Showing posts with label mind-based world view. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mind-based world view. Show all posts

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Better 2

Deceit, secrecy and violence might seem to be rational methods in a body-based world view. In the extreme form we see it in war fare strategy. In a disguised form we find it in many societies and many sub cultures.
In a mind-based world view however, the best methods are communication, openness, information and argument.
The body-based world view is the first one we find when we grow up. The mind-based view is not quite natural. It must be cultivated in order to be reached. But it can be reached by all.
Which is best? Well every individual must choose individually. It is no use saying that the mind-based view is better if no one tries to reach it.
There are some difficulties in seeking the mind-based view. One difficulty is self purification. Many stunts which are natural in the body-based view are quite sad in a mind-based view.
In a body based view we might think "I am not angry often. I am only angry when it is particularly justified". In a mind-based view, the principle is "When it seems and feels particularly justified to be angry, it is particularly good not to be angry".

Monday, June 15, 2009

Time 2

In a mind-based world view even the body is upheld by mind. Not directly, but with the help of an intricate system of stronger and stronger structures.
At death, when mind leaves the body, the decay starts almost instantly.
During life, the support of mind for the body can be more or less efficient. When the support is bad, the body ceases to function.
Normally the mind renovates the body every night when we sleep. It takes place during the first part of the sleep, in the dreamless, dark period.
So if we want to live long, we have to have a vital mind.
Mind can not give the body eternal life, but mind can prepare us for an existence without a body.
If we have a body-based world view we are at risk of focusing too much on material issues.