Posted by FERAL INSTINCT on September 22, 2002 at 05:57:03:
In Reply to: What is reality??? posted by Wandering Taoist on September 21, 2002 at 09:36:58:
Reality is the glue that glues together all the parts of INDIVIDUAL KNOWLEDGE. Individual knowledge is perception. Perception is obtained through observation or through ones ability to stalk behaviors of others and of ones self. Not too much different from that of a hunters view point. (The hunter has to observe behaviors of its prey in order to form the strategy needed to hunt it.)
By stalking/hunting others and ones self one can observe what behaviors are best utilized for conservation of energy.
Energy-consuming behaviors include: smoking, alcoholism, arguing, oversleeping, excessive thinking, judging others, criticism, condemning, complaining, identification with violent fantasies such as those seen on television, movies, or even the newspaper. Two examples that deserve separate mention are emotions and self-importance. The last two mentioned is the base that makes up ones EGO. And the EGO is actually the enemy or the force that will either allow or block the input of knowledge. It depends on ones past that will decide if the EGO is an enemy or ally.
One can grade the EGO by the observation of cycles one has. These cycles are either failures or successions in ones ability to gain knowledge through strategic observation and eradication of negative energy consuming behaviors.
One gains knowledge through control and strategic planning of ones behaviors. This is why I am so attracted to practicing forms from martial arts. I believe the abilities I have in the movements of martial arts is a reflection of my awareness of reality. With out energy one can not move. So by conserving energy by eradicating energy wasting habits ones movements can change like night and day. Creating the mirror I need to observe my abilities on handling life itself which is really the reality I had created.
And there again this is an observation from my point of reality. And since everybody has a different sense of reality all of what I just mentioned could be just jibberish to others. In a sense one can say an insane point of view.
Hmmmm I just humiliated my self. Ha Ha Ha ha ha.
And life goes on.
*; =qq(