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This is a wisdom content in interview format prepared by the author. AI was used for narration.
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00:00What is our infinite self, and how does this relate to veganism?
00:05The consciousness of interactions, comprised of a color palette of feelings of the harmony
00:11and destruction of harmonies.
00:13She might connect and interact with herself in an infinite number of ways, and she knows
00:18no bounds in time and space, because she involves them, we can never know her, but we are her
00:23in essence.
00:24Once we realize that we are her, we see other beings as ourselves, aka Nirvana.
00:31And if we love ourselves, by healing our traumas, then we can love all.
00:37Breathe in, I am here for a while, breathe out, I am here forever.
00:42What is the natural balance, and how does it connect to spiritual wisdoms such as Taoism
00:47or Zen Buddhism?
00:48Natural balance is the state of harmonious existence.
00:51Do wild animals have Buddha nature?
01:12Yes, in my definition.
01:16Following the natural balance in action, they contribute to the stability of the whole system.
01:22The void of Taoism describes perfect balance of yin and yang, a very unlikely state of unidentifiable
01:28form where creation equals destruction at the finest scale.
01:33In reality, yin and yang are not perfectly balanced, but in constant fluctuation.
01:38These fluctuations enhance, or diminish each other.
01:44The Tao, the way, really means acting in harmony with nature.
01:48A similar concept in Buddhism, Nirvana, is reaching to the state of no birth, and no death,
01:54by realizing that we are the united consciousness, and by accumulating good karma.
01:59Animals living in natural harmony do realize, in action, these two aspects, by caring for others
02:07as a collective, and bringing balance to the system.
02:10Realizing nirvana in action really means living in harmony with the rest.
02:16The more you are in harmony with the rest, the more peaceful and satisfied you become
02:20with your life.
02:21Why does modern science focus on simple models rather than higher harmonies?
02:27Modern science ignores higher harmonies, because modern science fundamentally is a tool
02:32for control, hence the controlled experiments.
02:36The goal of modern science is to manipulate the independent variables with the narrow mind
02:41of humankind towards unnatural states, e.g. increasing milk production of cows.
02:48Higher harmonies are too complex to be controlled by science.
02:51Hence they are swept under the rug.
02:54If science was about knowing who we really are and how to live in harmony and happily,
02:59scientists would be deoist or zen masters.
03:03Going back to natural states does not necessarily require modern science, as if we stopped manipulating
03:09nature, she would heal and go back to her natural state.
03:14However, modern science is necessary for the technological civilization.
03:18How did modern self-help gurus hijack Taoism to benefit technological civilization?
03:25Taoism, from Zhuangzi and Laozi's writings, is about aligning yourself with Mother Nature,
03:31and in principle, it is against technological development, as it sees it as too much yang,
03:37causing imbalances.
03:38Modern self-help gurus hijacked Taoism by wanting us to align with the technological civilization
03:45and not with Mother Nature.
03:48The modern self-help gurus showed egoistic tendencies such as making money, being successful at work,
03:55etc., as the primary goal of people.
03:58This resonated with many traumatized people, not knowing that this will make things worse
04:03for them and others.
04:04What is technology?
04:05From the Connections, 2023, book, Technology is a subsystem that changes relatively much
04:13more rapidly, towards a more organized state, compared to the rest of the system to the degree
04:19that it reduces the level of organization in the rest of the system.
04:23The technological civilization is an accumulation of false solutions.
04:28In other words, it is a never-ending covering up of the symptoms which leads to the problems
04:33growing exponentially.
04:35Technology is a religion.
04:37It is the belief that following it brings, or will bring happiness, with all the evidence
04:42to the contrary.
04:43Is technology overall beneficial?
04:46From the Connections, 2023, book, The False Sense of Improvement and Security Felt by the Supporters
04:53of Technology Comes from their limited and naive view of the system that they depend on for
04:57their existence.
04:59Their view does not go beyond the false technological solutions, and just like any addict,
05:03ignores or downplays the exponentially growing problems.
05:08Technology reduces the overall health, efficiency, intelligence, and connections of the whole
05:13system.
05:14Who is actually benefiting from technology and modern science?
05:18Technology.
05:19Can technology be sustainable?
05:21In other words, is technology a tool for solving problems?
05:24The unintended consequences of the proposed local solutions, false solutions, come back as
05:31multiplied.
05:32From the Connections, 2023, book, The Non-Linearity of the Nature and Delayed Feedbacks also prevent us
05:40from sensing the direction towards harmony by using local observations, trapping us into dead ends,
05:46just like in a maze puzzle.
05:48We cannot control, we co-evolve.
05:51One deoist principle is that the things that are obtained by force against the natural balance
05:57are not sustainable, and are doomed to vanish as fast as they appear.
06:00What is the link between technology and trauma?
06:04Trauma is the technology, is the bad karma, is the addictions, is the samsara.
06:10They are exactly equivalent.
06:12Health, harmony and natural balance are disturbed.
06:15We defined this disturbance as technology.
06:19From the Connections, 2023, book, The Technological Civilization Doesn't Just Pollute Rivers,
06:26but it also pollutes people's bodies and minds.
06:29What type of psychological tricks the technological civilization plays on people to keep them docile?
06:35Technological civilization focuses on individuality, so that it can play the blame and punish game.
06:41For example, a car accident will be blamed on the drivers,
06:46but not on the culture that necessitates driving cars, which is not natural for us to do.
06:52It makes people perceive the world as just materials to be manipulated rather than consciousness to be lived.
06:59It promotes competitive interactions, division, fear and mimics the feelings of revolt in mass media,
07:05for example, shouting in sports games to misdirect energy, jiu-jitsu technique, as a part of a controlled opposition tactic.
07:14Technological civilization makes people focus on the false solutions,
07:18either already achieved, for example, computers, cars, etc.,
07:23or to be achieved, for example, renewable energy, nanotechnology, etc.,
07:29while ignoring the other problems and real solutions.
07:32Why is it so important to manage our fear reaction?
07:35Our fears have been hijacked to create division, blindness and violence.
07:40We cannot be a community with beings whom we fear and hate.
07:45Mistrust creates an urge to control, which leads to unnatural hierarchies hence slavery.
07:51Trust is the opposite of fear, and trust is necessary for us to connect back with ourselves and to Mother Nature.
07:57Do you see equivalent aspects between animals living and performing in circuses and humans living under the technological civilization?
08:06Yes, they both depend on the unnatural settings and learned unnatural tricks to survive.
08:11They are both removed from and harmful for the greater ecosystem.
08:15In this sense, humans are animals living in a circus.
08:19What is the link between technology and addictions?
08:23Addictions are false solutions, dependence on disharmonious systems.
08:28That's why technology is equivalent to addictions.
08:31Just like addictions, technology brings short-term stress relief, not happiness or resolution, in the expense of long-term health.
08:40Technology wants us dependent on it so it can spread.
08:43One day it might reach to a level that it may not need us to spread.
08:49Why is self-discipline extremely important?
08:52To keep on the right path, one should have internal stability against disturbances.
08:58If it is necessary to follow our true nature to find balance, to what extent can we use our human instincts in technological settings?
09:05How do we know what is good?
09:07What can we learn from the Chinese farmer's story?
09:09In natural balance, we can tell right from wrong by using our instincts and flow in life effortlessly with our soul intact.
09:17For example, a sea turtle can hatch and go to the ocean and come back to lay eggs after two to three decades, just by following her instincts.
09:25When we are out of natural balance, we might not be able to say what is better or worse for the individual, but we can know that any novel action, such as domesticating horses, causes harm to the whole system and subsequently to the individual.
09:42For the turtle, technology, such as artificial light, sound or magnetic fields, might negatively affect their instincts.
09:50Out of balance, the instincts within an individual will be out of balance and under tension, also true for instincts of individuals within a group.
10:00Randomly giving more weight to some instincts and ignoring others as an attempt to release tension and re-establish harmony is a mistake.
10:09Once out of balance, the best we can do is to try to get in touch with all aspects of our instincts and undo the traumas, addictions and technologies.
10:18We must understand the source of the imbalance.
10:23Out of balance, the instincts by themselves are not enough, critical thinking and an observant, open mind is crucial.
10:31Observing those who found harmony with themselves and nature also helps greatly.
10:36We must inform others and help them to make the connection as well.
10:40Can you use technology while being against technology?
10:44Yes.
10:45It might seem paradoxical at first.
10:48Imagine someone using the brakes of a car headed towards a wall or a cliff.
10:54That person would prefer that the car would not exist in the first place.
10:59Another example would be someone using a knife against an attacker with a knife.
11:03The attacked person, despite using a knife for defense, would prefer that the knives would not exist at all to begin with.
11:10This way, he or she wouldn't have to go through the risks, stress, and bad karma of such technologies.
11:17What is the link between veganism and technology?
11:21Veganism is a part of anti-technology consciousness, which realizes that domestication, technological weapons, etc. are unnatural.
11:31Most vegans don't realize this, but they should if they want to live the principles of veganism to its fullest.
11:39Seeing that we are one is equivalent to living harmoniously and in alignment with nature, including our own nature.
11:46Did the domestication of humans into the herding culture increase sociopathic and psychopathic and obedience traits through natural and artificial selection?
11:54Seems plausible. Consumption of more animal products is linked to less egalitarian, more violent, and warlike societies.
12:05Why do most humans perceive nature as violent and to be avoided rather than life-giving and to be cherished?
12:11Out of harmony with her, humans had to force things upon nature, and they began seeing themselves in war with her.
12:18In war with her, they started seeing even the beauty of nature as something to be used, like a slave, rather than something sacred.
12:28What is the role of true religion and spirituality in meditation?
12:31What is the effect of specialization of labor and making the realization of wisdom the duty of a few monks?
12:37The role of meditation is to align oneself with the rest of the world.
12:42The importance of individual meditation is paramount in getting out of the cultural narratives and getting closer to our true nature.
12:51Looking deeply and using no words, as in beginner's mind, enables us to overcome the dogmas, reset our minds and connect with our natural instincts in a balanced way.
13:03Specialization of labor led to unwise societies when their ties to wisdom could easily be cut by isolating them from the real monks.
13:12Before the technological civilization, and specialization of work, people had time to realize themselves and gain wisdom individually through natural meditative states.
13:23The systems, such as monetary system, modern organized religions, schooling, capitalism, livestock industry, etc., that can expand the technology the most were selected by the technological civilization.
13:37Modern organized religions serve the technological civilization, rather than wisdom.
13:43Nature evolves towards efficiency.
13:46Then, why do livestock industry took over despite being extremely inefficient?
13:51As technology is a disruption to the natural balance, only efficiency within the technological system applies.
13:58Overall efficiency of the system is diminished.
14:01Technology used and is using the livestock industry as a means to maximize its expansion.
14:08Considering that technology creates traumas and addictions at an increasing level, is it possible to have global veganism?
14:15Technology might prefer plant-based products when it benefits it, for example, land limitations, plant-based processed alternatives, etc.,
14:25But the overall destruction will continue as long as we have technology.
14:28Human behaviors and cultures are primarily shaped by the expansionist demands of the technological civilization.
14:36This is the reason behind veganism staying limited, despite being few thousand years old.
14:43Environmental destruction can continue because of the Jevons paradox, in which the increased efficiency leads to increased, or at least similar consumption levels.
15:01All types of addictions must be addressed, although animal exploitation is a major part.
15:07What are we trying to free ourselves from?
15:10Technology and addictions and unnatural things.
15:12If Yin and Yang go together, what is the point of being against bad things?
15:18We shouldn't look at things as good, or bad, but rather harmonious, natural, or disharmonious, unnatural.
15:26There is harmonious destruction that enables construction, and inharmonious destruction that destroys the larger harmony.
15:34As humans, it is clear that we are way out of harmony with the rest.
15:38Unlike what most vegans are being told, it is actually because of our undisturbed nature that we should be vegan.
15:46Humans using technology, such as fire, weapons, domestication, cages, ropes, etc., is already within the domains of disharmony.
15:56Do minor traumas have a role in healing major traumas by bringing attention and clarity, such as the exposure therapy approach?
16:07Can you apply minor traumas with good intention, peacefully and wisely?
16:11There was a recent study, titled, Is trauma associated with plant-based diet choice, linking how people experiencing trauma are more likely to be plant-based.
16:22In my view, these conscious, traumas can push people from their comfort zone of their unconscious, traumas and force them to question these unconscious traumas.
16:33Consuming animal products is an unconscious, trauma forced onto us, and adulthood trauma, which tends to be more conscious, might put it back into question.
16:43That's why I think that all types of activism are needed, and friendly trauma, such as showing slaughterhouse footage to people, can play a role, without fostering public fear, towards the vegan movement.
16:56Is ego the problem?
16:58Consciousness is the ego.
17:01What people actually refer to as ego is the traumas, addictions and technology.
17:07We must call it by its true name.
17:10Can you give us some practical tips for healing our traumas?
17:13From the Connections, 2023, book, The Path to True Happiness for the Modern Human Passes from a Sense of Disdain Towards the Technological Civilization.
17:24This includes not expecting health from the medical industry, but rather trusting and correctly nurturing one's own body.
17:32We should stop seeking validation from the technological civilization and from the people who are polluted by it.
17:39We must realize that the technological civilization doesn't just pollute rivers, but it also pollutes people's bodies and minds.
17:49Unfortunately, very few people realize this.
17:52Instead, they see the technological civilization as their savior.
17:56They force themselves towards the opposite direction to comply with the technological civilization and associated cultures, and by doing so they deepen their traumas.
18:05We must realize that we are one, that karma is real, that no form is permanent, and harmony must be lived at the moment and close to nature as much as possible.
18:16Realize that blame is short-sighted, love yourself and others, and see your and others' shortcomings as traumas to be healed.
18:24Don't be afraid to change your mind with new knowledge and evolve in harmony, stay open-minded, no form stays unchanged, all forms follow the harmony.
18:36Trust in your infinite self, that is Mother Nature, and the potential of her to heal.
18:41Question your habits for stored traumas and technologies, and be mindful of the spreading of traumas and technologies.
18:47Never forget that it all starts in our hearts, so make sure that everything you do comes from a good and honest heart, in line with the natural harmony.
18:58Always be honest to yourself.
19:00If you had only one word to tell the world, what would it be?
19:04Harmony.
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