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"Meditation office is more and more popular among young people, especially in the mind and body, especially for young people." Pressure, choose to participate in some meditation classes, health classes, etc. on the rest day. In fact, this is often a different spiritual search.
Now the market for "meditation" is too chaotic, with mixed good and bad. Some monasteries do invite some eminent monks to preach the Dharma on a regular basis. They don’t speculate or charge any fees, and they take care of food and housing. In the end, believers donate money consciously. However, most of the "meditation classes" on the market that ordinary people like us can come into contact with are highly commercialized, with the purpose of making money, and with a certain amount of fraud. This kind of business chaos has created many ridiculous scenes. A friend of mine attended a meditation class held in a temple. As a result, the lecture was a Taoist priest. The scene was very embarrassing.
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NS? Do you really want to learn religious thought? For example, we all know Tang Seng , the " Great Prajna Sutra " translated by Master Xuanzang has 600 volumes.The Brahma has 200,000 verses. It is totally unrealistic for them to study this. So when a Taoist priest talks about health preservation, he can talk about spiritual chicken soup. What kind of bicycles do you need? To put it bluntly, it is chasing a fashion, there is something to advertise yourself, pretending that you have obtained spiritual comfort. Even local religions are not "consumerist fashion" enough, and if you don't worship a Tibetan Buddhist master, you are embarrassed to greet people. So the slogan "There are a total of 500 Rinpoche in Tibetan Buddhism, more than 3,000 of them are in Chaoyang District".
Essentially, what these urban white-collar workers participating in meditation classes need is placebo-like spiritual chicken soup. As I said in the previous article, it is difficult for contemporary workers to get from work. To find the realization of value and spiritual belonging, one can only choose food from other places in a "hurriedly ill" style. In essence, this is an escape from the real society and the boredom of capitalist production relations, and today’s revolutionary narrative is completely missing, so the religious culture, which is essentially the ideology of the feudal era, has taken advantage of the emptiness to fill in. This vacancy.
You should know that feudal ideology is also critical to capitalism. Both the pope and the great lama are sparing no effort to attack the capitalist system. This is the classic thesis in " Communist Manifesto": "The bourgeoisie has destroyed all feudal, patriarchal and idyllic relations where it has ruled. It ruthlessly cut off People are bound by the various feudal fetters of natural dignity. It makes people have no other connection except for the naked interest, except for the ruthless cash transaction. It connects religious piety, knight enthusiasm, and petty citizens. The sacred attack of these feelings of sadness is submerged in the ice water of self-interest. It turns human dignity into exchange value, and replaces countless franchised and self-earned freedoms with a kind of free trade without conscience. In short It replaces the exploitation covered by religious fantasies and political fantasies with open, shameless, direct, and explicit exploitation."
Since capitalism can destroy religious piety, what can the spiritual capitalism of the city do to counterattack religious piety? What? It’s nothing more than drinking some broth and water, talking about the dross of successful learning, taking the phone and going to bed early and getting up early, and playing some weird and shameful games. Then urban white-collar workers have expressed that the effect is outstanding, and they have obtained it through meditation." "The peace and tranquility of the mind" is rooted in separation from the capitalist mode of production, free from exploitation and spiritual oppression. According to the article "The Shackles", the development of instant messaging tools keeps young people in a "quasi-working" state 7X24h. A message from the boss and a message from Party A can make you lie at home softly even at 11 or 12 o'clock. The comfortable bed also has to be quickly switched to work. This makes the workers in a state of high stress for a long time, and it is difficult to relax and reproduce the labor force. This kind of meditation class requires the mobile phone to be put in, no more Electronic equipment and the Internet have been separated from the capitalist mode of production, and the continuous alienation of labor is avoided. Isn’t it just “safety and tranquility”. There is a reasonable tuition for this meditation class, and you can take a luxurious cruise ship with some extra money. In places where there is no signal on the sea, don’t buy WiFi on the boat, and you can also get "span 10span
" why do we criticize this "use of feudal thinking to fight against capitalism". Fundamentally speaking, this ideology is backward and harmful. There is a related report on GQ. The reporter undercover a very popular "meditation class".Interested friends can go and take a look, the narrative is very detailed. During the ten-day experience, the most important thing was to meditate with mystery. Instead of showing any reflection of the essence of Buddhism, the students were controlled by repeated brainwashing, group unconsciousness, and even threats. I even wonder if the one who is full of praise after attending this kind of meditation class is suffering from Stockholm syndrome.
These unprofessional phenomena are more common in some " classes" and "health classes". News reports of people starving to death in Biguban abound: "Ms. Ren, who lives in Zhongjing Road, cried to reporters that her relative was just 57 years old this year. After retiring, she paid more attention to physical exercise, but her blood sugar was a little high during her annual physical examination. Not long ago, A friend called her to join the bigu event and told her that bigu can not only lose weight, eliminate toxins in the body, but also lower blood sugar, she signed up without hesitation. Unexpectedly, she was in bigu the next day Suddenly she fainted to the ground. Everyone died before sending her to the hospital, and her family was in grief.” (Source: Nanyang Evening News )
I have a friend at home. Working in a medical magazine, she used to work undercover for a bigu class. The reports she wrote can now be searched on the Internet, but she is afraid of being re-used by the pseudonym. My friend recorded her “undercover” experience: “The teacher explained to me that what they provided was the most traditional bigu. They did not rely on any medicine or other ingredients, but only drink water; the energy source relies on'practice'. Inhale the spirit of heaven and earth. So there is no need to worry about hypoglycemia at all, it is very safe." Not only that, the teacher in this class also promised her that bigu can treat diabetes. Then she participated for seven days and really didn't eat anything except water. It stands to reason that it’s not scientific for so many people to be hungry for so long, and there are many news about bigu starving people to death.Where does this family come from? As a result, she secretly took a sample of the water she drank and tested it. Glucose was added to the water. This is very ironic. Those with low blood sugar levels are fine. As a result, some people with diabetes have died. The teacher also said that it can cure diabetes and how big the heart is.
. So we have to squeeze the surplus value of the spiritual capital of the working life from the spiritual capital. The remaining surplus value is really sad for those who hear it, and tears for those who see it. If you meet some organizers of the two knives, you may still be in danger of life; if you want to meet some masters with disorderly life, you have to learn "double repair for men and women"-we have many famous temples and ancient temples. Scandal, let alone the three thousand Rinpoche in Chaoyang District.
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The small bourgeoisie is also a little bourgeois in the spiritual life, but the life of the small bourgeoisie is hard. Usually the work, company, boss, and Fang Chou can't take care of themselves, and they don't agree that they belong to the proletariat, and they refuse to accept the methodology of truly transforming society, so they can only indulge in religious opium such as spiritual practice, meditation, and Rinpoche. In comparison, Fat House even has to "progress": I don't go to work, I won't be exploited; I take the spiritual opium of the information age, I am addicted to paper man, video games, and will not be used by those disgusting religious opium. . To be fair, the young lady is much more cute than the great monk. "Nipple music" is indeed "nipple music", but compared with feudal religions, it is an era ahead. At least people cheat money and not cheat sex. It won't kill you. Two-dimensional element does not say that it can cure diabetes.
Span Although it is an escape, they are also deconstructing capitalism. According to West Malaysia’s theory, ’s deconstructionism also has a revolutionary element-if no one goes to work, the capitalist production system cannot function normally. The concept of "house" is completely non-working in Japan. Once you work, it is called "community animal." Because firstly, the national welfare is good, and secondly, after 30 years of rapid economic development in Japan, the wealth of middle-aged and elderly people is quite accumulated. The old can also afford to eat-so young Japanese can really "home". "House" in Japanese refers to NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training), and what we usually call "House" refers to fans of certain subcultures (also known as OTAKU in Japanese). An attitude toward life outside of work is actually an interpretation of an extended meaning, and it does not completely match the characteristics that Japan refers to. What this reflects is that our country has not yet been able to support a "house" that is completely separated from the economy and society. For example, the Sanhe Great God still has to work.
To be honest, although the "houses" passively resist the capitalist mode of production at the production level, they still enjoy the capitalist opium at the consumption level, far from being critical, reflective and even revolutionary. Sex is still a long way away. Fat houses will generally overdraft in their favorite areas and become a wave of alternative leeks, so I often joked that only converts to pirated fat houses are really good fat houses. Of course, this is not to promote piracy, this is just the choice of the fat houses to retreat under the influence of capitalism.Just as exploitation can only be avoided by not working and not by class struggle, since we want to deconstruct capitalism in such a non-violent and non-cooperative manner, we must deconstruct it thoroughly.
In addition, here is one more thing. Many friends ask, is the game considered a consumerism trap? This is what I said at the beginning of "Fashion Slave Wearing Prada", and we still have to look at it in two. Games, as the "ninth art" accepted by more and more people, must have positive use value in it. It is not a generalization of "spiritual opium". After all, everyone needs to be normal. It’s also part of the reproduction of labor. Classic game masterpieces such as the "Witcher" series, " Assassin's Creed" series, "Warcraft" series, and "Civilization" series are all real hard currency. I can play for hundreds of hours with one purchase. It's not justified to accuse others of being a "consumerism trap", right?
However, there are many inferior mobile games and online games that have no game quality. The purpose is to trick you into recharging your money. Through continuous and instant positive feedback, this money is spent like flowing water. There is no end. This kind of game is divided into two kinds, one is that you can become stronger by recharging money-I always think this goes against the original intention of the game, especially some competitive games, the charm of which is that everyone is on the same starting line, and recharging interferes with the game. The phenomenon is undoubtedly the result of the alienation of consumerism; the other is the random card drawing game, which is the most typical consumerism trap, which dilutes an attractive target (rare characters) with a very low probability , The same is to make use of the weakness of human nature to make money. It’s like a big steam promotion. You buy it and you really have time to play and to practice its "use value". That is G fat and blood loss; but simply because the discount stimulates the desire to buy, you will lie in the hard drive for many years after you buy it. This behavior is the product of standard consumerism.
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Two examples are given aboveOne is completely alienated and coerced, both spiritually and materially; the other can only escape and passively resist the capitalist production and lifestyle, and does not seem to be "positive". But there is a logic that needs to be clarified, that is, why young people are addicted to religious opium and gaming pleasure. The most fundamental reason is that they cannot find a sense of value, belonging, or existence in their work—not to mention the level of self-realization. Even basic economic income will be exploited-fundamentally speaking, this is a kind of "passive resistance." This is in line with the problems of alienated labor and consumerism that we have been discussing in previous articles. In short, we can say that young people who are addicted to games and don't want to work are not the fault of the game, but the fault of the work. Because if you can find positive feedback in reality, who would crave the positive feedback in the virtual world?
According to Marx’s theory, labor is the essence of human beings and is a prerequisite for being human; then the "positive feedback" contained in labor must also transcend money and be able to give Pleasant at the essential level of human beings. So we finally cite a very positive example: subtitle groups.
The earliest subtitle group was completely voluntary labor, which came together simply because of hobbies; later, even if there were some SMD ads, the income was very meager, basically you can say It is non-alienated labor free from money. There are many interviews about the subtitle group on the Internet. Why do these members spend a lot of time on a thing that "cannot make money at all"? The answers given by these members are roughly as follows: like to work hard with friends for one thing; improve their English level; "comment on those compliments, those very sincere discussions, or even just a sentence of hard work, which are all motivation" (interview Exact words).
high work intensity, tight task time, high professionalism,It stands to reason that their income should also be proportional to it. But in fact, most of the subtitle groups have been voluntary labor so far, and no money is taken! Huang Mengmeng said that when he was still in college, he joined several subtitle groups at the same time. He often cracked the keyboard in the middle of the night until two or three in the morning, and had to skip class the next day if he couldn't get up. "Roommates are very puzzled about what I did this picture? My answer at the time was: a sense of accomplishment!"
"I think subtitle translation is like doing public welfare and spreading a culture. "Huang Mengmeng defined his subtitle career in this way. In order to understand the operation of different subtitle groups, he also changed various vests to talk to others. Renren, Garden of Eden, Tattered Bear and other well-known subtitle groups have left his presence. (Tencent Entertainment: "Revealing the God-like Subtitle Group")
Similar examples include volunteers from volunteers, support education, animal protection and other charity organizations. These are very good Demonstration, it tells us that in addition to everything related to money (making money and consumption), human beings can also satisfy themselves, obtain happiness and positive feedback in many ways. "Non-alienated labor" basically covers all "multiple ways." (The so-called "alienated labor", I talked about its four characteristics in the article "Using Marxism to Conquer Depression". It can be roughly understood as why you don't want to work, why you lose every day, and why you go to work like a grave , Because you are engaged in alienated labor, not essential labor. Under alienated labor, your value cannot be reflected, labor is exploited, and the subjective initiative cannot be exerted, which leads to mental depression and pain.)
Of course, we have to admit that even the subtitle groups that we regard as "excellent models" are largely linked to the phenomenon of "piracy"-it can be said that from the perspective of non-alienated labor and (Intellectual Property) Deconstruction of capitalism from the perspective of private ownership,More has to proceed first. Of course, we shouldn't criticize them. This is the limitation of the times. Everyone cannot be detached from the times. I just want these subtitle groups to contribute selflessly, but still face the problem of striving to support themselves, just like the proletarian revolutionaries back then, they also depended on workers to raise money and pay wages to support themselves. Therefore, the phenomenon that the subtitle group generally faces is the high turnover of personnel-especially after the students graduate, they do not have such a large amount of time to devote themselves to work. These are all helpless objective realities: although we criticize alienation, we must accept alienation because you have to earn money to support yourself; although we criticize consumerism, we often lose money for consumerism because it is closely tied to ordinary commodities. Together.
It is not inconceivable that universal non-alienated labor can be realized in a society with highly developed productivity. This is what I wrote in my two Nordic travel notes. The Nordic countries have a lot of holidays because of their high productivity, good national treatment, and long winters. When on vacation, many people in Northern Europe choose to go to various places to volunteer. For example, mountaineering nonprofit organization DNT, rescue nonprofit organization JRCC and so on. The DNT organization is responsible for the log cabin system in Norway and the T-mark for the climbing route.
(This kind of red paint marked "T" is a mountain climbing route, which is the way to climb hills locally. Westerners are quite used to it, but for us. It’s difficult for people who are accustomed to the scenic spot to climb the sky)
I said that we helped a Chinese brother who was lost in the tongue of the devil. At that time, 15 people went up to the mountain to rescue him. He shouted his name all the way, and there were more than 20 doctors and policemen waiting for Yamashita. After I found my little brother, I put on thick clothes for him.Putting on thick socks, then two people took turns carrying him down the mountain. When he arrived at the camp, he checked him in an ambulance, and then the police called a taxi to take him to the parking lot. The cost of my rescue this time was 300 krona (more than 200 RMB) for checking his body in an ambulance, and a taxi. The rescue team didn't charge a cent.
The reason why there is no charge for rescue is because this rescue organization called JRCC is a charity organization and is composed of volunteers. Just like I said before about the Norwegian TNC charity organization, their members come from all over the country. Many young people take a vacation for one or two months each year and then go to volunteers. They really take pleasure in helping others, and can find self-worth realization from such things that do not make money. Regarding the rescue of stranded tourists, I think Norway is really a benchmark model: you are rescued by volunteers from non-profit organizations, so you don’t charge you; but the checkup comes from the hospital, which is a public resource, and charging you is also a tax payment. The person is responsible; the police can call a taxi for you, but they won't let you take a police car. It's really nice to have a clear distinction between public and private.
In Northern Europe, you will find that whether it is a waiter, a driver, or a captain, everyone seems to love their work very much, which can be seen from the state and emotions they show. The one who hosted me in Norway was a friend who had lived there for seven years. She told me two stories around me. One is her classmate who was an extreme "anarchist" when she was in school, thinking that the government was always thinking about how to exploit me. I won't go to work and pay taxes in the future. I will be supported by the government anyway. As a result, not long after graduation, he found a job as a waiter in a bar. Asked him why he has changed so much, the little brother smiled shyly and said that I particularly like the atmosphere here, and working here makes me very happy. The other is an elder from her boyfriend's house, a water quality inspector at a water plant. This job is actually quite boring, staring at repeated data day after day.But he is also very happy because he feels that his job is to protect the safety of the people, which is very important and meaningful.
These two examples are very representative. One of them is to find happiness in work, and the other is to find self-worth in work-this is very close to what Marx said. Essential labor. The boyfriend of this friend of mine in Norway is a programmer, obviously a high-income industry; after work, he and a few friends transformed an old factory into a workshop—just like an office building in China. Several start-up companies share positions like this. But several of their partners did this workshop not for profit. They all have their own jobs, and they all use the money they earn from their jobs to subsidize the cause. It is a purely charity organization.
The people who share this workshop space are mostly freelance engineers, designers, furniture craftsmen, illustrators, artists, etc. You can take a look at their working environment: _p
is a small hobby from Chile, The working atmosphere is very good:
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This is a handmade oven made by a small Italian .People who usually work here use it to bake some simple food:
organizes some manual activities for local communities and regular weekends. Reading poems and so on, of course, are of a public welfare nature:
Communism as envisioned by Marx is that everyone does what they want to do and what they do best. Everyone contributes 100%. Everyone can realize their value perfectly, and there is no People exploit and use you to make money. I really see a little shadow here.
Although I said,The social development in Northern Europe is in harmony with the right time and place, and it is difficult to replicate; but it at least shows us a social picture, a production and lifestyle other than meditation, fat house, consumerism, and 24h online office. Can give us a lot of inspiration and reference. Finally, I end with a sentence from "Born and Poor": Human beings never stop on the road of pursuing beauty.
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