Kuba: I was always in 2 minds about this kind of activity, because on one hand it is not required to get back to feeling good and if done without feeling good it can turn into spiralling. On the other hand it is such a great way to get to know ‘myself’ and the human condition, to thoroughly map that landscape until no corners are left unexplored.
I think I was always predisposed to this kind of activity too, I enjoy it, I have always been fascinated by these kinds of things, and if not for the discovery of actualism I would probably be some kind of psychologist/philosopher by now haha.
Vineeto I would be interested to hear how you see this kind of activity with regards to applying the method? Is there benefit in “meandering through” all the various corners of the psyche, whether that is thought, belief, emotion, passion etc So long as this is not done whilst one is feeling bad. (link)
Hi Kuba,
I am surprised you ask because considering your posts that I read in the last year you seem to have used “this kind of activity” quite a lot. The “Silly or Sensible” audio-tape not only explains the fun of constructive thinking and, apart from the advice to be kind to yourself, to replace ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ and ‘good’ and ‘bad’ judgements and principles with a practical matter-of-fact appraisal of “is it silly or sensible”.
These are very useful tools for applying the actualism method of enjoyment and appreciation, whilst sorting out one’s social identity beliefs and values, one’s various feelings and deeper instinctual passions. They have been of great benefit to ‘Vineeto’ and many others. Of course, there is “benefit in “meandering through” all the various corners of the psyche” – until one is ready to take the plunge. You have done this yourself –
Kuba: “although there was 1 thing that I did well too, and that was simply the willingness to stick with the topic long enough for the confusion to clear away.” (link)
Now you arrived at a point, after all your explorations where you have concluded –
Kuba: I see this is what I get to do by becoming actually free. It is to demonstrate by living example that human nature is not set in stone, which means that life is not a sick joke, which means that none of those ‘tried and true’ systems need be entertained anymore. It is to demonstrate by living example that there is a far better solution available. (link)
The only way to “demonstrate by living example that there is a far better solution available” is to actually “Step Out Of The Real World Into This Actual World And Leave ‘Yourself’ Behind Where ‘You’ Belong”. (link)
You are not asking me if you could/should rummage around in the “various corners of the psyche” a bit longer, or do you?
Cheers Vineeto