Phone a Friend
On a random weekday called today, after a long day in a random place called office with someone not very random called Stylu was a conversation on the phone. Given the banality of the situation, it was pretty interesting to hink about the ‘topics’ we touched upon.
Resoluteness of the mind>> the different perceptions of the ‘mind’ and the ’self’>> random work stuff >> psychology of nothing>> routines and rituals>> Actions in front of expectation >> things people do and things people say>> learningit out of books and learning it from life>> Right and left( i mean the wrong)>> Things we believe and things we are forced to believe>> Influences on the mind >> society and individual >> logic and intuition>> things we like to do as opposed to things we are ‘expected’ to like to do>> Happiness as a choice>> setting standards>> being ‘typecasted’
These are just a few of the keywords of the conversation that I stuffed here. I have learnt at my end of the spectrum. But when I look back at such a call, I really start thinking( duh!) is it even worth thinking about the time we spend in thinking about thinking in general?
Takes me back to one quote of Rene Descartes which I might have interpreted the way I wanted to and actually is not making much sense to me now-
I think therefore I am.( Such a poor sentence gramatically)
Rohit chennamaneni
I guess when the mind doesn’t shut up, it’s better to spit it out.
So it clears up some space.
So it can do more useful stuff.
Yoga was very mindful this evening. thanks.
Sailusha
February 10, 2009 at 11:48 am
ah Descartes!
imagine having to think, to realize you are (human, here, whatever).
I’m sure the theory was widely expounded only by scholars and university profs, who only use their body as a means of transport for their brain- and only one particular side of the brain (Sir Ken Robinson)
Sailusha
February 10, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Jobless people.
Sasidhar
February 10, 2009 at 9:53 pm
sounds like a familiar conversation
Afrin
February 10, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Was it worth the time spent?…I think it was coz
1. according to me, the worth of time is a synonym to one’s efficiency and m pretty sure u didn’t lose any time that u cud have utilised for something else
2. thinking about thinking is a part self introspection. Aren’t human feelings, thought processes, opinions and the way our environment affects our life – which in turn relates to the way we think, important things to think about?
Such conversations refresh u and get u closer to urself.
Neha Bighane
February 10, 2009 at 11:44 pm
@Stylu- The Sir makes more sense by the day.
@Sasidhar- Exactly
@Neha- self introspection is a redundant usage(;)). And maybe it is too close for comfort.:P
Rohit chennamaneni
February 11, 2009 at 3:25 am
smiley in parantheses? I can’t help but
http://xkcd.com/541/
Sailusha
February 11, 2009 at 6:13 am
Even better than the Descartes quote is this Sanskrit blurb – tat tvam asi.
shuunya
February 12, 2009 at 12:09 am
Ywaannn……
Swetha
February 13, 2009 at 8:04 am