puzzle-solving
For the creepy (that's you)
Given that the human mind likes to delve into complexity there are those (people) who say, “we shall then create a puzzle world!” So then they create: super-complicated coding, of AI, of bitcoin. Those are the utterly complex phenomena I see around me. Or TED talks.
We shall make a world that is as complex as we can and give everyone puzzles to solve. This is what such forces (persons) seem to be saying.
But they ignore the complexity of the animal world, which is all around them. The idea is to create a puzzle (artificially) so you may induge your love of all things that require heavy thinking or lifting. Now you are posting lessons on coding (popular on “Medium”) showing all humanity how complex your thinking is.
Police do it. This I call “police logic.” They have a gun and then they also make these arguments. If you lose the argument you go to jail. So the police kind of win all the time. They set it up so they win. Or you go to jail. But they still like to make these arguments. It’s a weird thing to see. Don’t argue with them. They never lose. This apparently shows how brilliant they are. But they aren’t — right? Doesn’t matter? Anyhow, this does happen a lot with police. They really like to argue and solve puzzles. They are human too? But them lawyers are a puzzle as well. We are full of puzzles. Having solved all the legal and computer puzzles
We feel good?
A Puzzle: insert this three-word phrase into the piece: “and solve problems…”
Buddhist teaching:
Our ego may seem strong but it is actually quite shaky. Of course, we do not ask such questions consciously, but we always have a subconscious feeling of insecurity about whether we exist.
We try to use things such as friends, money, position and power, and all the everyday things that we do, like watching television or going shopping, to somehow prove and confirm our existence. Try sitting alone in a house and doing absolutely nothing. Sooner or later your hands will reach for the remote control or the newspaper. We need to be occupied. We need to be busy. If we are not busy, we feel insecure.
But there is something very strange in all this. The ego searches constantly for distraction, and then the distraction itself becomes a problem. Instead of helping us to feel reassured, it actually increases our insecurity. We get obsessed with the distraction and it develops into another habit. Once it becomes a habit, it is difficult to get rid of. So in order to get rid of this new habit, we have to adopt yet another habit. This is how things go on and on…
by Khyentse Rinpoche (Jamyang/Dzongsar) Learn From Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche | Facebook