The Vessel And The Filter
Das Gefäß und der Filter--von Rick Rubin
Jeder von uns trägt einen Container in sich. Er wird ständig mit Daten gefüllt. Er enthält die Summe unserer Gedanken, Gefühle, Träume und Erfahrungen mit der Welt. Nennen wir ihn das Gefäß.
Die Informationen gelangen nicht direkt in das Gefäß. Wie Regen, der ein Fass füllt. Sie werden für jeden von uns auf einzigartige Weise gefiltert.
Nicht alles schafft es durch diesen Filter. Und was hindurchkommt, ist nicht immer zuverlässig.
Jeder von uns hat seine eigene Methode, die Quelle zu reduzieren. Unser Speicherplatz ist begrenzt. Unsere Sinne nehmen die Daten oft falsch wahr. Und unser Verstand hat nicht die Verarbeitungsleistung, um alle Informationen um uns herum aufzunehmen. Unsere Sinne wären von Licht, Farben, Geräuschen und Gerüchen völlig überfordert. Wir wären nicht in der Lage, ein Objekt von einem anderen zu unterscheiden.
Um uns in dieser riesigen Datenwelt zurechtzufinden, lernen wir schon früh, uns auf die Informationen zu konzentrieren, die uns wichtig oder von besonderem Interesse erscheinen. Und den Rest auszublenden.
Als Künstler versuchen wir, unsere kindliche Wahrnehmung zurückzugewinnen: einen unschuldigeren Zustand des Staunens und der Wertschätzung, der nicht an Nutzen oder Überleben gebunden ist.
Unser Filter reduziert unweigerlich die Intelligenz der Quelle, indem er die ankommenden Daten interpretiert, anstatt sie frei passieren zu lassen. Während sich das Gefäß mit diesen umgestalteten Fragmenten füllt, werden Beziehungen zu dem bereits gesammelten Material hergestellt.
Aus diesen Beziehungen entstehen Überzeugungen und Geschichten. Sie können davon handeln, wer wir sind, von den Menschen um uns herum und von der Beschaffenheit der Welt, in der wir leben. Letztendlich verschmelzen diese Geschichten zu einer Weltanschauung.
Als Künstler wollen wir diese Geschichten weich halten und Raum für die riesige Menge an Informationen finden, die sich nicht so einfach in die Grenzen unseres Glaubenssystems einfügen lassen. Je mehr Rohdaten wir aufnehmen und je weniger wir sie formen, desto näher kommen wir der Wirklichkeit.
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Kernfragen zum Nachdenken: Was halten Sie von der Metapher des Gefäßes und des Filters, um zu beschreiben, wie wir durch unsere immense Datenwelt navigieren? Können Sie eine persönliche Geschichte erzählen, in der Ihnen bewusst wurde, wie Sie Daten falsch interpretiert haben? Was hilft Ihnen, einen unschuldigen Zustand des Staunens und der Wertschätzung wiederherzustellen, der nicht an das Nützliche oder das Überleben geknüpft ist?
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Rick Rubin ist ein bekannter Schallplattenproduzent. Der obige Auszug stammt aus seinem Buch The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin is renowned record producer. Excerpt above from his book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
SEED QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: How do you relate to the metaphor fo the vessel and the filter as a way of describing how we navigate through our immense world of data? Can you share a personal story of a time you became aware of how you were misperceiving data? What helps you restore an innocent state of wonder and appreciation not tethered to utility or survival?
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On Sep 19, 2023 Jagannatha Das wrote :
"Wahrnehmung" is a German word that fascinates me a lot. It is translated as "perception".
However, if we look at its etymology, "Wahr" means truth or reality. Whereas "Nehmung" comes from the verb "nehmen" which means "to take".
A regional variation of Wahrnehmung is "Warhholen". "Holen" means "to get".
To take or to get the truth or reality.
This indicates and implies the subjective involvement of each of us, whenever we perceive reality. And our perception is biased by our individual backgrounds, educational background, cultural upbringing and peer influences.
The vessel as a repository of our perceived realities is very descriptive. It shows the limitations and our involvement in getting or taking out of the truths and stories that we narrate about ourselves, as well as how we perceive others and the world around us.
How many times have I postulated and worried about troubles that later proved to be, nothing but figments of my imagination? I could not sleep due to... [View Full Comment]
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On Sep 6, 2023 Francis dacosta wrote :
Sooner or later I think we all develop filters to prune, collate, corrobate. Baba Muktananda said, let the witness behind your eyes only be shown scenes of love. In other words, (my take) ferret out the love embedded in all.
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On Sep 5, 2023 David B wrote :
Love this and quite agree. We have to filter for relevance but so often, those filters get distorted by past misperceptions and such. The heavier we filter, the greater the distortion. As Blake told us, we should cleanse the doors of perception so we can see what is here more clearly. Often, this clear view is more enjoyable and uplifting, unconstrained by our past fears.
One minor quibble - our memory space is not limited. But our processing capacity is. Especially when we have excess filters. Shedding the surplus narratives makes many things so much simpler...
One minor quibble - our memory space is not limited. But our processing capacity is. Especially when we have excess filters. Shedding the surplus narratives makes many things so much simpler...
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On Sep 5, 2023 Stream wrote :
Yesterday I left in darkness and walked down a path with dense vegetation to a point overlooking the sea. The moon and Venus were behind me and Saturn was brightly leading in the East where I was spinning towards.
Our sun appeared. I went down to the beach where I buried my naked body in sand. Each chrystal of ancient bone, shell, and volcanic earth cells were singing to me about the star that I was. I rolled into the sea greeted by fish and turtles and seals and the water of life itself. When my body washed back on to the shore there was an eye looking into mine. A naked eye. And we acknowledged each other. I was an eye and she was an I.
Our sun appeared. I went down to the beach where I buried my naked body in sand. Each chrystal of ancient bone, shell, and volcanic earth cells were singing to me about the star that I was. I rolled into the sea greeted by fish and turtles and seals and the water of life itself. When my body washed back on to the shore there was an eye looking into mine. A naked eye. And we acknowledged each other. I was an eye and she was an I.
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On Sep 5, 2023 Linda 🐝 wrote :
I have Parkinson's disease which is a disease of disordered thinking. However, the good news is this - among some of us fortunate- there is a "condition" concomitant with the illness called compulsive creativity which I describe as a brain enflamed and a mind on fire! That's hard to understand but it's part of my life now so I live with input and stimuli coming in from a million directions with no interest in filtration...my desire is to use what I can - the stuff in my vessel - to create a thing whose sum is greater than its parts....I've always believed in the idea of "vesseldom" which contains the exact ingredients to make what I am the highest version of all that can be achieved.
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On Sep 2, 2023 Saroj Pathak wrote :
" The more raw data we take in, and the less we shape it, the closer we get to nature."
I think the last line says it all. I have been listening to J. Krishnamurti ( Indian Philosopher) and he, very wisely, points out that any thought, any judgment, or any feeling we have is a product of the PAST. This is what this passage is saying too Our thoughts and feelings are shaped by the vast amount of data we have been collecting ( consciously or unconsciously). So, when we make a decision or judgment it is the past conditioning from the Data received.
The only way we can make a change for the future is to change the present by constantly being aware of our tendency to rely on the past. Instead, we need to hold the present with a gentle touch and open mind, then only the future will change. Every moment we have to cultivate observation with curiosity and wonder and not judge by the past conditioning. If we just live in the past then the future will also be just the past.
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On Sep 2, 2023 David Doane wrote :
The metaphors make some sense to me. I believe what we 'vessels' consciously perceive is very limited by our receptors and very filtered mainly through our conditioning that taught us what to see and think, told us what is true and not true, taught us what is reality and what it is not. We to a great extent see our prejudices, expectations, and thinking, and not what is. We navigate through and in Source based on our limited and filtered data, which is a small amount of all that is. My learning from Hinduism and Buddhism has been a big help in becoming aware of how I misperceive data and live in maya or illusions and appearances, and helps me to somewhat regain an innocent state of wonder and appreciation not tethered to utility or survival.
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On Sep 1, 2023 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
Each one of us has our uinque vessel or container, mind which gets filled with our thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and dreams and aspirations. The conent in the container-in the mind- changes as we grow. Sometimes we hold on to the contents in the container and restrict our freedom to grow. We may be bound by the past contents and hold on to the worn out impressions. The challeng for us is to let go of the past impressions and keep our mind free, flexible, and open. It is up to us to be teethered for survival and utility or let go of our self-created bondage and expand our consciousness.
As far as my self is concerened, I have gone through understanding my self, my world, and undesrtanding and relating to other's view points by learning from myself and learning from others whom I trust and admire. They were my role models. As I grew up I expanded the window of my world view and the viewes of other people with an open mind and open heart and learned how to discriminate between rig... [View Full Comment]