One could conceive of selfishness compass It would comprise of two axes Horizontal could measure the degree of self-absorption, self-interest Vertical could measure the degree of IGNORANCE At an extreme left there would be utter self-absorption, utter self-obsession, with utmost disregard for the interest of others, An utterly solipsistic perspective No inhibition in disregarding …
Category: Spirituality
Hierarchies, Competition, Ego, Self and Collective Interests
You want to do better in order to get better outcomes for yourself, solve your problems better But indirectly in doing so — you become useful for others And then indirectly in doing so — you become placed higher in a hierarchy. Hierarchy of course has a purpose. It contains information about that which is …
What It Truly Means To Observe
what would it truly mean to observe? well there would be attention there would be curiosity there would be amusement, enjoyment what there wouldn’t be would be ME there wouldn’t be “me”, in the observing, the act of observing unless of course you were the subject of the observation but if you weren’t …
Measure Every Failure Everything You Missed Out Against Your Imminent Death
Measure every failure, everything you missed out — against your imminent death If you think you lost something you haven’t lost shit yet You’re not only not meant to have it all You’re meant to die I’m repeating myself I’m repeating myself when I’m saying yet again that only this moment is real and …
“Beyond Science”
There’s science Then there’s a guess, a conjecture, a possibility, an attempt And then there’s “beyond science” Or so am I told Do you know what’s “beyond science”? That which is UTTERLY unknown for now anyway, but much of it forever, surely The rest is SCIENCE, or SCIENCE-TO-BE If it’s measured, …
How We Became So RELIGIOUS, Again
There’s nothing easy in championing reason It was progress enough when we managed to at least resist deluding ourselves, beguiling ourselves with lies and fantasies, Perhaps big part of it was just laughable unattractiveness of religion, as compared to actual progress of human ingenuity. Even if you yourself were useless — it was still in …
If You Want It Gone, You Must FORGET It Utterly
When you want something gone, You can’t simply think: “I WANT IT GONE” Obviously If you want it gone entirely — it must also be gone from your thoughts Well, when you think how much you “want it gone” — you’re thinking OF IT Therefore it’s NOT gone from your thoughts quite a paradox …
Mediocrity More Scary Than Failure
What do you fear more? failure? or mediocrity? Both are a social construct Alone in the woods — it’s annoying when you are building a small shed, and the structure collapses somehow It’s annoying, but You’re not a “failure” You’re not a “mediocrity” Those terms exist only in the society Now what do …
Useful Faith vs Blind, EVIL Faith
-There’s science =knowledge from observations, encapsulated by a testable theory, which has then been tested indeed -There’s reason, rationality = coherence of different concepts. Mathematics, logic, philosophy, etc. -And there’s FAITH = ASSUMPTION of something, WITHOUT either scientific proof, or even validation of logical clarity Is there room for faith? Well we can’t always …
Is Life Tension or Is Life a Cruise?
Life is tension Tension between life and death To be or not to be Tension between being and not being One day you are — next day you are not Life is tension One day you’re “good enough” — next day you’re rejected The wisdom is not in convincing yourself that you are indeed …