tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914999451703979201.post2294160065208509878..comments2012-05-05T14:23:37.499-07:00Comments on That's What She Said: Balanced AccountLeeHere Absenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424485934331177232noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914999451703979201.post-7964732943926748142011-07-16T21:04:13.290-07:002011-07-16T21:04:13.290-07:00Ahhh. I see.
"We have enabled automatic s...Ahhh. I see. <br /><br />"We have enabled automatic spam detection for comments. You should occasionally check the comments in your spam inbox. Learn more about Blogger's spam detection or report issues."<br /><br />Fixed.LeeHere Absenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15424485934331177232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914999451703979201.post-23710258919801125492011-07-16T21:02:30.264-07:002011-07-16T21:02:30.264-07:00*Orfeu*
orfeu has left a new comment on your post...*Orfeu*<br /><br />orfeu has left a new comment on your post "Balanced Account": <br /><br />I thought you might enjoy this link..<br />http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-neurobiology-of-bliss-sacred-and-profane<br /><br />"Absence of pain is predictably akin to pleasure, but the other two—losing a sense of identity and of bodily limits—are less obvious. Self-awareness, apparently, is no picnic. William James described the self as that kernel of consciousness that persists throughout various experiences and sensations. The self is divided between the stream of consciousness and an internal observer—except in those rare moments when we dissolve into mysticism.<br /><br />Self-awareness exists as a running critique organizing conscious experience. Telling stories to ourselves (often about ourselves) is the cognitive default."<br /><br />The problem here seems to be...that orgasm offers a dissolution of the sense of self...which ...um..is good...but the risk lies in the two consciousness becoming over-merged...fused, even...which then becomes oppressive...so...yeah...the challenge lies in keeping the accounts balanced...which only works if both participants are assiduous in their accounting practices. :)LeeHere Absenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15424485934331177232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914999451703979201.post-67669167658402447592011-07-16T21:02:09.395-07:002011-07-16T21:02:09.395-07:00Weird. I got this comment in my gmail, but not on...Weird. I got this comment in my gmail, but not on my blog and there's no sign of a "delete." See below.<br /><br />V V V V VLeeHere Absenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15424485934331177232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914999451703979201.post-32276826643733761762011-07-16T08:49:19.633-07:002011-07-16T08:49:19.633-07:00I thought you might enjoy this link..
http://www.s...I thought you might enjoy this link..<br />http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-neurobiology-of-bliss-sacred-and-profane<br /><br />"Absence of pain is predictably akin to pleasure, but the other two—losing a sense of identity and of bodily limits—are less obvious. Self-awareness, apparently, is no picnic. William James described the self as that kernel of consciousness that persists throughout various experiences and sensations. The self is divided between the stream of consciousness and an internal observer—except in those rare moments when we dissolve into mysticism.<br /><br />Self-awareness exists as a running critique organizing conscious experience. Telling stories to ourselves (often about ourselves) is the cognitive default."<br /><br />The problem here seems to be...that orgasm offers a dissolution of the sense of self...which ...um..is good...but the risk lies in the two consciousness becoming over-merged...fused, even...which then becomes oppressive...so...yeah...the challenge lies in keeping the accounts balanced...which only works if both participants are assiduous in their accounting practices. :)orfeuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240050445596377080noreply@blogger.com