I remember when I was younger, maybe 10-15 years ago, I had this dilemma:
"What is the ultimate goal? Is it Good or Freedom?".
I took this very seriously. I was on a serious quest for the answer to this question. I've been searching for weeks. I've been reading books. I've been thinking about it and I've been trying to put into practice some of my conclusions. I put a lot of effort into this.
But I never got a definite answer.
Looking back, I can see it was a completely pointless endeavor. This whole question doesn't make any sense. Now it seems funny to me.
This is what I call "sliding on the surface". I was caught up in a world of words. This is where thinking with words gets you – to nonsensical dilemmas like this one.
I didn't really think for myself. I took some concepts from this culture. I took the idea of "The ultimate goal", ideas of "Good" and "Freedom". Then I tried to somehow put those pieces together.
It wasn't just a purely theoretical quest. This was not a philosophical question. For me, it was a very practical question of how to live my life.
I took some words and I tried to figure out the way to live. It sounds dumb.
But it wasn't for me at that time. I was a very goal-oriented person, so I needed goals. Some goals are more important than others. The question "which goal is the most important" arises naturally. The idea of doing only what is good seemed to be important. But what about freedom? Should I try to eliminate all evil within myself, or should I try to free myself from any limitations?
I was doing what philosophers and psychologists do. I was sliding on the surface. I was lost in words and ideas that weren't even mine.
Now, looking from the perspective of mind programs, this question simply doesn't make any sense. What is the ultimate goal? Do I set my ultimate goal? If not, then who does? What are the definitions of the words "Good" and "Freedom"?
Those are just some concepts with no practical definition. Now I don't like using words, that don't have a clear meaning. Juggling with words that have no meaning gets you nowhere. But this is exactly how I see most of the human thought on the nature of the mind.
Working with mind programs allows me to figure out how my mind really works. It allows me to focus on real mechanisms and to dismiss any metal philosophical confusion. Now I don't have questions like this anymore. I see what is wrong with my mind and I do what needs to be done to fix it.
I didn't find the answer to this question. This question just disappeared.
This happens a lot to all kinds of illusions and imagined problems once you see things for what they really are. Things lose their meaning and you outgrow them. You see everything from a higher level. From this new perspective, you don't engage with your old structures the way you used to. They are not an issue anymore. Now they are just fading memories.
It happens to me all the time. Some old patterns get activated. But they are not compatible with the rest of my mind anymore. I changed. I transcended those old ways of thinking. I can just deactivate those programs, or let them fall off naturally. Because the better I am at reprogramming my mind, the less I need to actively do. Usually, a simple intention is enough. But it needs to be the right intention. Then I can go with the flow. Until the next thing comes up. Then I fix it and I go back to the flow. This is a natural rhythm of doing and allowing.
With every new discovery, my life becomes more exciting. Every time an old structure is gone, I feel more alive.
It's very difficult to write about those kinds of stuff. I guess what I'm trying to say is that reprogramming your mind can be very "spiritual". But I can't seem to find a good way to express that. So I'll just leave it. Some things are better left untold.
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