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 %IDEAL AUTO REGULATE LIMITS ZEN CHANGE ENVIRONMENT 901013

     There  are  limits  to  the  possibilities  of  auto-
regulation.   There must be principles which determine the
purpose  of auto-regulation.  To be viable such principles
must   be   flexible   enough  to   deal   with   changing
environmental   and   internal   circumstances.     Static
principles  of  auto-regulation  are suitable  only  to  a
static   environment.   Yet  the  operation  of   profound
principles  of auto-regulation by a dominant form of  life
on  a finite planet will change the  planet's  environment
and  confront  the profound principles of  auto-regulation
with new situations for which the profound principles were
not designed.

     Humans operating in terms of fixed principles are not
well  suited to survive in an environment which  is  being
changed  due to their following of those fixed principles.
Scientific procedures cannot discover fixed principles  in
terms  of which to lead the human endeavor.  All that  the
scientific  paradigm  seeks to discover is  fixed  by  the
nature of objective reality. The only objective principles
which the scientific paradigm can lead us to discover, are
principles fixed by the nature of objective reality.   The
scientific  paradigm is not suited to lead the way towards
the discovery of principles in terms of which to set human
priorities  with  regards  to  the  consequences  of   the
scientific paradigm. Such wisdom must originate outside of
the limited context of the scientific paradigm,  and serve
to lead members of the human community to give guidance to
scientists  and technocrats;  guidance which should not be
expected   to   originate  within  the  confines  of   the
scientific and technocratic paradigm.

The  way  of  Zen  points  to  considerations  which   are
complementary  to the considerations of the scientific and
technocratic paradigm.  Tragic consequences may be avoided
through balanced consideration of complimentary paradigms.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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