How to form an opinion

We all have opinions. This is nice and
okay. The question is how these opinions are formed. The majority of people,
nearly 100%, form their opinions in a subconscious and superficial way. And so
it is no wonder that opinions are very individual and one-dimensional, often
based on personal preconceptions, attitude, wishful thinking, etc. Saying this,
it is obvious that opinions have no much value, can easily be changed from one
moment to another one, and that opinions can cause a lot of trouble, problems
and suffering.

Now, the healthy opposite is the forming of
opinions in a conscious way with (scientific) research. Only in this way, you get
a balanced opinion, a comprehensive understanding of a matter.

Here it is absolutely necessary to examine
all sides, all aspects with a neutral, objective attitude. And this means to go
beyond the own ego, to go beyond personal preferences and aversions. Only then
you can get a real understanding.

For example, if you want to get a clear
understanding of a political problem, it is not sufficient to listen and to
follow your favorite party. You must examine what all parties say and then you
must question why they have their points of view, the intention behind the
attitude and also which consequences are connected to their views. Further on,
it makes sense to analyze what independent scientists, experts, etc. say, again
why and with which consequences.

In fact, the world is like a super-size
puzzle and it is simply not enough to take a few, favorite pieces and put them
together. Only, when you take ALL pieces of the puzzle and put them together,
you will receive the complete picture, the complete understanding. And only
then you go beyond your ego and you open yourself for the universal truth, the
universal understanding.

All those who are on the spiritual path to
enlightenment and mastery must go beyond the ego and must look for the
universal truth beyond normal human opinions.

At the end of this article I want to share
some thoughts about “opinion mass production” with social media, TV and
newspapers. When I think about Facebook, – pictures with a headline are
combined, maybe also some text, and everyone has directly an opinion about the
present topic and message. We “know” directly what is good, what is bad, who is
stupid, who is great, and this without any need to spend more time on the topic
than 5 seconds, without any own investigation, without any questioning of the
displayed message, without investing in own thoughts. This is amazing, nearly
the crown of psychological mass manipulation. And we all are fine with it,
celebrate it.

Where will this end? Maybe one day we get
the messages with the preferable opinion directly into the brain, including a
dose of happy maker substances for maximum effects and perfect conditioning.