The modes of consciousness are simultaneous.
Some of them we are aware of, others we are not.
But they do not compete: they share the total task, so that humans may use them, to the best of their abilities.
Such interrelation without competition is a powerful lesson.
viernes, 9 de junio de 2017
Rational
Both rational and ratio share the same Latin root.
So if something is rational (sensible, coherent), it takes proportion (ratio, balance, correlations) into account.
Proportion is a relationship between elements. It is often linked to beauty and harmony. It implies a harmonious integration of the parts in a whole.
Thus, true rationality regards both the whole and all of its parts. Rationality is, in this sense, inclusive.
Irrationality at its worst would then mean disregarding a part or several parts of a whole, in favour of others. Deviating visibly from an equilibrium, slanting markedly.
There is, of course, another ingredient to add to this: time. Time usually corrects excessive slanting by turning it around and promoting slanting in the opposite direction.
So if something is rational (sensible, coherent), it takes proportion (ratio, balance, correlations) into account.
Proportion is a relationship between elements. It is often linked to beauty and harmony. It implies a harmonious integration of the parts in a whole.
Thus, true rationality regards both the whole and all of its parts. Rationality is, in this sense, inclusive.
Irrationality at its worst would then mean disregarding a part or several parts of a whole, in favour of others. Deviating visibly from an equilibrium, slanting markedly.
There is, of course, another ingredient to add to this: time. Time usually corrects excessive slanting by turning it around and promoting slanting in the opposite direction.
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