Eternity
Rising Star
Hey Digglover,
Your question is a very legitimate one and shows that deep down, you have the desire to find out what this whole business of "life" and the universe is all about.
Conditioning is present in us human beings from our first acquisition of sentience and perception throughout our lives until death due to our genetic roots as social creatures. Therefor, the degree of conditioning greatly depends, as you so graciously put it, on our environment and upbringing. To think that you can free yourself totally from all conditioning I think is itself such a colossal task (I have termed it the 13th labor of Hercules for fun) that whenever you attempt it you realize that it is an merely an illusion. For all practical purposes it cannot be done, nor I believe would you want to since this would interfere with your ability to function in society.
If you cannot free yourself from the chains of you conditioning, then what is there left to do? If you are waiting for me to give you an answer, I must apologize because I cannot provide you with one. Nor can any book, teacher, philosophy, religion or dogma. By actively seeking answers from the outer with the "I really want to change, tell me how" mentality, you inevitably fall into another set of conditioning, succumbing to the belief in yet another authority outside yourself. What I can suggest, however, is that you simply withdraw your energy from trying to overcome your conditioning, and begin to observe it. Constantly watch yourself. Embrace it and accept it as the way things are at the moment. Watch carefully with great attention your actions and those of others with, and observe how they stem from this conditioning. In this manner you will begin to probe the depths of your self, examining who you are on a fundamental level. Perhaps then an answer will surface from the murky waters of your mind-controlled self.
Your question is a very legitimate one and shows that deep down, you have the desire to find out what this whole business of "life" and the universe is all about.
Conditioning is present in us human beings from our first acquisition of sentience and perception throughout our lives until death due to our genetic roots as social creatures. Therefor, the degree of conditioning greatly depends, as you so graciously put it, on our environment and upbringing. To think that you can free yourself totally from all conditioning I think is itself such a colossal task (I have termed it the 13th labor of Hercules for fun) that whenever you attempt it you realize that it is an merely an illusion. For all practical purposes it cannot be done, nor I believe would you want to since this would interfere with your ability to function in society.
If you cannot free yourself from the chains of you conditioning, then what is there left to do? If you are waiting for me to give you an answer, I must apologize because I cannot provide you with one. Nor can any book, teacher, philosophy, religion or dogma. By actively seeking answers from the outer with the "I really want to change, tell me how" mentality, you inevitably fall into another set of conditioning, succumbing to the belief in yet another authority outside yourself. What I can suggest, however, is that you simply withdraw your energy from trying to overcome your conditioning, and begin to observe it. Constantly watch yourself. Embrace it and accept it as the way things are at the moment. Watch carefully with great attention your actions and those of others with, and observe how they stem from this conditioning. In this manner you will begin to probe the depths of your self, examining who you are on a fundamental level. Perhaps then an answer will surface from the murky waters of your mind-controlled self.
