Comments by "Peter deWolf" (@StoneShards) on "The Occult, Video 213: Indifference Superior to Hate" video.

The matter is one of "attachment", or emotional recognition. Declining attachment, the mind is freed. However, "superiority" is not the right way to look at it: emotion can be very useful. "Hate", for instance, is indistinguishable from "anger", in its expression, anyway. I've found that anger tends to mitigate fear and pain. I'll routinely invoke angriness in the dentist's chair prior to the annoying pain of anesthetic injection, and to good effect. Do you not deliberately generate emotional states? Do you think it's POSSIBLE to control an emotional state that you are incapable of generating?? I think most people make the mistake of thinking of their "emotions" as "them", their identity, and therefore, to consider generating them purposefully would be a gross self-manipulation--a transgression of their personal identity. To them, all I have to say is, "have fun!". Actually, that's what I would say to anyone. hehehe When you become more familiar with how the psyche machine works, though, that objection evaporates. My other pet peeve is people think they "have minds", like, their own minds, different/separate from all other minds! hahaha "Mind" is one of those special terms which is used confidently, frequently, but is never defined. It's a fill-in concept for something not understood--the classic "black box". Most of occult lore is ham-fisted black box analysis: supply input, monitor output, then (wildly) deduce the black box function; because, in occultism, "mind" is the black box. What we usually hear is, ";mind is what understands', so the mind can never understand itself"--only everything else, of course! (Keep in mind we haven't defined "understand", either). Mind is the resonant field underlying universal legality (i.e. the laws of nature); participating in reality means you enter the field and interact with it, resonantly. You think you "have an idea"? hahaha, like a house has mice! No, the ideas available to you resonate because it's who you are; change who you are, and other ideas become available. The radio receiver analogy is apt.
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@joeampolo42 <--Cherishing anger/hatred would be a "grudge". My reference to "have fun" was for those who don't learn to generate emotional states, 'cause it'll be a rollercoaster ride when you are tossed around by your own transient emotional states. And that tossing is experienced mentally, too. At that point fun is your only choice, until you accidentally discover the glories of self-control, and have to change your style. (That's the general "you"--I'm not speaking of you, Joe.) According to my notion, it is very clear that you don't CONTROL "your" mind; you operate, or "tune", the local mind-field. You tune by choosing/instantiating your resonant state (intentionally, or not), by your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and Mind, the universal resonant field, responds accordingly. You don't control the mind-field; you interact with it. This is the universal prescription for self-discovery. This is a spiritual feed-back system that helps you tune your consciousness. Your main tool in navigating this process is "awareness". All kinds of experimentation are possible: generate an emotional state and watch the thoughts rise in response; ponder a thought and feel the emotions stir. OBSERVE! And you can see reality WORK! Are your preconceptions valid? Are your hidden fears discoverable? Why do you DESIRE? Whatever occurs to your awareness is your guiding light in the moment. Be bold, and watch the fear rise...it's all here...Your being is the true alchemical athanor. Many people are suddenly surprised at an emotion they experience, as if it came out of nowhere. But, with practice, you can detect it rising just as it begins, when it is easiest to squelch, or otherwise control; when the reason for its rising is most directly ascertainable--before it morphs into this excuse or the other. The result is...personal peace. I prefer to be harmless, mostly for reasons of karmic incursion. But "hurt"/pain is something I've learned to casually disrespect, both in myself and in others. It's another distraction, as it commands attention/awareness; but like any other emotional value, it tends to snowball if you let it. If you feed it validation, it will grow; starve it of legitimacy, and it wanes. Psychological "tricks"? Yeah, maybe--but what is a "trick"? The term usually indicates a method that functions mysteriously; a rule-of-thumb. When you know how it works, it's not a trick anymore. You were so kind to sub, Joe--you're the first. It's just, I don't do content, at least not yet. I'm not familiar at all with "channel management": when you sub to my channel, do you get notifications of my COMMENTS? The only "content" I create is a handful of music playlists, for my convenience.
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@joeampolo42 <--Well, I like the "work without a script" expression; but, "method acting one's way through life"? Actors may have found a handful of emotional "buttons" they can press at will; but, that would represent an abuse of what I'm talking about. I see that commedia dell'arte was a form of Italian improvisational theater. Perhaps you're right: it's all about being fully present in the "now", and fully engaged in that awareness--while at the same time living competently in the "real world". You just can't script that juggling act!
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@joeampolo42 <--I try to be encouraging, too, but my style is more of the "taunting" sort, since anyone who's come far enough to recognize encouragement hardly needs it--they're delving into these matter because they are DRIVEN to do so, at that drive isn't going away. So my encouragement comes by way of challenges that might prompt an alteration of perspective. On behalf of all new seekers, thank-you for your efforts.
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