How to completely transform your psyche - Part 1
8 years ago in #philosophy by edgeland (62)
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Love the mind of K. Myself have sought to understand these ideas or rather lack of ideas. Will write my ideas and reflections sometime.
cool post, @edgeland
I'd love to read them. ;)
«We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.» Oscar Wilde
Ooh. I like that!
Change is possible and not scary. I love this. Most people don't truly believe that they can change, or they think that change equals something to be frightened about. I'm the opposite in many instances.
So any post that promotes the concept that fundamental change is possible is getting my upvote.
It's a very hard concept to promote to people who are scared or not open-minded about it.
All there is change. Very hard to understand as we misunderstand so much. No fear exists in an open mind.
It's so sad that 40 people upvoted this without reading it just because @berniesanders did. The curation system here is sooo flawed!
I read it though and am SO THANKFUL to have found a well written, interesting, post that could actually change people's lives on steemit today.
I have to agree fully! I sat down with my coffee and read this amazing post! It's so worth my upvote. Sadly my vote is still you know... :D But amazing post really great work! I look forward to reading more!
Thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! It took me a while to write.
@berniesanders has more free time on his hands now days!
Lol.
I definitely agree that the curation system should encourage reading posts before upvoting them. Thanks for the compliment about the post though, and for actually reading the thing! I'm glad you liked it.
Reading is incentivised on Steem :-) Thoughtful, relevant comments stand to earn substantial rewards and writing them usually requires at least some close reading.
Great post OP!
People see that a whale voted on something and blindly pile on, hoping to ride the wave to trending and make some free and easy curation $. It's pretty mindless.
@juanlibertad, good point. I do think a lot of good content rises to the top. I figured that @apocaloptimisto was referring the pile-on effect, as he says below.
Thanks!
An easy solution to the curation issue would be to hide votes and payouts from displaying on the post until the post is 24 hours old. No one listens to me here though so if you think it's a good idea, please share it.
We've discussed this numerous times in the past with the Steem devs. They don't always listen to us ...
It's because they're scamming everyone here. If you don't believe me, check the ledgers. The whales aren't holding steem. They're cashing out, and they're making fake accounts to pump up so they can power down faster. This whole thing's a scam.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@apocaloptimisto/dantheman-ned-please-remove-my-content-from-this-site
You have a point but right now it's all about the real big whales, if you don't get at least one vote from one of them your post is basically doomed and forgotten in 30 minutes. You can get 100 upvotes from dolphins and minnows which should be great but that could be worth $10...
This site is a ponzi scheme full of idiots. I'm out.
I just want to add that a lot of these may be bots and/or people who have multiple accounts.
We want God to take away all of the problems, pain, and suffering. But God is far more interested in changing your mind than changing your circumstances.
Hey, congrats on a great article that reached the TOP 10 Steemit Trending list. Since it's there I've also added it to theFlipboard Steemit Trending Magazine for everyone to see it. Looking forward to part 2!
Thank you!
Saving this for later :)
I love reads like this - thank you
Thanks. :)
Wow, so interesting to find persons that are interested in K and/or Bohm on this platform. I'm truly inspired. Thank you.
I know, I've met a few on here, so the platform is even cooler than expected. I'm glad you liked it! This is my first time writing about them.
I'm going to ask a broader question, whether they really changed the course of human life? The Birth - Maturity - Old Age - Death? Otherwise, it's just mind Games
You mean that if they didn't change that physical cycle in life, these are just mind games? If so, I disagree with that.
I agree that in the field of consciousness they opened people's eyes to some things, but the real transformation , in my opinion needs to happen on all levels of existence, including the physical.
Oh, I see. I didn't mention it here, but these guys both admit in "The Ending of Time" that thought is a physical process, and that having insight may change the electrical activity and the pathways in the brain. So this is related to neuroplasticity. I think you can help prevent the brain from getting stuck in an unhealthy rut by continuously learning and leaving your comfort zone, and they're suggesting doing that and more.
@cousteau, I have no idea, but I don't think that is what thought evolved to do. Also, I'm not sure I would want to extend life indefinitely. We may have that option if we start uploading our consciousnesses into machines.
All have long been saying about the materiality of thought, but if anyone has achieved this success , he could move things with thought or to extend its life indefinitely with the power of thought?
Thank you. Have to read more about these two thinkers. I would also recommend a classic, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, which gives a lot of tools for life and happiness:)
Thanks. I think I read part of the Meditations in high school, but never finished it. Probably wasn't able to understand as well back then either. I will revisit it. :D
Thanks for sharing this @edgeland!
Anyone can change if they desire to. The first step in anything is making a decision to change. Without that decision to change, one is likely to fail in any endeavour that requires change.
I think your posts relates to cognitive biases (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias) because these cognitive biases can hold us back from changing.
Would love if you wrote up a post on cognitive biases and your take on them.
That's a good idea. I'll look into it! It's the sort of thing I would enjoy studying and writing about.
Awesome! If you ever do write on cognitive biases, you'll already have one reader, me.
Thank you for this. I needed it.
I'm going through some sort of transition in my life (which I feel I cannot adequately articulate), and while I don't exactly feel directionless, I was tempted to do the very thing described in your article: turn to some sort of religion for guidance. I think I'll look inside myself first!
I'm glad you found it useful. Hope all goes well with your transition! :)
I really loved reading this post. I had never heard of Jiddu Krishnamurti, and I haven't read much of Bohm (including the book you recommended), and these are now the next on my reading list. My introduction to these ideas is through taoist philosophy, which I am much more familiar with. So much of your story resonated with my own, and I'm excited to read what seems like an update to those ancient writings.
I'm really curious to hear how this writing has impacted your life. What has changed for you? What parts of this thinking do you find difficult to adopt?
Thanks. I was reading some Taoist philosophy too, right before I found this, and am slightly familiar with it. The "Way" being unfathomable and absolute appealed to me and does seem similar to what K and Bohm said. I liked the story about the butcher (Cook Ding?) who almost never has to sharpen his knife.
Well ... if I had to struggle to adopt an idea, that would mean I'm trying to just accept it (without having the insight myself), and I don't want to do that with these people's ideas or anyone's. That said, I agree with the main points I cover here, and have experienced the increase in energy and loss of fear that K describes. I now feel like my interests are more aligned and consistent than ever, and there's almost no anxiety about the future and personal security.
I think our egos and identities are not what we think they are, and I want that to come through in my life and actions, but sometimes I don't know what to do. There are so many options in life and it's hard to see how to be selfless and effective at the same time in each situation.
I especially hate seeing people suffer from anxiety about the future and feeling like I can't get them to stop, no matter what I say. :(
I would love to read your opinion on this stuff and thoughts on Taoism! What is your story?
I read this book about neuroplasticity:
http://www.normandoidge.com/?page_id=1259
It seems that you can observe these changes now; proving these theories right.
Also: Please don't pluralise philosophy
Thanks for the book reference.
you are not going to read it.
Great read. Going to have to re read in the am! here's one of my posts for your upvoting pleasure!
https://steemit.com/witchcraft/@kalaylah77/world-of-witchcraft-info-and-meditation
nice article
Thanks.
instructive philosophical views
Thank you.
Interesting concept. But I feel like in the end you try to dismantle existing theories but still apply a new one. New authors, new idea makers.
I disagree with a few ideas, like the "Insist on yourself; never imitate" statement, because when you are walking in different social contexts, you should have a good portion of both, yourself and imitation of the located context.
While I would agree with your "go for your own" idea for life. Good post, keep it up!
I'm not trying to, but it can be hard not to get lost in words and logic when talking about this stuff.
I don't agree with everything Emerson said either, or with applying it in all contexts no matter what. It's just interesting that he eliminated some of his assumptions but not the assumption that the best way to analyze yourself is using reason.
Thanks!