I need to share thought's equivalent of sleet weather re: the Universal Mind. It is an Eastern concept, sometimes adopted/innovated by juggling, parading diverse other folk, and usually hinges on opening up to all ways of thinking. To overcome prejudice, an individual may clear his/her mind of vicious stereotypes posed against interest groups. One may achieve invention or discovery by first dispelling preconceived notions. One must dispel the idea it's impossible to invent the telephone in order to produce one. Here's some free range thingies:
Egg head philosopher Immanual Kant described pure reason as the ability to think independent of what is already known or believed. Also, independent of cultural bias. Hint, political activists are mighty strongly biased in their own respective interests. There is so much shit fuck media manipulation going on,now and for history, Old Fucking Kant's concept of pure reason may be laughable right now. Let's see if hot heads on the left and right open their minds to rounder reason any time fucking soon. Not fucking likely.
Edmond Husserl, one fucking sharp pops of future phenomenology, flogged his specialty: pre-suppositionless thinking. Relates nice to Kant's crap. The Big Edster introduced the kraut utterances 'da sein' and 'mit sein,' which this blogger claims to mean perception is altered/defined by that which people own, or, it may mean a place reference as it affects perception. Figure: Dude pulls up in a Benz. He's rich. He's cool. Next dude pulls up in a rusty Chevette. He's a jerk. Next case: Guy moves to Boston from Meadville, Pa. Bostonian dude asks the newcomer, "Where you from, pal?" The newbie says, "I'm from Meadville, Pa." Dude from Boston assumes the person is a stupid hick, because most people from small towns are. Only people born in Boston can have complete social acceptance among fat fuck Bostonian types, and I know this shit because the example happened to me, long time ago, and this blog doesn't waste experience. One prick said, "There's no such place as Meadville, Pa." In other words, it's too declasse' to speak of. His perceptions were caustic. Bastard. And he's a complete failure at pre-suppositionless thinking. But that is in the past, and is only recalled for teaching purposes. I'm over it. Time for action.
Take yourself two knitting needles right now, and get yourself to darning Kant and Husserl's musings into your broadening, healing, loving understanding of the Universal Mind. Pre-suppositionless thinking, pure reason and the following more developed philosophies of perception are all star players in a fusion of Eastern and Western thinking. Too, be reminded that this is the path way to original creative thought. You have to chase negations out of your head with an illusory baseball bat, and invite in positive energies that fuel the arts and sciences, jolly social activities as well. I party. Maybe you should too. But that's private. In Buddhism, monks clear their minds of stuff so they don't get fucked over with the past. That seasons the broth. Makes for softer landings in the future. One might not move forward sweetly if one is harboring bitter recollections.
But now is in the present. Buddhists are into the present tense. And the Universal Mind. Mind the concept of 'the void,' of empty space above, in which all things may precipitate. Free space precedes occupied highrise apartment complexes. As these ugly buildings are installed, fools assume that the whole fucking universe is as ugly as it is in most Pittsburgh slums. Not so. But one must walk one's Universal Mind, let it run free in it's formal equivalent of a dog park, for humankind to get it's pointed head head out of its dilating ass. People's minds, these days, appears\ to be crap, and this is why I feel it's timely to wunk out The Universal Mind. Top of the day to you, one and all.