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Mind and self
| 7.9 |
The time effect of anticipation/fulfillment and desire/depression
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| A further point to consider is " where the mind is at concerning the present time." Anticipation is by definition forward motion. But does anticipation significantly involve comparison of the future to the present or the future to the past? | ||||||||||||||
| When we consider the actions of the mind, we see the mind focusing anticipation/fulfillment of desire between the future and the past, that the present comes into play from the physical stimulus derived from the mind and then judgment of past-present once the desire has been fulfilled. | ||||||||||||||
| This means that in a state of desire we have little awareness- awareness of present action. Our mind swirls unconscious of the present between the future anticipation and the past memory. | ||||||||||||||
| 7.9.1 | Anticipation/fulfillment of desires and forward perspective | |||||||||||||
| When considering the future, when considering desire, our minds dash between the memory of what we know and what we want- the present becomes the place where movies are shown of what is to come- "watch this space" as movies of the future becomes clearer and clearer- added realism as we move towards fulfillment. | ||||||||||||||
| In this state, the present awareness has little to no value or meaning to a mind rushing between the future and the past. | ||||||||||||||
| 7.9.2 | Depression/loss of desire and memory perspective | |||||||||||||
| When considering a negative future, a future without hope, a future without faith, a future without promise compared to the past- the present represents the pain- the painful reminder of failure. | ||||||||||||||
| Each waking moment becomes pain- becomes depression. The now has no value, as the future has no value, compared to the past, or against whatever system denotes the future to have no value. | ||||||||||||||
| 7.9.3 | The common theme between two states being loss of present perspective | |||||||||||||
| In both cases we see that in a state of desire or in a state of depression, the present has no value. In other words, the common theme between the two states is the low value of the present: | ||||||||||||||
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