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Biological Reactions vs Psychological Reactions
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A 2 hour Satsang read in 5-10 minutes?
The following is a crude summary of Roger’s Satsang
“Biological Reactions vs Psychological Reactions“.
I took Youtube’s auto-generated transcript,
created 15 minute chunks,
and asked Ai to summarize each chunk.
Chunks, because of text-lengths limitations of ChatGPT.
Crude, because the chunking might have happened
in the middle of a sentence.
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Here is a collection of highlights from the summaries:
…the belief in personal doership and attachment to outcomes.
…try and find the common ground between different teachings.
…the deeply ingrained belief that our happiness
and completeness is dependent on circumstance,
…when doership and attachment to outcomes is in place,
there will be a reaction, but that this reaction is not a failing.
…it can be difficult to distinguish between the biological reactions
of pain and the psychological reactions of suffering.
…understand that our unhappiness is not caused by circumstance,
but rather by our attitude towards it.
…our attachment to pleasure and pain can lead to the merging
of biological reactions, such as anger, with psychological reactions
…liberation from suffering does not mean the end of pain,
but rather the understanding that pain does not attack our true self.
…accept pain as part of life.
…to become zen-like in the moment,
which is an unrealistic expectation
…biological reactions, such as pain, shock, and anger,
are normal and should not be suppressed.
…the idea of equanimity, which is the internal peace
that exists horizontally in time after the event,
and how it does not mean the absence
of biological reactions.
…the same person’s reaction can change
from one day to the next.
…the biological reaction of anger or sadness
is part of life unfolding,
…to not judge the suffering and to
revisit the topic in more detail.
…the importance of contemplating reality
versus non-reality
…the feeling of happiness in the teaching
is peace of mind, rather than pleasure or excitement.
A bonus for Ron:
1:33:00
… the book “I am that” I read seven times I think…
On many occasions I got to the last page and
I opened straight up on the first page and started reading again
with no gap in between each time I read that book
…I was a changed person
… a different person was reading the book
Original 15 minute Satsang chunk summaries from ChatGPT:
After offering daily satsangs for over 50 days, Roger Satsang reflects on his experience of attending satsangs with Ramesh in Mumbai, and how the consistency of the talks is important. He explains that suffering is caused by psychological reactions to the flow of life, such as guilt, blame, pride, worry, and expectation, which are based on the belief in personal doership and attachment to outcomes. He encourages people to practice the attitude of nandu a ship and non attachment, which is the absence of the attitude of doership and attachment to outcome.
He explains that it is important to stick to one main teaching and to try and find the common ground between different teachings. He uses an example of someone who felt their understanding was going deeper, but then got angry when their daughter used their credit card to buy movies. He explains that this reaction is due to the deeply ingrained belief that our happiness and completeness is dependent on circumstance, and that this reaction is not a failing. He explains that when doership and attachment to outcomes is in place, there will be a reaction, but that this reaction is not a failing.
Through teachings, it can be difficult to distinguish between the biological reactions of pain and the psychological reactions of suffering. However, it is important to recognize the difference between the two in order to understand that our unhappiness is not caused by circumstance, but rather by our attitude towards it. With this understanding, we can learn to choose our attitude and find liberation from suffering.
Roger discusses how our attachment to pleasure and pain can lead to the merging of biological reactions, such as anger, with psychological reactions, such as blame and resentment. He explains that liberation from suffering does not mean the end of pain, but rather the understanding that pain does not attack our true self. He encourages us to recognize the difference between biological anger and psychological blame and resentment, and to accept pain as part of life.
Roger Satsang 01-29-2023 discussed the difference between biological and psychological reactions, and how we often expect ourselves to become zen-like in the moment, which is an unrealistic expectation. He explains that biological reactions, such as pain, shock, and anger, are normal and should not be suppressed. He also discusses the idea of equanimity, which is the internal peace that exists horizontally in time after the event, and how it does not mean the absence of biological reactions.
Ramesh uses an example of a taxi in India to demonstrate how different people have different biological reactions to the same circumstance, and how the same person’s reaction can change from one day to the next. He explains that the biological reaction of anger or sadness is part of life unfolding, and that suffering is caused by our attitude of doership and attachment to outcome.
Roger Satsang 01-29-2023 discussed the difference between biological and psychological reactions to suffering, and how it is important to not judge the suffering and to revisit the topic in more detail. He also suggested revisiting Sat songs and reading books multiple times to allow the teachings to go deeper. Finally, he discussed the importance of contemplating reality versus non-reality for 10 hours a week.
Roger Satsang discussed how seeing something without needing to do anything more can lead to change, and how the feeling of happiness in the teaching is peace of mind, rather than pleasure or excitement. He also discussed the nuances of using everyday language in terms of semantics.
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Created: January 28, 2023
Last modified: January 28, 2023
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I think I’m on my fourth reading of I Am That. Each time through I hear more and highlight new quotes. What a friend and guide. So clear and simple.
I will check out Roger.
Too late for me to join this morning.
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