Salvijus

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  1. I understand what you're proposing. I'm not dismissing your theory. I just find the theory that "the personality is more fundamental to human conditioning than brain" more compelling for me personally. I can only share my logic and way of thinking of how I arrived at that conclusion. Whether or not that theory makes sense to others is up to them to decide. No harm in contemplating different view points tho. It's just exploration of ideas as far as I'm concerned.
  2. That's what is usually assumed by people. But my own questioning leads me to believe the brain has nothing to do with your values. The brain is an instrument to express your personality. Like the hand doesn't have a personality but is an instrument for personality to be expressed I know 🙏
  3. But you being affected by societies conditioning is becuase you have a personality that is more or less focused outward so focused on the world
  4. I would propose that the brain is responsible for your cognitive functioning. Things like memory, assimilation of information, making links between concepts etc. But it is the personality and conditioning that determines your values/desires/interest and thus the direction of your attention.
  5. I would propose an idea that the same principle that applies to surface desires apply to fundamentals of one's psyche aswell. I would propose that it is not the brain and neurology that determines introvert from extrovert but a personality. And personality is conditioning. And conditioning is a set of beliefs and values. Note that key word "values"
  6. The desire could be unconcious. For example your attention abides somewhere inside naturally without you being concious of what is causing the attention to rest there. And suddenly a hot boyfriend shows up (or some other object of high interest) . Then all your attention goes on that object. Why? Because it is of higher interest. If your attention is inside most of the time than it's because it's a place of higher interest for you. See how it all connects nicely? If something is of no interest to you. You wouldnt even register that object in your awareness.
  7. A suggested view point: you can direct your attention somewhere else only if there is desire to do it first. Desire dictates attention.
  8. Bingo. And why is your attention at one place naturally and not the other? My suggested answer: because you see value in holding your attention there. The conclusion thus follows: Where your interests are there your attention goes.
  9. Well i think that view point crumbles under questioning. At least i don't see any basis to support that view point yet. Also. It's probably your logical deduction, not your experience.
  10. "What is bad art" To follow up on the previous thought. Ego is a bad art because it downlifts your spirit. And so all the manifestions of it: anger, judgement, fear, depression, attachment, lust, slothfulness, greed, disease, war etc. These expression can come through many art mediums/shapes/formats. Anything that puts you down basically.
  11. Nature is very beautiful art indeed
  12. I asked once the same question on the forum and I got an answer that I remember till now even. "art is something that uplifts your spirit"
  13. Well here's a question: 1. Can I hold my attention on something I have no interest in? 2. And why would I pay attention to something if I have no interest or desire to hold my attention there? 3. Or why would I hold my attention on something if I see no value in doing so? In my understanding. The focus of energy/attention goes only to those places that are perceived as valuable/of interest/of benefit. I don't know if I'm missing something here. But so far it looks like solid and perfectly logical position.