Rilles

Stop arguing about the finger and go to the moon.

Someone should start the Consciousness Observatorium where 500 scientists sit everyday and do self-inquiry for 10 hours. Imagine the revolution!

The hypocrisy of Scientism is... When they study the world they look at objects... When they study consciousness they look at their ideas Why doesnt consciousness warrant direct observation? Look at it! Its right fudging here! ?auuuummm

What is randomness? Black swan effect? Chaos? Why cant we predict events? Why is it so hard to win the lottery? (jk, lol) Why do we insist the universe is mechanistic when life itself is unpredictable and random?

Duly noted.

Where can I read about his trip?

I believe in the Theory of Gravity even though I have never read a single word about it. Shame on me for being so duped by science. I wonder if we just take on beliefs because we want to be accepted by others who believe the same. Me and my mind: "You have never read anything about it?" "Well its probably true" "But thats just an assumption? How can you know its true when you havent read about it?" "Well, science is reliable" "How do you know science is reliable?, who told you that?" "Science did." "What possible reason could they have for saying they are reliable?" "Interesting."

Ralston basically acknowledges the validity of psychedelics in this video. "The Shaman needed to change something in Carlos brain because he didnt get it" Paraphrasing. I watched it this morning. So basically psychedelics opens your mind enough to recognize your true nature.

One of Leos best.

I can tell youre still thinking and not looking. No wonder youre confused by this forum. Step 1.

Consciousness exists with or without the question Who Am I. Youre not constantly thinking Who Am I during the day. That doesnt cut the mustard. Try again. Consciousness is a real thing. Its not meaning. Meaning is secondary. You said it yourself, it enriches consciousness, therefore consciousness has to be something else for it to be enriched by something. Its very easy for you to sit down, close your eyes and see "Is meaning something I am aware of or is what I am?"

The mind can make a story out of almost anything.

Wow! This is some post-modern meta-art! I really like the stick figures emphasizing the emptiness of our inner being. The mask on his face must mean his false personality right? And the one dimensional house meaning the illusion of safety, just a wall but no roof over his head. In reality hes just like the caveman lighting the fire, hes just an ancient man in a modern world.

https://images.app.goo.gl/3bhHu7LsJSiBLHEP6 After 40 years of self-inquiry.

What makes a dog less complex? See you moved the goalpost. Superior and complex are not the same. You couldve asked is a human more complex than a dog. If the human race creates a nuclear bomb or spreads a virus that kills us all will you see as superior?

Beautiful stuff! Have you heard of Optical Mixing. It could make your paintings really shine. I mean literally.

People spend so much time posting here distracting them from the work. A limit of 10 posts per day (24hrs) could make the forum more effective, increase peoples productivity and cause less mental masturbation.

?? I should make this a poll.

Well Im contemplating it. I think I can be there as awareness even if my senses are not. So to be asleep is to be without sense perception. Then when you dream subtle thought and imagination kicks in. Then when you wake up from sleep the gross perceptions kick in. Awareness is always there. The reason sleep goes by in an instant is because awareness isnt aware of time.

"Meaningless action too." This sentence makes no sense. Perhaps your clarification is lacking and not my understanding.

How can I believe something if the mind is not there? Or do you mean I believe it while Im awake?

Define superior. Can a human fly? Nope. Can a dog write a book? No. Which is more important?

When youre sleeping and get awoken by someone. How can you be awoken if youre not aware of the waking itself? Imagine someone pinches you. Boom, youre awake. How is this possible if there is no awareness there? Are we aware in deep sleep?

If consciousness is meaning then what is aware of the meaning? We would say "I" understand the meaning of this" But who is the I? Is meaning or consciousness prior? Can you be aware of meaning while asleep? Youre probably going to think through the answer. I suggest you look at your experience instead. It doesnt help me to explain the color pink if you havent seen it.