Transcendent View Of Politics

[ExploringReality]

All ideologies are partial, self-biased constructions rooted in survival needs and ego-identity. The left and right are not inherently wrong—they are different lenses arising from different emotional and developmental needs. Truth is not found in ideology. The rational mind gets trapped trying to 'win' debates through word games and false dichotomies. True intelligence is meta-rational—it sees how the mind builds stories, values, and identities."

 

Core Realizations:

Both left and right arise from legitimate needs (compassion vs. order).

They each represent different stages of Spiral Dynamics (Green vs. Blue/Orange).

Political language itself is deeply relative and symbolic—it can never convey Absolute Truth.

Rationality isn't neutral—it serves your survival. It "frames" reality to protect identity.

 

 How the Rational Mind Gets Trapped

Framing: Every argument is shaped by what is assumed as true before the debate begins.

Definition Wars: Left and right often argue over the same word (e.g., "freedom") with different meanings.

Confirmation Bias: Reason is used not to find truth but to defend what you already believe.

Language Limitations: Words like "justice", "truth", "equality", "biology", etc., are symbolic, fuzzy, and context-dependent.

 

 How to Transcend Political Confusion

Study Spiral Dynamics – to understand why people think differently depending on their worldview.

Drop ideology as identity – politics is not who you are; it's just a lens.

Return to direct experience – meditation, contemplation, embodiment. Go beyond thought.

Use both left and right when needed – they are tools. Compassion and discipline. Liberty and justice.

Watch how words fool you – pay attention to how people redefine terms mid-conversation to “win.”

[Daniel Balan]

I aplaud you for this beautiful stance on politics! 

[Mannyb]

@ExploringReality

This is a deeply grounded and clear-eyed perspective—one that reflects a genuine step beyond the ideological battlefield.

 

Ideologies are like maps: useful in specific contexts, but dangerous when mistaken for the terrain itself.
The left and right are not enemies, but complementary impulses—compassion and order, innovation and tradition, freedom and structure. Both arise from valid human needs shaped by survival, culture, and development.

 

What you’ve laid out is a path to meta-awareness—to seeing how thought frames reality instead of revealing it.
That’s where real freedom begins. Not in choosing a side, but in loosening the grip of the self that needs a side to feel secure.

 

Politics, when held lightly, becomes a tool for service. When clung to tightly, it becomes a mask for fear.

 

May more people begin to see not just what they believe—but why.

 

[Aaron p]