Inner conflict is a result of having inside many motives and
influences. In all but the most closed cultures and most closed minds,
inner conflict is inevitable.
The closed cultures create a form of integrity, but it is a false
integrity. It is an integrity of never having stirred, never gone
beyond the formative dogmas, and never experienced reality outside of
the formulated mind. It is therefore an integrity based on a falsehood,
and while some may be deluded into thinking the minds like that to be
ethically superior, the cause - shelteredness and lack of curiosity -
shows the premises of this integrity to be fallacious, and thus the
entire edifice to be a lie.
The mind that is open to many influences frequently is confused.
However as it integrates the multiple influences it arrives at a
superior integrity - the dynamic integrity that is a result of
integration of multiple viewpoints and multiple experiences. Such an
integrity is frequently fragile, but it contains greater Knowledge and
Wisdom than does the integrity of the closed mind, and as such is a
more informed guide to action, which means that it has a greater chance
to lead to action that is responsible (seeing the entire range of the
consequences of the actions and being able to take responsibility for
the result).
To move from Confusion toward Dynamic Integrity, it is frequently
useful to perform a mental operation I call Integrative Cognition.
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