francisco varela – An Autonomous Agent / exploring the noosphere Sun, 15 Oct 2017 02:55:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine – Huston Smith /2014/03/tales-of-wonder-adventures-chasing-the-divine-huston-smith/ /2014/03/tales-of-wonder-adventures-chasing-the-divine-huston-smith/#disqus_thread Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:47:00 +0000 https://www.anautonomousagent.com/?p=98 I was introduced to the works of Alan Watts by a meditation teacher about three years ago. Since then, I have been interested in mysticism, cognition, Buddhism, and scientism. Don’t ask me why, but these subjects just captivate me. I have been reading the works of various authors such as Douglas Hofstadter, Thich Nhat Hanh, Joseph Campbell, Stuart Kauffman, Francisco Varela, and Jiddu Krishnamurti; but what am I trying to learn; WHY?

Probably, this question will never be answered, but being only 23, I have barely began to experience the reality these authors seek to understand. I can live this reality and hopefully discover something worth telling others. Anyway, besides reading, Yoga and meditation have been my most direct experiences with the spiritual nature of the mind and universe. And just a few days ago I watched a video with Huston Smith. He makes me want to travel the world and experience other cultures. I have started reading his autobiography, Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine. Smith appears to be a fascinating individual and I think that I have much to learn from him. Perhaps you have read Smith? If not, I highly suggest that you do.

]]> /2014/03/tales-of-wonder-adventures-chasing-the-divine-huston-smith/feed/ 0 Tree of Knowledge – Maturana and Varela /2012/12/tree-of-knowledge-maturana-and-varela/ /2012/12/tree-of-knowledge-maturana-and-varela/#disqus_thread Sun, 30 Dec 2012 04:05:00 +0000 https://www.anautonomousagent.com/?p=420 I have yet to read Tree of Knowledge by Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela  (ISBN-13: 978-0877736424). I have the book, sitting in my room. Flipping through the pages, it seems like a must read. The book came to my attention after reading some reviews on Amazon about Godel, Escher, and Bach.

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