Author: jorma

We’re humans. Some special category. Apart from animals. We are thinking, rational creatures. We conceptualize. We categorize. We analyze. We master ourselves and our environment. And we live our entire lives in our heads. And it’s killing us. Individually and collectively. We’re traumatized and we’re sick. Our planet is on the brink of ecological destruction.… Continue reading Animals

Are here… and so are self driving humans. Yeah, you. That human you think of as you. Is doing its own thing. You ain’t doing nothing (so to speak). That control that you think you have… you don’t. We only know the LEGO block view of reality. Little bits that we have labeled. Like you.… Continue reading Self driving cars

How do you get to any sort of reality beyond pattern in consciousness? Matter for example, stuff. Where’s the evidence for matter? And how did you obtain it? How do you know there’s anything beyond appearance in consciousness? And if you don’t know, then are you just assuming? Furthermore, how do you get to true… Continue reading Tell me…

The universe seems pretty big from the point of view of the monkey. Vast and intimidating. Almost infinite, with galaxy upon galaxy, immense amounts of matter and energy, incredible forces and stupefying distances. But have a closer look at experience. What you experience is fairly limited. Some visual sense impressions, some tactile impressions, some thoughts,… Continue reading You are entertained

Take everything you experience. Everything. And put it to one side. Then have a look at where it is experienced. Put that to the other side. Yin and yang. Pattern and consciousness. You are consciousness. And pattern appears in it. And everything is pattern. The monkey included. Then realize that pattern and consciousness can’t be… Continue reading More nonsense

Maya everywhere Everywhere

It’s a yin and yang thing. There is no one without the other. Blame is nonsense. Flaws are necessary. We don’t have to cherish them but we can be honest. Self judgement is always a mistake. Or not, because it provides drama. But that’s all it does. Emotional force, is what it is. What else… Continue reading You can’t not have flaws

Consciousness – You are me now. I am consciousness and I control you. Monkey – no you don’t. And I’m not. C – yes you are. I’ll make you do something. M – smirks C – you see?! I made you smirk. I am your master, monkey. You shall do my bidding. M – dude,… Continue reading Hello little monkey

Letting go of the tiller means being here now. Because future and past are not under your control there is nothing to worry or think about. Literally. Ever. You control nothing. Be here now. What in this moment is lacking? Check before you answer. Not in your mind. In your body. In your actual sensations.… Continue reading Be here now

We’ve all been brought up to believe that we have free will, that we are responsible for our actions and that we deserve praise and blame for them. We sit in judgement on ourselves and on others. One huge circlejudgement, everybody judging, praising and blaming everybody else constantly. We suffer massive trauma as a consequence.… Continue reading Trauma