Guest guest Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 masturbating is usually done in private. feeding starving children with the flesh of your own body, if done for attention STILL makes you a douchebag. Nisargadatta , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> wrote: > > advaitajnana , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> > wrote: > > Namaste, > > Just working on this.............ONS...Tony. > > COGNITIVE DISSONANCE CARNALITAS. > This is a version of cognitive dissonance that specifically applies > to spirituality, especially Buddhism and Hinduism and their > adherents. The Oxford Dictionary gives this meaning for Carnalitas;- > Sensuality, Unspirituality and Fleshiness. > In the Eastern Philosophies there is a basic tenet called Ahimsa or > resistance to the practice of violence;--in other words practice non- > violence. It is the essential teaching of the Buddha and all the > Hindu teachers, Avatars and Yogis. This is why `meat-eating' is not > practiced by these people. > However there are many on the `so called' spiritual path, especially > Westerners, who have a conflict with this. They know and understand > the teaching on Ahimsa and meat eating but yet ignore it and worse, > try and rationalize it, with innumerable excuses on why they still > partake of meat. > > Usually with ideas like; `All is one', it doesn't matter what one > eats and so on. There seems to be a gap between the tenet of non- > violence and what they consume. They do not seem to connect the > torture and suffering of animals and what is on their plate. > Obviously there is some Egoistic desire and habit associated with > meat eating, which is stronger than their professed spirituality, > which demands Ahimsa. > I have studied this condition in spiritual seekers for some years > and could never understand the `disconnect'. > I finally decided that it is similar to the `True Believer > Syndrome', and also `Cognitive Dissonance', both of which are > cognitive disfunctions. > So I have coined the phrase `Cognitive Dissonance Carnalitas', to > describe this condition. > It only applies to `Eastern Spiritual Seekers', for other people who > eat meat have no conflict, as it is accepted as part of their > culture; So no cognitive dissonance arises……………..Tony O'Clery. > True-believer syndrome > The need to believe in phony wonders sometimes exceeds not only > logic but, seemingly, even sanity. > --The Rev. Canon William V. Rauscher > > The true-believer syndrome merits study by science. What is it that > compels a person, past all reason, to believe the unbelievable. How > can an otherwise sane individual become so enamored of a fantasy, an > imposture, that even after it's exposed in the bright light of day > he still clings to it--indeed, clings to it all the harder? > --M. Lamar Keene > > From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. > > > Cognitive dissonance is a condition first proposed by the > psychologist Leon Festinger in 1956, relating to his hypothesis of > cognitive consistency. > > Cognitive dissonance is a state of opposition between cognitions. > For the purpose of cognitive consistency theory, cognitions are > defined as being an attitude, emotion, belief or value, although > more recent theories, such as ecological cognition suggest that they > can also be a goal, plan, or an interest. In brief, the theory of > cognitive dissonance holds that contradicting cognitions serve as a > driving force that compels the human mind to acquire or invent new > thoughts or beliefs, or to modify existing beliefs, so as to > minimize the amount of dissonance (conflict) between cognitions > > --- End forwarded message --- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 ramana06: masturbating is usually done in private. feeding starving children with the flesh of your own body, if done for attention STILL makes you a douchebag. devi: more high quality posting, aren't we lucky > > Nisargadatta , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> wrote: > > > > advaitajnana , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> > > wrote: > > > > Namaste, > > > > Just working on this.............ONS...Tony. > > > > COGNITIVE DISSONANCE CARNALITAS. > > This is a version of cognitive dissonance that specifically applies > > to spirituality, especially Buddhism and Hinduism and their > > adherents. The Oxford Dictionary gives this meaning for Carnalitas;- > > Sensuality, Unspirituality and Fleshiness. > > In the Eastern Philosophies there is a basic tenet called Ahimsa or > > resistance to the practice of violence;--in other words practice non- > > violence. It is the essential teaching of the Buddha and all the > > Hindu teachers, Avatars and Yogis. This is why `meat-eating' is not > > practiced by these people. > > However there are many on the `so called' spiritual path, especially > > Westerners, who have a conflict with this. They know and understand > > the teaching on Ahimsa and meat eating but yet ignore it and worse, > > try and rationalize it, with innumerable excuses on why they still > > partake of meat. > > > > Usually with ideas like; `All is one', it doesn't matter what one > > eats and so on. There seems to be a gap between the tenet of non- > > violence and what they consume. They do not seem to connect the > > torture and suffering of animals and what is on their plate. > > Obviously there is some Egoistic desire and habit associated with > > meat eating, which is stronger than their professed spirituality, > > which demands Ahimsa. > > I have studied this condition in spiritual seekers for some years > > and could never understand the `disconnect'. > > I finally decided that it is similar to the `True Believer > > Syndrome', and also `Cognitive Dissonance', both of which are > > cognitive disfunctions. > > So I have coined the phrase `Cognitive Dissonance Carnalitas', to > > describe this condition. > > It only applies to `Eastern Spiritual Seekers', for other people who > > eat meat have no conflict, as it is accepted as part of their > > culture; So no cognitive dissonance arises……………..Tony O'Clery. > > True-believer syndrome > > The need to believe in phony wonders sometimes exceeds not only > > logic but, seemingly, even sanity. > > --The Rev. Canon William V. Rauscher > > > > The true-believer syndrome merits study by science. What is it that > > compels a person, past all reason, to believe the unbelievable. How > > can an otherwise sane individual become so enamored of a fantasy, an > > imposture, that even after it's exposed in the bright light of day > > he still clings to it--indeed, clings to it all the harder? > > --M. Lamar Keene > > > > From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. > > > > > > Cognitive dissonance is a condition first proposed by the > > psychologist Leon Festinger in 1956, relating to his hypothesis of > > cognitive consistency. > > > > Cognitive dissonance is a state of opposition between cognitions. > > For the purpose of cognitive consistency theory, cognitions are > > defined as being an attitude, emotion, belief or value, although > > more recent theories, such as ecological cognition suggest that they > > can also be a goal, plan, or an interest. In brief, the theory of > > cognitive dissonance holds that contradicting cognitions serve as a > > driving force that compels the human mind to acquire or invent new > > thoughts or beliefs, or to modify existing beliefs, so as to > > minimize the amount of dissonance (conflict) between cognitions > > > > --- End forwarded message --- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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