Why Do we have beliefs in the first place?I’m a great believer in looking at where desires and beliefs come from, before I'd allow them to shape my life. A “good startâ€, is looking at why we have beliefs in the first place.
Being brought up in any society means you inherit a set of beliefs, which have proven successful in keeping that group together. Whatever set of beliefs are placed before you, you must accept them, or risk expulsion from the group. The family unit is at the heart of this indoctrination, making it very difficult for any member to ever break free. This is made obvious when you consider the teenager: they push and shove at their bounds, fighting to make a life of their own – then they grow-up, get a job, find a partner, and talk about how they can best protect their assets, and how being loved and showing compassion are all that really matter in life.
You asked an important question,but lack to answer it properly,if not even at all.
You can only "truly believe" in one thing,yet its involvement is essential,so the imagined goes on forever.The imagination learns that the idea awakens the urge to do something.
To explain the "why" of belief,we must transcend its schism.
The means is in how the self loves .This is not so simple,because we constantly imitate this beliefs through the duality concept.
Who has transgressed the law of conception?
By expecting dissapointment at the time of desire is the means of locating its deceit.Beyond it is something arbitrary,something that sets this law to our believing,imitating it by "reason" is but damning the consequences.
Reason is belief,belief is fear of one's capability.
yes,brought up in a society and putting forth the principles given ,often without question.
Children getting manipulated for parents sake.The adult being the worrieer.Fear overtakes him.
How desirable....?Playing corporal out of love for his own deception.yet tiranising himself.
Children doubt,and abhor learning.this courage even results in cleverness.Why?It's a matter of love.They put forth there urge of natural belief within without damning it.
This wisdom that children have brings them happiness.
But there also is the parent of course.....That every child may have a parent of great common sense.
Of this "new ideas"coming:Some people tell me that they're not like that; that they have broken free from their societies beliefs, and are now living the life of an individual.
But it’s difficult to believe a word of it, and for good reason -
People are a restless mob; always looking for something more, something new and special. Each new generation thinks they have discovered “new ideasâ€, of which they pronounce as advancements on the past generation’s moldy old offerings. This happens over and over again, with each generation setting out their new found truths as - the “awakening of a new ageâ€.
I see more of a reliving of things forgotten,now applying it in this time.The meanings become different,but the principles of working/relating remain the same.
But people may LIKE to hear of this NEW THING,they DESIRE ADVANCEMENT in ideas.
And advancement it is.There is but one constant process:
make-take-remake.
I think it's pretty normal to hear that people like to think that they are living as a free individual.And in a sense they are right.It is is still you who makes it like this.A set of beliefs are ,no matter where they come from.
But,in reality no one is entirely free.All of us would be lost in freedom.
yes,more or less.Of course, all that really happens is: the new generation gets hold of what’s old, shakes it up a bit, turns it inside out, and then repackages it as “something more meaningfulâ€.
Something is made a trend by constant penetrating through some act of power,or they make it to stomach better.
It might be.At least to you.I must add though, most of the 'repackaging' done now-a-days shows just how dumbed down the process has become. Vague sentiments such as the one you’re fostering Bert, “find out your own desires and beliefs,for you are the only one who knows the pathâ€, sounds very New Age.
But only few know what they really believe and desire ,so it remains important to say.Everybody can forget this.That is why I say it.
Discovering your beliefs is like aquiring the transport towards becoming yourself.
That sounds a bit the same as mine.Like most people, you desire a belief system that works for you. That’s fine - as long as you don’t confuse your emotional longing with the cold hard battle to break free from all false beliefs and vague desires. That’s the “path†that interests me. It’s also a path that, though hardly used, other adventurous souls have traveled down before, making it a little easier for those few strong hearts, intending to travel it today
In this riddle the way is hidden:
"to whom is this cup served?
He that wills to him that asks"
"Writings are as memoranda,and as signposts for those that follow the same road." - plato.
The philosophic vision expresses itself through the systematic order of proportions which regulate the expression of things immaterial in material ,between life subjectivity and life objectivity.Can the emotions be trusted?
Thus was spoken by the great souls.