE, ENERGY, MATTER AND TIME.
Definition: Space, energy, matter and time may be regarded as the physical aspects of the universe.
A beingness imposes a distinct awareness of itself in terms of its scope, extent or dimension. This overall sense of beingness may be referred to as SPACE.
Shifts may occur within beingness. These shifts propagate throughout the beingness resulting in evolution. The sense of this propagation may be referred to as ENERGY.
Through evolution, beingness may acquire relatively static structure at certain locations in space. This structure may give a recognizable form to that beingness. This sense of definiteness of form may be referred to as MATTER.
Space-energy-matter may continue to evolve throughout the cycle of beingness from beginning to end. This sense of persistence and continuous evolution of beingness may be referred to as TIME.
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KHTK AXIOM ___: A LOCATION MAY SHIFT AND EVOLVE INTO GREATER COMPLEXITY.
The considerations at any location may shift and evolve into more complex considerations.
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KHTK AXIOM ___: VIEWPOINT EVOLVES AS THE CONSIDERATION OF PERCEPTION IS ADDED AT A POINT IN SPACE .
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KHTK AXIOM ___: A LOCATION WITH UNIQUE CONSIDERATIONS IS INDIVIDUAL.
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KHTK AXIOM ___: ENERGY IS A SHIFT PROPAGATING THROUGH SPACE.
Shifts may occur within beingness. These shifts propagate throughout the beingness resulting in evolution. The sense of this propagation may be referred to as ENERGY.
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KHTK AXIOM ___: MASS MAY RESULT FROM CONDENSATION OF ENERGY.
Mass is the property of a fundamental particle in Nuclear Physics. A complex combination of such particles creates the atom. Atoms acquire increasing complexity as covered in the periodic table. Different combinations of atoms then creates uncountable variations of matter.
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KHTK AXIOM ___: TIME IS TRACKING OF THE CONTINUAL EVOLUTION OF SPACE, ENERGY AND MATTER.
Space-energy-matter may continue to evolve throughout the cycle of beingness from beginning to end. This sense of persistence and continuous evolution of beingness may be referred to as TIME.
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KHTK AXIOM ___: TRUTH IS THE RECOGNITION OF WHAT IS.
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KHTK AXIOM FIVE: ABSENCE OF MANIFESTATION GIVES RISE TO MANIFESTATION.
When one is faced by some unknown there are always questions that arise, and speculations that follow. These considerations then seem to shape our ideas about the unknown. One does not rest until there is some kind of verification or consistency in one’s understanding about that unknown.
The “unknown,” essentially, is a gaping hole in one’s understanding. Something is missing that could be identifiable. What then follows is an effort to identify what is missing.
Thus, a lack of integrity in understanding appears to be an unstable condition like vacuum. It is immediately filled by questions, speculations, conjectures, etc. These all are manifestation of considerations that are trying to account for the missing manifestation
Considerations, such as, questions, speculations, conjectures, etc., are manifested when faced with unmanifested unknown.
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Complete Reference: KHTK Axioms: A Work in Progress
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Esta es una serie de ensayos que se ha dado a conocer bajo el acrónimo KHTK (de la frase en Inglés “Knowing How To Know”, “Sabiendo Cómo Saber”). Este es el primero de los ensayos KHTK .
KHTK te ayuda a responder la pregunta “¿Quién soy yo?” Nadie debe responder esta pregunta por ti. Tienes que encontrar esta respuesta por ti mismo.
KHTK está basada en un sistema de observación, no en un sistema de lógica. La lógica te puede ayudar a descubrir dónde mirar, pero el conocimiento preciso viene de mirar.
KHTK se deriva del concepto fundamental de Vipassana como fue redescubierto y descrito por Buda. La palabra passana significa ver con ojos abiertos, en la forma ordinaria, pero la palabravipassana significa,
“Observar las cosas como son, no solamente como parecen ser.”
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Este es un resumen de Vipassana de la liga Vipassana Meditation.
“Vipassana, que quiere decir ver las cosas como realmente son, es una de las más antiguas técnicas de meditación de la India. Fué redescubierta por Buda Gautama hace más de 2500 años y él la enseñaba como un remedio universal para todos los males.
“Esta técnica no sectaria busca la erradicación completa de las impurezas en la mente y la resultante más elevada felicidad de esa liberación. Curación no simplemente de enfermedades, sino la curación escencial del sufrimiento humano, es su propósito.
“Vipassana es un camino de auto-transformación a través de la observación de uno mismo. Se enfoca en la profunda interconección entre la mente y el cuerpo que puede ser experimentada directamente poniendo atención de forma disciplinada en las sensaciones físicas que forman la vida del cuerpo, y que continuamente interconectan y condicionan la vida de la mente. Es esta travesía auto-exploratoria, basada en la observación, hacia la raíz común de la mente y el cuerpo, la que disuelve la impureza mental, resultando en una mente balanceada realmente llena de amor y compasión.
“Las leyes científicas que regulan nuestros pensamientos, sentimientos, opiniones y sensaciones se muestran conclaridad. A través de la experiencia directa, la naturaleza de cómo uno crece o retrocede, cómo uno mismo produce sufrimiento o se libera del sufrimiento se hace comprensible. La vida se convierte en una actividad caracterizadapor una mayor consciencia, sin engaño, con auto-control y paz.”
Aquí hay una historia de éxito basada en Vipassana:
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Las técnicas de KHTK pueden ser descritas como ‘Mirando para saber’. Mirar es descrito aquí como usar los órganos de los sentidos (ojos, oídos, nariz, lengua, cuerpo y mente) para observar y experimentar lo que está ahí. Por favor nota que la mente es considerada como un órgano de los sentidos, como el ojo o el oído.
El propósito de KHTK es el de capacitar a la persona a practicar por sí misma, los principios de Vipassana, que pueden ser resumidos como consciencia plena – mirar, observar, y contemplar las cosas como son.
El libro de texto recomendado es: What the Buddha Taught por Walpola Rahula.
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