Qualia and the Royal Academy of Sweden

Qualia is an interesting word.
Its interpretation is not so clear. But usually its described as the subjective consciousness experience.
That is what we all have but what is quite difficult to share.

For example the colour blue, how can we explain it for another person? And if we point to a blue dress and the other person says; no, that's a black dress? (that has happened to me...)

Actually qualia has never been proven as a fact.
But we all now that it exists.

On of the Royal academies in Sweden has a big crisis. Its the one that choose the winner of the Nobel prize in literature.
Last time it was a surprised Bob Dylan who got the price. Many criticized the  academy to give price to a singer songwriter, while others applauded it.
Anyway the head of the academy was a woman, Sarah Danius, until recent days. Now she had leaved the place because of big quarrels in the group. Actually three other members that supported Danius has leaved. And the people left are accused of being old fashioned and patriarcal.

The cause of the quarrels  is the sexually harassments of the husband to one of the members.
The wife has defended her husband, but has now also temporary leaved thee Academy.
(its now news all over the world https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/04/12/world/europe/12reuters-sweden-academy.html
Is not all this about qualia too?
Some member have felt anger over what has come in the light and others, who has been near to the accused man has seen him in another way.

Just as we can see colours and taste food in different way.

A lot of our behavior is dependent on qualia; our subjective experience.

Can meditation change that?
Probably not. But if we wait a bit before we react on our feelings our thoughts much can be gained.

Eventually we can let the go. After some breaths they may fade away...

Even self- hate, jealousy or anger may fly away. They are actually not facts (though they exists, probably in every animal)

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