The pleasure of seeing and the phenomenal field
 

David Ross Komito: "the existence of matter is a prerequisite for the existence of a sense organ, such as an eye, which is a prerequisite for the existence of a visual field. Likewise, the occurrence of contact between an eye, a material form and a visual consciousness is a prerequisite for the occurrence of a feeling of pleasure in regards to a pleasing sight. Thus it is said that the phenomenon of feeling arises in dependence on the phenomenon of contact, that the phenomenon of contact arises in dependence on the phenomenon of a sense field, and that the phenomenon of a sense field arises in dependence on the phenomenon of name and form, the psychophysical being"
 
"name and form" are interesting here

> from Lyn Hejinian's Allegorical Moments: Call to the Everyday (2023)

> tagged with #pleasure, #sense, #reality, #buddhism, #perception

> created Feb 2, 2025 at 2:04:47 PM


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