The one contains the many, says Thich Nhat Hanh. If we are aware of the truth of one flower, we are aware of everything and the interconnectedness between everything.
Once we accept reality as mind based, fast progress is possible.
Ordinary mind is quite deluded, and to get rid of this deludedness is not an easy task. But it is easier than to change things with force. Mind reacts to information.
The more individuals who dissolve the deludedness in their mind, the more will follow. There is an attraction in truth and light.
There is also a sort of attraction for mind in the habitual and in things we learned long ago. So there is a conserving tendency. We should not accept everything just because it is new.
One obstacle is our own feelings. Spontaneously our feelings might relate to irrelevant factors, and thus react negatively to the positive.
Mind in the present stage of human development is a jungle, and we should avoid making it more impenetrable by communicating in a bad way.
Showing posts with label deceptive mind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deceptive mind. Show all posts
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Safety first 2
Wild, deceptive and driven by old impulses...
Mind should be wild in the sense of reading anything without prejudice, but mind should not remain wild in the sense of anarchy.
Deceptive is the side effect of the best of the brain - our ability to learn is also our ability to see reality in a faulty way. The basic deception is giving too great importance to our observations. They are not as solid as they seem to be.
Driven by old impulses - living is not in the external now, but in the internal now - things that were initiated very long ago mature in our mind, triggered by external events.
We want instant social control, but we have to deal with this mind. It is a problem for all, and very much so for some individuals. The solution is integration for all, communication and mindfulness.
Mind should be wild in the sense of reading anything without prejudice, but mind should not remain wild in the sense of anarchy.
Deceptive is the side effect of the best of the brain - our ability to learn is also our ability to see reality in a faulty way. The basic deception is giving too great importance to our observations. They are not as solid as they seem to be.
Driven by old impulses - living is not in the external now, but in the internal now - things that were initiated very long ago mature in our mind, triggered by external events.
We want instant social control, but we have to deal with this mind. It is a problem for all, and very much so for some individuals. The solution is integration for all, communication and mindfulness.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Good 2
Mind is the decisive dimension of everything, and we need to respect mind in order to get a good life. It is possible to get a good life. Not easy and not always socially correct, but possible.
Our mind is naturally deceptive. There are so many things and reactions that feel fine but are bad. To sort out the bad reactions and concentrate on the good ones is an art.
It is also a rational process. If we study the workings in our mind we can see what is constructive and what is destructive. And we can choose the good - after some time. Eventually we can learn to do the right from the beginning.
Typical for a society that does not respect mind and its long term effects is the idea that we can get the good by doing bad. Bad methods - from ignorant ones and lying to violence and killings - can give immediate effects which seem good for some individual in some perspective. In the long run and in the perspective of all, the effects will be bad.
Normally we relate a lot to the external, mainly material world. OK. We can do that, and we can still build a nice mind. We get a nice mind by compassion. However, if we try to conquer an external reality we often try violence rather than compassion. Then we lose.
This is not a natural law in the external world. We might win on the external level.
It is a natural law on the level of mind, that good gives good.
Our mind is naturally deceptive. There are so many things and reactions that feel fine but are bad. To sort out the bad reactions and concentrate on the good ones is an art.
It is also a rational process. If we study the workings in our mind we can see what is constructive and what is destructive. And we can choose the good - after some time. Eventually we can learn to do the right from the beginning.
Typical for a society that does not respect mind and its long term effects is the idea that we can get the good by doing bad. Bad methods - from ignorant ones and lying to violence and killings - can give immediate effects which seem good for some individual in some perspective. In the long run and in the perspective of all, the effects will be bad.
Normally we relate a lot to the external, mainly material world. OK. We can do that, and we can still build a nice mind. We get a nice mind by compassion. However, if we try to conquer an external reality we often try violence rather than compassion. Then we lose.
This is not a natural law in the external world. We might win on the external level.
It is a natural law on the level of mind, that good gives good.
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