Many begin the quest for self-understanding with a paradox: insight requires stopping thought, yet thought must halt for insight—where to start? This confusion traps the mechanical brain in futile routines, preventing true breakthrough.
The Trap of the Mechanical Brain
Over evolution and experiences, brains turn mechanical, repeating past reactions like tides. Seeking security in habits—smoking, groups, religions, or identities like "I am British"—this repetition dulls the mind. Without challenge, doubt, or questioning, clinging to memories deteriorates it, like imprisonment, eroding freedom.
The Limitation of Thought and the Seed of Conflict
Thought stems from experience → knowledge → memory, all inherently limited, including pleasures or "enlightenment." Self-focused thought—ambition, "my piano"—breeds division, sparking conflict in relationships, nations (Arab vs. Jew), economies, and religions. Limitation logically yields struggle, turmoil, and war.
The Role of Clear Perception
Don't scheme to end thought—see the mechanical brain's facts and damage directly. True perception, like spotting a snake, demands instant action, generating energy to break repetition without further thought.
Action Beyond Memory
Action unbound by past exists, vital in psychological realms where thought sows havoc, unlike technology. Love exemplifies it—not desire, jealousy, or ambition, but negation revealing positive movement. Insight sees clearly and acts timelessly, free of memory's drag, as the brain recognizes its past-bound decay. (see the generated image above)