Regarding that illusion, Prof Jack Pettigrew from the University of Queensland, Australia, uses similar ones to illustrate left/right hemisphere switching. Recent work (pdf) by Jack and his colleagues with Tibetan Buddhist monks showed that their meditation practice gives them astounding control of this switching, which has also been linked to bi-polar disorder.

I heard recently that you have a Zen background, and thought you might find this work interesting.

A friend of mine studies Kung Fu and he showed me a nifty and helpful trick. If you focus directly on your attacker's face and look right at him, it is harder to block blows than if you stare over his shoulder. Seems wrong, but it works. He was getting every punch in on me, but when I stopped focusing on him, my reaction time doubled and I blocked every blow. Weird. Maybe the old maxim of "keeping your eye on the ball was wrong." I need to find my businesse's shoulder so I can look over it, because it's kicking my ass right now. Of course, that's just my perception.

When are you coming to Orlando? Lots of here need your help!

Warm regards,
Marshall

I am curious to know if you or anyone is familiar with software products that are useful filters of information....Specifically I am interested in methods of gathering knowlege that has transcenant value.
For example Ghandi's wisdom of the 7 wrongs,
1. Wealth without work
2. Pleasure without concience
3. Knowlege without character
4. commerce withour morality
5. Science without humanity
6. Worship without sacrifice
7. Politics without principles