The Experience
Don Juan
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Since I have came to SS I have changed my way of thinking and I've learned many things. Although one of the soundest pieces of information I've been taught came from my philosophy class.
I think it is crucial, in order to free yourself, to have some adequate knowledge of philosophy and psychology. The reason I believe, is that philosophy over the years stemmed to form psychology which later grew into a more specialized field of the 'Don Juan'. With this thought one would have to believe that it would be immensely helpful to have some background knowledge of what you are trying to be and how it came to be.
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The three points of the mind:
REASON
I wouldn't fully think of reason as your conscience, but a more in tune and in depth version of it.
EMOTION
Jealousy, rage, joy, etc.
APPETITE
Money, sex, attention
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These three points should be viewed as a pyramid meaning REASON is in a higher class than EMOTION and emotion in a higher class than appetite.
You can chart the way people think using the pyramid; many of us do not use reason when acting, instead we use our emotions, however this does not compare to those of us who use their appetites.
This does NOT mean that one should not cast appetites or emotions out.
What I have learned is how to use the lower class points to give rise to REASON in order to further the transformation of yourself into a DJ AND hopefully to stay on track.
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-When one feels EMOTION it may give rise to REASON.
Ex. If your friend was furious and overly aggressive because of something foolish, you would try to REASON with him or her in order to calm them down.
In this example you can simply change this to see yourself angry and then calming yourself using reason to trump emotion.
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-Using EMOTION AND REASON TOGETHER one can act clearly and unwaveringly.
Ex. You see the cute girl and feel LUST for her. You muster up some balls and talk to her. She doesn't get disgusted by you and you feel HAPPY. You now want to talk to more cute girls.
In this example you can see that you felt emotion, but a STRONG emotion. With this feeling you then gave rise to REASON and decided to go talk to her. Now you can only think that if you talk to girls you will be happy. Many of the seven deadly sins can be used this way with reason; feel EMOTION and then use REASON to decide the (usually obvious) BEST course of action that you should take.
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-Using REASON and APPETITE together one can act clearly, but not as devotedly.
Ex. You are broke and want money. You use reason and get a job.
In this example you can see that you have an appetite for money and so you get a job to feed it with reason. Without reason and only appetite one would find a solution, but it would be less useful such as asking a friend for money.
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-EMOTION is a greater force than APPETITE
Ex. You want money, so you ask your friend for money = Appetite
You feel GREED, so you find every opportunity that you can to make money = Emotion
Using all two with REASON as a guide one will not fall stagnant to the lesser thoughts.
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-REASON is the HIGHEST THOUGHT PROCESS
It is no surprise that a number of women act on emotion; when they feel angry they act angry and when they feel sad they act sad. HOWEVER, they stop here in the middle where they rest in their emotion which may bleed into appetite. If you are consumed only by emotion, your thinking becomes clouded and so the choices you should make are not always the ones you choose. Although, since women use their emotions much of the time, it is easier for them to step into reason, but it is unfortunate that many do not realize this. This is why I believe women mature faster than men and why men can mature past women.
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I'm not sure if this has been said before and I realize that this is a much more abstract post than many others so it may be more difficult to grasp, but it seemed to be worth the time.
I think it is crucial, in order to free yourself, to have some adequate knowledge of philosophy and psychology. The reason I believe, is that philosophy over the years stemmed to form psychology which later grew into a more specialized field of the 'Don Juan'. With this thought one would have to believe that it would be immensely helpful to have some background knowledge of what you are trying to be and how it came to be.
____________________________
The three points of the mind:
REASON
I wouldn't fully think of reason as your conscience, but a more in tune and in depth version of it.
EMOTION
Jealousy, rage, joy, etc.
APPETITE
Money, sex, attention
____________________________
These three points should be viewed as a pyramid meaning REASON is in a higher class than EMOTION and emotion in a higher class than appetite.
You can chart the way people think using the pyramid; many of us do not use reason when acting, instead we use our emotions, however this does not compare to those of us who use their appetites.
This does NOT mean that one should not cast appetites or emotions out.
What I have learned is how to use the lower class points to give rise to REASON in order to further the transformation of yourself into a DJ AND hopefully to stay on track.
__
-When one feels EMOTION it may give rise to REASON.
Ex. If your friend was furious and overly aggressive because of something foolish, you would try to REASON with him or her in order to calm them down.
In this example you can simply change this to see yourself angry and then calming yourself using reason to trump emotion.
_
-Using EMOTION AND REASON TOGETHER one can act clearly and unwaveringly.
Ex. You see the cute girl and feel LUST for her. You muster up some balls and talk to her. She doesn't get disgusted by you and you feel HAPPY. You now want to talk to more cute girls.
In this example you can see that you felt emotion, but a STRONG emotion. With this feeling you then gave rise to REASON and decided to go talk to her. Now you can only think that if you talk to girls you will be happy. Many of the seven deadly sins can be used this way with reason; feel EMOTION and then use REASON to decide the (usually obvious) BEST course of action that you should take.
_
-Using REASON and APPETITE together one can act clearly, but not as devotedly.
Ex. You are broke and want money. You use reason and get a job.
In this example you can see that you have an appetite for money and so you get a job to feed it with reason. Without reason and only appetite one would find a solution, but it would be less useful such as asking a friend for money.
_
-EMOTION is a greater force than APPETITE
Ex. You want money, so you ask your friend for money = Appetite
You feel GREED, so you find every opportunity that you can to make money = Emotion
Using all two with REASON as a guide one will not fall stagnant to the lesser thoughts.
__
-REASON is the HIGHEST THOUGHT PROCESS
It is no surprise that a number of women act on emotion; when they feel angry they act angry and when they feel sad they act sad. HOWEVER, they stop here in the middle where they rest in their emotion which may bleed into appetite. If you are consumed only by emotion, your thinking becomes clouded and so the choices you should make are not always the ones you choose. Although, since women use their emotions much of the time, it is easier for them to step into reason, but it is unfortunate that many do not realize this. This is why I believe women mature faster than men and why men can mature past women.
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I'm not sure if this has been said before and I realize that this is a much more abstract post than many others so it may be more difficult to grasp, but it seemed to be worth the time.
