Developing a social memory complex

[Anders]

One strategy for developing inner peace and therefore moving towards an STO SMC is to become peaceful in relation to time. Easier said than done! My own approach is now to expect infinite time, even in this current lifetime! Will that fail? Will I grow old, get sick and die? Maybe, but in that case the belief in the possibility of infinite time still makes a reconstruction of the anxious mind possible.

It's still important to reduce suffering within limited time. When we genuinely want others to feel good, that becomes a stable foundation for service-to-others because we ourselves then feel good by serving others.

Then what about the fear of living forever? That idea can be extremely scary. My approach is to be confused about that. And rationally, if there is truth to intelligent infinity, then living forever is doable with peace.