http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/04/subjective-reality-and-nonviolence/ Personal Development for Smart People Sat, 09 May 2009 21:45:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/04/subjective-reality-and-nonviolence/comment-page-1/#comment-68254 A Buddhist Response to Virginia Tech at Buddhist Geeks - Archive Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:18:10 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/04/subjective-reality-and-nonviolence/#comment-68254 [...] Steve Pavlina asks a similar question in his blog. While the media sensationalizes one act of violence, thousands of other violent acts are going on in your own neighborhood. Can our response to the news give us an opportunity to examine our own feelings, thoughts and needs? Pavlina�s entry gave me a lot to chew on. Especially when he says, If we�re ever encouraged to take action, it�s not on ourselves. It�s on ‘the system.’ Attack whatever external evil is causing these problems. The assumption is that the cause of violence is out there in the world, and we�re the unwilling victims of it. We are not responsible. Violence is the fault of those people who do the attacking � you know� those crazy folk who somehow snap and go postal like the teenager who shot up Virginia Tech. Every once in a while, some of us human beings just lose it. It�s never you. You�re a citizen� a consumer� a taxpayer. That makes you a good and normal person by default. [...] [...] Steve Pavlina asks a similar question in his blog. While the media sensationalizes one act of violence, thousands of other violent acts are going on in your own neighborhood. Can our response to the news give us an opportunity to examine our own feelings, thoughts and needs? Pavlina�s entry gave me a lot to chew on. Especially when he says, If we�re ever encouraged to take action, it�s not on ourselves. It�s on ‘the system.’ Attack whatever external evil is causing these problems. The assumption is that the cause of violence is out there in the world, and we�re the unwilling victims of it. We are not responsible. Violence is the fault of those people who do the attacking � you know� those crazy folk who somehow snap and go postal like the teenager who shot up Virginia Tech. Every once in a while, some of us human beings just lose it. It�s never you. You�re a citizen� a consumer� a taxpayer. That makes you a good and normal person by default. [...]

]]> http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/04/subjective-reality-and-nonviolence/comment-page-1/#comment-34114 K-L Masina » 33 dead - how did you co-create this reality? Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:05:19 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/04/subjective-reality-and-nonviolence/#comment-34114 [...] Steve Pavlina writes a straight up piece on this event examining the difference between perceiving it from an objective reality standpoint, and from a subjective reality standpoint. He knows he’ll get an avalanche of outraged email as a result. [...] [...] Steve Pavlina writes a straight up piece on this event examining the difference between perceiving it from an objective reality standpoint, and from a subjective reality standpoint. He knows he’ll get an avalanche of outraged email as a result. [...]

]]> http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/04/subjective-reality-and-nonviolence/comment-page-1/#comment-33654 World Citizen Blog » Re: Subjective Reality and Nonviolence Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:25:24 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/04/subjective-reality-and-nonviolence/#comment-33654 [...] Steve Pavlina recently published some of his thoughts on his blog about that tragic event. Well, I could say I would agree with the most of his points, but also would like to add some of ours. [...] [...] Steve Pavlina recently published some of his thoughts on his blog about that tragic event. Well, I could say I would agree with the most of his points, but also would like to add some of ours. [...]

]]> http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/04/subjective-reality-and-nonviolence/comment-page-1/#comment-33616 A Buddhist Response to Virginia Tech at Buddhist Geeks Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:01:30 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/04/subjective-reality-and-nonviolence/#comment-33616 [...] Steve Pavlina asks a similar question in his blog. While the media sensationalizes one act of violence, thousands of other violent acts are going on in your own neighborhood. Can our response to the news give us an opportunity to examine our own feelings, thoughts and needs? Pavlina’s entry gave me a lot to chew on. Especially when he says, If we’re ever encouraged to take action, it’s not on ourselves. It’s on ‘the system.’ Attack whatever external evil is causing these problems. The assumption is that the cause of violence is out there in the world, and we’re the unwilling victims of it. We are not responsible. Violence is the fault of those people who do the attacking — you know… those crazy folk who somehow snap and go postal like the teenager who shot up Virginia Tech. Every once in a while, some of us human beings just lose it. It’s never you. You’re a citizen… a consumer… a taxpayer. That makes you a good and normal person by default. [...] [...] Steve Pavlina asks a similar question in his blog. While the media sensationalizes one act of violence, thousands of other violent acts are going on in your own neighborhood. Can our response to the news give us an opportunity to examine our own feelings, thoughts and needs? Pavlina’s entry gave me a lot to chew on. Especially when he says, If we’re ever encouraged to take action, it’s not on ourselves. It’s on ‘the system.’ Attack whatever external evil is causing these problems. The assumption is that the cause of violence is out there in the world, and we’re the unwilling victims of it. We are not responsible. Violence is the fault of those people who do the attacking — you know… those crazy folk who somehow snap and go postal like the teenager who shot up Virginia Tech. Every once in a while, some of us human beings just lose it. It’s never you. You’re a citizen… a consumer… a taxpayer. That makes you a good and normal person by default. [...]

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