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22-09-2021, 01:21 PM
If you examine the lives of people they are often brought down by 3 things lust(sex), gambling (casino, forex, futures) or substance abuse(alcohol, drugs). In recent years gaming addiction has become prevalent among teens.
Being able to control yourself makes a substantial difference to your life. Look at Bill Gates , his legacy would have been so much better if he had been able to control his lust. Although he did not completely destroy his life like many who fell into addiction ..his marriage is ruined and reputation damaged. For a person who has achieved so much why was it so difficult to control? The answer is evolution and pleasure mechanism.
Why is such a simple thing like soccer bettjng so addictive until people lose their life savings. Or why lust is so strong even most powerful men like Clinton fell into its trap. It is all in the biological programming of your brain. Like insects being attracted to UV light that can be used to trap them.
Having observed others and the trouble they brought to themselves. I became curious of the solution early on in life.
One day I attended a talk by the Buddhist association given by an English speaking monk. Later I asked him how is it that monks can resist the temptations of the flesh, for sumptuous food and various addictions.
He reply is that one can observe what your own mind is doing. Its tendencies and its susceptibility to distraction and control it.
To understand this you have understand we are like robots programmed by nature. e. We are programmed to procreate hence lust after opposite sex. There is an endorphins system that secrete pleasure chemicals when we win at gambling take drugs that make us return to repeat hence addiction. Some parts of the programming like eating sleeping etc is necessary for survival other parts have not adapted to changes in the world. There were no online games and casinos and brain never evolved to handle these.
To patch the flaws of our mental programming, the Buddhists created what is known as Mindfulness Meditation
https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindf...g-started/
One you understand your weakness this tool can be used to discipline your mind address your flaws. It can help to improve your "programming" and fix many problems.
The science of the mind and behavior is very interesting. Knowing how you think and how you form thoughts in your mind can aid your progress in life.
Being able to control yourself makes a substantial difference to your life. Look at Bill Gates , his legacy would have been so much better if he had been able to control his lust. Although he did not completely destroy his life like many who fell into addiction ..his marriage is ruined and reputation damaged. For a person who has achieved so much why was it so difficult to control? The answer is evolution and pleasure mechanism.
Why is such a simple thing like soccer bettjng so addictive until people lose their life savings. Or why lust is so strong even most powerful men like Clinton fell into its trap. It is all in the biological programming of your brain. Like insects being attracted to UV light that can be used to trap them.
Having observed others and the trouble they brought to themselves. I became curious of the solution early on in life.
One day I attended a talk by the Buddhist association given by an English speaking monk. Later I asked him how is it that monks can resist the temptations of the flesh, for sumptuous food and various addictions.
He reply is that one can observe what your own mind is doing. Its tendencies and its susceptibility to distraction and control it.
To understand this you have understand we are like robots programmed by nature. e. We are programmed to procreate hence lust after opposite sex. There is an endorphins system that secrete pleasure chemicals when we win at gambling take drugs that make us return to repeat hence addiction. Some parts of the programming like eating sleeping etc is necessary for survival other parts have not adapted to changes in the world. There were no online games and casinos and brain never evolved to handle these.
To patch the flaws of our mental programming, the Buddhists created what is known as Mindfulness Meditation
https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindf...g-started/
One you understand your weakness this tool can be used to discipline your mind address your flaws. It can help to improve your "programming" and fix many problems.
The science of the mind and behavior is very interesting. Knowing how you think and how you form thoughts in your mind can aid your progress in life.
I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
