Do we create Celebrities out of our Collective Consciousness?

[Guest guest]

Creating more of a frenzy than the latest suicide bombing, genocide in

Darfur, and the Presidential campaign combined, media outlets are

having a field day reporting the biggest celebrity fiasco of the week:

Paris Hilton has officially been sentenced to a 45 day jail term

 

Some people are calling the sentence, for driving on a suspended

license, appropriate and justified. For all the complaints of

slap-on-the-wrist celebrity justice, where savvy, high-paid lawyers

and swift negotiations can seemingly get anyone out of anything, this

seems at first glance like a welcome change. It’s true that fame is

not a free pass to ride above the law. And if anything, this could be

a (if somewhat cruel) karmic reminder to the young socialite that she

is, after all, a mere mortal.

 

Beneath all of this, though, is a disturbing trend in our society

which creates celebrities out of thin air, to the point that they are

worshipped, given reality shows and endorsements, and constantly

gossiped about- and not just in the tabloids. Even CNN, Time magazine,

and other respected news sources are beginning to focus more energy

and airtime on reporting the latest triumphs and tragedies of

20-something celebrity girls. And why are they doing this? Because it

is what the public (as a collective majority) wants. Why do you think

US Weekly sells more copies than the Economist? In a capitalistic

society where the driving forces are profit and viewer ratings, it’s

simple: we get exactly what we ask for.

 

We have created out of our collective consciousness the very same

“celebrities†that we now pretend to hate. The media reports on even

the most trivial details of the lives of people that we don’t even

really know: who they’re dating, what they’re saying. What they’re

eating, where they’re staying. This sort of intense and obsessive

scrutiny comes out of people’s own unconscious desire to experience

something outside of themselves. Maybe it is because people find their

own lives mundane, or perhaps they crave the excitement of living

vicariously through someone else. If nothing else, gossip provides

good water-cooler fodder (“Heard about the latest Brangelina baby?…â€).

 

But perhaps instead of focusing on other people, we should bring the

focus back to ourselves. By creating a sense of positive energy and

motivation about what we are doing in our individual lives, gossiping

about other people becomes less entertaining. By creating and living a

life that we love, one full of accomplishment, excitement, and

fulfillment, we should learn to be the celebrities of our own lives.

As someone once said: Average people talk about other people. Smart

people talk about events. Brilliant people talk about ideas, theories,

and concepts.

 

Because after all, celebrities are not really the problem; they’re a

projection of who we choose to elevate and focus our attention on.

Their biggest crime is simply being who they are and doing what they

do (which is what makes them successful in the first place). It is the

public’s morbid fascination with beauty and wealth, of bringing people

up and then bringing those same people down, that is the true insanity.

 

What are your views on this celebrity obsession?

 

Thank you

 

Steve

[Guest guest]

The simple answer is: The collective consciousness has not 'grown up'.

 

The complicated answer is how to grow up without losing the little

child in us, playful, trusting and loving.

 

The overwhelming question is out DO we create order out of all this

chaos around us? Many have come to show the " Way " , 'religions' have

been formed around these good wo/men and further complicated our

already complex lives in 2007 AD.

 

The simplicity of Being, in all its inherent and society-created

complications IS the dichotomy/non-duality of Being, inherent in the

Collective UNCONSCIOUSNESS.

 

We are free to tap into this in our Silence, we are this Silence,

peace and ease, this simplicity of Being.

 

Metta,

Anna

 

 

 

 

-- In Nisargadatta , " empirys " <partyous wrote:

>

>

> Creating more of a frenzy than the latest suicide bombing, genocide in

> Darfur, and the Presidential campaign combined, media outlets are

> having a field day reporting the biggest celebrity fiasco of the week:

> Paris Hilton has officially been sentenced to a 45 day jail term

>

> Some people are calling the sentence, for driving on a suspended

> license, appropriate and justified. For all the complaints of

> slap-on-the-wrist celebrity justice, where savvy, high-paid lawyers

> and swift negotiations can seemingly get anyone out of anything, this

> seems at first glance like a welcome change. It’s true that fame is

> not a free pass to ride above the law. And if anything, this could be

> a (if somewhat cruel) karmic reminder to the young socialite that she

> is, after all, a mere mortal.

>

> Beneath all of this, though, is a disturbing trend in our society

> which creates celebrities out of thin air, to the point that they are

> worshipped, given reality shows and endorsements, and constantly

> gossiped about- and not just in the tabloids. Even CNN, Time magazine,

> and other respected news sources are beginning to focus more energy

> and airtime on reporting the latest triumphs and tragedies of

> 20-something celebrity girls. And why are they doing this? Because it

> is what the public (as a collective majority) wants. Why do you think

> US Weekly sells more copies than the Economist? In a capitalistic

> society where the driving forces are profit and viewer ratings, it’s

> simple: we get exactly what we ask for.

>

> We have created out of our collective consciousness the very same

> “celebrities†that we now pretend to hate. The media reports on even

> the most trivial details of the lives of people that we don’t even

> really know: who they’re dating, what they’re saying. What they’re

> eating, where they’re staying. This sort of intense and obsessive

> scrutiny comes out of people’s own unconscious desire to experience

> something outside of themselves. Maybe it is because people find their

> own lives mundane, or perhaps they crave the excitement of living

> vicariously through someone else. If nothing else, gossip provides

> good water-cooler fodder (“Heard about the latest Brangelina

baby?…â€).

>

> But perhaps instead of focusing on other people, we should bring the

> focus back to ourselves. By creating a sense of positive energy and

> motivation about what we are doing in our individual lives, gossiping

> about other people becomes less entertaining. By creating and living a

> life that we love, one full of accomplishment, excitement, and

> fulfillment, we should learn to be the celebrities of our own lives.

> As someone once said: Average people talk about other people. Smart

> people talk about events. Brilliant people talk about ideas, theories,

> and concepts.

>

> Because after all, celebrities are not really the problem; they’re a

> projection of who we choose to elevate and focus our attention on.

> Their biggest crime is simply being who they are and doing what they

> do (which is what makes them successful in the first place). It is the

> public’s morbid fascination with beauty and wealth, of bringing people

> up and then bringing those same people down, that is the true insanity.

>

> What are your views on this celebrity obsession?

>

> Thank you

>

> Steve

>

[Guest guest]

Nisargadatta , " empirys " <partyous wrote:

>

>

> Creating more of a frenzy than the latest suicide bombing,

genocide in

> Darfur, and the Presidential campaign combined, media outlets are

> having a field day reporting the biggest celebrity fiasco of the

week:

> Paris Hilton has officially been sentenced to a 45 day jail term

>

> Some people are calling the sentence, for driving on a suspended

> license, appropriate and justified. For all the complaints of

> slap-on-the-wrist celebrity justice, where savvy, high-paid lawyers

> and swift negotiations can seemingly get anyone out of anything,

this

> seems at first glance like a welcome change. It’s true that fame

is

> not a free pass to ride above the law. And if anything, this could

be

> a (if somewhat cruel) karmic reminder to the young socialite that

she

> is, after all, a mere mortal.

>

> Beneath all of this, though, is a disturbing trend in our society

> which creates celebrities out of thin air, to the point that they

are

> worshipped, given reality shows and endorsements, and constantly

> gossiped about- and not just in the tabloids. Even CNN, Time

magazine,

> and other respected news sources are beginning to focus more energy

> and airtime on reporting the latest triumphs and tragedies of

> 20-something celebrity girls. And why are they doing this? Because

it

> is what the public (as a collective majority) wants. Why do you

think

> US Weekly sells more copies than the Economist? In a capitalistic

> society where the driving forces are profit and viewer ratings,

it’s

> simple: we get exactly what we ask for.

>

> We have created out of our collective consciousness the very same

> “celebrities†that we now pretend to hate. The media reports

on even

> the most trivial details of the lives of people that we don’t

even

> really know: who they’re dating, what they’re saying. What

they’re

> eating, where they’re staying. This sort of intense and obsessive

> scrutiny comes out of people’s own unconscious desire to

experience

> something outside of themselves. Maybe it is because people find

their

> own lives mundane, or perhaps they crave the excitement of living

> vicariously through someone else. If nothing else, gossip provides

> good water-cooler fodder (“Heard about the latest Brangelina

baby?…â€).

>

> But perhaps instead of focusing on other people, we should bring

the

> focus back to ourselves. By creating a sense of positive energy and

> motivation about what we are doing in our individual lives,

gossiping

> about other people becomes less entertaining. By creating and

living a

> life that we love, one full of accomplishment, excitement, and

> fulfillment, we should learn to be the celebrities of our own

lives.

> As someone once said: Average people talk about other people. Smart

> people talk about events. Brilliant people talk about ideas,

theories,

> and concepts.

>

> Because after all, celebrities are not really the problem;

they’re a

> projection of who we choose to elevate and focus our attention on.

> Their biggest crime is simply being who they are and doing what

they

> do (which is what makes them successful in the first place). It is

the

> public’s morbid fascination with beauty and wealth, of bringing

people

> up and then bringing those same people down, that is the true

insanity.

>

> What are your views on this celebrity obsession?

>

> Thank you

>

> Steve

>

You bring up some good points.Personally I could care less about

Brad and Angelina.It bothers me thought, that Tom Cruise should

propose to Katie at the Eiffle tower.The Statue of Liberty is not

god enough for him or

what?

[Guest guest]

Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " empirys " <partyous@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > Creating more of a frenzy than the latest suicide bombing,

> genocide in

> > Darfur, and the Presidential campaign combined, media outlets are

> > having a field day reporting the biggest celebrity fiasco of the

> week:

> > Paris Hilton has officially been sentenced to a 45 day jail term

> >

> > Some people are calling the sentence, for driving on a suspended

> > license, appropriate and justified. For all the complaints of

> > slap-on-the-wrist celebrity justice, where savvy, high-paid lawyers

> > and swift negotiations can seemingly get anyone out of anything,

> this

> > seems at first glance like a welcome change. It’s true that fame

> is

> > not a free pass to ride above the law. And if anything, this could

> be

> > a (if somewhat cruel) karmic reminder to the young socialite that

> she

> > is, after all, a mere mortal.

> >

> > Beneath all of this, though, is a disturbing trend in our society

> > which creates celebrities out of thin air, to the point that they

> are

> > worshipped, given reality shows and endorsements, and constantly

> > gossiped about- and not just in the tabloids. Even CNN, Time

> magazine,

> > and other respected news sources are beginning to focus more energy

> > and airtime on reporting the latest triumphs and tragedies of

> > 20-something celebrity girls. And why are they doing this? Because

> it

> > is what the public (as a collective majority) wants. Why do you

> think

> > US Weekly sells more copies than the Economist? In a capitalistic

> > society where the driving forces are profit and viewer ratings,

> it’s

> > simple: we get exactly what we ask for.

> >

> > We have created out of our collective consciousness the very same

> > “celebrities†that we now pretend to hate. The media reports

> on even

> > the most trivial details of the lives of people that we don’t

> even

> > really know: who they’re dating, what they’re saying. What

> they’re

> > eating, where they’re staying. This sort of intense and obsessive

> > scrutiny comes out of people’s own unconscious desire to

> experience

> > something outside of themselves. Maybe it is because people find

> their

> > own lives mundane, or perhaps they crave the excitement of living

> > vicariously through someone else. If nothing else, gossip provides

> > good water-cooler fodder (“Heard about the latest Brangelina

> baby?…â€).

> >

> > But perhaps instead of focusing on other people, we should bring

> the

> > focus back to ourselves. By creating a sense of positive energy and

> > motivation about what we are doing in our individual lives,

> gossiping

> > about other people becomes less entertaining. By creating and

> living a

> > life that we love, one full of accomplishment, excitement, and

> > fulfillment, we should learn to be the celebrities of our own

> lives.

> > As someone once said: Average people talk about other people. Smart

> > people talk about events. Brilliant people talk about ideas,

> theories,

> > and concepts.

> >

> > Because after all, celebrities are not really the problem;

> they’re a

> > projection of who we choose to elevate and focus our attention on.

> > Their biggest crime is simply being who they are and doing what

> they

> > do (which is what makes them successful in the first place). It is

> the

> > public’s morbid fascination with beauty and wealth, of bringing

> people

> > up and then bringing those same people down, that is the true

> insanity.

> >

> > What are your views on this celebrity obsession?

> >

> > Thank you

> >

> > Steve

> >

> You bring up some good points.Personally I could care less about

> Brad and Angelina.It bothers me thought, that Tom Cruise should

> propose to Katie at the Eiffle tower.The Statue of Liberty is not

> god enough for him or

> what?

>

 

 

;-)

[Guest guest]

Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana

wrote:

>

> The simple answer is: The collective consciousness has not 'grown

up'.

>

> The complicated answer is how to grow up without losing the little

> child in us, playful, trusting and loving.

>

> The overwhelming question is out DO we create order out of all this

> chaos around us? Many have come to show the " Way " , 'religions'

have

> been formed around these good wo/men and further complicated our

> already complex lives in 2007 AD.

>

> The simplicity of Being, in all its inherent and society-created

> complications IS the dichotomy/non-duality of Being, inherent in

the

> Collective UNCONSCIOUSNESS.

>

> We are free to tap into this in our Silence, we are this Silence,

> peace and ease, this simplicity of Being.

>

> Metta,

> Anna

>

>

>

>

> -- In Nisargadatta , " empirys " <partyous@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > Creating more of a frenzy than the latest suicide bombing,

genocide in

> > Darfur, and the Presidential campaign combined, media outlets are

> > having a field day reporting the biggest celebrity fiasco of the

week:

> > Paris Hilton has officially been sentenced to a 45 day jail term

> >

> > Some people are calling the sentence, for driving on a suspended

> > license, appropriate and justified. For all the complaints of

> > slap-on-the-wrist celebrity justice, where savvy, high-paid

lawyers

> > and swift negotiations can seemingly get anyone out of anything,

this

> > seems at first glance like a welcome change. It’s true that

fame is

> > not a free pass to ride above the law. And if anything, this

could be

> > a (if somewhat cruel) karmic reminder to the young socialite

that she

> > is, after all, a mere mortal.

> >

> > Beneath all of this, though, is a disturbing trend in our society

> > which creates celebrities out of thin air, to the point that

they are

> > worshipped, given reality shows and endorsements, and constantly

> > gossiped about- and not just in the tabloids. Even CNN, Time

magazine,

> > and other respected news sources are beginning to focus more

energy

> > and airtime on reporting the latest triumphs and tragedies of

> > 20-something celebrity girls. And why are they doing this?

Because it

> > is what the public (as a collective majority) wants. Why do you

think

> > US Weekly sells more copies than the Economist? In a capitalistic

> > society where the driving forces are profit and viewer ratings,

it’s

> > simple: we get exactly what we ask for.

> >

> > We have created out of our collective consciousness the very same

> > “celebrities†that we now pretend to hate. The media reports

on even

> > the most trivial details of the lives of people that we don’t

even

> > really know: who they’re dating, what they’re saying. What

they’re

> > eating, where they’re staying. This sort of intense and

obsessive

> > scrutiny comes out of people’s own unconscious desire to

experience

> > something outside of themselves. Maybe it is because people find

their

> > own lives mundane, or perhaps they crave the excitement of living

> > vicariously through someone else. If nothing else, gossip

provides

> > good water-cooler fodder (“Heard about the latest Brangelina

> baby?…â€).

> >

> > But perhaps instead of focusing on other people, we should bring

the

> > focus back to ourselves. By creating a sense of positive energy

and

> > motivation about what we are doing in our individual lives,

gossiping

> > about other people becomes less entertaining. By creating and

living a

> > life that we love, one full of accomplishment, excitement, and

> > fulfillment, we should learn to be the celebrities of our own

lives.

> > As someone once said: Average people talk about other people.

Smart

> > people talk about events. Brilliant people talk about ideas,

theories,

> > and concepts.

> >

> > Because after all, celebrities are not really the problem;

they’re a

> > projection of who we choose to elevate and focus our attention

on.

> > Their biggest crime is simply being who they are and doing what

they

> > do (which is what makes them successful in the first place). It

is the

> > public’s morbid fascination with beauty and wealth, of

bringing people

> > up and then bringing those same people down, that is the true

insanity.

> >

> > What are your views on this celebrity obsession?

> >

> > Thank you

> >

> > Steve

> >

>Some persons' great gift is their beauty.Their function in life

seems to be to elict or call forth the beauty in the rest who are

not so heavily endowed and to carry it as projection. It is a heavy

burden and that is why they are paid exorbitantly.They probably know

only too well they have clay feet but they have to walk like they

don't.They are like parents whose children look up to them as though

they were all powerful.They hate to disillusion their kids and a lot

of times try to act out the godlike role the kids expect.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing your views, Tom and Anna.

 

 

Anna, I liked what you had to say about tapping into the inner

silence...I've found that this space (the gap between thoughts during

meditation) is a great source of positive creative energy you can draw

from to create your own inspired life.

 

Cheers

 

 

 

Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana wrote:

>

> The simple answer is: The collective consciousness has not 'grown

up'.

>

> The complicated answer is how to grow up without losing the little

> child in us, playful, trusting and loving.

>

> The overwhelming question is out DO we create order out of all this

> chaos around us? Many have come to show the " Way " , 'religions' have

> been formed around these good wo/men and further complicated our

> already complex lives in 2007 AD.

>

> The simplicity of Being, in all its inherent and society-created

> complications IS the dichotomy/non-duality of Being, inherent in the

> Collective UNCONSCIOUSNESS.

>

> We are free to tap into this in our Silence, we are this Silence,

> peace and ease, this simplicity of Being.

>

> Metta,

> Anna

>

>

>

>

> -- In Nisargadatta , " empirys " <partyous@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > Creating more of a frenzy than the latest suicide bombing, genocide in

> > Darfur, and the Presidential campaign combined, media outlets are

> > having a field day reporting the biggest celebrity fiasco of the week:

> > Paris Hilton has officially been sentenced to a 45 day jail term

> >

> > Some people are calling the sentence, for driving on a suspended

> > license, appropriate and justified. For all the complaints of

> > slap-on-the-wrist celebrity justice, where savvy, high-paid lawyers

> > and swift negotiations can seemingly get anyone out of anything, this

> > seems at first glance like a welcome change. It’s true that fame is

> > not a free pass to ride above the law. And if anything, this could be

> > a (if somewhat cruel) karmic reminder to the young socialite that she

> > is, after all, a mere mortal.

> >

> > Beneath all of this, though, is a disturbing trend in our society

> > which creates celebrities out of thin air, to the point that they are

> > worshipped, given reality shows and endorsements, and constantly

> > gossiped about- and not just in the tabloids. Even CNN, Time magazine,

> > and other respected news sources are beginning to focus more energy

> > and airtime on reporting the latest triumphs and tragedies of

> > 20-something celebrity girls. And why are they doing this? Because it

> > is what the public (as a collective majority) wants. Why do you think

> > US Weekly sells more copies than the Economist? In a capitalistic

> > society where the driving forces are profit and viewer ratings, it’s

> > simple: we get exactly what we ask for.

> >

> > We have created out of our collective consciousness the very same

> > “celebrities†that we now pretend to hate. The media reports

on even

> > the most trivial details of the lives of people that we don’t even

> > really know: who they’re dating, what they’re saying. What

they’re

> > eating, where they’re staying. This sort of intense and obsessive

> > scrutiny comes out of people’s own unconscious desire to experience

> > something outside of themselves. Maybe it is because people find their

> > own lives mundane, or perhaps they crave the excitement of living

> > vicariously through someone else. If nothing else, gossip provides

> > good water-cooler fodder (“Heard about the latest Brangelina

> baby?…â€).

> >

> > But perhaps instead of focusing on other people, we should bring the

> > focus back to ourselves. By creating a sense of positive energy and

> > motivation about what we are doing in our individual lives, gossiping

> > about other people becomes less entertaining. By creating and living a

> > life that we love, one full of accomplishment, excitement, and

> > fulfillment, we should learn to be the celebrities of our own lives.

> > As someone once said: Average people talk about other people. Smart

> > people talk about events. Brilliant people talk about ideas, theories,

> > and concepts.

> >

> > Because after all, celebrities are not really the problem; they’re a

> > projection of who we choose to elevate and focus our attention on.

> > Their biggest crime is simply being who they are and doing what they

> > do (which is what makes them successful in the first place). It is the

> > public’s morbid fascination with beauty and wealth, of bringing

people

> > up and then bringing those same people down, that is the true

insanity.

> >

> > What are your views on this celebrity obsession?

> >

> > Thank you

> >

> > Steve

> >

>