RAINBOW
WORDS
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The mind
is not a multi-processor.
Anyone who worked on the old
style computers, before powerful multi processors were
available will be aware of how apparent multi-tasking
was achieved. Because the other bits of the computer,
like tapes, and printers, and even discs were so much
slower than the processor, then there was "SPARE TIME"
available for the processor to get on with another
less important job, and to be ready to be called back
to the priority job as soon as the line was printed,
or the record written or whatever the slower
(peripheral) instrument was doing.
This gives the appearance of a view of dual
processing, and by extending the example deeper, then
we can see how clever operating systems achieve
apparent multi-processing on a single processor.
Now, having completed that complicated example of the
workings of a computer, it helps us to have a little
insight into how the mind works - because the mind is
a very fast single processor.
Like the computer, the mind will switch to a
less important task whenever it can. Thus it goes
round and round in ever-tormenting circles, leaving
most of us with our lives adrift. We have all been
taught that concentration on the job in hand achieves
a better result, and now we know why. We also now know
why the old saying "Two heads are better than one" is
also true. This is the only way to achieve
multi-processing with the human mind - have more than
one mind.
If we are to achieve our maximum potential, then we
must enable our mind to concentrate on the one task,
with no multi-tasking. The thought power which becomes
available when all interruptions cease for long
periods is many times greater than would otherwise be
the case. This more powerful, concentrated, deeper
thinking is the aim of all practitioners of
meditation, yoga, healing etc.
It's rather like the difference between two divers,
one with a small air bottle, and the other with three
large ones. Who can go deeper? And what about the one
with a diving bell?
When we are able to access thought-power of this
intensity, then we are able to cut through
irrelevancies like an acetylene torch through
tin. Not that it does us any good when in the
company of others - in fact here it is more of an
embarrassment than not, forcing us to work hard at
keeping our mouth shut, and acting along with the
crowd as if we knew no better. But when we are
pondering alone, then the truths pop up like targets
at a shooting range, and will not fall down when hit.
The truth stands above all else, irrelevant of what
the multitude may think.
We must also realise that we sound crazy to a person
who's mind is travelling at a snail's pace, slowed
down by last night's beer, trouble with the wife,
depressing newspapers, traffic jams,
never-having-had-any-time-at-all to discover any truth
at all, poisoned water, dubious vaccinations,
genetically modified food, fear of invasion of privacy
by peace keeping forces, poor sleeping and eating
habits, lack of exercise, excessive carbon monoxide,
local gossip, along with all the unattended syndromes
from hundreds of previous lives.
They think it is us who are crazy! What can one say?
We have to learn to keep our mouths shut, and our
thoughts to ourselves.
Remaining clear is what it is called.
We have to be very careful in choosing our company. We
have to realise that some entities are outside the
reach of any help that we have the ability to provide.
All we can do is send them all our love - there's
plenty more where that came from.
It's a security problem really. How can we feel secure
if we consciously accept that we are on our own in
this life. We know that we will pine for company from
time to time, yet we also know that within a few hours
(minutes) of company arriving, we will be awaiting
their departure.
We have to overcome our doubts about being able to
look after ourselves, and realise that no-one else is
going to. Then we begin to take back all that we have
delegated - our children's education and health, our
own health, our own diet, our own education programme,
and all the things which are really nothing to do with
anybody else. We realise that not only overnments and
corporations want a slice of our life, but many
unwanted individuals do too. City life makes it
difficult to oid all of this, and hence difficult to
achieving full potential.
In order to cope with the distractions of the city,
then we have to close down our awareness, and thence
we are not operating at full potential. Wise people do
not stay in cities for very long, and get out as often
as possible.
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