The following commandment is the Buddhist Anarchist creed:
Control thyself then no one controls thee.
Both the Sufis and the Ch'an/Zen Buddhists know about self control. In Islam, it is the greater jihad, greater than the lesser jihad aka "the holy war".
If the People, be they Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Neo-pagans, La Vey Satanists or even Wicca, were to practise this commandment in addition to their doctrines & dogmas, then the State would have little reason to go to war.
Corporations would be kinder, and CEOs would become patrons of artists of all stripes, be it audio, visual or kaleidoscopic AV.
Control thyself is the antidote to know thyself.
In knowing thyself, you might be blinded by the ego; merely controlling the ego is enough to see it for what it is: the root of anger, fear, and the handmaidens of desire, lust and passion.
Yet the hedonists amongst the People ask "What's wrong with desire? You sound old-fashioned."
To that, I reply "But there is much to be said for romance, and to court your lover. It helps make lust more interesting and passion become compassionate!"
If a warrior controlled himself, then no one would control him. Then he would make a fine monk to contemplate the end of war and a place for Pax Terra, which is a utopia called World Peace.
Then the military spending could be curtailed and the military men become paid volunteers to help when disaster strikes and to aid the police in ensuring the safety of the People, great and small.
Thus is it my sincere wish that the People learn to control themselves individually, so that no one controls them. In this way, the State will be the People's instrument to help perpetuate this peace to the stars.
Until then, space travel is folly because for every space walk for the People there is another for the State in secret for the good of the nation, so says the Military Industry Complex.
When the People practice self control, they will control the State and turn the swords of the Military into the instruments of peace.
How do you control yourself? First we begin with the only mind control, for the fake mind control ignores the fact that brain-washing succeeds when its victim decides to be controlled by her oppressor.
What is this mind control called? Meditation.
How is it practiced? Just Google "meditation", and with practice of it, you shall be free to control and empower yourself in harmony with the greater good.
Originally posted: November 4, 2012 at 1:52 AM
Showing posts with label impulse control. Show all posts
Showing posts with label impulse control. Show all posts
20121227
Methamphetamine Kills
Methamphetamine does not discriminate against bisexuals, gays, or heterosexual people. However, its use is high amongst gay people since it affects the libido.
Methamphetamine raises the blood pressure. This could lead to cardiovascular disease including risk of heart attack and/or stroke.
As well, methamphetamine turns on the body's thermostat.
This makes it difficult to concentrate, and when you do concentrate it's on ways to get a rush as a reward for it. In the quest to score more methamphetamine, impulse control goes down the drain. Caution is replaced with risky behavior — combined with heightened libido, you may abandon condoms for riding bareback. This will lead to the risk of getting sexually transmitted diseases or worse, AIDS.
If you don't get your reward, then you might get angry. That anger will both fuel and feed off aggressive behavior until it leads to confrontations with whomever may prevent you from getting another rush.
During regular use of methamphetamine, you sleep less, but this kind of insomnia is not under anyone's total control because even in the hypomanic stage of sleeplessness, your productiveness and friendliness is suspect.
When the bouts of insomnia last for days, there is a strong chance that mania will occur with psychotic breaks occurring which include hallucinations where you think there are bugs under your skin or paranoia where you think somebody is trying to spy on you.
Methamphetamine use will burn you out, and leave you irrational as though a raging beast is trying to get out. Your work productivity will be reduced because it is impossible to concentrate when the ambient temperature seems like 30° C when actually your body temperature is close to 40°.
Due to loss of appetite, women on methamphetamine will become anorexic to the point of the menstrual cycle stopping.
Because of the fire that's raging inside you, you start to dry out from inside out. Your skin shrinks, and your head turns grey. You lose your beauty and often your mind. What's worse is if you get AIDS, the disease will ravage you within months, due to reduced immune system, initially caused by methamphetamine and worsened by the disease itself.
Regarding the immune system, methamphetamine use reduces its function. As its function is reduced, human endoretrovirii (HERV) awaken and lower the immune system. When the AIDS virus infects you, it chemically signals the HERV to go into overdrive which lowers the immune system further, leading to cancer and TB.
In the end, you die from the secondary diseases due to a dysfunctional immune system. That is, if you don't die from a heart attack, stroke or suicide due to depression.
Methamphetamine raises the blood pressure. This could lead to cardiovascular disease including risk of heart attack and/or stroke.
As well, methamphetamine turns on the body's thermostat.
This makes it difficult to concentrate, and when you do concentrate it's on ways to get a rush as a reward for it. In the quest to score more methamphetamine, impulse control goes down the drain. Caution is replaced with risky behavior — combined with heightened libido, you may abandon condoms for riding bareback. This will lead to the risk of getting sexually transmitted diseases or worse, AIDS.
If you don't get your reward, then you might get angry. That anger will both fuel and feed off aggressive behavior until it leads to confrontations with whomever may prevent you from getting another rush.
During regular use of methamphetamine, you sleep less, but this kind of insomnia is not under anyone's total control because even in the hypomanic stage of sleeplessness, your productiveness and friendliness is suspect.
When the bouts of insomnia last for days, there is a strong chance that mania will occur with psychotic breaks occurring which include hallucinations where you think there are bugs under your skin or paranoia where you think somebody is trying to spy on you.
Methamphetamine use will burn you out, and leave you irrational as though a raging beast is trying to get out. Your work productivity will be reduced because it is impossible to concentrate when the ambient temperature seems like 30° C when actually your body temperature is close to 40°.
Due to loss of appetite, women on methamphetamine will become anorexic to the point of the menstrual cycle stopping.
Because of the fire that's raging inside you, you start to dry out from inside out. Your skin shrinks, and your head turns grey. You lose your beauty and often your mind. What's worse is if you get AIDS, the disease will ravage you within months, due to reduced immune system, initially caused by methamphetamine and worsened by the disease itself.
Regarding the immune system, methamphetamine use reduces its function. As its function is reduced, human endoretrovirii (HERV) awaken and lower the immune system. When the AIDS virus infects you, it chemically signals the HERV to go into overdrive which lowers the immune system further, leading to cancer and TB.
In the end, you die from the secondary diseases due to a dysfunctional immune system. That is, if you don't die from a heart attack, stroke or suicide due to depression.
20121224
Controlling the Impulsive Mind
It helps to think and think again before giving in to any impulsive act, especially when every time you do, you get a cheap thrill & want to act on impulse again.
A demonstration of this is trying to make twelve pieces of gum last a week. The best way to make gum last is leave the package of gum at home after having just one.
Whenever that package is in your back pocket, you might have anywhere from one to three, or more, depending on your ability to self-hypnotize yourself into feeling fully satisfied chewing on gum.
All it takes is self control of the mind, the only kind of mind control.
A more effective form of mind control is meditation; indeed, it is the only form of mind control. In other cases of mind control, the person who is supposedly being controlled by another person actually has made an unconscious decision to be controlled. This also applies to "brainwashed" people. Thus, contemporary view of mind control is couched in myth not fact.
For the fact is, only meditation can control the mind, and help a person to think critically, despite the unconscious desire to give in to follow the "natural" path to satisfaction.
Originally that path led to craving for sensation. Now it leads to meditation.
Meditation can even moderate impulse control as demonstrated by the gum example above.
All it begins is with the breath, and the resulting benefits are endless.
A demonstration of this is trying to make twelve pieces of gum last a week. The best way to make gum last is leave the package of gum at home after having just one.
Whenever that package is in your back pocket, you might have anywhere from one to three, or more, depending on your ability to self-hypnotize yourself into feeling fully satisfied chewing on gum.
All it takes is self control of the mind, the only kind of mind control.
A more effective form of mind control is meditation; indeed, it is the only form of mind control. In other cases of mind control, the person who is supposedly being controlled by another person actually has made an unconscious decision to be controlled. This also applies to "brainwashed" people. Thus, contemporary view of mind control is couched in myth not fact.
For the fact is, only meditation can control the mind, and help a person to think critically, despite the unconscious desire to give in to follow the "natural" path to satisfaction.
Originally that path led to craving for sensation. Now it leads to meditation.
Meditation can even moderate impulse control as demonstrated by the gum example above.
All it begins is with the breath, and the resulting benefits are endless.
20121015
10 Solutions to Reduce Stress
- Ask a friend or family member for a hug
- Breathe deeply
- Dance it out
- Discuss what's stressing you out with a friend
- Focus on what you can control
- Go for a walk to freshen your mind
- Go to bed earlier
- Look for opportunities in life's challenges
- Reminisce about good times
- Smile
20110316
Caffeine Sensitivity
During the past four weeks, I've notice a consistent pattern in my behavior which causes me embarrassment and regret.
I'm sure that caffeine sensitivity is at the root of it.
I have a history of insomnia along with mild traumatic brain injury since early childhood.
With insomnia comes anxiety and hypomania.
Caffeine worsens the hypomania, because it lowers my ability to control impulsiveness.
When I am in a hypomanic state of mind, the Internet only leads me to writing about wishes about sensual desire that I would never follow through on because it is out of character with my true nature.
Indeed, sensual desire is a needless distraction from actualizing the true nature of a human being, which is to practice unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
This includes being of service to others, and being ready to help others in need without thought of self. At the root of sensual desires is craving, which arises as a fruit of mental unrest (anxiety).
The common denominator is caffeine and insomnia.
Solution:
I'm sure that caffeine sensitivity is at the root of it.
I have a history of insomnia along with mild traumatic brain injury since early childhood.
With insomnia comes anxiety and hypomania.
Caffeine worsens the hypomania, because it lowers my ability to control impulsiveness.
When I am in a hypomanic state of mind, the Internet only leads me to writing about wishes about sensual desire that I would never follow through on because it is out of character with my true nature.
Indeed, sensual desire is a needless distraction from actualizing the true nature of a human being, which is to practice unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
This includes being of service to others, and being ready to help others in need without thought of self. At the root of sensual desires is craving, which arises as a fruit of mental unrest (anxiety).
The common denominator is caffeine and insomnia.
Solution:
- Meditation
- Switch to bottled water.
- Go to bed before midnight.
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