Billyboy,
it seems that you and I have a lot in common. As for recovering from Moo's magic mind games, perhaps different things work for different people? I am no expert in this matter, but for me, it was getting back to a normal life, of seeing friends, enjoying the simple pleasures of sunshine, beach, exercise, food and drink, walking in nature, etc. If you have a hobby that you enjoy, you might like to get back into that.
Exercise is good, because it takes you out of your head. Moo's teachings keep you inside your head and they keep you confused and dependent.
If you take Moo's teachings seriously, you end up by living very superficially, believing that nothing matters, because essentially nothing is 'real'. This why we see people selling up and moving to Portugal, because their 'real' lives no longer have any meaning.
True spirituality finds meaning in actual lived experience- it does not 'shame' people for living their lives, having opinions and being independent.
I have read 'Catcher in the Rye' several times and loved the book. Yes, I believe at the time this novel was slammed for it's subversive ideas, as it certainly had a lot of negative stuff to say about society.
You are on the money, when you say that the book had trance-inducing qualities. In fact, all 'stories' have trance-inducing qualities. Notice how when you become engrossed in a novel and you do not notice the passage of time? You feel relaxed and focused? You feel like you could be the protagonist or at least understand the protagonist as though he were your best friend? This is a type of trance... it's not especially harmful, as most people can distinguish a 'story' form reality.
From what I recall, our ability to discern reality from 'a story' begins at a very young age- that is why little kids know what 'make-believe' is.
You are right- T.V. puts people into a trance state too. That's why advertising jingles are hard to get out of our heads! Advertisers know all this and they exploit it. So you do have to be aware of the type of programs you are watching and the messages you are receiving on a daily basis form the T.V. Again, if you are sane and stable, this is not especially a problem, as you can use critical thinking to discern whether what you are seeing on T.V has any validity.
The big problem with Moo's teaching is that it continually admonishes you to throw away critical thinking. This is where the problems begin.
Reality becomes an 'option' under Moo's teachings. You are going to see people who are susceptible to psychosis disassociate from reality big time, if they fall for this stuff. Most people are not genetically prone to psychosis and so have some in-built protection against this sh*t, so ultimately are going to be OK, fortunately.
Still, it's a huge mind f*ck for many people and they end up taking a lot of time to get their lives back in order (or so I have heard.)
Bare in mind that I am not a psychologist and that if you have any questions about this, then you should talk to your doctor and get medical advice. I urge anyone who had concerns about their mental health to see their doctor. Help is available.
it seems that you and I have a lot in common. As for recovering from Moo's magic mind games, perhaps different things work for different people? I am no expert in this matter, but for me, it was getting back to a normal life, of seeing friends, enjoying the simple pleasures of sunshine, beach, exercise, food and drink, walking in nature, etc. If you have a hobby that you enjoy, you might like to get back into that.
Exercise is good, because it takes you out of your head. Moo's teachings keep you inside your head and they keep you confused and dependent.
If you take Moo's teachings seriously, you end up by living very superficially, believing that nothing matters, because essentially nothing is 'real'. This why we see people selling up and moving to Portugal, because their 'real' lives no longer have any meaning.
True spirituality finds meaning in actual lived experience- it does not 'shame' people for living their lives, having opinions and being independent.
I have read 'Catcher in the Rye' several times and loved the book. Yes, I believe at the time this novel was slammed for it's subversive ideas, as it certainly had a lot of negative stuff to say about society.
You are on the money, when you say that the book had trance-inducing qualities. In fact, all 'stories' have trance-inducing qualities. Notice how when you become engrossed in a novel and you do not notice the passage of time? You feel relaxed and focused? You feel like you could be the protagonist or at least understand the protagonist as though he were your best friend? This is a type of trance... it's not especially harmful, as most people can distinguish a 'story' form reality.
From what I recall, our ability to discern reality from 'a story' begins at a very young age- that is why little kids know what 'make-believe' is.
You are right- T.V. puts people into a trance state too. That's why advertising jingles are hard to get out of our heads! Advertisers know all this and they exploit it. So you do have to be aware of the type of programs you are watching and the messages you are receiving on a daily basis form the T.V. Again, if you are sane and stable, this is not especially a problem, as you can use critical thinking to discern whether what you are seeing on T.V has any validity.
The big problem with Moo's teaching is that it continually admonishes you to throw away critical thinking. This is where the problems begin.
Reality becomes an 'option' under Moo's teachings. You are going to see people who are susceptible to psychosis disassociate from reality big time, if they fall for this stuff. Most people are not genetically prone to psychosis and so have some in-built protection against this sh*t, so ultimately are going to be OK, fortunately.
Still, it's a huge mind f*ck for many people and they end up taking a lot of time to get their lives back in order (or so I have heard.)
Bare in mind that I am not a psychologist and that if you have any questions about this, then you should talk to your doctor and get medical advice. I urge anyone who had concerns about their mental health to see their doctor. Help is available.