This is wonderful. Dr. Mossbridge's description of love as "the container for the universe" aligns with the findings of some of the world's great mystics, who insist that unconditional love is inherent to the nature of God or the universal consciousness that the cosmos is made of. If that's true, then perhaps 'practicing' unconditional love aligns us with the very nature of reality itself.
Great stuff, Tom and Julia! We desperately need to continue sharing notes on the path to building companies based on Love. I built a model called the High-Performance Organization that has been effective in growing multiple companies. While I did not consciously have Love in mind, this model aims to eliminate Fear--which, of course, is the opposite of love.
"It’s also important to note that, as far as we know, artificial intelligence has no access to [unconditional love].⁵ This gives human consciousness a sustainable edge, but one that needs to be deliberately cultivated." Good point, and one that relates very much to the theme of telepathy also. The latter faculty in particular would render obsolete huge swathes of our current technology if it ever got to spread among us.
A quibble about the post is that it makes unconditional love sound like something that can be switched on at will, which is hardly the case. We could be perfectly convinced that it's the way to go, but a change of mind doesn't necessarily lead to a change of heart. Having said that, I'm grateful for the possibilities that are being explored here. Any step beyond our current zero sum game is to be welcomed!
It’s a great point, because I’ve been spending the last few weeks trying to ascertain my own relationship with unconditional love. And if indeed it can be switched on and off at will within yourself. The jury is out, but it’s been a fairly transformational idea that it’s even possible…
I think It's likely a gradual process of cultivation; developing a sense of unconditional love. There are some similar ideas in the work of Alberto Villoldo (Grow a new body). My reading of his works is that you need to cultivate your own 'soil' first - nutrition, health, exercise, mental health, environment etc. He applies these changes as moving you closer to the divine or God. Whatever that may be. Replace with unconventional love, and the two theories have some synergy. It feels to me that working towards balance is key, to provide the platform to cultivate unconditional love.
Love this question, Tom. Why don’t tech and finance people talk about it? Because those cultures are fundamentally materialist, so subjectivity has no role in explaining the behavior of the world. That’s why it seems frivolous to them to discuss such a topic. If (when?) science demonstrates that materialism is false and subjective states are meaningful parts of physics, love and other subjective states will become as meaningful in public discussion as the GDP.
Great points, and it makes me curious why it is that materialism is so deeply ingrained in these spaces? Especially in tech, it seems like such a giant blind spot based on where the current physics are. I'm most certainly not a physicist, but from what little I actually understand about quantum physics, it seems to erode this strict materialism no?
This is wonderful. Dr. Mossbridge's description of love as "the container for the universe" aligns with the findings of some of the world's great mystics, who insist that unconditional love is inherent to the nature of God or the universal consciousness that the cosmos is made of. If that's true, then perhaps 'practicing' unconditional love aligns us with the very nature of reality itself.
Great stuff, Tom and Julia! We desperately need to continue sharing notes on the path to building companies based on Love. I built a model called the High-Performance Organization that has been effective in growing multiple companies. While I did not consciously have Love in mind, this model aims to eliminate Fear--which, of course, is the opposite of love.
More here: https://behearty.substack.com/p/the-good-ship-hpo
Magical thanks Bob
Your talk with Julia and Eric was/is truly transformative. I thank you, and I love you.
And I love you too! Especially for taking the time to comment.
What is the Woo Rating, and how is it defined and measured?
It’s my personal assessment of how far something is from the established societal or scientific consensus.
"It’s also important to note that, as far as we know, artificial intelligence has no access to [unconditional love].⁵ This gives human consciousness a sustainable edge, but one that needs to be deliberately cultivated." Good point, and one that relates very much to the theme of telepathy also. The latter faculty in particular would render obsolete huge swathes of our current technology if it ever got to spread among us.
A quibble about the post is that it makes unconditional love sound like something that can be switched on at will, which is hardly the case. We could be perfectly convinced that it's the way to go, but a change of mind doesn't necessarily lead to a change of heart. Having said that, I'm grateful for the possibilities that are being explored here. Any step beyond our current zero sum game is to be welcomed!
It’s a great point, because I’ve been spending the last few weeks trying to ascertain my own relationship with unconditional love. And if indeed it can be switched on and off at will within yourself. The jury is out, but it’s been a fairly transformational idea that it’s even possible…
I think It's likely a gradual process of cultivation; developing a sense of unconditional love. There are some similar ideas in the work of Alberto Villoldo (Grow a new body). My reading of his works is that you need to cultivate your own 'soil' first - nutrition, health, exercise, mental health, environment etc. He applies these changes as moving you closer to the divine or God. Whatever that may be. Replace with unconventional love, and the two theories have some synergy. It feels to me that working towards balance is key, to provide the platform to cultivate unconditional love.
Love this question, Tom. Why don’t tech and finance people talk about it? Because those cultures are fundamentally materialist, so subjectivity has no role in explaining the behavior of the world. That’s why it seems frivolous to them to discuss such a topic. If (when?) science demonstrates that materialism is false and subjective states are meaningful parts of physics, love and other subjective states will become as meaningful in public discussion as the GDP.
Great points, and it makes me curious why it is that materialism is so deeply ingrained in these spaces? Especially in tech, it seems like such a giant blind spot based on where the current physics are. I'm most certainly not a physicist, but from what little I actually understand about quantum physics, it seems to erode this strict materialism no?
It challenges the primacy of the intellect. And the Left Hemi doesnt relinquish control easily.