Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman " > <anders_lindman@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > > <adithya_comming@> wrote: > > > > > > Prime job of my last company was to > > > produce/broadcast > > > commercials/advertisements. > > > > > > As I understood, " advertisements " and > > > " product placements " many times worked > > > by " attacking " viewers at an > > > emotional/psychological level. As you > > > see a 60 " plasma TV and automatically > > > feel you " should " have it. As you see a > > > Porshe with its top down and feel you > > > " should " have it or as you see $250 > > > dollar lingerie that you feel you > > > " should " buy or maybe, a $50,000 > > > necklace that you think you " could " > > > have bought for your girlfriend only if > > > you were " rich " ! > > > > > > And, I noticed that these commercials, > > > these product placements worked best - > > > when the audience [myself included] is > > > 'not prepared'. It works best when you > > > don't know what you " really " want! > > > > > > I noticed that when I enter many > > > shopping complexes or even business > > > complexes or just when watch or hear > > > numerous commercials on TV or radio - > > > their " input " can often " overwhelm " me! > > > And, the " feeling " that they might > > > create is that of " lack " - that I > > > " lack " something, I " need " * something, > > > I am " incomplete " as I exist and I need > > > something to complete me. And, if that > > > felt " need " then combined with the > > > feeling of lack or resources [money] to > > > get what I feel I " need " - it creates > > > what I recognizes as " suffering " ! > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > *As our executive had taught us this > > > was one of the main job of product > > > advertisements and the advertisements > > > that did so was considered successful! > > > > > > > One thing to notice is that society depends on people having a more or > > less constant pull inside. Both so-called positive emotions and > > negative emotions create such a pull. When this pull is constant it > > leads to stress. > > > > An interesting experiment is to give society the finger so to speak. > > Hehe. This means, not buying into the fears or desires. One problem > > though, is that if this practice is taken seriously, then it will > > itself generate a huge amount of fear because we depend on society, we > > are even the RESULT of society, and so ignoring one's social > > conditioning is something very scary (at least in the beginning). > > > > al. > > Thank you very much for your love, " skywhilds " ! I feel touched, welcomed, comforted and loved by your kind loving words. What is your name BTW? > > so true. > > > so interesting that adithya would embody > > so many of these contradictions, > > no? > > > not that we don't all > > > still, what say you > > adithya? What could I say!? Just expressing what I " feel " ... Observing, learning, seeing, gaining courage, realizing, living... Thank you very much for your love, kindness and warmth! Greetings, Arvind (ac). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " <adithya_comming wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman " > > <anders_lindman@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > > > <adithya_comming@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Prime job of my last company was to > > > > produce/broadcast > > > > commercials/advertisements. > > > > > > > > As I understood, " advertisements " and > > > > " product placements " many times worked > > > > by " attacking " viewers at an > > > > emotional/psychological level. As you > > > > see a 60 " plasma TV and automatically > > > > feel you " should " have it. As you see a > > > > Porshe with its top down and feel you > > > > " should " have it or as you see $250 > > > > dollar lingerie that you feel you > > > > " should " buy or maybe, a $50,000 > > > > necklace that you think you " could " > > > > have bought for your girlfriend only if > > > > you were " rich " ! > > > > > > > > And, I noticed that these commercials, > > > > these product placements worked best - > > > > when the audience [myself included] is > > > > 'not prepared'. It works best when you > > > > don't know what you " really " want! > > > > > > > > I noticed that when I enter many > > > > shopping complexes or even business > > > > complexes or just when watch or hear > > > > numerous commercials on TV or radio - > > > > their " input " can often " overwhelm " me! > > > > And, the " feeling " that they might > > > > create is that of " lack " - that I > > > > " lack " something, I " need " * something, > > > > I am " incomplete " as I exist and I need > > > > something to complete me. And, if that > > > > felt " need " then combined with the > > > > feeling of lack or resources [money] to > > > > get what I feel I " need " - it creates > > > > what I recognizes as " suffering " ! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > *As our executive had taught us this > > > > was one of the main job of product > > > > advertisements and the advertisements > > > > that did so was considered successful! > > > > > > > > > > One thing to notice is that society depends on people having a > more or > > > less constant pull inside. Both so-called positive emotions and > > > negative emotions create such a pull. When this pull is constant > it > > > leads to stress. > > > > > > An interesting experiment is to give society the finger so to > speak. > > > Hehe. This means, not buying into the fears or desires. One > problem > > > though, is that if this practice is taken seriously, then it will > > > itself generate a huge amount of fear because we depend on > society, we > > > are even the RESULT of society, and so ignoring one's social > > > conditioning is something very scary (at least in the beginning). > > > > > > al. > > > > > > Thank you very much for your love, " skywhilds " ! > > I feel touched, welcomed, comforted > and loved by your kind loving words. > > What is your name BTW? > > > > > so true. > > > > > > so interesting that adithya would embody > > > > so many of these contradictions, > > > > no? > > > > > > not that we don't all > > > > > > still, what say you > > > > adithya? > > > What could I say!? > > Just expressing what I " feel " ... > > Observing, learning, seeing, gaining courage, realizing, living... > > > Thank you very much for your love, kindness and warmth! > > Greetings, > Arvind (ac). > thank You, arvind for sharing so openly, genuinely and generously what a precise window you open into another world lovely to witness a widening perspective expanding like the dawn sky ~*~ ps: vis a vis those seeming 'contradictions' ~ seems to me you must hail from an unusually diverse cultural heritage? .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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