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HERMANN KUHN
SUTRAS
Partial sight (naya) generates knowledge in seven steps: 1 - Outlining an experience (naigama)
By outlining an experience we mark one part of reality without clearly defining it. We do not bother about details we might not perceive distinctly (yet). By outlining an experience we separate it from the rest of reality' and make it tangible enough for us to analyze it.
EXAMPLE: We perceive a new object. Something inside the object is ringing. If we speak to the object in a certain way, it answers.
"There is something interesting.' 2 - Recognizing the interconnected whole behind the experience
(sangraha) Here we shift our attention to the fundamental whole beyond the individual details we perceived in step one.
We consciously withdraw our energy from perceiving details. We focus instead on finding the meaning behind it and try to discover a coherent whole in all the many parts. This attempt, this energy we consciously focus is the crucial factor that ultimately enables us to identify the underlying whole.
EXAMPLE: We ask friends what the object might be. We understand eventually that this is a method to talk to people who are not within hearing distance.
'What is it exactly?'
It is essential to understand that we do not have to experience all details first before we receive an impression of the whole. 3 - Identifying its functional elements (vyavahara)
After we determined what the fundamental whole is, we now try to recognize its structure and its parts, - we identify its functional elements.
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