![]() Nonsense is nonsense only when we have not yet found that point of view from which it makes sense. True artist and true physicists know that nonsense is only that which, viewed from our present point of view, is unintelligible. There is no such thing as “nonsense” apart from a judgmental intellect which calls it that. “Nonsense” is that which does not fit into the prearranged patterns which we have superimposed on reality. The more clearly we experience something as “nonsense,” the more clearly we are experiencing the boundaries of our own self-imposed cognitive structures. The importance of nonsense hardly can be overstated. ![]() However, as Zukav states, this is often only because we lack the correct reference frame from which these events make sense. In life we are often quick to dismiss things that seem nonsensical. ![]() The same mind shift that is necessary to allow for a better understanding of our universe in its entirety, is just as applicable when we apply it on the micro scale to our individual lives. It is through the medium of explaining the non-intuitive concepts of new physics (relativity and quantum mechanics), that Zukav brings awareness to our limited ability to perceive “reality” and accurately define it. However, to classify it only as such would be doing it a disservice. “What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.” -Werner HeisenbergĪt first glance, the book The Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav may appear to be primarily written on the subject of physics. ![]()
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