tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post9146349534042478307..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: "Hearts must begin to think" - Seems Rudolf Steiner was rightBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-75597658676333765962020-06-03T19:16:11.997+01:002020-06-03T19:16:11.997+01:00Looks like they heart is able to "think"...Looks like they heart is able to "think" with a brain (or partial brain) of it´s own:<br /><br />https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-3-d-map-illuminates-little-brain-nerve-cells-within-heart<br /><br />Another possible example of how ancient spiritual truths so often have physical correlates.<br /><br />Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-91147685165023548472020-05-30T20:15:36.053+01:002020-05-30T20:15:36.053+01:00@ Bruce - Yes, I understand it is about intuition,...@ Bruce - Yes, I understand it is about intuition, primary thinking, and direct knowing, and you are right, it is difficult, even for those who believe in the true and divine self. But what about those who refuse to believe in the divine self? <br /><br />That's where my pessimism bleeds in. Once again, I agree heart-thinking is crucial, but I struggle to see how modern people can come to this realization when they reject the existence of the divine self altogether. Of course, I have faith and hope that it can (and does, on occasion) happen, but I suspect it would take a great deal (I'm not sure of what exactly) for modern people to orient themselves in that positive direction. Francis Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063224017320651978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-84623291739445508462020-05-30T18:31:06.851+01:002020-05-30T18:31:06.851+01:00@Frank - Heart thinking is a Steiner term for intu...@Frank - Heart thinking is a Steiner term for intuition, primary thinking, direct knowing - hence, the thinking of the true and divine self. If people do it, it is good. The difficultyl is doing it. I find myself lapsing back into head thinking useless incoherence, under the slightest provocation - such as small talk. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-34644653464456512292020-05-30T18:08:18.812+01:002020-05-30T18:08:18.812+01:00"The result is: the pitiful state of uncompre..."The result is: the pitiful state of uncomprehending, directionless, passive helplessness that apparently afflicts almost everybody in the developed world!"<br /><br />That sums it up extremely well! I wholeheartedly agree with what you have proposed here, but my pessimistic side whispers that the hearts of most modern people are in just-as-bad or perhaps even worse states than their heads are. That's not very helpful or hopeful, but there it is. Francis Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063224017320651978noreply@blogger.com