tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003076573972458673.post6081966176948478060..comments2024-03-28T10:02:12.828+05:30Comments on Catalign Innovation Consulting: Realizing my biggest addiction – ThinkingVinay Dabholkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02007011866370283276noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003076573972458673.post-16966909005258594882015-07-04T16:33:08.036+05:302015-07-04T16:33:08.036+05:30This is an extract from the book "Thought as ...This is an extract from the book "Thought as a system" by David Bohm. page 57. Bohm explains how thinking becomes addictive.<br /><br />-- Extract---<br /><br />I will say a words about addiction. One point is that when you take a substance such as morphine, it acts by covering up certain nerves or pain receptors so that you don't feel pain. Now, the body can create natural substances of similar molecular structure, called "endorphin" which do the same - perhaps even better. In fact, people say that sometimes soldiers who have been badly wounded in battle feel no pain. They have a lot of endorphins at the time, and only later do they feel pain. So that has a useful function in that it helps them survive.<br /><br />But it is also possible for thoughts - reassuring thoughts or pleasant thoughts - to produce endorphins. And then you could in some sense get addicted to those thoughts, saying I won't give them up, even if they are wrong, I'll believe them to be true. You can't bear the idea that what you want to think might not be true, because that would remove the endorphins and then the pain would start coming back. Vinay Dabholkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007011866370283276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003076573972458673.post-60291456679934899752015-01-06T08:52:27.649+05:302015-01-06T08:52:27.649+05:30Yes, Koel. It is an addiction for most people. How...Yes, Koel. It is an addiction for most people. However, we are mostly unaware of the wasteful nature of thought. In fact, we derive our sense of identify from this continuous story-building - me-and-my-story. I ask myself following question from time-to-time: Is this thinking serving a useful purpose? <br /><br />Thanks for writing, Koel. Have a great 2015! Vinay Dabholkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007011866370283276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003076573972458673.post-84978811402785709262015-01-05T12:43:10.515+05:302015-01-05T12:43:10.515+05:30Isn't thinking an addiction for most people? I...Isn't thinking an addiction for most people? I thought we are always thinking something or the other. However, I do need to read Eckhart Tolle and your posts keep reminding me that I am yet to start :)<br /><br />Happy New Year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com