"Ogawa says an android deity isn’t a normal experience for the Japanese and is still an alien concept. But Japanese people don’t carry stereotypical thinking when it comes to robots and don’t hold any prejudices. 'They just think 'oh, what’s happened here' and then just accept it,' he laughs." —Thisanka Siripala, "An Ancient Japanese Shrine … Continue reading Buddhist Android
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Staying With Feelings — Meg-John Barker & Focusing — Eugene T. Gendlin
"Stay with the feeling, with interested curiosity, not trying to change it, or to force it to communicate: just being with it gently and curiously. Try to understand it from it's point of view. Notice any words, images, or metaphors that come to mind. Acknowledge everything that comes up, e.g., further feelings or lack of … Continue reading Staying With Feelings — Meg-John Barker & Focusing — Eugene T. Gendlin
