This world of human beings has nearly as many opinions as individual people, apparently more than 7 billion, which is a lot to take into account when constructing consensual reality in order to organise communities in the hope of keeping them safe, prosperous and happy. Various systems have been followed over the few millennia homo sapiens and variations has roamed the planet, some benign, some malign and many a mix of both, depending on the status of the individual.
Now then, dear readers, if you care to review previous postings in Wear and Dao, you may see we have no reason to believe the essential existence of this multi-faceted, complicated, complex, funny, smart, tragic, needy, simple, difficult, stupid and even sometimes wise illusion which is the egoic construct called "self " ... easier said than done, you may say, which is true enough. Despite all the writings and songs of mystics since the dawn of time, the only person who can truly destroy that tricky imposter is guess who?
Yes, now do you see the problem? The best we can do, maybe, is to take time to clear the mind, sweep out the clutter at every level, look deeply inside, free of the chatter of other human beings on TV screens, Radio, Tablet, Smartphones, even friends in the places you live ... seek solitude, since the very definition of egoic mind, and the reason for its existence, is to present a face, a voice, a body, a smile to another human being, with its own issues to discuss ... and, by the way, having realised from Wm Shakespeare that "All the world's a stage" really ... well, we might as well choose a role that suits us in this phase of our wonderful or horrible life, because we do have that choice ... some even say we chose our own parents and place to be born as the basic condition to begin with! That's from folks subscribing to many lives and karma theories, of course, which is easy to say, harder to swallow.
Please yourself? You might as well, after all ... youngsters in love despite parental disapproval? No need to play Romeo or Juliet and die tragically, just elope and escape the madness of your parents, the ones you chose, after all, so the ones you are free to reject ... why not? And live happy ever after, if you're lucky ... Shakespeare had the key stories covered, so check him out if you want to change your mind, and there are plenty of contemporary writers to help you as well. Basically, the brain itself may be re-programmed, brainwashed you might say, as proven by the U.S. government, needing conscripts to visit Vietnam a while back, in order to pacify the locals and save them from communism ... a tricky task for farm boys used to shooting rabbits and pigeons, but not women, children or men anywhere at all, since it was forbidden in all religions and none. Of course the Civil War showed what was possible, along with all wars, but Vietnam was a turning point, when it came to killing indiscriminately in combat on the ground. Obviously, the decimation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was from high above, though the crew who flew over Japan on those missions often went mad with guilt and despair, medals notwithstanding ...
Neuro-plasticity shows the very cells of the brain may be rewired to process alternative consensual realities, as shown in any cult organisation. Which cult do you choose this time? More wars? Sign up for the Armed Forces! Thou shalt not kill a human for any cause? Try the Jehovah Witnesses, they knock on your doors to save your souls whether you like it or not!
Not being keen on cults, despite trying many nice systems like Buddhism of different kinds, this old blogger still seeks Freedom from the Known. .. and yes, dear sceptical reader, even K has his cult followers, as observed without judgement on many visits to Brockwood Park!
Time to walk, it's Saturday again, who knows who might turn up for a visit? Better clean the place up, just in case, it's necessary occasionally anyway ... tomorrow after the clockbackery, time changes again and Hexham's a possibility for a change!
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