Three Modes of Mind: Worrying, Complaining & Thinking
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06/17/1991
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Summary
#830 * Jun 17, 1991 * – 1:00
Notes by TK
Kyroot to :16. There are three operational modes of mind: worrying, complaining and thinking. Thinking = non-worry and non-complaining: the ordinary mind does not engage in thinking, but in the mental activity of the first two, which it calls “thinking’. Note that the Nobel prize is given (by Life) in the recognition of the attempt to think beyond complaining and worrying, not for the accomplishment cited. In this way Life rewards, encourages thinking beyond worry and complaint.
The third mode thinking is the more energetic background of all “science”; thus the background for adjectives “objective”, “impartial”, “unbiased” which otherwise have no basis. Although men can be somewhat objective about external life, they cannot be so about themselves internally. The Real Revolutionist engages in third mode thinking to increase it vs. ordinary attempt (i.e., “seekers”) of merely desiring the attenuation of the first two modes. Staring enhances the first two modes.
A Real Revolutionist must look around internally by constantly attempting to ask just one more question. Looking around interferes with worry and complaint.
The News
Just as soon as they were old enough to argue and defend
themselves, this one guy bought all his facts cheap Saturday-
night-specials.
* * *
In some basic realities, a visionary is a man who can’t get
a job.
* * *
One of our irascible, though otherwise grumpy, city
correspondents reports that, over in his part of town, borrowing
trouble is still acceptable, if that’s the only means you have of
getting any.
* * *
He kept two beds, and in one he allowed nobody but himself.
* * *
Facts need to stay disturbed, and hence, inherently want
more than they can ever have.
* * *
The universe can talk, but only once you’re grown.
* * *
A viewer writes to say that what she hears on these programs
not only gives her high pleasure, but also makes her think she
doesn’t know what I’m talking about; she goes on to say that
that’s all right so long as she knows it’s intentional.
* * *
Glancing over his charts, stats, and recent interviews, the
expert thought, “Jeeze, if just half of what I’ve predicted comes
true I wouldn’t wanna be in my shoes.”
* * *
Fact: The problems that man has are all of a secondary
nature. Fact: Secondary problems cannot be solved.
* * *
Eternity means little to a man with a pocketful of rats.
* * *
You may know that a people’s secondary world is up to speed
when their facts have almost no trust in their acts.
* * *
One guy kept his personal opinions on ice in the rear
display case right next to the baloney.
* * *
One god installed a complaint box, the use of which, he
noted, did not require that the person sign their name; (what he
did not note was that he has the universe’s best fingerprint
department).
* * *
“Kid, if I may call you that,” said the ruffled ole man,
“you can cut ’em off at the pass, you can cut ’em off at the
knees, but the best place to cut ’em off is while they’re gettin’
prepared.”
* * *
The inevitable is six dimensional; though in its homeland
it’s not known as such.
* * *
While hiding in the closet with his dog, this one
illustrious person said, “Being impotently great is no great
shake.”
* * *
Forget those pretenders — the real king won’t take
anybody’s word for anything!
* * *
On this one hazy and bleak world is a religion which calls
its “final judgment day” the Fuck Day.
* * *
If insolvency were a crime, the factual world would be doing
twenty-to-life.
* * *
A stalwart city lad asked his dad, “Pops, do de ability to
predict indicate intelligence or statistical access?”
* * *
An update on the recent story we covered regarding the man
who saved up and had the warts on his thigh moved up to his neck;
well, since then he was accused of spending too much for this
operation; but he responded, saying that when it comes to fun,
price is no object.
* * *
The Big Surprise Of The Century over in this one realm
turned out to be about what everybody had already suspected.
(That’s how things are…in some realms.)
* * *
Home security tip: the more complex and sophisticated is
the intellectual soiree, the less need there is to specifically
invite Captain Irony.
* * *
Hey, some gods don’t even have kidneys.
* * *
In his inauguration address he said, “I promised that if you
elected me I’d change everything; I am now elected, and my power
to do so is non-existent; in the room between these two extremes
in which to maneuver, I will do my best.” … ( a voice in the
crowd suddenly felt that this whole scene was occurring on one
nervous system’s stage.)
* * *
The intellectual dialogue with the Mighty Minds Of The Dead
is the not-to-be-missed hobby that has kept so many of the
potentially disruptive off our civilized streets at odd hours.
* * *
One guy’s favorite saying was, “Gettin’ drunk won’t help,
but it’ll help a lot.”
* * *
This one city guy had a custom bookcase built of sufficient
size to hold the One Hundred Greatest Books Ever Written, just
so, as he put it, he’ll be ready if they ever get around to
writing them.
* * *
“Smooth sailing” is a term suitable only as advertising
jargon for cemeteries.
* * *
In this one reality, one of the gods told his son, “In
dealing with these creatures we have, you’ve got two choices:
Either treat them with understanding and tolerance, or else with
haste and sarcasm.” The kid pondered this for a while, then
asked, “How about just acting more divinely?” And the elder
said, “That is your option.”
* * *
In his program to increase his level of sophistication and
social standing, this one chap, in the course of his everyday
conversations, began to refer to others as silly twits rather
than dumb sons-of-bitches.
* * *
And our next contestant said he’d like to be asked the
following question: Does the mind produce facts or just process
them?
* * *
From the viewers’ mail bag comes a note from a chap who says
he’s just absolutely delighted to hear about this intellectual
revolution thing; he says that although he doesn’t want to
participate, he’s nonetheless glad to know it’s going on.
* * *
Although everyone seems to be so, there’s actually no reason
to be concerned in a finite reality, inasmuch as they won’t let
you do anything about it anyway.
* * *
When some…okay, many…okay, lots of people talk, they’re
talking about language (no matter the apparent subject matter).
* * *
Everyone needs a reason to look around; externally, you just
do it, while internally, you make one up.
* * *
Another chap says he sometimes “acts dumb” just as a test.
(He doesn’t say who it is being tested.)
* * *
Just about the time this one rebel — I mean guy — had
decided it was all over, he realized he had to start all over
again — in yet another direction.
* * *
But then again: Under some circumstances, the tacit is
always too tacit.
* * *
The bloodied but victorious king looked out upon all he had
fought and thought for and said, “Wrap it up. I’ll take it.”
* * *
If you think your thoughts arise from your own brain, you
haven’t thought about it much.
* * *
Also from today’s mail stack is a registered letter from a
god who claims that the popular phrase “Go ahead — make my day”
was stolen from certain of his unpublished writings.
* * *
In one certain radical reality it is considered extreme bad
luck to ever tell anyone that you’re dissatisfied. …(a Not-To-
Worry-However P.S.: It’s not all that easy to get there from
here.)
* * *
The civilized fear of the secondary mind is that the primary
pleasures may somehow expand, and really get out of hand.
* * *
City Anti-Thought For The Day: Anyone who can get-their-
facts-all-in-a-row, and keep them there, should call the Suicide
Prevention Hot Line as soon as possible.