tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18866334534880803102024-03-18T20:48:14.221-07:00Bucky's "University""Bucky's "University" (aka University of Life) enlightens with dawning "NEW" PERSPECTIVES of our Changing 21st Century. Joo Hock shares the Perspectives (the Philosophy, Principles and Works) of Dr. R Buckminster Fuller (Bucky)for the non-technical, non-scientific layman, These dawning Perspectives forms the Changing Context of our Scenario Universe, GIVING ONE THE POWERFUL BENEFIT OF MINDSIGHT, beyond the brain senses.
(To Anastasia who gave me the space to live my passion)Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-12083725448416696382008-09-04T21:00:00.000-07:002008-09-07T06:27:00.128-07:00A storyThere was once a Wise Old Man, who lived alone in a Dark Cave in the hills. Legend has it that he was very wise, and many people seeking enlightenment would go to him to seek answers to their problems, or just to find answers to questions they may have about anything in life. His reputation reached far and wide, and it came to the ears of a bright but brash young man.<br /><br />Hah! I must go and visit him with some friends. Let me prove him wrong, in front of some people who will be my witness.<br /><br />Hmmm......I know what I can do<br />I shall ask him to explain to me what is Wealth.<br />I heard that he said that Wealth is our Technological capabilities our know how to take care of all of humanity, at a higher standard of living that man has ever experienced, without ecological offense to our environment, and without disadvantage to anyone" Hmmm......bullshit. How can it be when about 35% of humanity is still living in misery and want. I think I got him there.<br /><br />The day came. Sir, you are wrong. How can you say Wealth is....................It's Academic. It's idealistic at best. But it's wrong.<br /><br />To be continuedJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-21787102956250573062008-09-03T23:58:00.000-07:002008-10-01T02:56:35.251-07:00It's dark in here......Hmmm....Last Sunday (August 31st 2008) at MacRitchie Reservoir Park, during our Bucky Gp session I was sharing and explaining Buckminster Fuller's definition of Wealth.<br /><br />Interestingly immediately one of the participants attacked point-blank the explanation, saying it was <span style="font-weight: bold;">WRONG.</span> Unless we can show this person evidence of this wealth having trickled down to the have-nots of our world, this Wealth thing by Buckminster Fuller is WRONG.<br /><br />I felt that this was a challenge,....... to be put on the spot, to defend the definition of Wealth, as <span style="font-weight: bold;">the Know-how capability to take care of all of humanity, without ecological offense and disadvantage to anyone. </span><br /><br />Immediately some fellow veteran members were seemingly coming to my defense. Put on the defensive, they seemed to be pleading to the person to be "reasonable."<br /><br />However, instead of countering the attack, with trying to explain, even with the best of logic, one could not possibly convince the person otherwise. I took a different tack. I pointed out that the thinking processes which we work with though useful, has it's limitations.<br /><br />It will only arrive at the YOU ARE WRONG, which mean of course that I'm right. This logic, derived from the Greek philosophers of Socrates and Plato, unfortunately cannot help us in our discussion.<br /><br />The attacker pointed out. Human Nature is such, greedy, selfish, fearful and hoarding, uncaring for the plight of others. There are billions of people who are Have-nots.<br /><br />I agreed with the attacker. We can't change human nature.<br /><br />Like a flash the story about <span style="font-weight: bold;">Human Nature</span> came to mind. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />"What kind of people are you likely to find?"<br /><br />A young man was studying about Human Nature. And one day he thought to himself, perhaps he should go and ask the wise old man, who spends his days sitting by the city gate allowing people to come and consult him on any matters.<br /><br />As this young man approached the old man at the city gate, he observed a traveller going up to the wise old man, and asked him: "Excused me sir, what kind of people live in this city?"<br />The old man replied him with a question: "What kind of people live in the city where you came from?"<br />The traveller said: Oh, they are kind, loving, generous people.<br />The old man answered: "That's the kind of people who live in this city"<br />Thanking him the traveller smiled and moved on.<br /><br />Before the young man could approach the old man, another traveller came up to the old man. He ask the same question. "Sir what kind of people live in this city?"<br /><br />Again the old man responded: "What kind of people live in the city where you came from?" Oh they are wicked, thieving, cheating type."<br />The Wise old man replied: "That's the kind of people living in this city"<br /><br />Suddenly the young observer of the conversations had his "lights' turned on. He realized that human nature is neither good nor bad. However whatever what one looks for one will find it. Whatever we look for in others, we will find it, "good" or "bad". Afterall end of the day, all are but reflections of ourselves.<br /><br />Hmmm.....reminds me of the song "Reflections" by Christina Aguilera. (from the movie Mu-lan.)<br /><br />As I reflected on the episode that morning at MacRitchie, I realized that most of the time humanity is in darkness, like living in a gargantuan dark cave. Somebody comes along with a light, and somebody else will try to blow out the light and say, see I told you it is DARK IN HERE. you try to light up again, and this person will try to blow out the light, and say See I told you, It's dark here.<br /><br />Do they want to see the light?<br />No I'm not sure about it. They may want to complain about the DARK, but they don't really want to see the light.<br />"However there may be some who comes along and say: Ah, I see you have some light here, that's good, let's make it brighter, so that we can see better, clearer."<br /><br />So the logic of the Greek Philosophers, the thinking processes they conceived is but only a shaft of light which can help us see a little better in our huge "Dark Cave." But I'm sure there are others who have opened up new shafts of light to help us see better in our "Dark Cave," like Buckminster Fuller and Einstein. But could we be ignoring the new "lights" coming through?<br /><br />Hmmm.....how could I make this into a little story to tell? Just like the story of the Traveller and the old man!<br /><br />Perhaps you can help.......Thanks<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-69535473542796998782008-08-10T07:50:00.000-07:002008-09-28T02:39:55.189-07:00Which is more powerful? Nature or Nurture?Are you born with talents, skills which will make you successful in life?<br /><br />Or can one born without special talents and skills, learn them, nuture and apply them to becomes successful in life?<br /><br />Perhaps there's no final answer to this question. The debate will go on.<br /><br />Some will say: Necessity is the mother of inventions. The circumstances creates the man. It's about Nuture, One's "environment" make one who he is! And that's true too.<br /><br />So if you have to choose, which side do you stand on?<br /><br />Personally, I believe Nuture is more powerful than Nature.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because All is environment! Because all our experiences, our beliefs, our culture, the perpectives, the concepts or mental structures we carry about in our mind, our mindsets, they all becomes what I would call our internal environment. They are very powerful shapers of our behavior, besides our external environment. They determine how we respond to events around us and thus our "success" in life.<br /><br />Our experiences?<br />Some of the world "greatest" leaders became who they are because of having gone through some life or death experiences in their lives. Emperor Shi Huang Ti. Genghis Khan.....the circumstances, the harrowing experiences created the man. Usually they resolve to destroy anyone and anything that stood in their way of achieving "absolute" power and success.<br /><br />Our external environment?<br />If we live in a bustling city, our behavior we be different from if we live in the slow countryside. We rush about in the city, probably have shorter tempers. We take things slowly in the country, nothing much to fret over with.<br /><br />Even Genetic factors are shaped by environment.<br /><br />Nuture wins the Day!<br />If that's so, so what?<br /><br />If I don't like what's happening in my life, I can do something about it.<br />I can change the concepts, the mental structures I carry about in my mind, my internal environment and change my life.<br /><br />Nothing is predetermined and certainly not by the genes. Ones beliefs created by circumstances, and by Nuture, is more powerful and is the key to success in life.<br /><br />Not convinced?<br /><br />Actually Bucky is convinced that we're all born geniuses! And our childhood environment, from the people around us, to our physical surroundings <span style="font-weight: bold;"> de-geniuses </span> us! In fact he shared about Dr. Benjamin Blooms study and authority on education. If we can describe the environment of a young child's life, Dr. Bloom can predict to about 90% accuracy whether the child will grow up to be a delinquent of society or will make it through to University and "success" in life.Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-41781678099330735572008-08-10T06:33:00.000-07:002008-08-10T07:05:23.468-07:00Paradoxes of Life?We live in a Paradoxical World/Universe. Embrace them.<br /><br />Here are some of them<br /><br />On the search for Absolute Truth? The Only Absolute Truth is that there is no Absolute Truth<br /><br />On trying to find Security and Certainty? The Only Certainty is that there is No Certainty<br /><br />On Rules To find solutions to the complex challenges humanity face today? The Only Rule is to Break all rules<br /><br />On Living life seriously? The only thing one must observe in life seriously, is not to take oneself too seriously<br /><br />On Man's search for Permanency in Life? The only permanence is that nothing is permanent.<br /><br />On Change? Change is the only constant.<br /><br />Dear Reader, If you have some Paradoxes to share please do so. ThanksJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-86758906272942352102008-07-27T01:58:00.000-07:002008-09-23T22:43:41.977-07:00How to think like Buckminster Fuller?(The following discussion, assumes that you will find it very worthwhile to learn How to "think" like Buckminster Fuller?, because even the great Dr. Albert Einstein said this to Bucky, "Young man you amaze me. I have no idea of the practical implication of my discovery E=MC2")<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Think like Buckminster Fuller??</span><br /><br />Okay, so I've been researching into this phenomenon called Buckminster Fuller since around June 1994....and if I've done my due dilligence......... on second thought, I'm not sure if this would be the best question to ask! Huh?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3 main reasons</span>!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Our "Thinking" imprisons us.</span><br />In his final book, Cosmography, in the opening chapter "Dawn of Einstein's Universe" Bucky said that "We're still living in the Dark Ages. We're are still living in "prisons". These prisons have no chains, no bars, no walls, no locks. As I thought about what he said, I realized that we are locked in by the very way we think, perhaps by the very thoughts, the concepts, the words we use. We're trapped, "locked" in the box, unable to get out. We're locked in by our culture, our education, the beliefs, the hidden assumptions that we are unaware that we're living in, by our reflex-conditioned behavior.<br /><br />So "Thinking" in this sense may not get us out of the many quandaries that the humanity and the world in general is trapped in.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> When we </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">think, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">we are somebody else.</span><br />Bucky also felt that, when we think, we're not original, not who we truly are, not unique!<br />He said, and I quote <span style="font-weight: bold;">"A lot of people think or believe or know they feel - but that's thinking or believing or knowing: not feeling.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Almost anybody can learn to think or believe or know, but not a single human being can be taught to feel. Why? <span style="font-size:130%;">Because whenever you think or you believe or you know, you're a lot of other people</span>: but the moment you feel , you nobody but yourself."</span><br /><br />So our thoughts originated from our accumulated knowledge, through our formal and informal education, through somebody else's thinking. Bucky would prefer that we be ourselves. Looked like we have abdicated that role to others, or that the world had seemingly conspired to think for us.<br /><br />So?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To be ourselves, and to "think" originally, we must feel</span>. Nobody can teach us how to feel. In Feeling or sensing. we may be closer to ourselves, and to the truth.<br />(Bucky was born with poor eyesight and he relied on his feeling or sense. For example he relied on his sense of smell a lot, with regard to people.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Do your own thinking</span><br /><br />Yes Bucky said. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Do your own thinking!</span><br />Don't follow his thinking, don't think like him.<br /><br />Explain.....!<br />Bucky felt that he had not been effective in his endeavours in his life, because he was always following someone else's exhortations. He was always living the beliefs foisted on him which he accepted half-heartedly, because some well-meaning elder had told him so. Generally the elders, the so-called authorities of our life have always dismissed us from <span style="font-weight: bold;">doing our own thinking</span>. They claim to know better. However this is not necessarily true.<br /><br />Bucky then decided to discard the beliefs, the thinking of others, he decided to start afresh, he chose to live his life base on his personal experience, and discover for himself his own truths.<br /><br />When he did so, his life turned around from that of "failure" to "success"<br />How so?<br />His first daughter Alexandra had died in his arms at the age of 4. and his business of building houses was bought over and he was sacked as it's President, he was bankrupt.<br />He was on the verge of committing suicide on the shore of Lake Michigan, when the thoughts came to him: <span style="font-weight: bold;">"You need not await temporal attestations to your thoughts, you think the truth."</span><br />In other words, you need not wait for others to give you permission to think, you do your own thinking.<br /><br />Looking back at his life, at his chronofile, a diary, a journal, a log-book of his past, and Bucky saw the changes happening around him. He saw his life in relation to the changes, the world going from the visible materialistic world to the invisible world of electronics. He observed the changing behavioral patterns of our environment, he began to feel and sense "things' differently, he began to perceive "things" differently, he began to operate from direct experience.<br /><br />He began to question and relook at things, which we had taken for granted.<br /><br />He observed Nature and he realized that Nature was not only efficient, nature was also effective. He saw that Nature was <span style="font-weight: bold;">Doing MORE with LESS!</span> He began to discover principles operating in the Universe, in Nature.<br /><br />His life turned around and became productive,<br /><br />He decided to commit his life to humanity, by making the environment more favorable to the new life yet to be born, probably because of his 4 year old daughter who died in his arms.<br />He decided to redesign houses, not so much from the point of re-design for the sake of it, but because he saw the need to improve the living environment by apply the Ship building Arts to the home-front. He came up with his Dymaxion house, a house that literally that hung from a pole, which were Dwelling Machines<br /><br /><br />If <span style="font-weight: bold;">Think like Buckminster Fuller </span>mean don't follow his thinking, then <span style="font-weight: bold;">in what way can my above question "How to think like Bucky help us?" </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2 ways:</span><br /><br />Bucky shared: I never try to reform man, it's too difficult, I re-form the environment. Bucky saw that it is extremely difficult to change our mindsets, our thinking, which have been quite set through many years of life experiences. It's difficult to change people's thinking by telling people my ideology is better than your ideology. My way is better than your way. I'm right you are wrong!" Your "opponent" will dig-in and stand his or her ground. "What do you mean? Who say you got it right? They won't change their thinking.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Re-forming the environment</span>?<br />How so?<br />Bucky used to say that i<span style="font-weight: bold;">f you want to teach people a new way of thinking, don't bother trying to teach them. Instead, give them a tool, the use of which will lead to new ways of thinking. </span><br /><br />A more effective way to "change" Thinking and behavior is to develop a new tool for use which no one would quarrel with, which they can use. A new tool to work with Re-forms the environment.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Another better strategy to "think" is to "see" things differently.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Perception!</span> Bucky had an amazing way of shifting his perception. Again, it's due to the fact that he was born with very poor eyesight. Paradoxically Bucky was of far-sighted, he could not see near. He was born crossed-eyed and could see into the distance. So he relied on his coke bottle bottom glasses, and his other senses. And so he perceived and sensed things differently from 99.99999% of us.<br /><br />So it's really about PERCEPTION!<br /><br />Perception is better than thinking. Perception is seeing. And when we perceive or see differently, we think differently, then we can do differently.<br /><br />Perception can help us get out of our prison, out of our box.<br /><br /><br />We've discovered some powerful Buckian Strategies here.<br />Which is?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Go about living life, discovering your own truths, based on direct experience. 2. Re-look at things around us. 3. Ask Questions. 4. Change thinking and behavior by changing environment with TOOLS, 5. See differently, Perceive differently.</span><br /><br />So the better question instead should be "<span style="font-weight: bold;">How do we "see" or perceive like Bucky?" Or how do we sense/feel like Bucky?</span><br /><br />This may be <span style="font-weight: bold;">the most important Question you'll ever need to ask in your life!</span>Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-29368543285598544132007-12-24T13:47:00.000-08:002007-12-27T06:40:52.373-08:00Choose to have happen in 2008?Hmmm......what would I choose to have happen in my life for 2008?<br /><br />It's the time of the year to take stock of how things have gone for 2007, and thus set some Vision and Goals for myself for 2008.<br /><br />On December 2008, (yes December 2008, one year from now when I look back, take stock and expressed my grateful thanks)...... in relation to my Bucky workshops and other related workshops.......the following have taken place in 2008<br />1. A long-term, one year "Bucky" program for Robert's Staff<br />2. A long-term, one-year "Bucky" program for Junior's stable of businesses<br />3. 6 Bucky Workshops programs for Ramlea 07 participants<br />4. Taught 3 Bucky workshops for DC's M&Y program in China<br />5. 6 Goal-setting workshop for schools and organizations and public individuals........<br /><br />6. Published my book Bucky's "University"<br />7. Bucky "Board Game" A Giant room-size board, like a giant chessboard. Teams play on it.<br />they have to do the tasks specified on the space in which they stand. (Why? Dare to Think and Imagine the Outrageous things................. they have to move through the board, do the tasks to win)<br /><br />Afraid to share? No!<br />Don't believe they can happen? NO!<br /><br />More thoughts soon.........afterall that's what Goal Setting is about......isn't it?<br /><br />Be interesting to see what has happened.......I realized some very interesting events would have taken place, not quite exactly as set, but the Vision would have have had tremendous impact as a result of the creative tension, it put into effect.Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-15618638256228693222007-12-20T06:06:00.000-08:002007-12-24T13:46:32.832-08:00Universe supports you?You know.....I often ask myself this question, (in the back of my mind)....... about the repeatability of experiments......does this apply to Life, specifically to my Life in relation to the Generalized Principles of Universe?<br /><br />Bucky lived his life as an experiment with his own life, and called himself Guinea Pig "B". His life was proof of the validity of the Generalized Principles operating in Universe, like the Generalized Principle of Precession. Like all scientists who do experiments, he had faithfully kept the records. See his chronofile.<br /><br />Thus the statement: "The Principles revealed themselves upon the decision and commitment made. " probably came from him.<br /><br />Though I wasn't strong in my chemistry in my school days, however since experiments are repeatable, SO will I be able the repeat similar experiments in my life, and experience the Generalized Principles of Precession that Bucky experienced?<br /><br />I was in Kuala Lumpur, as I had committed myself to participating in RAMLEA.<br /><br />As a result, interestingly Universe does move to support me.....even to the point of helping me get my return seat home, on a Coach.<br /><br />What happened?<br />I had decided to return on the Monday morning by catching the train from KL Central railway station. Oops! Fully booked. Huh? I was shocked! What? Sold out!!<br />What do I do next? I asked the counter girl selling tickets.<br /><br />After some persistent questions, the counter girl told me. "Go to the Old Railway station, or Pudu Raya, or Bangsar."<br />Talking to myself in my mind, I said..."I don't know where the Bangsar coach station is.....I've taken the coach at Old Station, but Tickets would probably be sold out too, Pudu is a terrible place....lots of touts.....I'll go to Old Railway station and take my chances."<br /><br />As I walked away, I had a change of mind......might as well try out something untried..... I'll go to Bangsar.<br /><br />I asked for directions...and found my way... like as though I was participating in the Amazing Race.... only to be disappointed....the counter girl at the Bangsar coach office said as a matter of factly.....ticket all sold!!!<br /><br />Huh!? Oh No!<br /><br />Alamak! What do I do now? Well no choice.....I pulled my luggage out and decided, looks like I'll have to grab a cab and go to the Old Railway station.<br />I hailed a cab, it didn't bother to stop.<br />Suddenly someone called my name....."Joo Hock!!"<br />I turned around.... it was Jerome Tan....from Executive Directions.<br />I shared with him my predicament, and said what I intended to do next.<br />His advice....NO.. wait here......asked them to put me on the wait list....because usually there are "no shows".... some people make reservations but don't turn up<br /><br />Okay I'll try.....at worst no tickets.... I'll take the chance.<br />When it was time to leave, I got my seat on the coach.<br /><br />I had never expected Jerome to "turn up"....call me....and tell me what to do. The Universe does work in mysterious ways.<br />No doubt about it...the Generalized Principle of Precession confirmed.<br />.Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-77570330079138708952007-12-18T02:28:00.000-08:002007-12-18T17:26:17.913-08:00Being practical?Over the weekend (Dec 13th to 16th 2007) I was in Kuala Lumpur attending a seminar called RAMLEA, organized by Malaysian Institute of Management, and sponsored by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.<br /><br />Anyway more importantly is that someone asked me about Buckminster Fuller, is there anything practical that can one can use after learning about him. I don't blame her, most of us are conditioned to ask such a question, What practical use can I get out of your "Bucky workshop"?<br /><br />It's can be quite challenging.....to answer this question, in a sense. In part because are in their own paradigm.<br />So people seemed to feel that "Bucky" thinking and ideas are impractical, idealistic, but not useful.<br /><br />This reminded me of a recent program I saw on TV, perhaps it was on Discovery Channel.<br />It was about the inventors and innovators like Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone. When it became possible to send messages through a wire, an entrepreneur of the day, worked to have cables laid out in the Atlantic Ocean to link London and New York. It was a bold and massive project. However there were limitations. The electrical pulses of messages could only travel one way, one at a time. Very limited in it's usage. Other innovations came along, the co-axial cables. However usage was apparently still limited.<br /><br />Meanwhile there was a palour trick which was discovered in early Victorian England, where light can be shined through a flowing spout of water out from a water tap, with total internal reflection. It looked like a flowing glowing cable of water. Very nice, but seemed like of not much practical use. (Just like the thinking and ideas of Bucky Fuller to many many people besetted with their mindsets)<br /><br />However subsequent technology came along with glass. And marrying the two ideas, fiber optics was invented.<br /><br />Today it is fiber optics technology which carry the billions of electrical pulses of our Internet World.<br /><br />What am I saying here?<br />Do not dismiss Idealistic thoughts and ideas......which may seem useless at the moment.....<br /><br />When the pure scientist discovers something...... the so-called practical down-to-earth people may dismiss their work as impractical.<br />However what has happened actually, is that the discovery of pure science, has put on the shelf, their "canned discovery" ready for practical use by the applied scientist.<br /><br />This is the use of "Bucky Workshop" thinking and ideas. Seemingly impractical blue-sky stuff, but that's how very useful practical artifacts are invented.<br /><br />And the world have to really thank the Blue-sky scientists for the quality of life it enjoys today.<br /><br />Bucky use to say something like this, (not his exact words)....Go fishing.....do your own clear thinking, and one out of one hundred thousand persons, will come up with an invention that will benefit the rest.<br /><br />"Be IMPRACTICAl, it's the most practical thing to do today" so says Joo Hock. Ha haJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-80162417356255948772007-12-09T06:40:00.000-08:002011-08-30T04:54:52.285-07:00Why Bucky's "University" ?<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;" >2. </span>This will go under the section: How my life changed as a results of "doing Bucky"?
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<br />So I had the audacity to entitle my blog Bucky's "University"? Must be giving some people the shivers, the creeps, goose bumps, whatever......ha ha.....(but at times I'll have to take the attitude "who cares"...........otherwise I'll never get around to doing anything)
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<br />Why so?
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<br />"Doing Bucky" put me back on the path to real learning. Learning not for the sake of the paper chase, but for the love of it. Most importantly <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">I have discovered my own learning strategies and tactics to learn, which is what I intend to share here.</span>
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<br />Before I do so, I have to take you back to my formal schooling. I find it hard to give any credit to my formal schooling though I was from a so-called "one of the highly reputed" school. I guess I didn't have the good fortune to encounter an inspiring teacher during my school days. I have to admit that my real education was after leaving school, through my own "self-education" more so through "doing Bucky." "Doing Bucky" meant studying Bucky through reading and re-reading his books, conducting Bucky workshops and putting myself out on a limb, doing Bucky Group projects, and writing this Bucky Blog which are quite outside my professional capabilities.
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<br />Let me illustrate:
<br />I read a fair bit. However my reading is more than just reading. I actually study the books that I'm reading. Meaning? If I felt that a particular book is worthwhile reading, I read and study it many times over till I know it quite well that I could share about it. Some of his (Bucky's) writings are really daunting task to read, which requires tremendous effort to understand them. You know what I do?
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<br />If the book is really "heavy" and intimidating, which can put me off it, I literally take my book apart. I tear out the pages to read.
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<br />On Saturday Dec 8th 2007, I was sharing with my customer and friend Alan John, how I take my books apart to study it, which of course seemed babaric and uncivilized to Alan. Ha ha
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<br />Alan John said that's a terrible thing to do. You "murder and mutilate" your book. It's "criminal." Well, thank you, that's a compliment to me! Heh Heh.
<br />See, I'd rather have a book that's "chewed" up and I've acquired the knowledge from it, than have a nice looking book sitting pretty on the bookshelf.
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<br />What made me come to such "uncivilized" tactics?
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<br />It all started with my most precious book, a Buckminster Fuller's book entitled "Critical Path". It was reputed to be a very challenging book to read, and as tried to lug the thick book around the binding began to split, (I gave up trying to glue it back together) I might as well take it apart, chunk it down to bite-size, for "chew-ability." So I tore out the pages, and carried the pages of the separated out book about with me wherever I go. I read them in moments when I'm doing something else, like riding on the MRT, waiting for the buses or trains, or walking in the streets, on even standing in queues in the bank, rather then finding the right moment to sit down at a fixed place or "proper" time to study or read. I don't think I'll ever get any reading done if I try to do so, there's always distractions or I'd get sleepy.
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<br />Well, I really cover so much reading or studying and picking up the knowledge that I'm seeking.
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<br />These days, as a further learning strategy, I'd even look out for opportunities to share what I've learnt, to practice what I've studied. How? I "teach" or rather share about what I've learnt in my Bucky workshops, my Bucky Gp session, with friends etc. Blogging is also an excellent way to share and learn.
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<br />Another strategy I've adopted in <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">my studying was to see the authors whose books that I'm reading a</span>s <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">being in "communion" with them</span>. They have become my invisible "spiritual" companions, sharing their thoughts with me, at my beck and call, any moment, when I needed them, over and over again. First thing in the morning when I wake up, when I'm sitting on my "throne" heh heh, and the last thing at night by my bedside. They don't complain.
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<br />So I'm no longer just reading. I'm having a great time with Bucky, or Krishnamurti, or Anthony deMello, or Paulo Coelho, even Charles Handy, etc etc. When I "commune" with them, it meant I read at least 80% of the many books they've written.
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<br />Trust me if you really want to educate yourself, these strategies work. Certainly for me at least. You might want to do so.
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<br />We need to make learning an integral part of our life, because things around us are changing ever so rapidly. There's an explosion of knowledge.
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<br />Then came the realization, the Bucky Group which has been Meeting weekly since June 1994 is a University of the Universe, of Life
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<br />The thought popped into my mind: Why not have a Blog on the web as an extension, an Alternative "University?" A by-blog documentated Bucky's "University" where we can be who we are, no right or wrong, where mistakes are okay, there are no failures, because everything is subjective, where we can learn what we want to learn, at our own pace, for the joy of it, than have it dictated to us by some formal University out there who are more interested in making money (can't blame them). There are many possibilities.
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<br />That's what many people really need in life. As Bucky said, "We need to be returned to be the scholars we were meant to be." So? DO IT YOURSELF!!
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<br />The Bucky Blog ensued from the spontaneous informal activities of the Bucky Group. That's why I decided to entitle my blog, Bucky's "University" being that it is what a true University should be, where real learning occurs all the time and is informal.
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<br />Buckminster Fuller get full credit for re-starting me again, inspiring me to pursue my self-education, relentllessly.
<br />Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-10372569622630595932007-11-12T00:26:00.000-08:002007-11-12T06:28:14.876-08:00? Bucky Group and my Vision......On Nov 3rd and 4th 2007, Medard Gabel of BigPictureSmallWorld conducted his PersonPlanet Leadership program for members of the Bucky Group – Singapore, and friends.<br /><br />An important aspect of his program includes ferreting out our Vision for our Business, our Life and our World. This at times may seem like a challenge, as we don’t really do things like this.<br /><br />Whatever. . . as I reflected . . . .I realized I’ve shared these thoughts of mine before, which now, I felt was a Vision, and have come to some extent made it a reality for the Bucky Group. However it was not communicated in writing, so here it goes again.......<br /><br />. . . . . .my Vision for the Bucky Group.<br />(I’d like to use the metaphor of a Jazz Orchestra to paint this picture of my Vision)<br /><br />Metaphorically speaking, the Bucky Group is a very much like a “Jazz Orchestra” composed of people who are engineers, architects, managers, professionals whom I’ve liken to “musicians” “singers” etc, each “artistes” in their own right, coming from all walks of life.<br /><br />What we do?<br />We come together to Discuss, Share, Play and Learn, and that is to “make our Music, sing our Songs, dance our Dance like a Jazz Orchestra.” In the process we discover and live our passion, thus we are Being a positive contribution to the World.<br /><br />Why and How we do it?<br />From Seminars, workshops and programs, many of us learnt to “make our music, sing our songs, dance our dance,” in other words we learnt Principles to live by, which are “Tools”, to improve our lives, the lives of our loved ones and our fellow human beings. However, more often than not, we forgot to, or don’t use them.<br />Example? I know many friends who know how to use the tools of Mindmapping, but they don’t apply them.<br /><br />In the Bucky Group we’ve created the Space and Time (we have the Venue, and have set aside the time, created a on-going "program" and most importantly are committed) to practice these “tools” and live these Principles, as we discuss, and share, and inspire each other and personify the Principles and the Values, that we are passionate about.<br /><br />Metaphorically, in our “performances,” we can go solo, do duets or quartets or as an orchestra. Some of us “play” the drums, some a trumpet, some the piano, in a sense.<br /><br />Like a Jazz Group, each one is in his or her own right a leader. We can lead from any chair. Everyone is an “A.” (for Awesome)<br /><br />So “Visionally” speaking we, the Bucky Group, are the “Music, Song and Dance” of the Universe.<br /><br />At the end of the day, the Bucky Group became the un-intended artifact invention of Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller, a tool which purpose is to "support" one in one's initiatives to make the World a better place for all of humanity.<br /><br />The Bucky Group the "Jazz Orchestra of your Life" and the World?<br /><br />Makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-54753888929960227002007-11-08T05:19:00.000-08:002007-11-08T05:37:51.607-08:00? 20th Century Leonardo da Vinci....Why was Bucky also called the Leonardo da Vinci of the 20th Century?<br /><br /><br />Let's see. He invented the following.........<br /><br />1. The Dymaxion House, a house that hung on a pole.<br /><br />2. The Omni-medium Transport, which subsequently became known as the Dymanxion Car.<br /><br />3. The Wichita House.<br /><br />4. The One-piece Stampable Bathroom, aka the Dymaxion bathroom<br /><br />5. The Geodesic Dome.<br /><br />6. The Fuller Projection aka the Dymaxion Map.<br /><br />7. The Radomes for housing radar equipment<br /><br />8. The Fog-Gun which produce atomised water for cleaning purposes<br /><br />9. Rowing Needles, a kind of rowing water-craft<br /><br />10. The Geoscope.<br /><br />11. The World Game<br /><br />12. The Octet Truss<br /><br />13. A brake system for cars.<br /><br />And more. His Ideas and Inventions were ahead of his time.<br /><br />There are also many metaphysical tools which he conceptualized. Like the Generalized Principles operating in UniverseJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-37050673502839344512007-10-26T07:59:00.000-07:002007-11-08T05:19:06.178-08:00? Up or down......only in and out!Imagine!<br /><br />You've been hard at work. It's late. You're in your car driving on the expressway, heading home. You're feeling quite tired.<br /><br />Though feeling drowsy, and wanting to get home faster, you felt it was safer to just maintain cruising speed, afterall at this time of the night there are police patrol cars out to catch speedsters, so you thought.<br /><br />90 kph. your speedometer is moving steadily. your speed is increasing steadily, 100 kph, 110 kph, then you realized though maintaining cruising speed and not accelerating your car is picking up speed . It seemed to take on a life of it's own.<br /><br />The street lights were whizzing past you faster and faster to a blur.<br /><br />Hey, your car has gone up to 300 kph, 400 kph, it's taking off. It's flying. Wow.<br />You're recovered and fully alert.<br /><br />In moments, you could see the city lights in the distance. You're out into space.<br /><br />Your car has transformed into a Spacecraft. As you look back at Earth, you saw the curvature of the horizon, Wow, Earth is spherical. Wow we really live on a Sphere, you realized.<br /><br />Hey where is up? where is down? Then self answering, you realize there's is no up or down.<br />How can there be when we live on a sphere.<br /><br />There's only in and out! In to the center of the Earth, out to anywhere.<br /><br />That's what Bucky is about, tuning in to the reality of our UniverseJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-29192340282946032442007-10-22T09:19:00.000-07:002007-10-23T18:08:09.170-07:00? Bucky Group as a Social Enterprise....I've been approached to talk about my Social Entrepreneurship at a workshop.<br /><br />So in preparation I thought I'd share with whoever will read this, how my being a Social Entrepreneur came about.<br /><br />3 important questions........<br /><br />What do I believe in?<br /><br />What is my passion?<br /><br />What am I willing to really commit myself to?<br /><br />These are perhaps some of the very relevant questions, that led me to being a Social Entrepreneur.<br /><br />Why and How?<br /><br />Firstly, because I've found something that I really believe in. Something that made sense to me. And that's a phenomenon called Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller aka "Bucky" (His Work, his Ideas and Thinking, His Philosophy )<br /><br />I began to share and champion all about "Bucky", the Generalized Principles by which he lived by.<br /><br />Interestingly, people began to listen to me, as my sharing struck a chord with them. They saw value in them. They asked me to give talks to them about Bucky, and with their colleagues and friends.<br />Obviously, what I shared about Bucky had also made sense to them too, and had added value to their lives.<br /><br />I had inspired and touched lives.<br /><br />It was exciting. I realized that I had discovered my PASSION.<br /><br />I felt that here was something that people needed to know. It will help them re-invent their lives.<br /><br /><br />Why so?<br />Most people were quite lost. This became obvious when the financial crisis hit Asia in 1997. Many lost their jobs. They didn't quite know what to do.<br /><br />Soon, I decided to COMMIT myself to sharing about Bucky, conducting my Bucky workshop sessions, and leading the Bucky Group, whatever it takes.<br /><br />The Bucky Group became a Social Enterprise, a spontaneous Learning organization for adults, who are interested in furthering their Life-long Learning.<br /><br />Learning was made fun again.<br /><br />We also created the Space for us to live out the principles which we learnt at workshops and seminars.<br /><br />We meet twice weekly, on Saturdays and Sundays mornings.<br /><br />It initially started of as a learning group of the M&Y graduates.<br />Today we accept anyone keen and have the desire to learn. Some who have graduated from my Bucky workshops have become regular attendees of our Bucky Group session.<br /><br />We' are non-profit. We are here to help people re-invent themselves, through going back to "school" on their own.<br /><br />We organize activities. This is my Social Entrepreneurship.<br /><br />Thanks Bucky, for these thoughtsJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-39377432630756786442007-10-21T06:47:00.000-07:002007-10-21T07:10:41.649-07:00Pt 8 Generalizing a Creativity, Innovation TechniqueMy observation is that Generalizing is a Creativity and Innovation Technique. Sometimes they refer to it as the Laddering Technique.<br /><br />When one generalizes, one "climbs up the Ladder" to get a big picture view, look out for general concepts.<br /><br />Then one "goes down the Ladder" and apply the concepts in new ways, to create specific new products. One tries different combinations, to adapt to market needs. That's Innovation..<br /><br />Generalizing: Health food, important good bacteria for the digestive system. Yoghurt<br />Generalizing: Something cold and irresistible? Every would enjoy. Ice-cream<br /><br />Combine the two? Yoghurt with / in Ice-cream<br />Result? Irresistible Yummy Yoghurt<br /><br />Make sense?Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-47915863354213868602007-10-13T07:56:00.000-07:002007-10-15T08:23:05.801-07:00? Pt. 7 On Generalizing & Generalized PrinciplesCan we live successfully by these Generalized Principles?<br />Yes.<br />Bucky certainly lived a quality life by the Generalized Principle of Precession.<br /><br />How can we make precession happen?<br /><br />We need to take Individual Initiatives.<br />That's what Bucky did.<br /><br />That's the key to precession.<br /><br />So what happens?<br /><br /><strong>Taking intiative firstly is how we create our life, design our future.</strong><br />When I took the initiative to R&D into Bucky, and to share about his philosophy, his works, I realize that I began to create my own future. I did things and enjoyed life in a pro-active way.<br /><br /><strong>Taking intiative obeys the principle of momentum</strong>.<br />When I took on those intiatives, like being the catalyst for the Bucky Gp in it's learning activites, the Bucky Gp began to take on a life of it's own. Once set in motion, many things began to happen.<br /><br /><strong>Taking initiative is regenerative, returns resources, and energy to you</strong><br />The Members of the Bucky Gp began to support me in way quite unexpected. They passed me books on Bucky. Even my friend who lives in San Francisco sponsored my trip to The Bucky Institute when it was at Santa BarbaraJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-11151018260232746342007-10-11T08:22:00.000-07:002007-10-14T07:08:06.980-07:00? Pt. 6 On Application of Generalized PrinciplesBig deal about Generalized Principles!<br />So what?<br /><br />The Application of Generalized Principles is artifact invention, technological breakthroughs.<br /><br />When man was able to isolate the family of the 92 “chemical” elements of Universe,<br />he discovered that these element, when re-combined in new ways, they resulted in new “materials” which not only were able to give higher “performances” but less resource materials were needed. It was major breakthrough!<br /><br />The higher performance in new materials, like new alloys made Powerful Jet engines possible.<br />Rocket engines became possible.<br />The extremely high performance materials for the re-entry nose-cone of the Space Shuttle made regular Space travel possible.<br /><br />See Bucky's book Critical Path<br /><br />Without these New Materials, which is technology, a great deal of the above capabilities of man were not possible<br /><br />It was the Synergy of the re-combination of the different and diverse elements in different ways, which gave birth to much more superior performances of the physical resources with less of the materials used.<br />Bucky called it “doing more with less.”<br /><br />These are all in a sense Artifact Inventions, the technology, the application of Generalized PrinciplesJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-29716507578594688252007-10-08T18:53:00.000-07:002007-10-14T07:07:17.601-07:00? Pt. 5 On Generalizing & Generalized PrinciplesGive another Generalized Principle?<br /><br />Okay here goes, (and an important one)<br /><br />The Universal Law of Precession!<br />Aka the Generalized Principle of Precession<br /><br />Precession?<br /><br />It was discovered by Bucky that Universe has 6 degrees of Freedom.<br />Or 6 fundamental motions.<br /><br />What could these “Freedoms” or motions be?<br /><br />Well firstly there is Orbital motion<br />Secondly there is Rotational or axial spinning motion<br />Thirdly there is Expansion – Contraction motion<br />Fourthly there is Inside-outing motion. (Turning inside-out)<br />Fifthly there is Torque motion.<br />Sixthly there is the non-obvious PRECESSION motion.<br /><br />Precession as a Generalized Principle?<br />True in all instances, No exception to the rule?<br /><br />Precession in Physical Universe?<br />1. The Earth orbits the Sun precessionally. Though there is a gravitational force pulling Earth towards the Sun, at 180 degrees, Earth precesses around at 90 degrees from the direction of pull.<br />2. Similarly negatively charged Electrons precesses around the positively charged Protons.<br />3. An Electric current is generated moving in a coil of copper wire, at 90 degrees to the inward-outward motion of a bar magnet<br /><br />Precession in Nature?<br />4. A stone dropped into water, the waves precesses outwardly.<br />5. Honey seeking bees go for it goal, does it’s true purpose, at 90 degrees cross-pollinating the flowers,<br />6. Fish swim forward moving its tail side-wise<br />7. Snake slithers forward moving side-way<br /><br />Precession in Human Socio-economic behavior?<br />Precessional effects (the un-intended side-effects of man’s fight for his survival) as a result of preparing for the next war, research and development is initiated.<br />And the un-intended side-effects were:<br />8. Refrigeration for keeping meats fresh on long ocean voyages was invented as a result of the invention of battleship<br />9. Air-conditioning was invented, also as a result of the battleship.<br />10. Similarly Radio<br />11. Internet, the result of silent communication in the military, secrecy needed for communication<br /><br /><br />Precession in Sports?<br />12. Golf. When hitting the ball, you face 90 degrees away from your goal<br />13. Olympic Hammer thrower, releases the hammer at the point which is 90 degrees away from goal, in order to reach the intended direction or goal<br />14. Tennis, hitting the ball, side-wise, 90 Degrees from Goal.<br /><br />Precession in Business?<br />15 .Anita Roddick’s Bodyshop did not advertise, but her Bodyshop took on Social and environmental issues, received national and international publicity and thus became a very successful in the skin care business.<br /><br />Precession in Life?.<br />16. Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller lived his life “precessionally,” not trying to earn money for a living, but as an 55 years experiment with his life to find out what needs to be done, which nobody is doing, which Universe or nature wants done. His mission was To Make the World work for total humanity without ecological offense or disadvantage to anyone.<br /><br />Other ways of looking at Precession?<br />1. Aka Unintended side-effects<br />2. Aka Resultants (Action ,reaction, resultant)<br />3. Aka Side-wise<br />4. Aka Yielding at 90 degrees<br />5. Aka True Purpose 90 degrees to your goal<br />6. The effects of bodies in motion on other bodies in motion<br /><br />What powerful secrets can Precession teach us?<br /><br />Precession for Personal Success?<br /><br />To get your Goal your Personal Success, do your true purpose<br /><br />What’s could possibly be your True Purpose?<br />Add-value to yourself<br />Add-value to the lives of others, in terms of their protection, their nuture, their education, their accommodation, their freedom<br />Do what makes sense<br />Conscious evolution instead of sub-conscious evolution. Be aware of operating from "programs" and stop coming from your program. Not easy. Heh hehJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-40092054532460039082007-10-07T02:10:00.000-07:002007-10-14T07:06:31.880-07:00? Pt. 4 On Generalizing & Generalized PrinciplesMost of us when asked: “What is Synergy?” tend to answer in the following way:<br />“Synergy means 1+1=4, 5, or 6. . .<br /><br />Not incorrect. However Synergy could be better explained.<br /><br />It is observed that when two parts hydrogen and one part Oxygen combine, we get H2O, Water. Water, a vital life giving resource, resulted from the combination of two different gases.<br />Quite unexpected!<br />What happened here?<br />Synergy!<br /><br />Or take Sodium, and Chlorine.<br />Sodium a soft combustible metal, and chlorine a poisonous gas. When they combined as sodium chloride, what do we get? We get NaCl, Table salt, something necessary for our diet and is being used as a food preservative.<br />What had happened here?<br />The phenomenon, Synergy occurred again.<br /><br />Bucky use to share the example of the alloy of Chrome, Nickel and Steel.<br />The tensile strength of each separately is 60,000 psi, 70,000 psi and 80,000 psi respectively<br />The sum of its total strength at best is 210,000 psi, if considered separately, and added.<br />However as an alloy it was found that its strength was 350,000 psi. An unexpected increase of 140,000 psi. Synergy again!<br /><br />All the “things”, the products we experience are combinations of elements, compounds.<br />Synergy.<br /><br />The quality of our life today is owing to the Synergy of our Know-how capabilities, (our compounded experience over milleniums of learning by trial and error) with our physical resources. Our ever growing technological know-how has enabled us to "do so much more with so much less" we can now take care of all of humanity at a high standard of living, said Bucky.<br /><br />Universe is Synergetic. Everything is a combination of elements, to give us life enhancing products which benefits us. Life is Synergetic.<br /><br />Bucky use to define the phenomenon of Synergy this way.<br />“Behavior of whole systems is un-predicated by the behavior of the parts considered<br />separately.” Or the Whole is more than the sum of the parts<br /><br />Thus Synergy is a Generalized Principle. True in all cases. No exceptions.<br /><br />Hmmm....seems like we've discovered "something" absolute! Ha HaJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-67629125157936555342007-10-05T08:31:00.002-07:002008-01-20T02:27:56.329-08:00? Pt. 3 On Generalizing & Generalized PrinciplesWhat is the process by which we arrive at Generalized Principles?<br /><br />Bucky shared about this. It goes something like this:<br /><br />With hands gesturing, Bucky said “<em><strong>I take a rope</strong></em>” (There is no actual rope.)<br />But in your mind, you imagine a rope.<br />Any kind of rope. Hemp, Manila, cotton, or nylon. Doesn’t matter.<br />You know it’s a rope.<br />So that’s a 1st degree generalization.<br /><br />Next Bucky said I tense it. With hands gesturing, he “pulled” the imaginary rope taut, saying.<br />"Whenever I tense it, it compresses at it’s girth."<br />Then Bucky said: <em><strong>Tension and compression co-exist</strong>.</em><br />That’s a 2nd degree generalization.<br /><br />This is my add-in here:<br />Next perhaps I pick out a cup beside me. Looking from the outside, I see that it is convex.<br />Looking into the inside of the cup, I see that it is concave. I say “<em><strong>Convex and concave co-exist</strong></em>.” Another 2nd degree generalization.<br /><br />Next I pick out a bar magnet. With another magnet I experiment, and learnt that one pole of the magnet is positive, and it’s other pole is negative. I say “<strong><em>Positive co-exist with negative</em></strong>.” Another 2nd degree generalization.<br /><br />From the three example of the co-existence of “complementary opposites”,<br />I say “<strong><em>Functions of a system co-exist</em></strong> .” That’s a 3rd degree generalization.<br /><br />Generalizing further from the above-mentioned 3rd degree generalization,<br />I say: “<strong><em>Unity is plural, at minimum two</em></strong>.”<br />We get a 4th degree generalization<br /><br />Generalizing on the 4th degree generalization<br />I say: “<strong><em>Fundamental complementary</em></strong>”<br />This is 5th degree generalization.<br /><br />(see Bucky's book - Utopia or Oblivion)<br /><br />Could I go another step further to generalize on the 5th degree generalization?<br /><br />Perhaps it's<em><strong> “Relativity”</strong></em><br />6th Degree Generalization?<br />(This coming from me, is perhaps what should be included. Bucky shared out to 5th degree only)<br /><br />This is how Generalized Principles are derived.<br /><br />So what? What's the significance of this process?<br /><br />We realized the function of humanity in Universe, our Mind propensity to generalize, to abstract is being the syntropic process of bringing back order to Universe, which is seemingly going into disorder, randomness or chaos. Humanity is doing the complementary, inverse phase of Universe.<br />We have a function afterall!! Yippee!<br /><br />(Btw, Bucky pointed out that, that are no solids. Nothing really touches anything. Physical reality that we experience is “energy” coming together in pure principle. Pure principles interacting give us our “energy”)Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-73518530598090652802007-10-05T00:51:00.000-07:002008-10-05T03:36:43.523-07:00? Pt. 2 On Generalized Principles - Order in the Chaos?Do you know that Man as Mind tend to generalize?<br /><br />It may be said that man using his Mind has a natural tendency to generalize. Perhaps to the point of making sweeping statements. (Afterall a Thought, a word, is an abstraction, describing an experience, which is a generalization.)<br /><br />Like say my this Statement: “All Wars since the beginning of time has been fought over resources, be they Food resources, in order to survive” And someone in the audience will quip that “wars were fought over religious issues.” Seems like there’s an exception to the statement I made.<br /><br />Whatever, it may be noted that Man tend to generalize. As in my above statement.<br />But why? Because his Mind is inherently seeking order, looking out for the orderliness in the chaos.<br /><br />In fact Bucky asked this question? What is Man function in Universe?<br />Do we humans have a function in Universe? Otherwise Universe wouldn’t need us.<br /><br />Bucky observed that physical Universe always has it’s complementary processes.<br />In other words, if there is entropic phase somewhere in Universe, there must be a syntropic phase somewhere else to complement the entropy. For example, he noted that the Sun gives out it energy by radiation, seemingly going into randomness, into disorder or chaos.<br />Where in Universe could be found the complementary function?<br /><br />Earth seems to be one the collecting point, of the sun energy, radiation. The radiation is impounded by our vegetation, photosynthesis, converting the photons of energy into orderly complex hydrocarbons, which are consumed by our zoologicals, etc.<br /><br />However, the ultimate is Man as Mind seeking order, by way of his generalizing. Einstein’s E=Mc2 is demonstration of the Mind of man, seeking order out of the chaos. This is man’s prime function in Universe, to find inherent order in Universe, to GENERALIZE.<br /><br />This is what I have learnt from BuckyJoo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-47233160676363998712007-10-04T01:30:00.000-07:002007-10-14T07:02:28.802-07:00? Pt. 1 On Generalizing & Generalized PrinciplesI was once asked by Robert Koh who participated in one of my Bucky workshop.<br />Can you explain “What are Generalized Principles?”<br /><br />He felt that some people in the audience may not have fully understood what Generalized Principles are, as shared about by Buckminster Fuller. He was doing me a favor. I appreciate it.<br /><br />Firstly what is Generalizing?<br />In the “Arts” when one generalizes, one is making a sweeping statement, which is frowned upon, because others disagree as they feel that THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS to the statement made, regarding one's observations of one's experiences.<br /><br />However in “Science” when one Generalizes, he is making a statement on his observations of his experiences in which there are NO EXCEPTIONS, he has observed a common thread running through the experiences under consideration.<br /><br />It is thus considered a Law.<br />Thus Generalized Principles is a scientific term for Universal Laws of Nature. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE.Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-52409169994097316282007-10-01T18:43:00.000-07:002007-10-02T00:32:23.913-07:0010 + 1 "things" I believe in?1. About God?<br />God is not some Super duper omni-potent Being somewhere out there in some realm of Universe, watching us who needs to be kowtowed to. And that if we don't kowtow to this God, we will be punished. My thoughts and thus my mind is totally inadequate to fully comprehend this Integrity, this "Being" humans generally refer to as God.<br />However I can only say my feeling, and belief is that we are all manifestations of God.<br /><br />2. About Human Beings and Life?.<br />As human beings, we feel and seem to experience ourselves in the flesh, however we are not things. Under very powerful super nano-micron-microscope (if there is one) we are all but empty space. Therefore the physical beings that we are, are like holograms formed to give physical manifestation of a consciousness, the Integrity, the Life that animates this "hologram" being.<br /><br />3. About Universe and humanity's place in it?<br />Universe is teeming with life animating the myriad physical forms, the extra-terrestials, which we have never yet encountered, including us Earthians, Humanity and the creatures that lives here on Earth is but one teeny weeny part of Universe. It is a testing ground for whether humans, given consciousness, awareness, including ego, can discover and evolve itself to higher level of consciouness Or whether human despite his consciousness, his ego can violate the laws of Universe and destroy itself, perhaps including Earth. I believe that human can make it through, as there are manifestations like Buckminster Fuller who comes along to demonstrate and transcend our ego-selves.<br /><br />4. On Self.<br />I believe that believing in myself is important, and to do so is believing in this Integrity God-Spirit which manifest this life and animates this physical being given the name JooHock, as well as all of humanity, past present and future.<br /><br /><br />5. On Being Different<br />I'm here to be different in order to make a difference for my fellow man. (that's why I'm UNIQUE).And to do so, I have to Dare to be myself, which is quite a challenge in an environment that tries to make me conform to it norms.<br /><br />6. On Being Free<br />I believe in Freedom for all, (Freedom is Wealth) and in order to be Free, all Man and I need to be aware of the "programs", the conditioning put in us by society to control and "imprison" us. I believe we are a walking bundle of programs, and we need to be able to be free from them. That's being FREE. Not easy!<br /><br />7. On Buckminster Fuller<br />If ever there was anything in my life that I can say that I really believed in, it would be this.<br />Prior to my "encounter" with Bucky, I was a very skeptical person. Never could I say that I could trust anyone, nor believe in anything. Since I learnt about him and from him I'll admit that I believe in Bucky, what he shared, his experiences. He made sense to me. He had no personal agenda, nothing to "sell" me. He was Integrity personified. And that's also why I am committed to share his philosophy, his works, etc., through my Bucky sessions, with my Bucky Group and also my Bucky Workshops.<br /><br />8. On Reality<br />I create my own reality, which is subjective.<br /><br />9. On Paradoxes<br />The Great Consciousness, that designed this Universe, designed it perfectly, with paradoxes to give humanity constant challenges. When he solves a problem successfully, he encounters within that success, another set of inherent problems, which needs to be solved.<br />Why?<br />Otherwise humans will get bored, and he will be complaining of his boredom.<br /><br />10. On What I'm here for?<br />To make my Music, Sing my Songs and Dance my Dance, through my Bucky workshops. And if they touched lives, great. If they benefit by them, fine. They did it themselves. I'm just doing my thing. Ha Ha.<br /><br />10 + 1. On Rule #6<br />Not to take myself too seriously.Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-62291230307643388582007-09-23T08:18:00.000-07:002007-09-23T08:23:40.441-07:00Bucky Workshop Touching and changing lives?On Thinking Out of Box, Bucky Workshop<br /><br />An unsolicited testimonial<br /><br />Hi Joo Hock,<br /><br />Thank you for the insightful and inspiring sharing about Bucky's philosophy. You have elevated my perspective and broadened my horizon about life.<br />I felt like a different person when I stepped out from the seminar room.<br />Gratefully yours,<br /><br />Siak Cheong<br /><br />(Fri 10th Dec 2004)Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-6834731396494056782007-09-20T21:02:00.000-07:002007-09-20T23:11:44.925-07:00Blue-skying Bucky?"My customer and friend came by to do her hair. Frances Fuller.<br /><br />As ususal a chit-chat ensued.<br />In the conversation we were having, I shared about my working on writing a book, entitled "Buckyfully yours...."<br /><br />She also shared that writing her own book has been on her mind, that some of her friends and students have asked her write her book on what she has been teaching, her Rainbow Healing, sharing her tools to help her students learn and use these tools to help themselves.<br /><br />I then shared with her about how I gave Mr. Mak the idea of creating a game to help people learn "entrepreneurship. (see earlier blog - practical benefits of studying Bucky)<br /><br />Frances immediately caught on. She felt it would be a marvellous idea to create a Game for her students to learn what she has in mind to teach them, her knowledge and her Rainbow Healing techniques.<br /><br />She recalled that I had also given her a tool which she now use in her classes, to explain and teach about "energy flow." I had shown her the Icosahedron, (learnt from Bucky) and immediately it struck her that that was what she had been looking for.<br /><br />Two marvellous Serendipity Experiences?<br /><br />The Result?<br />I will be working with Frances on this project....creating a game for her "work"<br /><br />Why I share this?<br />This is another practical benefit of "studying Bucky"<br /><br />The interesting thing is this...... if we go around asking "So what can I benefit from Bucky, otherwise I wouldn't want to waste my time with him.....?" well I guess one would not get the serendipity experience.<br /><br />Something suddenly, unexpectedly clicks.<br /><br />Studying Bucky seemed like Blue-sky research. However out of the Blue-sky comes a bolt of lightning, and idea, afterall the "charges" the "energy potentials" have been building up.<br /><br />Bucky himself was a blue-sky researcher.<br /><br />As shared in an earlier blog: Bucky said: "I did not set out to design a house that hung from a pole, or to manufacture a new type of automobile, invent a new system of map projection, develop geodesic domes or Energetic Geometry. I started with the Universe - I could have ended up with a pair of flying slippers."<br /><br />It just may be most worthwhile to be "Blue-skying Bucky?"Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886633453488080310.post-11610843985255498462007-09-12T08:57:00.000-07:002007-09-20T21:00:35.987-07:00The "Bucky process?"Johnson came by and a discussion cropped out. He asked me a question on the "processes" which Bucky used.<br /><br />I decided to posed myself another question: If one could learn "processes" from Bucky what would that be?"<br /><br />Then self-answering, the following ensued:<br /><br />Bucky shared:<br /><br />"I know I live on Earth at present, I don't know what I am. I know I am not a category, and thing a noun. I seem to be a verb, a evolutionary PROCESS, an integral function of Universe."<br /><br />We feel ourselves as like things. We are not. We are a process. That's Bucky's perspective.<br /><br />So perhaps the first "thing" that Bucky could teach us, is that of "shifting our perspectives."<br />And shifting our perspectives is a process.<br /><br />Like the zoom lens of an SLR camera, going from panoramic wide-angle to close up, our perspectives changes. Bucky in particular suggest going BIG PICTURE, and taking the Long Range.<br /><br />So one of his Strategy is the BIG-Picture strategy.<br />The other of his Strategy is forecasting far into the future.<br /><br />These are my first thoughts on the processes of Bucky, more should come........Joo Hock (JooHock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09430900617360175918noreply@blogger.com0