Technology can help us to be mindful. Whether we are a programmers or users, to operate any complex technology requires the ability to be in the present moment. We cannot be scattered all over the place and write a correct line of code. We must pay attention to every comma, every period, every letter and number. One mistake and things go wrong, won’t start, won’t work, and cause chaos. The same holds true for users. It’s usually not the machine’s fault, it’s something the user forgot, didn’t get right, or blanked out on.
So it isn’t that tech makes us mindful, but we must be mindful to operate or build it. In this sense it is very valuable as an example of the need for mindfulness. But on another level, the Internet and all wireless technology, have further shown us that many powerful things cannot be seen with the human eye.
We can’t see electricity, air, and the world wide web—yet they all exist and we take them on faith. However, when it comes to our Souls, Spirit, or the underlying powers of the Universe, we have a lot of doubters. Many people do not believe in this substratum of existence because they can’t see it. Yet modern technology is bound to make believers of these people as well, as soon as they become conscious of it, for they will then recognize the boundless possibilities of the unseen.
So it isn’t that tech makes us mindful, but we must be mindful to operate or build it. In this sense it is very valuable as an example of the need for mindfulness. But on another level, the Internet and all wireless technology, have further shown us that many powerful things cannot be seen with the human eye.
We can’t see electricity, air, and the world wide web—yet they all exist and we take them on faith. However, when it comes to our Souls, Spirit, or the underlying powers of the Universe, we have a lot of doubters. Many people do not believe in this substratum of existence because they can’t see it. Yet modern technology is bound to make believers of these people as well, as soon as they become conscious of it, for they will then recognize the boundless possibilities of the unseen.
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