Process

 
Reality is a process, but our brain wants it to be static. So we have this natural conflict within ourselves.

 

The brain does not work in the same way for all of us or in all situations. Every teacher knows that. The pupils are different. These days there are also a number of diagnoses like ADHD and damp describing how the brain works.

 

If we understand reality as the flow it is, we accept temporary measures as good even if they are not perfect in a static perspective. We eat a  hamburger rather then go to a restaurant for a long lunch.

 

For a brain that understands reality as static the world is full of "musts". The clothes in the closets "must" be in perfect order. The bed "must" be made perfectly. The pencils on the desk "must" be perfectly arranged.

 

Sometimes, as at Christmas time, the number of musts increase to the extreme; from buying presents to decorating the home including the Christmas tree to making all the food as must be.

 

This is no problem as long as it is not an obsession or as long as it leaves others alone.

 

 

Background

The world is understood and organised in a way that gives suffering and tiredness. This is unsatisfactory. We suppose that we are not satisfied because we are not active enough. We have a constant feeling that we should have more of suffering and tiredness in order to make the world better. So we are stuck in a trap.

The solution for avoiding suffering and tiredness is understanding of mind as compared to matter.

The society of suffering and tiredness is based on a material world view. It is the traditional world view. We used to have no alternative. But there is an alternative. It is a world view based on mind.

If we accept the mind world view, we can see mateial factors in a new way. Problems can be solved. Suffering and tiredness can be avoided.

The knowledge of the mind based world view is not new. It is thousands of years old. But it has been known only by very few. But these days the knowledge spreads all over the world to all who are interested.

Kungsträdgården

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Effect and cause 2

If we accept that the external reality is a projection from mind...

-- it might be hard to accept, but it is the reality --

we can deduce that the content in the mind of individuals varies from the extremely good to the extremely bad.

If we compare this objective perspective with a subjective perspective we see a mixed picture.

Some of the social bad is experienced as individually good, some of the social good is experienced as individually bad, Some of the social bad is experienced as individually bad, and some of the social good is experienced as individually good. 

So there is no complete union between society and individual. Nevertheless, there could be an exchange of ideas between society and individual. But is it possible?

Mind projections have a tendency to support themselves. If we see the world as hostile, the signs of hostility will show that we are right. If we see the world as friendly, we will find this attitude supported by observation and facts.

One theory is that if society acts with sternness, the individuals will see that there is no alternative than to adjust. 

But from mind point of view, sternness would be counter productive. Sternness would support the negative tendencies already existing in mind, and thus make negativity stronger.

Society is a meeting place for projections of all kinds, from the good to the bad, so there is a lot of spontaneous negativity around.

Goodness in content is better than sternness in form as attitude of society. This is also the general principle. Most citizens are socialized by doing what they want - in study, work and family life. 

Form and content 2

Form is emptiness and emptiness is form. So it says in the Heart sutra. What does it mean?
Form is empty of form, but not of content. To be empty of form means that the form is not absolute. One particular content can have different forms.
Emptiness is form means that emptiness must be emptiness of something - of something that can have form. There is emptiness of emptiness, but not emptiness of nothing.
"Nothing" - the not existing - has no form and no emptiness.
To be aware that form is emptiness is to be aware that form can deceive. This person looking poor can be rich, an this one looking rich can be poor.
But if this person acts in an evil way, that is evil. That is no deception. So if we think that this person acting evil might be good, we are wrong. This person looking bad might be good, however.
In this world there are bad actions and bad forms. If we fight bad form by bad action, we do the wrong. Sometimes good form needs effort. That is not wrong if the individual has made a choice and accepted it. But it is wrong if the individual is just forced to do something, even if the result is good form. Form is emptiness, and thus a particular form is not very much to strive for.
The good is in itself formless, but it expresses itself in form, for example as a nice home. We can try to get the good by manifesting its form, for example a nice home. It might succeed, but it might also fail. The form of the good without the content of goodness is just a cold lifeless mask.
Form is important, but content is more important. In the society it is not that obvious, as form is the most important for certain individuals and in certain contexts. If society was more distinct in pointing out the good content, the individuals would be more happy and the form would be nicer also.