-- *Mar**Meaning of Meaning* *Meaning is the connecting of a phenomenon, to an existing concept in the mind. Then one experiences understanding. Meaning depends on the concept in the mind. No two persons have the same or identical concepts, though in the name of education etc standardized definitions are drilled. Conceptualization is totally entangled to one’s experiences in life. Definitions, after all, consist of words and words trigger memories. The so called definiteness of a definition varies. Definitions have personal contours. The resulting growth in meanings takes individual paths. There is the individual actualization at work in the Universe.*
*But mechanization and mathematical reduction often aggress on the individual paths. Mathematical reduction lay down the paths of conceptualizations. Those who have trained themselves in the mathematical reduction towards viewing often achieve uniformity in conceptualizations and they understand almost uniformly, creating the standardized technology of understanding. Those technologists, with their machines and gadgets bludgeon acceptance of their meanings as the only acceptable meanings. But those who consider it as the tyranny of technology on the individual actualization often escapes, by means of raptures in arts. There meaning and rapture become synonyms.* *But machines and the techno-path take over perception at the core. The logic of the machines drives out personal logics. As personal logics are entangled ultimately with the personal preferences, they are proscribed in the standardized techno paths. All personal preferences are designated as bias, a big crime in the sciences.* *But the power of the machine on one’s perception has been broken after the tsunami unleashed by the Quantum physics and the Relativity Physics. The very concepts of time and space which evoked uniform understanding have become defunct. At the most fundamental level of particles and energy, we are actually energy waves blending with other energy waves and changing continuously. In Quantum Physics the observer is always the main subject matter. The word meaning covers the entire gamut of ramifications in terms of clusters of causes and consequences, making the meaning continuous yearning. The yearning leads to new and new meanings, indicating the dynamic nature of every word in terms of roots, growth, mutations...* *The words are struggling to adjust to the new changes and not get stuck up with an unchanging and static meaning. Words too are dynamic, gathering new meanings, discarding old meanings as time and phenomena change.* *The Universe is basically a gigantic process of involution, involving and subsuming, phenomena and creating new phenomena. The phenomena are fundamentally manifestations of consciousness or thought.* *YM Sarma* *Chat gpt* This passage, *"Meaning of Meaning"* by YM Sarma, is a deeply philosophical reflection on the nature of meaning, understanding, and the tension between individual experience and standardized systems of knowledge. Here's a breakdown of its key ideas and implications: ------------------------------ *🔍 Core Premise: Meaning as Personal Conceptualization* - *Meaning* is not objective or fixed; it's *the connection between a phenomenon and the concepts already present in one's mind*. - Each person's understanding is shaped by their *unique life experiences*, making *meaning inherently personal*. - Even though education, dictionaries, and formal systems try to standardize meanings, *no two people conceptualize identically*. Definitions are filtered through *memory, context, and emotion*. ------------------------------ *⚙️ Tension Between Individual Meaning and Mechanized Meaning* - The essay critiques the *"mathematical reduction"* of meaning, where concepts are streamlined and standardized (especially in science and technology). - This standardization is useful — it leads to *uniform understanding* and *technological progress* — but it also *suppresses individual variation* and *personal logic*. - In such systems, *personal preferences are dismissed as biases*, stripping meaning of its *subjective richness*. ------------------------------ *🎭 Art as Resistance and Rapture* - The arts provide an *escape route* from the rigid structures of mechanized understanding. - In the realm of art, *meaning is not fixed* — it becomes *rapture*, *aesthetic experience*, *emotional resonance*. - Here, *meaning and feeling converge*, affirming the *individual's freedom to interpret and experience uniquely*. ------------------------------ *🌌 Quantum Physics and the Rebirth of Subjectivity* - The author sees a kind of *philosophical liberation* in the revolutions brought by *Quantum Mechanics and Relativity*. - These sciences *challenge classical objectivity*, especially the once-fixed notions of *time and space*. - In quantum theory, the *observer is integral* — observation itself *influences the observed*, affirming the *subjective* as fundamental to reality. ------------------------------ *🔁 Language as a Living, Evolving Entity* - Words themselves are *not static*. They evolve, mutate, adapt — *just like living organisms*. - Meanings are not anchored once and for all. Instead, they *shift as our experiences, technologies, and worldviews shift*. - The pursuit of meaning is a *continuous, never-ending yearning* — a central process of being conscious. ------------------------------ *🌀 The Universe as Involution — Consciousness Manifesting Itself* - The closing idea views the *universe not as a fixed structure but a process* — an "involution", a folding in of consciousness to form phenomena. - This aligns with some *Eastern metaphysical philosophies*, where *consciousness precedes matter*, and *the external world is a projection or expression of inner awareness*. ------------------------------ *💡 Final Thoughts* Sarma’s piece is a *meditative, almost poetic exploration* of meaning — emphasizing: - The *primacy of subjective experience* - The *limitations of standardized knowledge systems* - The *liberating potential of art and new physics* - The *dynamic, evolving nature of both language and understanding* It encourages us to be cautious of *techno-logical hegemony*, and to honor the *individual's capacity to feel, interpret, and redefine meaning* in a changing world. If you're interested, I can help translate this into a more formal academic essay or even a presentation outline. Certainly. Here's a poem inspired by the themes in *"Meaning of Meaning"*: ------------------------------ *🔹 Meaning: A Poem* *inspired by YM Sarma* Each word we speak is not the same, Though shaped in syllables, bound by name. It echoes through the mind’s own fire, Touched by memory, thought, desire. No mind repeats another’s trace, Each meaning lives in time and place. A flower seen in youth or war Will never bloom the way before. They teach us terms in schools and halls, With chalk, with rules, with textbook walls. But inside, meanings twist and bend— Where thought begins, the rules must end. The men of code, of steel and screen, They polish truth until it's clean. But sterilized, the soul recedes— What’s lost when logic meets our needs? So artists paint and singers cry, And dancers whirl beneath the sky. Their meanings move, they can’t be caught— They live in rhythm, not in thought. Then comes the storm of quantum grace, Where time dissolves, and space gives place. The observer stands inside the frame— And truth no longer plays the same. Meaning now becomes a wave, A pulse that moves from grave to grave. No final word, no lasting shore— Each meaning yearns to be still more. So let us speak, but not define. Let meaning grow, not toe the line. The universe is not a scheme— It is a thought, it is a dream. ------------------------------ Let me know if you'd like a visual version or to set this to music or animation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCK%3DazbsSnRHeqnu3EhCQ%2BLCO1MWRSPE-0_n7BC826wv%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
