Re: [do-asia] The Net is Not Independent of Mindsets

["Bala Pillai (Sydney)" <bala@apic.net>]

Dear Ike,

Thanks for asking. My answer is below.

----- Original Message -----
From: Enrique A Suarez <isuarez@edsamail.com.ph>
To: Bala Pillai (Sydney) <bala@apic.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 6:04 AM
Subject: Re: [do-asia] The Net is Not Independent of Mindsets


> Hello:
>
> The Philippines has never had a caste system. So, how come no quantum
innovations have ever come out of the Philippines?
> Sincerely,
> Ike

The caste system is not a root cause for the end of quantum innovations. The
root cause is the end of the dialectic. The end of perceiving ambiguity as
default complementaries instead of as default opposites.

The end of the dialectic gave rise through a causation chain, to
rigidisation of the caste system.

The end of the dialectic and the rise of the dualistic (perceiving things as
opposites) has infected every Asian, nay world mind. It has infected the
Philipino mind badly too.

Imagine the Philippine mind, well before the Philippines was known as the
Philippines. Remember, it was part of what we later label as "the Malay"
archipelago. For lesser of evils cross-millenia labelling reasons, let's
label the Philippinos, Malays for this discussion.

The Malays were very inventive. Man is still trying to figure out how they
were first in the world to domesticate many crops including pepper -- that
which had Europe to direct huge resources to get to Malay lands.

Man is still trying to piece together how the Malays were able to resource,
organise and invent all that would have been necessary for the Malays to
sail and reach Madagascar safely.

And I am confident, that if we gave greater priority to assessing the causes
of the inventiveness of the pre-pseudo-Christian, pre-pseudo-Hindu,
pre-pseudo-Islamic Malay mind, my contention would be proven definitively.

Before you make a judgement on my contention above, do rate the Philippines
against the poverty prevention/quantum invention foundations preparation
checklist below. How do you think the Philippine leadership mind ground
rates in each?

The topmost poverty prevention measures (in approximate order of priority),
I would
suggest are:-

(1) Learn causation chains

(2) Keep on asking questions and encourage others, especially, our children
to ask questions. (It is okay if we don't know the answers)

(3) Perceive the dialectic (eg light and darkness are complementary not
opposite)

(4) Realise that *not* taking risks, is itself a risk

(5) Realise that 90% of our success today is the sum of (a) how excellent we
are at building relationships and (b) how we *use* our minds

(6) Realise that in a fast changing world, what matters more is our dy/dx
and our d2y/dx2 (rate of change and acceleration), not our coordinates now.

[Recall the last change you made, eg when you got onto group collaboration
and ask yourself whether it would have been better if you got in earlier. If
yes, the next change you are doubtful about getting onto, pilot it before
you let your mind grow doubt seeds. Say to yourself that you will try it out
for a week and then decide.]

(7) Drop the servanthood mentality

(8) Relearn the art of conversation

(9) Realise that our minds are programmed, whether we like it or not. So we
can preempt the world outside from taking control of it by programming it
ourselves, by setting our agenda and therefore not being reactive. Or be a
passive reactive log that is washed up and down by the ebss and crests of
waves in the river of life.

(10) As bad as hopefulness is, hopelessness is even worse. Be part of the
solution, not the problem.

(11) Lead, follow or get out of the way

(12) Focus on unlearning so we become tops in our 6Rs (resourcefulness,
responsiveness, reliability, responsibility, rapport-building and
risk-taking)

(13) Successful civilisations are those that are best at overcoming the
contradictions within them. Start by identifying measures to reduce
contradictions within each of ourselves.

(14) Use the best levers (tools) available, including role models to pattern
upon, to do above. As expensive as the tools may be, it is even more
expensive not to use the best for your mind wavelength. Remember that the
biggest whales are not caught with little worms.

(15) Self-inquire, meditate, reflect and seek mental congruence (aka
alignment with roots, just as plants do)

(16) Realise that we are in mind ecosystems and ecosystems cannot work if
everybody is the same. So don't try to make others the same as us. Reflect
on why Nature's interconnected ecovariety ecosystem works so well

(17) Ants without any government, religion or bank account to blame, have no
problems with food and shelter. Should Man?

(18) Forget about unity, think amity. If we organise amity, organic unity,
like Nature's ecosystem, will be automatic.


cheers../bala
bala@apic.net
sydney, australia
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