how do we reach true clarity of mind?

Question

is it true that we have to avoid lust , adn other thoughts of desire / selfishness, greed,envy, fear, insecurity, and maybe then we can start truely seeing our world?

Answer 1

you sound like Freud

Answer 2

You can reach clarity of mind and still have emotions, wants, desires, etc.

The difference, however, is that you are not controlled by them. You no longer have knee-jerk reactions without before-thought.

You become a more evolved human being. You are truly civilized.

Answer 3

The very question shows ur desire to reach CLARITY OF MIND..
So its not that u will have to avoid all desires and stuff.... but to have CLARITY u need to have CONTROL..... and when u need to have CONTROL u need to practice a few of the above.... The degree to which u practice the above... the quicker you are able to achieve the CONTROL and hence forth will be able to attain CLARITY... Moreover by meaning CLARITY...what is that u need to ahchieve ???? the term clarity is again subjective...... so the above do help you to gain MENTAL STABILITY and overall MENTAL CLARITY!!!

Answer 4

I think achieving those will give you a higher state of mind. all those things that you mentioned are because people are so focused on themselves. They only consider what they want, what they need, consider others as possible threats, and compeition to their well being. When we overcome these things, we get our thoughts off of ourselves and into the world around us. We will see the world and understand it for what it really is and what others are, not thru the bias we previously had against it. Like say for an example, say your in the subway, or whatever random location, and you see this guy nearby with very good-looking features. Lets add that you are surrounded by a couple of young women as well. Immediately, your instinctive reaction would be jealousy, and you'd probably view this guy as competition, as a possible threat to yourself. Because of these feelings, you'd probably be weary around him, call him a pretty-boy, a snob, one of those stupid losers in those fitness magazines, or whatever. You probably wouldn't befriend him. But what if I tell you, that this guy actually is a successful entrepreneur, an avid church member, a charity donator, and one of the most genuine and intellectual guys you'll ever meet? Your envy and insecurity prevented you from seeing this truth, and caused you to see the opposite. Or if you see this pretty girl and you assume she's a snob and cares only for herself, when really she's actually she's really insecure, has family issues, and is in need of comfort, or friendship. If you knew that, you'd probably be more sympathetic and helpful. I know this, because I get a lot of it. When I go somewhere, because I'm tall, slender and supposedly good looking, the typically popular girls assume I'm one of them, and come over to me. They guys watch me too much, hit on me too much. They think I'm one of those mean girls. They actually tell me this when I get to know them better, because their shocked at what I really am. Truth is, i'm one of the shyest girls with strong family values, and wouldn't dare say a mean comment to anyone. They say I'm too nice. I'm actually quite nerdy too. So, I think it is a worthy cause to pursue, to avoid all these things, for the benefit of yourself. because you probably missed/ruined so many possibilities already.

Answer 5

Says who?

Seeking answers from artificial universes will only provide illusions.

Answer 6

no.
None of those things you mention will do you any good because al gore will steal your energy, Hitlery Rotten Clit'n will steal your money (taxes), and the global government will steal all of your rights.
What good does it do to have a noble, high minded, and righteous life when your life and your will and you entire being is controlled by powerful elite evil.

Answer 7

You reach true clarity by doing what's right and what G-d wants of you. When you do what's right, you feel right.

Answer 8

That is usually advised for sages. Even for a normal person,
the clarity of mind is dependent on perception.

Perception:

Mathematically speaking, perception is the integration of pieces information
provided by the senses.

http://www.gibson-design.com/philosophy/Concepts/$_PERCEPTION_1.html

The process of organizing information received through the senses and interpreting it. This is done by the conscious, mentally aware (faculty of) brain.

http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/search/dict-search2.html?bo1=AND&word=perception&search_type=normal&def=

Perception goes beyond plain sensation in that it includes the results of further processing of the sensed stimuli, either conceously or inconceously.

http://www.schorsch.com/kbase/glossary/perception.html

Recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory.
The neurological processes by which such recognition and interpretation are effected.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/perception

In psychology. and the cognitive sciences, perception is the process of acquiring, interpreting, selecting, and organizing sensory information. It is a task far more complex than was imagined in the 1950s and 1960s, when it was proclaimed that building perceiving machines would take about a decade, but, needless to say, that is still very far from reality. The word perception comes from the Latin perception-, percepio, , meaning "receiving, collecting, action of taking possession, apprehension with the mind or senses." (every moment).

Methods of studying perception range from essentially biological or physiological approaches, through psychological approaches through the philosophy of mind and in empiricist epistemology, such as that of David Hume, John Locke, George Berkeley, or as in Merleau Ponty's affirmation of perception as the basis of all science and knowledge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception_%28psychology%29

The faculty of perceiving; the faculty, or peculiar part, of man's constitution by which he has knowledge through the medium or instrumentality of the bodily organs; the act of apperhending material objects or qualities through the senses; - distinguished from conception. (Sir W. Hamilton.)

in psychology, mental organization and interpretation of sensory information. The Gestalt psychologists studied extensively the ways in which people organize and select from the vast array of stimuli that are presented to them.

Perception is influenced by a variety of factors, including the intensity and physical dimensions of the stimulus; such activities of the sense organs as effects of preceding stimulation; the subject’s past experience; attention factors such as readiness to respond to a stimulus; and motivation and emotional state of the subject. Stimulus elements in visual organization form perceived patterns according to their nearness to each other, their similarity, the tendency for the subject to perceive complete figures, and the ability of the subject to distinguish important figures from background. Perceptual constancy is the tendency of a subject to interpret one object in the same manner, regardless of such variations as distance, angle of sight, or brightness. Through selective attention, the subject focuses on a limited number of stimuli, and ignores those that are considered less important.

http://www.bartleby.com/65/pe/percepti.html

Perception (psychology), process by which organisms interpret and organize sensation to produce a meaningful experience of the world. Sensation usually refers to the immediate, relatively unprocessed result of stimulation of sensory receptors in the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, or skin. Perception, on the other hand, better describes one’s ultimate experience of the world and typically involves further processing of sensory input.

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761571997

The 'how it is' to cognitive systems in the world. A means of distinguishing how things are from how a cognizer thinks they are.

http://philosophy.uwaterloo.ca/MindDict/P.html

Awareness of an object of thought, especially that of apparently external objects through use of the senses. Since things don't always turn out actually to be as they seem to us, there is ample reason to wonder about the epistemological reliability of sense perception, and theories of perception offer a variety of responses. The skeptical challenge to direct realism is often answered by representative realism, phenomenalism, or idealism.

http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p2.htm#perc

Our minds are as different as our finger prints -
no two are alike. The perception of one person is
bound to be different from that of another person
- the process used is designated by the word "conception".
Still, all those perceptions are interpretations of
the same reality.

"Our two minds .... One is an act of the emotional
mind, the other of the rational mind. In a very
real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and
one that feels" (Daniel Goleman, Emotional
Intelligence, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1996,
page 8). This rational mind is also called the
faculty of logic and reason. The rational mind
handles the conscious perceptions. However, the
logic used by the rational mind has a drawback.

In the 1930s, Austrian mathematician Godel proved a
theorem which became the "Godel theorem" in cognition
theory. It states that any formalized 'logical' system
in principle cannot be complete in itself. It means
that a statement can always be found that can be
neither disproved nor proved using the means of that
particular system. To discuss about such a statement,
one must go beyond that very logic system; otherwise
nothing but a vicious circle will result. Psychologist
say that any experience is contingent - it's opposite
is logically possible and hence should not be treated
as contradictory.

http://www.search.com/search?q=godel+incompleteness+theorem

The arguments permitted by the theorem gives rise to
many interpretations of the same reality.

The Upanishads say that even a the smallest thing
in creation, say a one cell organism, is a microcosm.
The more you try to know about it, you will understand
that there is more to know. Reality has infinite
dimensions. Perception is an approximate interpretation
of reality.

One can improve his perception by practicing Yoga.

http://www.search.com/search?q=kundalini+yoga

Answer 9

im trying to do that now

Answer 10

Yage!!!