“If the mathematical sciences force us 5. 7, 8, 6. 11, 7. 12, 8. 13, 9. 14, 10. 17, 18, 15. 25, 16. 26, 17. 29, 30 to behold 4.-21. Being 4. 11. 18. 5. 10. 17. then they are suitable (for the study) – if they force us to behold the becoming, 1.-3. then they are not suitable.” Plato In regard to the original mathematics of Pythagoras as a technique for meditation