A Record of Meetings held by P.D. Ouspensky - HolyBooks.com

three notes of a cosmic octave What are the octaves of which thisla, sol and fa become the do's at the level of hydrogens 6, 96 and1536?MR O That is not necessary at present Just remember how it wasgiven That is quite sufficientMR B Do games fall into the same category of activities as burning ahouse?MR O Not necessarilyMR S As a result of studying the Cosmos Table, I first of all noticethat the time relation of one cosmos to the next is the same as fromone centre to the next in man, ie 30, 000Next I notice that three seconds is the only time which we are awareof properly and over which we have any degree of control So it seemsthat the breath of any particular cosmos is the indication of the timewith which that cosmos works If this is so, could there be anymaterial in the following connectionsMan and intellectual centreCell and instinctive centreGene and emotional centreMR O That end part is invention Up to this point it is rightMR L Is objective art a means whereby C influences can be receivedby those able to receive them?MR O Better not connect them C influences can be received onlythrough schoolMR L Is it the only means outside a school? And must one have comeunder the influence of a school before one is able to receive Cinfluences from objective art?MR O That I answeredMR L Can one receive B influences from certain art in the world, suchas the paintings of Picasso or the music of Bach?MR O It depends how clever you areMR L Concerning the question what it means to be serious, is oneserious about a thing when it is always with the same group of 'I'suppermost that one feels or thinks of it? If it is the system about whichone is serious, is this a step in the direction of permanent aim, sinceone group of 'I's has got permanent aim attached to it?