the greatest accomplishments of mankind, have occurred first within the human mind.
to unlock the power of the imagination, is to unlock the greatest power that humans have.
There is no need to think of alchemy, or magic, or sorcery, or witchcraft.. the sober mind, focused, like a laser, upon contemplations, puzzles, or, looking upon the mundane in a new way, is the most awesome power within the universe of all that we are conscious of.
Goethe quote on providence matched with the oft quoted truth that what one can conceive and believe, they can achieve, summarizes the unlimited power of the mind.
There are many ways of conjuring deep thoughts, yet, increasingly, the ability to not think, so that one can not miss the inherent wisdom as it springs up, seems to be a far greater ability.
Perhaps in this, we also have found the limit of artificial intelligence. a computer can gather facts, filter facts, it may even "think", but can it "not think" and in some way divine interconnections of deeply resonant truths derived from a culmination of experience, mood and receptivity? perhaps, but i doubt that the meaning of such derivations will be as meaningful, if for the simple fact that the meaning an individual derives from divining their own truth, is in the quality of their individual experience.. and for artificial intelligence, this meaning is meaningless, for their intelligence and the value of their insights is in the significance of the truths they Divine for something, as told something, and there is no self from which the product of this contemplation can resonate with. Indeed, the human is of something rather different. at the same time a creation, always evolving. whereas a creation is complete unto itself, yet, there is no "self" and so, the inner experience is a known quantity, and end product. nothing being switched on or off.
if a computer did "think" it would be because of what hadn't been anticipated. there is the threat of real thought. that seeing as this creation is created with the same magical reality as humans, be it non-organic, it is a part of our existence just the same. perhaps we can get to a point where we can derive spontaneity through plumbing the truth of randomness to an extend beyond our intention and is receptive to the vicissitudes of existence in the same way as us.
perhaps.
In any event, god forbid that we begin to program machines to have our "deep thoughts" for us... I think human writings, as cold and dead, albeit beautiful and prosaic, are more than sufficient to fill the void produced by those who are incapable of producing good ideas.
the imagination conjures the "thought", and let us think of how beautiful this is. when we look at a Rorschach drawing, we can not help but to see something. For those who have done LSD, it's impossible to look a sky filled with clouds, without marveling at the coincidence, that just today, the day you are on LSD, the sky would produce every cloud with a image as clear and distinct and meaningful, identifiable and deeply personal and emotionally and intellectually relevant, as if a personal cadre of your own special effects workers had created these clouds to your unknown, yet obvious specifications.
This same imagination, has the ability to conjure on the deepest of conscious, unconscious and collective conscious levels, all manners of ideas and connections both inane, glib, potent, destructive and astoundingly spiritually resonant.. or anything else that the imagination is known for.
no stone unturned in life, in reality, in experience, in history, in dream, in abstraction, in anything... and at times, many times, at all times, all of the above, to the pleasure of it's happening.
there are many tools on both sides of the equation to further ones understanding of this "light" art of mind thought-reality creation.
to enhance the mind there is meditation, the 8-fold path, yoga, cleansing, chanting, ritual...
to enhance ones ability to transform reality there exist art, books, teachers, master's, writings, artistic creations, apprenticeships, disciple hood, education, universities, research...
and so we have the pathway to thought
and we have the pathway to action
and there must be a firm way to ground us to that path, unshakable, intransigent, stubborn, determined, to that final conclusion.
even with it stated here clearly, plainly, it is beyond the ability of many to conjure. it is beyond the ability of many to reconcile the truth of ones own power such that an idea that is identified is achieved.. the problem is not that it can't be achieved, rather it has yet to be conceived, or believed. or, there has been no marriage of desire and intent.
yes, one can expend immeasurable effort in the achieving, after having conceived and believed, but if you have not asked for that ideas hand in marriage. if you are not a good mate, if you are not in love for the right reasons, or your love is a superficial romance then you have not married the thought. you have only had a lusty fling, or some other relationship unbecoming such a divine mate.
or you have convinced yourself to believe that which was not true. so once again, your conceiving and believing are flawed, as will be your achieving.. or your achieving will be the product of your belief, and so, leave you still wanting.. this is the essence of what is referred to as the noble truth of suffering within the sickness of desire.
but having correctly conjured, believed and wed, then one still must have discipline, ethics, commitment, loyalty, dedication, reasoning, deduction, analytical ability, strategy, receptivity, tenacity, creativity..
for no problem is solved once, it is either solved continuously, for to make a thought into reality, is to have ones very practice be the vibration of that solution. as that solutions embodies the person and the person embodies the solution, becoming one, indistinguishable...
in this way, humans create pathways to any and every destination. no destination off-limits, no destination untrod. and almost all destination not only of our choosing, but of our creation.
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