| 26 Jul 2021 |
 Dr. Robinson | https://www.sanshinji.org/ | 15:54:37 |
| Dr. Robinson | This is the website for the Zen community in which I am a monk | 15:55:44 |
 clover | ah, i was vaguely aware of a Zen community and got mistaken as a member once (I was wearing all white), but i never went sadly | 15:55:54 |
| Dr. Robinson | clover: I'm sorry I missed you but then again if you were hanging out with the Tibetan Buddhists we may very well have met. | 15:57:01 |
| clover | Bloomington is a fantastic place for dharma practice. I miss it a lot | 16:01:20 |
| Dr. Robinson | 
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| Dr. Robinson | Bloomington is the future birthplace of Captain Janeway. | 16:03:28 |
| Dr. Robinson | In reply to @clover:ironrobin.net
Bloomington is a fantastic place for dharma practice. I miss it a lot Yes it's an awesome place to live. You can always come back | 16:04:06 |
| clover | i have always half-joked that i will retire in Brown County :P | 16:05:10 |
| Dr. Robinson | In reply to @clover:ironrobin.net
i have always half-joked that i will retire in Brown County :P That's one of my favorite places to go when I'm tripping. One of my favorite pastimes is doing mushrooms and wandering around on the Wilderness trails | 16:06:44 |
| Dr. Robinson | clover: what did you study at IU? | 16:07:25 |
| clover | I got a B.S. in Cognitive Science and a B.A. in Computer Science | 16:07:59 |
 Haiku Bot | In reply to@clover:ironrobin.net
I got a B.S. in Cognitive Science and a B.A. in Computer Science I got a B.S. in
Cognitive Science and a B.A.
in Computer Science | 16:08:00 |
| Dr. Robinson | clover: and you studied under Douglas hofstadter? | 16:08:38 |
| clover | not directly, i've seen a few of his lectures online, and had dinner with him once, as part of the CogSci club. | 16:09:12 |
| clover | he signed my copy of Strange Loop | 16:09:27 |
| Dr. Robinson | clover: did you ever go to the runcible spoon? He hung out there from time to time which is where I encountered him | 16:10:47 |
| clover | yes, i went there sometimes, and my roommate worked there for a brief period | 16:11:19 |
| clover | * yes, i went there sometimes, and my roommate worked there for a brief period | 16:11:24 |
| clover | does it still exist? | 16:11:44 |
| clover | I studied under Robert Goldstone | 16:12:11 |
| Dr. Robinson | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach | 16:13:45 |
| Dr. Robinson | He wrote portions of this book at runcible spoon | 16:14:14 |
| Dr. Robinson | In reply to @clover:ironrobin.net
does it still exist? Yes it's still exist it survived the pandemic. | 16:14:44 |
| Dr. Robinson | * He wrote portions of this book at runcible spoon | 16:15:24 |
| Dr. Robinson | In reply to @swipesomething:matrix.org
I understood how everything was connected together and for a brief instant the entire universe made sense to me That's such a profound experience to have it is commonly referred to as Cosmic consciousness | 16:17:44 |
| Dr. Robinson | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Consciousness#:~:text=Print-,Cosmic%20Consciousness%3A%20A%20Study%20in%20the%20Evolution%20of%20the%20Human,possessed%20by%20the%20ordinary%20man%22. | 16:31:20 |
| Dr. Robinson | http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=olbp35841 | 16:34:26 |
| Dr. Robinson | 
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| clover | Om Bhoor Bhuvah Svah, Tat Savitur Varenyam, Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat | 17:06:03 |
