Heard Billy Idol's Rebel Yell on the radio on the way to meditation. A rebel is reaching out to something greater than ego driven impulses.
Rebel in dictionary - comes from re (again) and bel (war), means to engage in war again. To rebel, to wage war again, is to constantly step up and fight against negative limitation.
Every day life changes, rebel attitude means to constantly question what is the best way to live it.
At a younger age rebellion is more overt physical acts, but with age rebellion manifests more in thoughts.
There is value in breaking out of routine and adding
value to life. Not losing your identity in the mainstream.
Before reading the quote thought of rebellion as more negative, ego driven behaviour. But now seeing rebellion as a motivation to change things without reactiveness and negativity.
In dictionary, reactionary means conservative.
What is the point of being a rebel or noncomformist?
Going to the extreme of ultra-rationalization or ungrounded mysticism has a kind of cowardice to it.
Being True is difficult when constantly pushed to conform to rules.
Learning gives humility. Humility gives the capacity to receive. With that comes wealth. Wealth bring righteousness (dharma). Dharma brings peace.
The Bhagavad Gita says: A true free man is one who is free from the pair of opposites.
What rebellion does is transform, nonconforming just means being different.
The difference between being a rebel and nonconformist is trying not to tranform others but yourself.
If someone was to achieve the pair of all opposites, what would be the motive for living?
Read in a book recently - every human being needs three things: identity, security and stimulation. Rebellion provides all three of these.
Question: How does Rebellion bring security?
Mother Teresa: you will never see me at an anti-war demonstration. But have a pro-peace rally and I'm there.
In Kashmir the real rebels are the ones who kept their humanity. Hindus taking Muslims in their home for protection. Muslims saving Hindus from mobs.
A Rebel has a cause, so what is a Rebel that has no cause?
Why in our culture are there so few revolutions? Travelling in South America it was seen that revolting is commonplace.
Transcendance that includes and excludes. Includes the functional aspects of the former, but excludes the exclusive identity to the former.
Election ... non-conformity but no rebellion. When we support
selfishness, in a way, we want to be selfish.
On Jun 12, 2006 Yaniv wrote :
Notes, courtesy of Yaniv: