An interesting saying I heard the other day
That the mind balks at accepting knowledge of great and irrevocable loss, though it be true
It had me ponder how / why people make themselves stay as jws, and why "apostates" are such "bad association"
The mind balks at accepting it's measure
by A Paduan 4 Replies latest jw friends
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zeroday
I was down in Aussie land a while back and heard the same thing...I just thought it was the blood rushing to my head being on the bottom of the world...(oh god I just pissed off all the aussies on the board)...
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jaguarbass
I always heard it phrased, He or she is over in egypt on the Nile.
2nd translation, they are in denial
3rd translation,
That the mind balks at accepting knowledge of great and irrevocable loss, though it be true
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Satanus
So true. Meditation is an attempt at going in that direction. It is an attempt to transcend the mind for, at least, short periods of time. The mind construct, the ego, however, fights until it's last erg of strength.
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Alpaca
Good thread!!!
I'm no expert, but I believe that psychology attempts to explain the phenomenon with the concept of cogintive dissonance.
It goes something like this: If the mind is presented with evidence that conflicts with its construct of reality (that would be too frightening to abandon) it will do what ever it takes to harmonize the conflicting evidence rather than adjust the construct of reality in accordance with the evidence.
Just a thought.
Cheers,
Alex