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- Thoughts on some aspects of Buddhism with remarks about its different forms, the enlightenment, and getting rid of suffering
- Thoughts on the riot in Washington DC, January 6, 2021 – traits of a riot, the ongoing mass hysteria in the U.S., its infectious nature, as well as remarks on mass mania
- Thoughts on how people are divided in English and American society – the struggle to remain a “people” as well as remarks about tribalism and the need for security
- Some thoughts on the ideas of freedom and equality – how good ideas change when they are placed “in the real world”
- Some thoughts on conspiracy theories . . . the continuing saga of an old fear turned paranoia and its progression through history
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Category Archives: Stuff involving me
Thoughts on my failure of “being my own authority” through thinking – “deconstructing thought”, beingness, and culture
Recently, I have been mentioning that “I have to be my own authority”. This is reflective of the fact that I live in a society where there is no authority. There’s no leader, no religion, no way of life, no … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, cultural loneliness, etc., Existence, Awareness, Beingness, Consciousness, Conceptionism, and such, Philosophy, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Stuff involving me, Words, the dilemma of the word, becoming wordless, seeking what is before the word, beingness, etc.
Tagged awareness, culture, Me, Philosophy, psychology, thoughts, wordless
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Thoughts on the my relationship with the older generation – more fallout from the hippie era – the need for generation-to-generation association
Recently, I recalled something I have not thought that much about but which has had great impact on me and reveals some interesting things about this society: I seem to be different than other people. Beginning in about High School … Continue reading
Posted in Historical stuff, Modern life and society, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Stuff involving me, The effects of WWII, the Nazi's, the Holocaust, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War era protests, The U.S. and American society
Tagged America, generation gap, Hippie, History, Me, modern world, older generation, psychology
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Some thoughts on “systemized knowledge”, with remarks about the “dilemma of the word” and becoming wordless
Here’s a thought I had: As I reflect on much of my life, especially since about 1990, its clear that much of it has been a rebellion against what I call “systemized knowledge”. QUALITIES “Systemized knowledge” consists of these qualities: … Continue reading
Posted in Education, learning, and over education, Existence, Awareness, Beingness, Consciousness, Conceptionism, and such, Modern life and society, Philosophy, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Stuff involving me, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure, Words, the dilemma of the word, becoming wordless, seeking what is before the word, beingness, etc.
Tagged education, intelligence, knowledge, learning, modern world, over-education, Philosophy, power, psychology, self, system, systemism
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Thoughts on writing 900 articles . . . reflections on the 10th anniversary of this blog
This is my 900th article in this blog. Its also the 10th anniversary of this blog. As a result of this, I have reflected a lot on blog writing. I have thought a lot on what I should write on … Continue reading
Posted in Books, movies, and music, Education, learning, and over education, Inspiration, free association, and intuition, Opinions and things associated with them, Philosophy, Stuff involving me, Words, the dilemma of the word, becoming wordless, seeking what is before the word, beingness, etc.
Tagged blogging, education, Me, opinion, Philosophy, writing
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Thoughts on a prediction . . . maybe???
A PREDICTION??? On March 30, 1981 President Reagan was shot. I still remember that day. I was at school. I was in my art class, the second to the last class of the day. The Principal announced it over the … Continue reading
Posted in Historical stuff, Modern life and society, Other stuff, Stuff involving me
Tagged History, Me, modern world, prediction
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Thoughts on the damaging effects of education, with remarks about describing the education process, undoing the damage, “personhood”, and over-education
It seems that I have spoken of some of these themes before (more than likely I have). At any rate, some of these thoughts are new, or stated in a different way, and I think that they are worth noting … Continue reading
Posted in Dehumanization and alienation, Education, learning, and over education, Historical stuff, Imitation, imitative illnesses, and such, Mass hysteria, mass society, and the mob, Modern life and society, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Stuff involving me, The "drones" and stuff associated with them, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure
Tagged dehumanization, education, History, imitation, mass mind, Me, modern world, over-education, personhood, psychology, system, university
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Thoughts on on my reaction to social hysteria, with remarks about the self and other things
Recently, I had some thoughts which led on to some interesting things: The effects of social hysteria is something that “crept” upon me unaware. I never really thought that much about it and never viewed myself as displaying it. But … Continue reading
Posted in Dehumanization and alienation, Historical stuff, Mass communication: media, social media, and the news, Mass hysteria, mass society, and the mob, Philosophy, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, Stuff involving me, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure
Tagged alienation, History, mass hysteria, Me, media, Philosophy, psychology, self, social hysteria, society, systemism
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Thoughts on how I reacted to current conditions in the same way as in Medieval times – on how the modern world is a continuation of the Medieval world, with remarks about some effects of the Christian conversion on Germanic society
Here’s a thought I had: When I went to the University I was appalled by it. I condemned and criticized it while I was there. The result is that I dropped out of the University. Now, after 30 years, I … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christian conversion, Post-Christianity, and Christian influence, Dehumanization and alienation, Education, learning, and over education, Historical stuff, Modern life and society, Stuff involving me, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure, Tribal society, tribalism, and the tribal sense
Tagged authority, Christian conversion, christianity, Crusades, education, Germanic, individualism, knowledge, learning, Me, medieval, modern world, system, systemism, tribalism, tribe
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Thoughts on how thoughts don’t mean as much as they used to as I get older
I wrote this some time ago: I’ve found that, as I get older, thoughts don’t mean as much to me. Ten or twenty years ago they were a big part of my life. Now . . . they seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Aging and getting older, Life in general, Philosophy, Stuff involving me
Tagged aging, life, Me, opinion, Philosophy
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