What defeated the Soviet empire? Nothing. It collapsed by itself. It was fragile.
In a democratic state the collapse is constant. Every decisions is questioned and often severely critizised. There are frequent changes of power. The whole construct is fragile, but all know that, so new - fragile - structures are erected immediately.
The fragility is a safety measure. If there is no fragility but for example military or economical control, the effects for humans can be very difficult.
The stability - whenever there is stability - is on mind level. Even mountains have "minds" that give stability. This mountain "mind" is technically seen the electromagnetic field that supports the atoms and the molecules in the mountain.
In the human world, the stability is given by human minds. The stabilising factors are agreement and trust.
In the inner world of the mind the difference between compassion and self centeredness is very important. Compassion leads to the good, and self centeredness to the problems. But it seems to be the other way around.
Showing posts with label philosophy of mind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label philosophy of mind. Show all posts
Friday, March 6, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
From mind only to only mind
It is quite normal be a mind only-person. When we try to understand an external world we are mind only. Typical mind only is natural science. Researchers figure out how material things work. Thanks to this knowledge we (no, not me personally, but we as culture) know how to build roads, bridges, airplanes and a lot more.
We experience an external world existing there on its own right. This is denied by mind only. The world is a projection, but the projection is done by a real mind. So if two or more minds see a thing in the same way, that is true.
But all of the external reality is not stable as the material reality. Some of the most important factors are very fluctuating and difficult to describe. People are fluctuating. And music.
In music it is popular doing top ten lists. The ten best songs ever ... There are many lists but none of them is really true. According to mind only, these lists are only subjective. Your list might be true for you but not for me.
We know this and top ten lists are not really a matter of life and death. But people might be.
In the old days, police tried to figure out who killed who. It was difficult enough, but it was about material things - knives, poison, shotguns and the like.
But now one task is to prevent terrorism. A terrorist deed is material, but the planning is not material.
If we hunt terrorists with mind only view we will find nothing until it is too late. But we can do a lot of harm while trying to expose something which does not exist.
If mind only gives no result it is a risk that the view changes to Madhyamaka prasangika. Then the investigator creates a world of subject - object and nothing more. Even the most harmless old age pensioner can look like a terrorist if the looker is fearful for terrorists.
So if someone in power glides into Madhyamaka prasangika it might be very dangerous for those around. The objective observation is changed into subject-object.
Normally we see the worst parts of our personality as external. We do not acknowledge bad or weak aspects of ourselves, but see those aspects as belonging to others.
If we know it is a projection, we can deal with the problems in our own mind. If we believe it is objective truth, we start persecuting innocent people.
We experience an external world existing there on its own right. This is denied by mind only. The world is a projection, but the projection is done by a real mind. So if two or more minds see a thing in the same way, that is true.
But all of the external reality is not stable as the material reality. Some of the most important factors are very fluctuating and difficult to describe. People are fluctuating. And music.
In music it is popular doing top ten lists. The ten best songs ever ... There are many lists but none of them is really true. According to mind only, these lists are only subjective. Your list might be true for you but not for me.
We know this and top ten lists are not really a matter of life and death. But people might be.
In the old days, police tried to figure out who killed who. It was difficult enough, but it was about material things - knives, poison, shotguns and the like.
But now one task is to prevent terrorism. A terrorist deed is material, but the planning is not material.
If we hunt terrorists with mind only view we will find nothing until it is too late. But we can do a lot of harm while trying to expose something which does not exist.
If mind only gives no result it is a risk that the view changes to Madhyamaka prasangika. Then the investigator creates a world of subject - object and nothing more. Even the most harmless old age pensioner can look like a terrorist if the looker is fearful for terrorists.
So if someone in power glides into Madhyamaka prasangika it might be very dangerous for those around. The objective observation is changed into subject-object.
Normally we see the worst parts of our personality as external. We do not acknowledge bad or weak aspects of ourselves, but see those aspects as belonging to others.
If we know it is a projection, we can deal with the problems in our own mind. If we believe it is objective truth, we start persecuting innocent people.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Welcome
Welcome
to this blog, Awareness of awareness. It started in the end of February 2009.
My name is Kurt and I used to be a journalist for many years. Now I am retired. Since 2005 I have the site http://www.mindminding.com/ .
It is about mind and mind aspects of all kinds of issues.
The knowledge of mind comes mainly from Buddhist traditions, in particular from Tibetan mahayana buddhism.
My intention is to use this blog as a meta site for the mindminding site. That means I want to explain some of the background factors and the reasoning behind the articles on the mindminding site.
The general background is that mind aspects are neglected in the general debate. I feel this to be an objective and obvious truth. Accepted aspects are many: political, economical, historical, social, psychological, cultural, scholastic, scientific, medical, gender, legal...and many more. But not mind.
Mind is the decisive aspects in many issues. Many solutions are on mind level. It is easy to see if we only start looking. In a humble way, I want to use this site for that purpose.
to this blog, Awareness of awareness. It started in the end of February 2009.
My name is Kurt and I used to be a journalist for many years. Now I am retired. Since 2005 I have the site http://www.mindminding.com/ .
It is about mind and mind aspects of all kinds of issues.
The knowledge of mind comes mainly from Buddhist traditions, in particular from Tibetan mahayana buddhism.
My intention is to use this blog as a meta site for the mindminding site. That means I want to explain some of the background factors and the reasoning behind the articles on the mindminding site.
The general background is that mind aspects are neglected in the general debate. I feel this to be an objective and obvious truth. Accepted aspects are many: political, economical, historical, social, psychological, cultural, scholastic, scientific, medical, gender, legal...and many more. But not mind.
Mind is the decisive aspects in many issues. Many solutions are on mind level. It is easy to see if we only start looking. In a humble way, I want to use this site for that purpose.
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