There’s the problem of DESIRE — which is a problem of a false god, of delusion There’s the problem of OVERINDULGENCE — which is a problem of being distracted, ineffective — and all that in vain — as the pleasure is empty. By CEASING DESIRE-pursuits and PLEASURE-PURSUITS and becoming an ASCETIC — you do …
A Professional Solves Problems Calmly and Quietly and Efficiently
There’s the problem and there’s the solution The problem is a tension which necessitates a release. The problem entails solution. Direct or indirect. Sometimes you eradicate the problem and sometimes you accept it. But a certain attitude must be arrived at Problem evokes motivation which results in pursuit of the solution. This motivation can come …
Social Expansion
Men want to obtain value and preserve value. Same is true in the social context: When interacting with the world — you want to OBTAIN VALUE and PRESERVE VALUE. How do we go about it? By some time in our lives we develop some default STRATEGY: —one which usually errs on the side of …
Ignorance, Innocence, Evil, Cast a Stone
“He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone “ Most man are in no position to pose MORAL CONDEMNATION. This is because they are not themselves righteous. Doesn’t mean they are wicked. But they are not righteous. Because there is nothing righteous that they could ever do. This is …
Shame, Shameful, Sincerity
There’s the shameful. And there is shame. Shameful leads to shame. Unless someone is shameless — then it doesn’t. Likewise shame itself can arise without the shameful. And of course — shameful is not objective. Shameful is not objective but it obviously doesn’t mean it’s void. Society agrees on what it considers shameful. …
Unknown is a great word…
Unknown is a great word It means it’s not known It frees you from the delusion of thinking that you know Solve real world problems, Improve your real life every day, in real ways That is KNOWN, and KNOWABLE The rest is more or less unknown Enjoy it with fascination and an open …
Decisiveness and Judiciousness
-There are decisions to be made -There are informations -Then there’s the process -And finally your computing resources: brainpower and time You can rarely make a perfect decision. And when you can — usually you do it instantly (because you already have the problem solved) You can rarely make a perfect decision — but …
Thought Is NOT Consciousness
Thought is NOT consciousness. You don’t have to think it to be conscious of it. And thinking it doesn’t mean you’re even conscious of it. Thought is processing information: collecting it, and manipulating it NOT unlike computers, With the key similarity being that the data we operate on is never THE reality — it’s …
Mediocrity and Competence
Your boss is a mediocrity that is hopefully at least competent. Your employee is a mediocrity that will hopefully do what he’s told, and do it at an acceptable level. And whoever you wouldn’t employee is a mediocrity that is also useless, or even destructive. There are great man out there of course, but …
No Desire?
Desire is craving is compulsion is lack is dissatisfaction is suffering WILL is choice is consciousness is insight And joy is joy, and pleasure is pleasure DESIRE You are suffering therefore you desire You desire therefore you’re suffering It’s a circle Desiring brings you suffering, dissatisfaction And it distracts you from addressing true causes …