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Thread 0018: TSK and psychology: how do they differ?
entry 0001:
Psychology views fear, like desire and needs, as emanating from the self or individual. LOK (p. 227) offers a different perspective on the 'source' of fear [Steve Randall, 8/27/98]: True, the self is committed to its own existence. But the self is the one that forms an image of what it would mean for the self to come into question. What if that image is mistaken? The self's flight from non-existence is driven only by the 'logos' of the 'founding story'. If that story proves 'unfounded', what becomes of the fear that it generates? Perhaps fear is simply a product of a certain limitation on knowing; if so, fear itself could become a pointer, directing us toward a deeper knowing.
entry 0002:
LOK, p. xxix: One way to investigate the human significance of Time, Space, and Knowledge is through an inquiry into balance. As individuals, we are often out of balance, whether on the psychological level, the physical level, or in our relationship with external circumstances. An experiential inquiry can open Space, energize Time, and make Knowledge available, restoring a balance that brings harmony to the way we live our lives.
From within the TSK vision, however, this view is only a first-level approximation of the true potential for balance. The language we use inevitably directs us toward the individual actor at the center of any experience, but the balance attained by the 'actor-self' is a 'personalized' version of the interplay among Space, Time, and Knowledge. The self singles out as its possessions emotions, self-image, attachments, relationships, and a sense of personal freedom. It sets in motion a momentum that heads at once toward imbalance
The style of inquiry introduced here counteracts the tendency toward 'singling out', thus signaling a return to balance. With no positions or possessions, such inquiry is committed only to knowledge, and this commitment, because it remains available as a subject for inquiry, is in an important sense self-correcting.
entry 0003:
KTS, pp. 454-5: From the psychological perspective, we may fear greater knowing, a fear that grows out of a suspicion that we are living our lives based on half-truths or assumptions that we would rather not question. But as soon as we allow for a knowledge not owned subjectively these concerns disappear. Fear and other emotions familiar to conventional psychology become expressions of the play of Knowledge. Without feeling compelled to 'accept' our situation (which, as 'our situation', may actually call for fundamental change), we can let go of the 'focal setting' that makes this situation an occasion for concern.
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