Thank you, John, I'm gonna watch it after I send this. Meanwhile this is for you: John Searle on consciousness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqDgt12m26c
________________________________ From: John <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 2:22 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Culture of Illusion --- In [email protected], Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > John, actually the word inertia suggests a dull mind to me, one under the > influence of tamas guna. Whereas the phrase noisy mind suggests one having > more of a rajasic tendency. I think conditioning could give rise to either > situation and that situation could be ever changing depending on one's > prakriti or inherent nature, which I bet can be seen in the jyotish chart. My > guess is that those with kapha constitution would be relatively stable if a > bit leaning in the dull direction. Pitta people would tend to rajasic minds. > I think restful alertness is a great solution, infinite dynamism balanced by > infinite silence. Maharishi explained that between these two arises infinite > wakefulness. Share, Your points are excellent. I'm also thinking of inertia as prakriti or attachment to all of the doshas in the human physiology. But I was watching this discussion of imminent scientists relating to the universe as a hologram. This may be the ultimate inertia for everything in the universe. You may find this enjoyable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsbZT9bJ1s4 > > > > > ________________________________ > From: John <jr_esq@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, August 5, 2013 4:42 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Culture of Illusion > > > > Â > Lawson, > > It all depends on what is your definition of cosmic consciousness. But > having a noisy mind appears to be an indication of an inertia due to having a > conditioned mind. What do you think? > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > Well, "putting" one's mind into silence sounds a bit contrived, to me. > > > > Someone in CC doesn't necessarily have a quiet mind. In fact, someone in CC > > might have a very noisy mind -- conceivably even noisier than before they > > "attained" CC -- though the trend should be towards more silence over time, > > or such is my understanding. > > > > L > > > > --- In [email protected], doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > David needs to speak for himself. There is not necessarily a "we", in his > > > comment. > > > > > > Thought is the *only* reason Mr. Frawley, and you, John, are able to > > > share this piece of spinach with us. The engineers that developed this > > > technology of communication, needed to think deeply, and continuously, to > > > put this together. > > > > > > If I may hazard a guess, David F. has just discovered that 90% of his > > > thoughts are useless energy and momentum, spent maintaining a story. It > > > is a common, though by no means, universal malady. > > > > > > Once he sees this, perhaps Dave can put his mind into silence, and simply > > > recognize the Divine utility of thought - the other 10%. In the meantime, > > > his projecting isn't helping. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > > > > > "Thought, if we learn to observe it, is a reaction-mechanism devoid of > > > > true consciousness. It is the inertia of our conditioning that we fail > > > > to truly question." > > > > > > > > David Frawley > > > > > > > > > >
