Mundane thinking
We constantly talk about mundane thinking. And perhaps some of you still don't quite understand what we're talking about.
Everyday thinking is a type of thinking that operates in life with ideas, concepts, and beliefs based on strict rationalism and ignoring the subtle, unmanifested part of a person and the world as a whole. Examples of everyday thinking concepts: "I am the center of the world," "you must fight for your place in the sun," "the strong outshine the weak—that's the law," "if you want to live, you have to be able to attack and defend," and similar misconceptions.
The danger of everyday thinking is that it creates a clear image of ourselves that resists change or even criticism. This image is forced to carry us throughout our entire lives—from birth to the first cry at our funeral. We see ourselves and the world in a single image, perceiving only one version of who we are. This image is called our "personal history." Our personal history has filled us with stereotypes, and not a single cubic millimeter of inner space remains to accommodate anything new. From this point on, life seems gray, dull, and meaningless.
This is what don Juan says about fullness to Castaneda.
Everyday thinking is a type of thinking that operates in life with ideas, concepts, and beliefs based on strict rationalism and ignoring the subtle, unmanifested part of a person and the world as a whole. Examples of everyday thinking concepts: "I am the center of the world," "you must fight for your place in the sun," "the strong outshine the weak—that's the law," "if you want to live, you have to be able to attack and defend," and similar misconceptions.
The danger of everyday thinking is that it creates a clear image of ourselves that resists change or even criticism. This image is forced to carry us throughout our entire lives—from birth to the first cry at our funeral. We see ourselves and the world in a single image, perceiving only one version of who we are. This image is called our "personal history." Our personal history has filled us with stereotypes, and not a single cubic millimeter of inner space remains to accommodate anything new. From this point on, life seems gray, dull, and meaningless.
This is what don Juan says about fullness to Castaneda.
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