Re: YouTube and Ego

plenipotentiarius Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - Christianity did not beat down the "ego" it, in a way, helped to create it with the idea of a soul and later with its direct link to God etc. Buddhism on the other hand tries to beat down the ego or, better, let it go, and make it nothing. If you listen to people here, something you seem to do, I think you'll be ok on youtube.

plenipotentiarius Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - I suppose the best thing would be to always acknowledge those who can't get on to youtube, you'll often see their numbers' in the newspaper. You need an ego to have good convictions!

debswildhoney Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - Wow! You are a plethora of information and seem to have a good "heart". Anyway, these thoughts are insightful and appreciated. Thank you for your expressions. *Cue Dramatic Music Blip* Through the ego and beyond! It's good thinking "out of the box". :O)

GeraldP1983 Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - Hey Matt thanks for your response, its nice to hear from you! :D I like what you mentioned about media effecting humans. I don't think You Tube is inherently bad, although I may have sounded like I did :D it has a lot of positive potential, I guess I was seeing it the sense that if we make You Tube videos in the context of as expression of this ego, it only deepens out attachment/grasp at something that doesn't exist. Know what I mean? Thanks again!

HeidiSaid Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - Deb - You'll enjoy Matt. Matt, I can't wait to see the video you are responding to. Thanks for the lead.

fr3thinker Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - Excellent thought provoking video.

fersheeze Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - your so right, your in it. if u understand that. i pray that u dont worry. your right on, keep going man. i hope this makes sense to you, because i really respect what your saying.

jtr3030 Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - hit the nail on the head, though i don't know that I agree with McLuhan, if I understand what he meant. There's several interpretations of that quote.

coaxx Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - I make music, and I truly believe the key to making good art is (as always) through experience. Same with youtube videos. The ego is the thing which holds the experience, if there was no ego, how would you be proud or even better how how would you love your own creation? Which in turn comes from you building an ego I would say. I don't mean ego in the selfish/arrogant way however, one can still be humble, but the ego is the thing which agrees with the art you have created, inside yourself.

HaleyMary Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - Excellent video. I think there is a lot of ego when it comes to youtube videos these days. It seems to be more about entertainment and not sharing ideas and knowledge. I will say though that your videos are some of the better ones out there in terms of knowledge and making people think.

0ThouArtThat0 Says:

Jan 20, 2008 - Hmm I think the soul and the ego are very different concepts in Christianity. Identification with the soul happens only through agape. Ego identification would be turning away from God, being pulled by Eros. Disagree?

plenipotentiarius Says:

Jan 21, 2008 - I was thinking of it more from the point of view of the history of ideas. Ok the soul originally was (agape), handed over to the confessor/priest but then Luther appeared and Descartes etc., all showing the ego-self. This doesnt happen in China or in India. Finally we get the entrepreneur! Agape is an aspect but the very idea of an individual having his powers/divinity/moral-self apart from others (or via a monotheo) is Christian.

plenipotentiarius Says:

Jan 21, 2008 - You can even see this in the architecture of the medieval monastery with its individual cells. No doubt ascetic of India practice like this but the caste system seems to work against the modulation of the individual soul of the middle-ages into the modern ego.