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Here is my reflection to the article written by Rick Rubin:
Each one of us has our unique vessel or container, mind which gets filled with our thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and dreams and aspirations. The content in the container-in the mind- changes as we grow. Sometimes we hold on to the contents in the container and restrict our freedom to grow. We may be bound by the past contents and hold on to the worn out impressions. The challenge for us is to let go of the past impressions and keep our mind free, flexible, and open. It is up to us to be tethered for survival and utility or let go of our self-created bondage and expand our consciousness. As far as my self is concerned, I have gone through understanding my self, my world, and understanding and relating to other's view points by learning from myself and learning from others whom I trust and admire. They were my role models. As I grew up I expanded the window of my world view and the views of other people with an open mind and open heart and learned how to discriminate between right, wrong and in-between. I get rid of either- or- mindset like either you are with me or not with me. Living this way has expanded and enriched my life. As I mentioned before role models like my father and mother, reading books authored by writers like Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Thich Nath Hanh, Leo Tolstoy and the Bhagavad Gita and many spiritual books have helped me to deepen and expand my world view. Living what I learn is very crucial for my mental, emotional, social and spiritual development. I deeply value the gift of Meditation which I received from my father and some great teachers of Mindfulness Meditation. I am very grateful to them. Namaste!
1 Comment
Debbie Podwika
9/2/2023 01:31:28 pm
I professional disagree with the OP on our Memory being limited, though reading further, I think he meant to say our "Attention Span" is limited and that I would agree with. I agree with him on how our brain filters things and how we shape and mold experiences based on our own perceptions, which are also based on our past. This process can be good or bad/helpful or unhelpful. His last line, "The more raw data we take in, and the less we shape it, the closer we get to nature." I don't know if I agree with this. In fact, it reminds me of the character "Data" from Star Trek The Next Generation who name defines "him" but he always wanted to be Human. And Dr. Spock from Star Trek who was half human struggled with emotion as a child and later was depicted as not having it and adhering to Vulcan views of avoiding emotion depicted with his common saying, "That is highly Illogical." Raw data without any interpretation has no meaning. Tree, Female, Cat etc. so? Granted we run the risk of being wrong in our interpretations, but to eliminate them entirely,I don't think that is the answer. I would suggest we pause on interpretations, seek more information, ask others for their interpretations etc. before we make an interpretation ourselves, well on some things. I'm not sure I need to know someone else's interpretation to enjoy a sunrise or sunset. It might be cool to know their interpretation, but it does not necessarily alter, nor should it, my interpretation. I think it is wonderful and what is great about being human to have many interpretations. This is what is so wonderful about Artists, they can take the same view and paint it in so many ways or take the same set of notes and come up with many different songs. Now as to what I might think about some social situation, sure that may need some time and caution and change/reinterpretation over time. Leave a Reply. |
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