How to solve our problems, and also our inability to solve our problems?
All problems are on mind level. They are adventitious. They can be removed. Sometimes it is easy, sometimes it is quite difficult.
Often we see problems as external. They might have an external aspect. Then we can work with the external reality. It will not solve the problems by itself, but it will give us something to do while we solve the problem where it is, in our mind.
As children we are very dependent upon others in order to survive. This nice situation when we are taken care of we might want to keep for ever. But we do not have to do that. We get fine by giving rather than by getting.
If we get help we might feel reassured for some time, but if we have not the inner awareness, we are soon disappointed. The development of inner awareness is a delicate mind process. We have to do it ourselves. We can get help - in the form of ideas - but the help is just support, not the real thing.
Showing posts with label getting by giving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label getting by giving. Show all posts
Friday, June 5, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Giving
Spontaneously we often feel we can give criticism and sometimes even interfere with violence without being affected ourselves.
This is the calculation behind criminal activity and many conflicts including war.
But this calculation is wrong. We get what we give. If we give violence, we will get violence.
There might be time lap between the giving an the getting. But the relation is strict.
If this was generally known, the idea of war as some sort of conflict solver would be less popular than it is.
This is the calculation behind criminal activity and many conflicts including war.
But this calculation is wrong. We get what we give. If we give violence, we will get violence.
There might be time lap between the giving an the getting. But the relation is strict.
If this was generally known, the idea of war as some sort of conflict solver would be less popular than it is.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Freedom
Freedom or not, we choose ourselves. So basically we are free, to make this choice.
Socially, freedom of others is not always appreciated. But existentially we should at least know the options.
The principle is that we do something, and this something does us. Sounds strange?
It is simple. Like this. We do something, say a child. This child makes us into something, which is parents.
Or if we take a negative example: someone steals something. The theft turns the person into something: a thief.
There is a giant jump. Becoming a parent is a big thing. Becoming a thief also seems to be a big thing.
If we want freedom, we should do things which reflects back to us as freedom.
If we give freedom to others, we get freedom in return.
Can we always give freedom? No not always on the external level. We might have to follow strict rules.
But internally, in our mind, in our intentions, we are free to do whatever we want. Some of us use this freedom to say bad words. That is not good. It does not give freedom.
Socially, freedom of others is not always appreciated. But existentially we should at least know the options.
The principle is that we do something, and this something does us. Sounds strange?
It is simple. Like this. We do something, say a child. This child makes us into something, which is parents.
Or if we take a negative example: someone steals something. The theft turns the person into something: a thief.
There is a giant jump. Becoming a parent is a big thing. Becoming a thief also seems to be a big thing.
If we want freedom, we should do things which reflects back to us as freedom.
If we give freedom to others, we get freedom in return.
Can we always give freedom? No not always on the external level. We might have to follow strict rules.
But internally, in our mind, in our intentions, we are free to do whatever we want. Some of us use this freedom to say bad words. That is not good. It does not give freedom.
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