Question Social Acceptances

Why is it that we as humans constantly indulge in instant gratifications that always result in regrets and self reproaching?

Why do we voluntarily concede to vain actions that ultimately render suffering?

To these questions we can have any response we want, nonetheless responses, whether correct or incorrect, are not solutions but theoretical or idealogical responses that do not facilitate change but avoid it. The problem remains. Change does not happen.




The only possibility for change hides in practice :

Practicing charity frees the self of vanity.
Practicing generosity liberates the self from capriciousness.
Practicing self-forgiveness is awesome.

In front of your mirror repeat this with every bit of bravery you have...

I love you, seriously.

Outdated Schooling Systems

TEMET NOSCE - (Latin) know thyself

IQ or EQ

IQ - intelligence quotient
EQ - emotional quotient

We value IQ almost as we value money. Many psychologists say however that its the EQ thats important. Essentially, to master ourselves is to understand and guide our emotions and thoughts (which are reflective) and intelligence will follow. Whereas we currently chase intelligence but lack self mastery and wind up never learning how to differentiate between the things that please us and that make us sad. Eating disorders, smoking, drinking and drug addictions - how it feels so good to be bad?

http://health.howstuffworks.com/emotional-intelligence-iq.htm

These things seem uncertain. Not surprising being that no one taught us to 'listen to ourselves'. Generally its the opposite - don't feel, take a pill.

But how do we adapt our schools from the current system that was established over 2000 years ago in Greece? (just a bit outdated) We have tons of information bombarding us from age 2 and spend 20 years in school apparently learning. At the end of it all, when you ask any random kid what they learned, I guarantee their response being, "I dunno."

Then, as if to say "you didn't study hard enough", we revise our schools for longer hours and more work. The kids in US schools are getting destroyed in national scores and are under worked by length of days.

We don't need more if we can't handle the current workload. We need to meet ourselves, officially. We need to learn about our thoughts and feelings. To have self-control we must understand ourselves. We certainly (logically) have no control over ourselves if we barely understand our thoughts and emotions. - What else are we?

We've got politicians that are opposite extremes and it's embarrassing. Senators completely against homosexual marriages are front-paging newspapers, "Caught in airport bathroom soliciting homosexuality." Me personally, I don't care what peoples preferences are and who they date, that's their agenda. But these are the leaders of the US and become the exemplification of a failed learning system when they try to destroy the thing they like - nationally.

Then we have Governors that are "trying to eliminate prostitution" followed by national apologies for cheating on their wives and philandering with hookers. What are you going to tell me next, they really wanted to lower taxes, go green and provide more jobs but they forgot and gave the subsidies to oil companies. Wouldn't be a surprise!

Not to beat the dead horse here, or to bring up taboo subjects in defense of this argument but it is very, very pertinent to discuss Columbine, V.Tech and U. Texas, and the mall shootings. These kids felt oppressed and depressed and who knows what else, not even they themselves knew their emotions and thoughts. And that's exactly my point!

It's not easy to reinvent a system that's ongoing for 2 millennium. It wouldn't even be considered for restructuring; too much work. But to implement new venues, new variables, that's considerable.

There are possibilities of implementation here that we are aware of as a society but are bypassing for medicine and other quick-fix solutions, if I can call them solutions. Crime in public high schools and they hire guards. Fear is the only deterrent there. Why not introduce meditation as a class, or yoga, or tai chi; anything passive and positive? Why not hemi-sync in classrooms? Why not try anything passive and positive? Again, we limit ourselves by the conditions we give ourselves. We cannot consider something when it is 'out of question', because its out of the question!

We are the "rulers of the land" here but change is a law here like gravity and it happens whether we like it or not. So we can either learn to go with the flow or keep fighting the river, but river fighters always lose. Good luck humanity.

Hemi-Sync - the run down

Hemi-Sync - short for hemispheric synchronization

This is obviously a hard concept to believe; that music can enhance humans?
Hypnotism? - No, not even in the least bit.
This is entirely scientific.

Rule #1 for the brain : If you don't use it you lose it. As you may know, we are born with a fully functional brain and continues that way up until the mid-teen years. Then, as if to say that our schooling methods are not sufficient, the areas of our brain start to dim leaving only the areas that are still in use. Believe me, it looks like a highlighter dot surrounded by shadow.

How it works summary?
This music, is made by using a binaural frequency (or that each ear hears a different frequency) ex. left-408 MHz, right-400 MHz. Each hemisphere of the brain must work together to hear the frequencies which together the whole brain interprets as a third frequency.
By making the brain's hemispheres work together the brain slowly regains its optimal functioning ultimately regaining the capabilities of your teenage years, without all the personal uncertainty.

Does it work?
I tried it about two years ago. It was recommended to me by my professor. Of course I trusted him but of course was apprehensive. I laid down on my bed one night and figured I'd give it a try. I played a song with the Theta frequency (we have theta naturally while meditating), relaxed, did some nonchalant breathing and relaxed to the sound-scape.
15 minutes passed, I sat up, and surprised (I didn't originally expect anything) I felt as if I meditated for a good 30 minutes! Tons of questions started their cruise through my once tranquil mind.

How could music give the same results as good meditation?
It replicates the mental state of meditation.

I've been meditating for over 6 years now so I recognize nuances. This was no nuance. I might assume though that because I've meditated for so long that I might be more susceptible to its effect. Still, for those Type A personalities I'd recommend the music. I've used it ever since that day.

Is it dangerous?
We can all read on the internet that its "proven" and etc., or I can give my opinion; I've only had positive results. My memory is on point, my concentration is like when I played high school sports. I am learning the ukulele by myself.

What it comes down to?
Science viewpoint - results - repeatable, consistent results.
Social viewpoint - if its socially "acceptable" then it's Ok.

I base my judgements by science; a conclusively repeatable, rudimentary way of making common observation and basing common fact.

Besides - I have the lower back of a 65 year old construction worker and when it's acting up I am not sleeping. When I play the hemi-sync music with the Delta frequency (deep sleep or NREM) I'm not waking up. Now that's what I'm talking about! Whether you're a skeptic or not, if you got bodily pain and can't sleep, you're gonna like this.

How is it a safe sleep aid?
The science music replicates the Delta frequency (which naturally occurs while in deep sleep). The music does not force the brain, it guides it.
80% of healing occurs in deep sleep. If someone has pain, they won't obtain deep sleep state (Delta state) and ultimately won't heal, feeling constantly tired and worn.

The Bottom Line.

If you want to know what it's like to skydive, listening to someone else's story isn't knowing - it's second-hand. You've got to jump to know.
If you want to know what this music is like and whether or not it works, reading a bunch of opinions and professional test results isn't experiencing, it's just comforting. You see what I'm saying - you've got to do it to know it!

If you want to know where to get a sample or buy a CD, leave a comment and voila, I'll respond.