Quote from: Cramulus on January 02, 2012, 03:21:52 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgeGd6IzPtA
The easy part
is quieting the mind,
the automatic urges
shutting down the robot
the hard part----------
But then your phone rings
and the robot answers
(the trick,
I think,
is to program the robot with awareness of itself
mindfulness in every thing)
I agree, awareness is key.
And in the beginning the doing may fall back into the robotic.
Sometimes the tiniest trigger will suffice.
But even then, we can still choose to stop a program that has started running instead of letting it run its full course.
Continued practice will make it easier over time. As with most things in life.
The hard part is making it through that initial phase of transition, when old programming still lingers and the new one is still buggy.
Mindfulness is a wonderful thing, just like cheerfulness. I find them both absolutely crucial for a steady positive-constructive trip.
Great clip as well Cram. Is the whole movie recommended?
As for non-detachment; i find it a hard thing to uphold once you link your life with other humans and plans are made and worked on. At least in its pure form.
Quote from: navkat on January 03, 2012, 07:21:48 AM
Every time the organ grinder plays, the monkey gets the itch to dance.
That's going on the next batch of stickers.