Attention mechanics

[andrew g]

Originally Posted by Gem

So we notice a trait of humans and we name it 'smug', who cares?

Din says it's this and it's that but it's just silliness. Everyone knows what 'smug' refers to, it happens like there happens to be grass in your front yard.

Well din aspires to transcending smugness, and I can relate to that, and I think its possible. I just dont think its possible right now.

I dont see this earth (and all that comes with that) as the only potential or reality. I resonate with, and am open to the idea that there are other potentials and realities, and if Im wrong, well, who cares? For me, the being open is enough.

[Gem]

Originally Posted by andrew g

Well din aspires to transcending smugness, and I can relate to that, and I think its possible. I just dont think its possible right now.

I dont see this earth (and all that comes with that) as the only potential or reality. I resonate with, and am open to the idea that there are other potentials and realities, and if Im wrong, well, who cares? For me, the being open is enough.

People seem very concerned with trancending stuff don't they?

The promlem with trancendance is it is an imaginary state which may be obtained in the future, and to overcome a limitation (trancend) one has to practice... like a high jumper is jumping 198 cm, to exceed that he has to practice, hone technique, get a little stronger. Without the practice he can only jump lower, with practice he might jump higher.

[andrew g]

Originally Posted by Gem

People seem very concerned with trancending stuff don't they?

The promlem with trancendance is it is an imaginary state which may be obtained in the future, and to overcome a limitation (trancend) one has to practice... like a high jumper is jumping 198 cm, to exceed that he has to practice, hone technique, get a little stronger. Without the practice he can only jump lower, with practice he might jump higher.

I have no issue with practicing, I think its our nature currently to try, to practice, to effort, to transcend, to achieve, to 'do'. We could try and not practice or effort or transcend but thats doing the same thing! Like an expert and practiced kayaker intuitively navigates the rapids with one eye on the outside and one eye on the inside. I think peace is found by going with our nature both purposefully and consciously. I see no issue with setting goals and getting honest about what we desire and then doing what needs to be done to achieve that.

So if we want to live a happy a life I would say that practicing gratitude and appreciation is a wonderful thing to do. Also practicing compassion and understanding. Practicing seeing the divine in all things. Practicing positivity. Practicing being present. Eventually I think we become an expert at these things. We become an expert in being happy.

Maybe one day our nature will change. If so, by that point we wont even care anyway because our expertise at these above things will be second nature to us.

[andrew g]

Reminds me of something Richard Bandler may have said once. It was something like....why be who you are when you can be someone so much better?