Do you have to get order in your brain so you can see the truth of reality?

Question

If you can't look
Out correctly
How will you ever look
Inwardly properly

Answer 1

The future becomes the past.

The first becomes the last.

From a God's-eye view, everything happens at once.

Sunman's marathon runner analogy, very true. The power of belief? ;)

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Answer 2

I have some insight as a Buddhist in this regard, if you don't mind me contributing.

Buddhists consider the truth of reality to be the truth of the human condition. This is in reality the study of suffering and the reasons for it and the effects it has on us.

In order to do this we must have an uncluttered mind or in your words if I may quote, you must have order in the brain. To reach this, Buddhists use meditation techniques to calm our minds and clear the consciousness of all extraneous thought. Once this is achieved then the examination can begin using slightly different techniques to focus the mind and purposefully bring the issue to be examined to the forefront of our thoughts. This takes real effort and can be very draining physically.

Without an unclouded perception this examination is not possible. This is one of the reasons for the Buddhist Precept of no alcohol as alcohol clouds the mind. Buddhists are Tea Total or non drinkers you see.

I must disagree with you when you say, forgive me for quoting again.....If you can't look out correctly how can we look inwards...

Looking out is not the way to examine the human condition or Reality as you put it. In fact we must look inwards to see Reality because there is where we will find the cause of suffering. Suffering is caused by human self serving desires and cravings. But this is another subject entirely and I won't go there.

In conclusion, you must have an unclouded perception to examine the human condition properly, but to do this we must look inwards.

Peace from a Buddhist..in this season of joy.......

Answer 3

You can study reality from the perspective of order or chaos...both are relative, have meaning and purpose, and are subject to personal interpretation (as it should be). I disagree with Gaz...The exterior world is a reflection of the interior world. Perception is dual in nature, look in, look out, look around, but look. Order; is finding patterns in chaos, but do not be afraid of chaos, and do not be afraid of alcohol. Sobriety and alcohol both have a place in the world. To have hang-ups about it is clouded perception. I know he means well, but suffering is not caused by "human self-serving desires and cravings"...suffering is a personal interpretation of a given situation...Did you know that the pain a marathon runner feels in his chest is much worst than the pain a person feels who just had open heart surgery? Why does the patient interpret the sensation as 'suffering' and the runner interprets it as a challenge? Follow your desires and cravings until they serve you no more...then find new ones. Why did the Buddha and I run from nirvana?

Answer 4

You don't need "order", you need an intelligent, open mind that is willing to test everything logically and well, like the Buddha said "as one tests gold".

Answer 5

Nah, you can be all messed up and still see the truth and then with that knowledge you can straighten yourself back out.

Answer 6

Yes, I think your statement is true. Only when you completely close your mind to the world can God bestow knowledge and understanding upon you.

Answer 7

I agree completely.

Lisa
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/secularhumanism/

Answer 8

Very deep. You should look into Buddhism.

Answer 9

I think order is highly overrated.