Month: July 2023

Cause and Effect My thoughts on Causality and Karma

KARMA AND CAUSALITY 

What is karma? Karma is causality. Many people believe that karma is judgement from the lord or deity, but it is not. Karma is basically the observed reality of effects based on causes. Let us go into a probable past where nomads were studying the map of the plains and trying to navigate the best place for food. The nomads will certainly make mistakes but committing a lot of mistakes leads to the tribes suffering or even death. To solve this problem one great sage, prophet or thinker will establish a form of notation or record keeping on what actions result to what effect, such writings and record keeping is like a book of karma.

Example :
Do not leave big fires unattended. Why? Animals might stroll around and spread fire throughout the village or tents.

Do not go deep in the forest without enough resources and weapons such as machetes or blades. Why? Harmful animals and natural elements might hinder you from coming back to the tribe.

Thus, these things are karmic patterns. What you do is what you get. In a popular sense. “What you put out is what you receive.”, another form of karma in a more subtle rather than gross form.

Let us define karma based on modern definitions.
“Karma is a concept of action, work or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called the principle of karma, wherein intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect):”

So, karma is basically cause and effect, now let us dive into the mastery or understanding of karma in an adept perspective. Knowing karma is just understanding Bad == Bad and Good == Good . Knowing this results in an intuitive knowing on what and not what to do. The Torah or bible is a good book to understand karma. The experiences of the people of God, the 12 tribes have been through enough causes to know enough effects to survive for millennia. Some texts even know good karma as per the proverbs of Solomon. The manuscript of good karma and bad karma in a book. The maturity of the person reading will understand karma in a deeper sense when they read a karmic book such as the bible, fairytales, puranas and even silly stories from the streets is a story about karma. All tales kept, preserved and passed on is a story of karma. Knowing most stories and reading most books that gives a moral lesson is a book about karma. Even tragedies are warning books of bad karma. Understanding karma this way will make you see that publishing of texts and media is based purely on spreading the word of karma.

An adept in karma need not experience all the bad karma and hardships of the world. They need only to be open to hear, see and listen. Appreciate all the publishers in the world that spread the stories of karma from the past till today. It keeps us alive.

WHERE IS THE BOOK OF KARMA?

The book of karma is all our collective experiences leading to wellbeing, may it be a bad karmic book of sinister origin or a saintly tale of a devoted Christian. It is my intention and the intention of all writers and poets to keep the tradition of spreading the good news of karmic life, alive and preserved and without it we might go extinct. Keep reading the books people publish, it could be about something bad, a karmic tragedy or something good like a tale of grace, victory and luck. Keep seeing, reading and hearing the society of karmic preachers. The writers and the poets, the film makers and the songwriters and the lawmakers and philosophers. They are all part of the society of karma. The society of causality keeping the writings and tales of survival and triumph alive since the birth of the first monkey man.

Detachment from my Photography Study

PHOTOGRAPHYY AND ATTACHMENT

Doing photography seriously for 9 years ends up in attachment. Attachment in my practice of Yoga is encouraged but there is a concept called constant practice of detachment. Samadhi Pada 12.

“By constant, repeated practice by detachment these here cease to identify with.”
Abhyasa vairagyabhyam tan nirodah

In discovering the self the practice of seeing samsara or thought fluctiations as just disturbance to the self. Self identity becomes a part of life but not life itself. Constant practice of this leads to proper kriya Yoga.

DOING PHOTOGRAPHY LEADS TO ATTACHMENT YOGA GROSS

Doing photography for years creates muscle memory and mind function based on the task of creating an image, this then creates a residue of attachment specially on images that has significant meaning and purpose. Doing tasks and deeds may it be appreciated or not leads to some degree of attachment and that attachment is kind of a false sense of the true self. The photographer is the identity created by this attachment. You are a photographer now because you have been doing yoga or kriya action towards creating an image. This by time tends to stick and creates a bulk of knowledge and wisdom that the self identitifies with. Detachment towards it is now a task as the same as making it your identity.

Letting go of my study of photography from value assesment, space and color calibration and bending ideas to create an image is kind of a challenge but not so much for the initiated. In todays time it is healthy to have some level of gross attachment for it resembles a healthy life and a form to see as others percieve you as an identity. Now, letting go of all this study will be a task to do.

My study of photography for 9 years now rests on a word document explaining lines and values that make an image, of what defines value and what gives it form. My strongest attachment towards photography is the science of perception and seeing different forms of images may it be abstract or logical. A bending line can be beautiful or maybe for some a straight line can be more pleasing. Detachment towards this learning in the past is a task indeed.

WHAT CAN BE THE FUTURE OF MY PHOTOGRAPHY?

 

What I think now is this my detachment towards colors and value evaluations will go towards documentations and capturing of moments, it is like going back to simple taking of pictures to illustrate something else rather than an image making an impact or creating meaning to satisfy the senses. The coming years I hope will lead me to a better understanding of the world around me as it is rather than creating versions of it based on my perception and ability to see in dimensionalities of expression.

I will see you in the future of what I can put on this website but as of now this website will be in a mode of detachment towards my theories and practice in the art of photography.

Doing photography seriously for 9 years ends up in attachment. Attachment in my practice of Yoga is encouraged but there is a concept called constant practice of detachment. Samadhi Pada 12.

“By constant, repeated practice by detachment these here cease to identify with.”
Abhyasa vairagyabhyam tan nirodah

In discovering the self the practice of seeing samsara or thought fluctuations as just disturbance to the self. Self identity becomes a part of life but not life itself. Constant practice of this leads to proper kriya Yoga.

DOING PHOTOGRAPHY LEADS TO ATTACHMENT YOGA GROSS

Doing photography for years creates muscle memory and mind function based on the task of creating an image, this then creates a residue of attachment specially on images that has significant meaning and purpose. Doing tasks and deeds may it be appreciated or not leads to some degree of attachment and that attachment is kind of a false sense of the true self. The photographer is the identity created by this attachment. You are a photographer now because you have been doing yoga or kriya action towards creating an image. This by time tends to stick and creates a bulk of knowledge and wisdom that the self identifies with. Detachment towards it is now a task as the same as making it your identity.

Letting go of my study of photography from value assessment, space and color calibration and bending ideas to create an image is kind of a challenge but not so much for the initiated. In todays time it is healthy to have some level of gross attachment for it resembles a healthy life and a form to see as others perceive you as an identity. Now, letting go of all this study will be a task to do.

My study of photography for 9 years now rests on a word document explaining lines and values that make an image, of what defines value and what gives it form. My strongest attachment towards photography is the science of perception and seeing different forms of images may it be abstract or logical. A bending line can be beautiful or maybe for some a straight line can be more pleasing. Detachment towards this learning in the past is a task indeed.

WHAT CAN BE THE FUTURE OF MY PHOTOGRAPHY?

What I think now is this my detachment towards colors and value evaluations will go towards documentations and capturing of moments, it is like going back to simple taking of pictures to illustrate something else rather than an image making an impact or creating meaning to satisfy the senses. The coming years I hope will lead me to a better understanding of the world around me as it is rather than creating versions of it based on my perception and ability to see in dimensionalities of expression.

I will see you in the future of what I can put on this website but as of now this website will be in a mode of detachment towards my theories and practice in the art of photography.

3rd Quarter 2023 : End Game

Doing Photography since 2014 – 2023 is a fun journey but sometimes when an economy is dying we need to adapt to it. Photography is now Web Imaging from Ai to human creativity this is the new way of imaging. Let us see what we can do in the future. Photography as a main medium of expression is very limiting. It was a good soft marketing attempt but still social media is fucked up with trash traffic and opening a studio in a more expensive commercial space is a waste of money. I will be going into blogging again about my thoughts on science and religion and focus on investments.
CIao Good bye Photography and Hello Web Imaging.

Last attempt on an idea purely based on human intelligence



Artificial Intelligence wins the game. We are needed but not that necessary.

An image of a collapsing art… Digital photography based on human creativity and effort as specifics.