Eclipse may be right Slip - some Danish researcher has discovered that if one unloaded shares before an eclipse and bought them back again afterwards since 1928 profits are doubled. If only my pension people had known! On control, I have long believed we are controlled in some way similar to pack animals that cede reproduction to the alphas. We need something that encourages us to contribute and build capital, but seem to have this way out of balance. I'm not convinced the focus on positive individualism is the way and feel we need alternatives (competition) to the money-go-round to let us build.
On 23 July, 05:43, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > A great state of awareness, Slip ! > > And I agree, it's easy to live ' post - mortem ' lives. It takes a lot > to form a focus, sustain self - belief, overtake the inner processes > to align its output, and consequently impact the outer events. > > It's a drain, and oftentimes immensely trying. Untill, one realises > its transcendent ( source and ) value. > > On Jul 23, 1:16 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I mostly disagree with that assessment. Perhaps in short span time > > constraint moments there is a rash decision process that poses mere > > split second evaluation. But generally I find that pondering an idea > > easily allows for the self to initiate free will while directing focus > > on a desired outcome. I think this is exactly what differentiates how > > few of us project their realities from most who don't seem to grasp > > the idea and live in a post state reality always wondering what > > happened. This may be at the core of human frailty and inability to > > coalesce. I think it takes a great deal of mental energy to achieve > > the state of being in control but I see it as highly possible and feel > > I've accomplished much by living it. I often project on a potential > > reality then focus on what remedies are necessary for a satisfactory > > end result should the potential transition to actual. I see it as > > being one step ahead of what Libet is suggesting. My "self" projects, > > my brain decides and then I become aware of the decision which I still > > can veto at the last minute, it's an exercise of my free will. > > > On Jul 22, 9:29 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Are we in control of ourselves, our lives, our families, our worlds? > > > Or are we just aware and knowing what one can do if something > > > unpredictable happens? > > > There are many explanations for why we do what we do. For example, > > > Thomas Metzinger's new Book, The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind > > > and the Myth of the Self, seriously questions whether there is even an > > > "I", let alone a "we." And Douglas Hofstadter's book, I Am a Strange > > > Loop, contends that the "self" is a recursively self-referencing > > > memory loop. > > > > Hundreds of experiments by Benjamin Libet and others tend to > > > conclusively confirm that our brain prepares to execute our decisions > > > before we are even aware that anything is being decided. It alerts us > > > to our decisions only in time (a split second) for us to veto them. > > > > Seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Libet, as well as Benjamin > > > Libet's book, Mind Time, and Walter J. Freeman's book, How Brains Make > > > Up Their Minds. > > > > It is quite likely that we have no so-called "free will" other than > > > veto power over our specific actions. Our free will may consist > > > instead of 1) being mindful about any ill-serving subliminal > > > intentions and tendencies that inform our actions so that we are > > > accordingly prepared to veto any action that they correspondingly > > > inform, and of 2) programming (or reprogramming) our subliminal > > > intentions to be more productive of the experiencing that we most > > > desire. > > > > Do we have the power to create our realities? Are we in control? > > > What do YOU think?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
