Proprioception of Thought
THERE IS NO ACTIVISM THERE IS ONLY PROPRIOCEPTION OF THOUGHT By Matthew Capowski NOTE: In physiology the term proprioception refers to the capacity of the body to have self-awareness of its own movements. David Bohm introduced the term “proprioception of thought” to refer to the possibility for thought to become aware of its own movements as well through direct perception. We could say that practically all the problems of the human race are due to the fact that thought is not proprioceptive. – David Bohm (Source: On Dialogue, 1996) And we think the crisis is outside of us; it is in us. The crisis is in our consciousness. – Jiddu Krishnamurti (Source: Conversation between Jiddu Krishnamurti and Jonas Salk in Ojai, California, March 1983) Things can be different than how they are. Conflict can be ended. But not through the application of thought. Every form of activism, and every theory, plan, group, or organization I delved into assumed that we could...