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Many researchers believe violence in humans is an evolved tendency that helped with survival.
"It's not because they haven't gotten the information that these are big risks," says Cindy Jardine of the University of Alberta. "We tend to sort of live for now and into the limited future — not the long term."
Bullying. Why do we do it? To gain status and power, psychologists say. And for some, it may be hard to resist the behavior. Researchers have seen bullying behavior in monkeys and speculate that the behavior may stretch way back in our evolutionary tree.
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
a reply to: InTheLight
How is it possible to know what to petition for? The 'good' of the people where you live may cause 'bad' for people elsewhere.
It may seem like a bad idea for the people to depopulate the planet (humans) but it maybe good for the planet. No matter what is done by the human for good it will cause bad.
At the end of the day - it doesn't matter - it is in total balance.
originally posted by: InTheLight
"Lie down as dead. Enraged in wrath, stay so. Or stare without moving an eyelash. Or suck something and become the sucking."
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
originally posted by: InTheLight
"Lie down as dead. Enraged in wrath, stay so. Or stare without moving an eyelash. Or suck something and become the sucking."
I would be interested in hearing your interpretation of the quote you have cited?
Also - who said it?
originally posted by: InTheLight
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
originally posted by: InTheLight
"Lie down as dead. Enraged in wrath, stay so. Or stare without moving an eyelash. Or suck something and become the sucking."
I would be interested in hearing your interpretation of the quote you have cited?
Also - who said it?
Shiva "the transformer" within Zen philosophy, one of the 112 ways to attain enlightenment.
To me, it is just a hint of the various forms of a chosen state of being in the now, for us to wallow, or lose ourselves in and stagnate.
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
originally posted by: InTheLight
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
originally posted by: InTheLight
"Lie down as dead. Enraged in wrath, stay so. Or stare without moving an eyelash. Or suck something and become the sucking."
I would be interested in hearing your interpretation of the quote you have cited?
Also - who said it?
Shiva "the transformer" within Zen philosophy, one of the 112 ways to attain enlightenment.
To me, it is just a hint of the various forms of a chosen state of being in the now, for us to wallow, or lose ourselves in and stagnate.
So are you saying that 'enlightenment' is the road to stagnation?
And it is impossible to be apart from now.
The realisation that there is only now will be the loss of some thing that does not exist.
originally posted by: InTheLight
Shiva "the transformer" within Zen philosophy, one of the 112 ways to attain enlightenment.
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
originally posted by: InTheLight
Shiva "the transformer" within Zen philosophy, one of the 112 ways to attain enlightenment.
There is only the 'transformer' - all that is, is constantly changing and transforming but it never ends in a form - there is nothing.
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
originally posted by: InTheLight
Shiva "the transformer" within Zen philosophy, one of the 112 ways to attain enlightenment.
There is only the 'transformer' - all that is, is constantly changing and transforming but it never ends in a form - there is nothing.
originally posted by: InTheLight
As with the sucking, you may become the sucking, or become so overly satiated that you will desire the sucking to cease.
Realization of the all within the now may be the end of the path, but we have to contend with all the experiences we allow within the all/now; choice.
originally posted by: InTheLight
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
originally posted by: InTheLight
Shiva "the transformer" within Zen philosophy, one of the 112 ways to attain enlightenment.
There is only the 'transformer' - all that is, is constantly changing and transforming but it never ends in a form - there is nothing.
There is everything if we allow it as reality.
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
originally posted by: InTheLight
As with the sucking, you may become the sucking, or become so overly satiated that you will desire the sucking to cease.
The line about 'sucking' is in fact about there being just 'sucking' which is oneness. Some 'thing' sucks some 'thing' is twoness.
When the one become two the Kingdom shall appear.
Realization of the all within the now may be the end of the path, but we have to contend with all the experiences we allow within the all/now; choice.
Now is what is happening - there is nothing separate in now. Now is the one that appears to be transforming.