Freedom is Space for Soul
Different people and different cultures seek soul in different ways. Yet there is a related search for freedom and space (free space) in all of them. ‘Soul’ is used here in a spiritual sense, transcending any specific religion or even religion as a whole. It’s about subconceptual mental processing without saying where or whether it Read the full article…
We Didn’t Know ― but We Could Have Known
The first assertion is frequently used as an excuse. But is it enough? This issue is getting more and more consequential with enhancing technological possibilities. When Albert Speer – ‘Hitler’s architect’ – was asked after the war whether he knew the atrocities the Jews were undergoing years before, he answered that “whether he knew” was Read the full article…
Better A.I. for Better Humans
While we need to be afraid of non-Compassionate A.I., the Compassionate kind is necessary for a humane future ― starting as soon as possible. Please read about why we NEED Compassionate A.I. (C.A.I.) in general. In this text, I pass concretely along some fields. In each, the primary focus naturally lies on the human complexity Read the full article…
What is Intelligence?
What exactly is intelligence when not restricting it to the human case? Or, better asked – since intelligence is what we call so – how can we characterize something as ‘intelligence’ in a generally recognizable way? In human (and animal, pre-human) evolution, intelligence has appeared in specific circumstances ― making human intelligence inextricably emotional and Read the full article…
The Freedom to Be Free
Can people be asked to appreciate only one freedom, namely, the freedom to be free? Thus, not the freedom to incarcerate oneself or others? You might already know I’m talking about the ego: the self-referenced, overly conceptual part of any total person. Please read ‘The Story of Ego.’ Ego wants an illusion of freedom. As Read the full article…
Rites and Vain Repetitions
In religious or other contexts, rites can be tokens of something special happening. On the other hand, they can be effective without meaning — as vain repetitions. See also: Rituals. Like stones around a campfire These stones denote the fire’s borders — a clear delineation of the campfire. This is useful and even helps the Read the full article…
Are Religious Symbols Placebos or Invitations?
This depends on how they are interpreted and used. The difference is crucial even though the dividing line can be fuzzy. With ‘invitations’ in this setting, I mean Aurelian autosuggestions. As placebos A placebo is something on the outside that carries the pretention of causing something that is, in reality, caused by the inside of Read the full article…
Toward One Religion
Behind any religion lies the one. How could it be otherwise? Eventually, there is only room for one. And it is Open. See: What is Open Religion? Behind any religion Religious people of any creed or denomination may feel this. Generally, it is seen as a ‘mystical’ feeling ― transcending somehow what is felt by Read the full article…
Action x Meditation
The ‘x’ denotes: each integrated into the other ― thus forming a synthesis that one can view from both standpoints: active meditation and meditative action. An excellent future direction. Meditation may seem passive. Sitting on a cushion, secluded, no visible ‘action.’ Of course, this can be passive indeed, depending on how and why. One can Read the full article…
At the Brink of Robotics?
Soon enough, we will see a revolution in robotics development on the scale of the present and pending A.I.-in-knowledge revolution. Together, these revolutions will bring eu-topia or dystopia. We don’t know, but we should not remain idle. Pretty much the same basic technologies This is: apart from some translation that makes the analogies less obvious Read the full article…
The War on Drugs Inner Dissociation
The war on (hard) drugs is a failed war because drugs are not the core of the problem by themselves. The latter lies in-depth ― not only in the user but also in the environment, the broad culture, and the immaturity of the human being. Consciousness and proneness to addiction Profoundly, they are about the Read the full article…
Beyond Neglect or Aggression
Beyond neglect or aggression lies Aurelian friendliness. This is not straightforwardly friendliness toward mere-ego. Aurelian friendliness lies en route to Compassion, basically. The real neglect This concerns the total self. Mere-ego is the main neglecter. Strangely, since mere-ego frequently identifies itself with the total self, it feels neglected, then searches for what/who may do the Read the full article…
Lisa vs. the Easy Pill
At first sight, using Lisa is more challenging than taking a simple pill. Then, why would you use Lisa? This question is most important in chronic situations. For instance, taking a painkiller is straightforward. With pain as an example, this text is about any symptom-killer. Chronically taking painkillers is not straightforward. Science shows that this Read the full article…
Who Needs Placebos?
“If a caregiver prescribes or uses a placebo with love, he should know that the placebo is probably not needed anymore. The love is enough.” The above is quoting myself at a congress (Montreal, 2011). I still mean it as I did back then. Love (or Compassion) may be more potent than any placebo in Read the full article…
Your Addiction is You
Your addiction is not a strangely alien disease that has invaded you and that you can cut out without losing a substantial part of yourself. Understandably, this cutting may feel like damaging yourself even more. There is no need to. Verdict: not guilty Nobody is ever guilty of a present addiction. Moreover, guilt can make Read the full article…
Three Answers to Reality-as-Construction
The first answer lies in pragmatically choosing an option. The second lies in not choosing. The third lies in being the choice. Constructionism shows that we are necessarily and significantly active in constructing reality as we perceive it — a costly error in many respects such as playing a causal role in many psycho-somatic issues. Read the full article…
Nature Wants Growth, Especially Mental
No growth – no health. This is most obvious in anything mind-related. For this reason, AURELIS is a growth philosophy. Mental disorder as obstruction of growth Nature wants growth, no matter what. There is no life without growth. If no growth is possible in one direction, there will be in another, even if this eventually Read the full article…