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Unfolding Nature Shop: Unfolding Nature: Being in the Implicate Order

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Re: Obsessing [Re: MushroomTrip]
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Well I think that fear leads to obsessing. What makes me think this way is the fact that if one is in fear, one has the tendency to "hang on" to something in order to create a sense of balance (which is fake of course) but it can give a feeling of certainty nevertheless.
I think it's in our nature to look for balance in our lives only that when we're being blinded by fear or anxiety we don't see things straight anymore, our perceptions can play big tricks in us and we become obsessive. But not only.
Fear is the generator of many unhealthy patterns from our lives.
Try to remember a moment when you felt in fear and what was your behavior. You'll probably notice/remember that you were looking for anything that could give you impression that you were stronger. It is just the way it works as a measure of self preservation only that it is kind of addictive and one can easily jump from that to some psychological disorder.
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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

Edited by Icelander (05/14/07 09:50 PM)

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Re: Obsessing [Re: Epigallo]
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bradleycny said:
Man, I had a really good quote about that situation of a psychologist's commentary on Gopi Krishna's situation. He said that the way to overcome obsession is to approach them with precision. You do not really stop it; there is a reason it is there - you live with it and use it.

That doesn't really do the story followed by the commentary any justice though.


In this thread (which I admit is somewhat confusing) I wanted to explore the idea of a sound mind. What that means and if we are all capable of sound thinking. Or is that too frightening and difficult for many or most of us. Considering that the freedom I mentioned is much more and requires much more of us than the idea that freedom allows us to do whatever we want. It is the freedom to experience life as it is rather than how we would like it or what makes us feel most safe.


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: Obsessing [Re: Icelander]
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Well that sounds like the same situation zen people describe when they talk about giving up the ego. You don't have the freedom to say I want this, I want that, but you get the whole universe in return.

To me it's just sacrificing your actions to a cause greater than your personal likes and dislikes. If I wanted to get myself to do that I think I would read myths involving the hero archetype.

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Re: Obsessing [Re: Epigallo]
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And that greater cause would be, in your opinion?


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: Obsessing [Re: Icelander]
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That's a tough one. I guess it must be noticeably helpful to another person or group and be done with total attention on the task. I guess it doesn't have to be for some one else, but usually something special needs to inspire some one to completely devote their attention to a task or set of tasks. We can exercise attention in what we do whenever we want, but usually we just get lazy and don't care. But with inspiration, some one might dig deeply into their resources and align their actions with more fundamental principles of the way things operate, to the effect of a greater change.

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