Control over consciousness
Control of consciousness determines quality of life.
from Flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"The last great attempt to free consciousness from the domination of impulses and social controls was psychoanalysis; as Freud pointed out , the two tyrants that fought for control over the mind were the id and the superego , the first a servant of the genes, the second a lackey of society, both representing the "Other". Opposed to them was the ego, which stood for the geniuine needs of the self connected to its concrete environment."
- a middle path ?!? could it be ... !!??!!
"... the intended result is identical: to free inner life from the threat of chaos, on the one hand, and from rigid conditioning of biological urges on the other, and hence to become independent from the social controls that exploit both"
a-ha !
remember - games people play - spontaneity ?
"Control over consciousness cannot be instituitonalized. As soon as it becomes part of a set of social rules and norms, it ceases to be effective in the way it was originally intended to be. Routinization, unfortunately, takes place very rapidly.Freud was still alive when his quest for liberating the ego from its oppressors was turned into a staid ideology and rigidly regulated profession"
cross-reference:
1. DeLanda /Erik Davis interview - stratification and destratification
[internally c/r deleuze&guattari]
2. Tao Te Ching - the tao that can be told is not the eternal tao
[because the tao that can be told gets institutionalized]
3. Zen - a transmission beyond scriptures
4. Buddha - decay is inherent in all compounded things. strive unceasingly
This makes more sense. It frames 'Against History,Against Leviathan' in a clearer light too.
one more piece :
"If one has failed to develop curiosity and interest in the early years, it is a good idea to acquire them now, before it is too late to improve the quality of life.
To do so is fairly easy in principle, but more difficult in practice. Yet it is sure worth trying. The first step is to develop the habit of doing whatever needs to be done with concentrated attention, with skill rather than inertia. Even the most routine tasks, like washing dishes, dressing, or mowing the lawn become more rewarding if we approach them with the care it would take to make a work of art."
cr alan watts work as play
from Flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"The last great attempt to free consciousness from the domination of impulses and social controls was psychoanalysis; as Freud pointed out , the two tyrants that fought for control over the mind were the id and the superego , the first a servant of the genes, the second a lackey of society, both representing the "Other". Opposed to them was the ego, which stood for the geniuine needs of the self connected to its concrete environment."
- a middle path ?!? could it be ... !!??!!
"... the intended result is identical: to free inner life from the threat of chaos, on the one hand, and from rigid conditioning of biological urges on the other, and hence to become independent from the social controls that exploit both"
a-ha !
remember - games people play - spontaneity ?
"Control over consciousness cannot be instituitonalized. As soon as it becomes part of a set of social rules and norms, it ceases to be effective in the way it was originally intended to be. Routinization, unfortunately, takes place very rapidly.Freud was still alive when his quest for liberating the ego from its oppressors was turned into a staid ideology and rigidly regulated profession"
cross-reference:
1. DeLanda /Erik Davis interview - stratification and destratification
[internally c/r deleuze&guattari]
2. Tao Te Ching - the tao that can be told is not the eternal tao
[because the tao that can be told gets institutionalized]
3. Zen - a transmission beyond scriptures
4. Buddha - decay is inherent in all compounded things. strive unceasingly
This makes more sense. It frames 'Against History,Against Leviathan' in a clearer light too.
one more piece :
"If one has failed to develop curiosity and interest in the early years, it is a good idea to acquire them now, before it is too late to improve the quality of life.
To do so is fairly easy in principle, but more difficult in practice. Yet it is sure worth trying. The first step is to develop the habit of doing whatever needs to be done with concentrated attention, with skill rather than inertia. Even the most routine tasks, like washing dishes, dressing, or mowing the lawn become more rewarding if we approach them with the care it would take to make a work of art."
cr alan watts work as play
posted by yesbob at Saturday, January 08, 2011
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