"Their truth is so open and so much in accord with my nature that, when I first discover them, it seems I am not so much learning something new as recalling something I knew beforehand. " Descartes- Meditations 5 p. 87
Descartes says his newfound thoughts seem so much like a part of him that he feels like he knew them all along. His mental gaze just never focused on them. I think it could also be that maybe his thoughts were confusing so he unknowingly dismissed them but found them again later when something triggered the thought.
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Descartes says his newfound thoughts seem so much like a part of him that he feels like he knew them all along. His mental gaze just never focused on them. I think it could also be that maybe his thoughts were confusing so he unknowingly dismissed them but found them again later when something triggered the thought.
I agree. This is like the comment I posted on the blog above. You need something from outside your body to trigger things in your mind.
I completely agree with what you have said. Ithink though, that his being able to rediscover those thoughts is what connects our mind to body. His mind had once thought of an idea, and had later forgotten it, but the body was able to trigger that thought once again through our senses. Certain smells, visions, or touches have the ability to trigger a certain feeling or thought. We usually do not rediscover things without stimulation.
Meditation is full body relaxation, and without having our body at a certain pace with our minds, then it is impossible to dig deep down into our most hidden thoughts.
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