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Two things can be in a symbiotic relationship with each other without being interchangeable and same. They can still be two separate entities that are mutually exclusive. A lot of people believe in duality. There is no such consensus that only non duality is the absolute truth.

Even if there is a symbiotic relationship between consciousness and reality, let's see who impacts more. Let's say that you are a general who is contemplating war and If everyone agreed, then war will happen. This is consciousness impacting reality. However as you can see, your decision to start a war was voluntary. Now take the same example and reverse it. You have been transported to a country while you slept, against your will and there is a war happening there. You're finding yourself dealing with the reality of war. This is reality impacting your consciousness. However this was involuntary. So in this symbiotic relationship, reality impacts consciousness in a involuntary manner whereas consciousness impacts reality in a voluntary manner. Thus by changing consciousness voluntarily and carefully its possible to change the nature of reality This is pretty much the basis of the law of attraction and the book secret.. Changing reality by changing thinking.

@IJB063 ok trying to remove the entities of mind, spirit, God etc and simplifying and breaking it down further. Now I only use consciousness. Within consciousness, reality exists. But independent of consciousness, there is nothing to prove whether it exists or not. An analogy of the relationship between consciousness and reality can be a mirror. You look into the mirror. You see yourself. Now turn a bit to the side of the mirror, hide from it. Can you be certain if the mirror shows your image now? Now to know that you will need to once again peep into this mirror. Which means the only way to know if the mirror reflects you is to look at the mirror. But when you are not in front of it you can't tell. Similarly reality can be a reflection of consciousness. It could be only be visible when the consciousness perceives or reflects it. But when it doesn't, nobody can tell. This means consciousness and reality are objects in one frame related to each other and inseparable. One cannot exist without the other and so the existence can't be proven or unproven since they are quantum bound.

@IJB063 Once again...... Cogito Ergo Sum. (to me I exist, because I think so, to you whether I exist or not doesn't matter and since you cannot prove my non existence or existence with solid proof, you cannot make an assumption on my existence, just like I cannot prove to you my existence, you cannot prove to me my non existence, that's why I exist if I think (only to me) , you exist if you think(only to you) , a summary of that quote) To me reality is in the eyes of the observer. Would you know if reality exists if you didn't exist? The answer is no. So reality exists as long as your mind exists. But when your mind stops thinking or dead, reality ceases to exist. This again bears the question, if reality is real. Notice that this is turning into a strange loop just like the question, who came first, egg or chicken? So one thing is established here that reality is an object relative to the perceived. One can't be sure of this object, once the perceiver is gone. In practical terms, reality does exist even if you are dead, because it exists to others. This is collective reality.again the same dilemma. What if everyone dies. Will this collective reality exist? The answer is uncertain. My take is. Since reality is context dependent, it's independent nature is a principle of uncertainty.

Cogito Ergo Sum

The fact that she is not respecting her friend by having a relationship with her friends son is very telling And the other fact being that she already had sex with him and he is still not sure about what is going on. That's a very bad part. Because when sexual intimacy is reached, most people are emotionally comfortable with each other. That's why it's called intimacy. Her signs are that of a person who is very reckless of boundaries or very manipulative and just using a younger person for fun and games, not having any regard for his emotional state or how this experience will affect him. I personally feel she is enjoying this, probably it makes her ego feel better that she is screwing a young guy, or else if she was really emotionally committed, wouldn't she already have confessed her feelings before or after sex. The fact that the guy is confused tells me that she is unbothered about emotional things and probably just toying around and might have done this with many young men in the pursuit of pleasure and ego satisfaction. This is a big drama she is creating. If the friend finds out I don't know how it's going to be. Maybe she doesn't care if she loses a friend and ends up emotionally damaging her son. I'm presuming that the mother doesn't know this and probably would not approve of this. A highly manipulative person would want to have a close friendship with a family member and an intimate relationship with another family member. This is usually seen in abusive relationships where the main purpose is control. Controlling an entire family is some sort of a fun for abusers. This is not active abuse. But it's a passive form of covert abuse that is not visible at first. This woman has to be extremely power hungry if she is not genuine about this relationship. The whole aspect of friendship with the mother and screwing the son at the same time gives a vibe of a very controlling power hungry person who derives pleasure out of knowing that they have everything at their fingertips. She is the likely one to call the shots. I mean just reverse this scenario. Let's say two older men. One has an extremely young daughter. The friend wants to screw this man's daughter when he is not around. Just think how creepy it sounds.

That's a normal relationship. Not a toxic relationship. Fighting and breaking up is fine. But feeling that you were hurt in a toxic relationship has more dangerous effects and its best to avoid them. Also this is not to say to someone to not explore the world of relationships. It's only a way of telling them to be safe. Because you know many people are vulnerable.

You are not getting the point. It's not about living with her for 40 years or 4 months. It's about not getting hurt in a relationship. Nobody enters a relationship with the idea that they are going to break it at some point unless the guy has a player mentality. It's about protecting emotions. He is young, just 20. Nobody wants their earliest experience of a relationship to be a memory of being taken advantage of by an older person. Relationship trauma takes time to heal further delaying the process of getting a reasonable and decent relationship. The advice you're giving can work for fuck and dump mentality but if a person is emotionally attached, a bad relationship has consequences on the psyche especially in younger age and the effects are long term, examples like hating women, unable to experience intimacy, developing a vengeance against women for the hurt caused. So the guy already needs to be aware of what he is getting into. Toxic relationships at early ages are the number one cause of relationship fatigue, intimacy and trust issues. That's why Leo said "don't kid yourself."

I'm a deeply emotional person and I don't want to be fucked up.

I'm studying religions and these religions tremendously help me in expanding my awareness of human knowledge.

I share a similar problem with being addicted to content I don’t believe one should install apps, what’s negative is the willing action to visit a site, if you make it more difficult to do that, you’ll generally just find a workaround, it’s the intention that matters, what instead you should do is set notes and reminders for why it is you are doing what it is you are doing, so when you have the desire to visit a site you’re reminded as to why you shouldn’t The issue with overindulging in books, podcasts etc... is that you never really have a thought of your own, you’re always spoon fed your ideas Its interesting that you see that self help content is addictive to you, it’s generally easier to sit around and contemplate than it is to actualise your theories There was a Leo video on the topic of addiction were he’d said something along the lines that a good definition for self help is removing addictions, the less youre addicted to things the more self actualised you are as a man or as a woman, so it’s quite paradoxical to be addicted to self help, am I becoming more self actualised by stopping my process of self actualisation No, obviously not, because when you sit around and read and listen to self help content, you’re not really self actualising, you’re just fart sniffing, because you’re not implementing what you should be doing What needs to be do is actually real simple, exercise, meditate, read, pursue something recreationally creative e.g. music etc... and don’t indulge base impulses e.g. mindless television, drugs, junk food etc... The mind likes to complicate things as justification to not do what needs to be done, but at the end of the day, your only shooting yourself in the foot I believe one of the main benefits to journaling is to make that abundantly clear to yourself, so you stop fucking yourself There are no excuses for your own failure, that applies as much to me as it does to you, we just have to put in the work In the great words of Abraham Lincoln “nut up or shut up”

@Leo Gura hey aren't you good at coding?

I don't think life can be lived with black and white thinking. However some people like to stay stuck within that zone and defend it lifelong. To me life is a mystery. Mind over matter. Sometimes I feel that people are like entities floating through space. And all of these entities are just pieces of each other scattered through time and space and when you explore each entity, you're exploring a lost version of yourself, even something that you might call ugly is a part of yourself. The parts that you don't integrate. In a sense we are whole. A whole made of parts. So when I look at people, sometimes I think I'm looking at myself within them and them within me. A part of us is always within others if we try a little harder to look. We're just recyclings of each other.

Sometimes I feel like we are living in this illusory reality.. And all sorts of disconnected ideas are floating through my head space all at once. On this plane, I see different zones. Like pockets on a matrix. The good zone, the bad zone, the middle zone, the zone within the bad zone which is good. Scattered zones. I feel like reality is complex. These complexities cannot be understood by a single mind. It cannot be understood by a mind that is conditioned to think a certain way. Can we just be bad if we want to be bad? Does evil deserve the Demonization it gets?

That blackboard needs to be called "orange is the new black."

This is like a wall I keep banging on and it won't move Sometimes I think? "is positivity a trap?" Is it dragging me further down the hole? Yesterday I did something astonishing. Something against my character It's like a devil came inside me. I was acting crazy. But it set me free. I have come to appreciate evil. I have understood that evil is not just evil. What we think of the world of good versus evil is not as childish and simple as it looks. This labyrinth of the world is more complex than you think. Like Leo says Good and evil are parts of the same. I have learned from my experiences that evil has a role to play. That only good cannot exist on its own in this world. That survival won't be possible only with good.. It's a complex maze. Good and evil are states of mind. Sometimes I think there are a lot of gray areas. I try to think about myself as though I'm sitting in a chair across a psychologist and looking through the glass panes all around the office. I can see cars, trees, people. Around me are so many chairs, all empty. Feel so lonely. Am the only one? Am I too good to be true? I ask myself. And the subconscious answer is yes. Living like a Cinderella doesn't help. It's almost as though I will need to force myself to just be this evil person that I don't want to be. Is being a good person a bad thing? Then why do I feel so weak? Has moralizing ourselves through culture and religion actually tamed us so much that we have become the weakest versions of ourselves. Maybe this is the result of years and years and centuries of social conditioning through religion. That we are afraid of ourselves. Afraid of who we can be. Afraid of being evil. Afraid of trying evil. Afraid of being a bad person,not only afraid of judgement, but maybe afraid of being judged by God, afraid of going against those centuries of social conditioning. The need to always present oneself as a good person. The subconscious way of being a good person because then it takes away any form of guilt. Maybe we are not what we pretend to be. Maybe we're not what we are supposed to be. Or maybe we should not be what we are trying to be. Is this a rabbit hole? My mind rambles on and on..

You will have to put an end to all the circus in your head. It literally is a collapse. A self destructive way I'm so fed up. I just want to shut inside myself even more. It doesn't feel right.

Very nice. Incredible

Such huge age gaps in relationships can sometimes make a relationship toxic. Not saying all. But success is rare. Relationships should have more or less the same level of experience and maturity or else there is a power struggle and potential for game playing..

8 Divine Flowers Which Are Favorites Of Hindu Gods “Flowers please the mind and grant prosperity. Hence, men with righteous deeds bestowed the name Sumana on them.” ―The Mahabharata book 13, Anusasana Parva Chapter 101, verses 19-21 According to this verse from the epic Mahabharata, when a pious man with a pure heart offers flowers to the deities, the deities become gratified and as a result bestow prosperity upon him. Yes, flowers play a significant role in almost every religious ritual in Hinduism. Any religious ceremony, be it offering prayers or performing Aarti, is incomplete without flowers. Worshiping Hindu Gods and Goddesses with flower offerings is not only considered auspicious but has its own importance too. Although, any type of flower can be offered to any God yet, there are certain ones which happen to be the favorite flowers of Hindu Gods that can bring you good fortune if offered to Hindu Gods and Goddesses. 1. Dhatura According to the Hindu religious text Purana, when Lord Shiva drank the poison which was churned out of the ocean by and demons, Dhatura appeared from the chest of Lord Shiva. Since then, Dhatura became Lord Shiva's favorite flower. Hence, Dhatura is offered to Lord Shiva during Shiv Puja to get rid of the poison of ego, rivalry, envy, and hatred. While there are some other Shiva flowers like Akand, Bael patra, ketaki flower is never used in the worship of Shiva. 2. Red Hibiscus This enchanting and ravishing red colored flower is offered to Goddess Kali. It is because the shape of the flower represents Maa Kali's tongue and it's red color symbolizes Maa Kali's fierceness. Thus, in West Bengal Goddess Kali is adorned with a garland of 108 red Hibiscus flowers during Kali pooja. 3. Parijata Parijata flower or Night-flowering coral Jasmine is a divine flower the roots of which are in heaven. This flower is believed to be the favorite of Vishnu, incarnations. According to the Hindu mythology, this tree came out as a result of churning of the ocean by the Gods and demons. Lord Indra found this tree and brought it to heaven where its beautiful and fragrant flowers spread beneath the tree and pleasured the Gods. 4. Lotus The Goddess of weath and prosperity, Laxmi sits on a lotus flower and thus, this flower becomes Goddess Laxmi's favorite flower. If you offer a Lotus flower to goddess Laxmi during Diwali or Laxmi pooja, it will make her gratified and in return, she will grant wealth and good fortune. In fact, if you keep a lotus seed mala or rosary in the temple of your home, it will please Goddess Laxmi. 5. Marigold All red colored flowers are dear to Lord Ganesha but the saffron yellow flower named Marigold is Lord Ganesha's favorite flower. Especially Red Genda or red Marigold flowers are believed to please the Vinayaka greatly. This flower is special because it is the only flower of the Hindu deities that can be divided into its petals. 6. Palash The Goddess of knowledge who wears a white saree and sits on a white Lotus, Devi Saraswati is fond of Palash. Although all white colored flowers are liked by Devi Saraswati, Palash flowers are considered to be the essential component in Saraswati puja. In fact, the worship of Devi Saraswati is considered incomplete without Palash flowers. 7.Tulsi Tulsi, a medicinal plant acts both as a flower and an auspicious leaf which is used in the worship of Lord Krishna. It is because Tulsi or Basil leaves are loved by Lord Krishna and thus, in most temples Tulsi leaf is also offered as Prasada at Krishna's feet. Hence, Tulsi is also known as Krishna Tulsi. Other flowers like blue Lotus and coral flowers are also loved by Lord Krishna 8. Jasmine Although Jasmine flowers are known for its fragrance and used for its medicinal properties, these flowers also hold a religious importance. Jasmine is loved by Lord Hanuman and according to the ritual, five Chameli or Jasmine flowers should be offered to please Lord Hanuman. Offering Jasmine oil along with sindoor or vermilion to Lord Hanuman also helps in warding off evils from your life.

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Sacred animals in Hinduism Cows are considered the holiest of all creatures in Hinduism. The holy cow is considered the mother of all human beings and so her slaughter is also banned throughout India. She is seen as the gift to the mankind from the God. Hindu mythology tells us of two particularly sacred cows Kamdhenu and Surabhi who are said to have emerged from the ocean during Manthan (churning of ocean). Even lord Krishna spent his childhood grazing cattle. Animals considered sacred in Hinduism, quick list Cow Bull or Nandi. (Shiva's Nandi) Elephant Snake /serpent Lion Tiger Dog Owl Horse Peacock Crow elephant. Goddess Lakshmi being saluted by elephants. Ganesh or Ganesha, a prominent Hindu God, the son of God Shiva and wife Parvati. Ganesha was born with an elephant head. Ganesha stands for peace and prosperity. It is also believed that Lord Indra (the king of all Devtas) rides on a white elephant named Airawat. Indian brides posing with elephants on their weddings. Decorated and Painted Elephants as a part of celebration. Elephant design on a dinner plate Elephant embroidery on bedsheet An elephant teapot. An elephant as an Indian house decor item. Cows, the sacred animal. Cow worship in India A sculpture of a decorated cow. A decorated cow. Ready for worship. A decorated bull on a beach in India. The bull is a Nandi. The Nandi is the vehicle of Shiva and his companion. Also the Bull represents Dharma on all 4 legs. Bulls are also considered to be holy beings. The most mention worthy of them is lord Shiva’s faithful gana (follower) and companion cum vehicle, Nandi. We always find its idol accompanying that of Shivaling in temples. Bulls are worshipped especially on harvest festivals like Sankranti and Onam or Pongal due their large influence on Indian agriculture. Nandi statues throughout India, inside and outside a temples. Nandi statue inside a temple Nandi statue outside a temple Shiva's cobra. And Naga of Mahavishnu. Adishesha. The cobra is revered for its ferocity. It's the companion of Shiva. The five headed cobra, a mythical serpent is called Adishesha and Mahavishnu sleeps in the arms of the serpent. Ancient sculpture showing Mahavishnu in the lap of the five headed serpent. The big cats, the lion and the tiger. Tiger or Lion serves as the carrier of Goddess Durga. We also find reference of Lord Vishnu taking the avatar of Lord Narsimha (Nar= man, Simha= lion) and slaying the tyrant and cruel king Hiranyakashyapu. Goddess Ma Durga or simply Durga (Ma in Hindu means mother), goddess Durga is another form of kali. Seated on a lion. The mighty Bengal tiger. Goddess Durga seated on a tiger. An Indian TV actress portraying the role of Goddess Durga in a local TV series. Gold Sculpture of Durga on a lion Goddess Kali on a tiger. A misunderstanding of the Hindu Puranas about monkeys. The monkeys are never actually mentioned in the original Sanskrit Puranas. It's called vanara. Ram took with himself an army of vanaras. Vanaras weren't exactly monkeys. They were Neanderthal men. This video clears this Owl The wise owl is the vehicle of the Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. On the night of Diwali, it is also worshipped along with the deity. It is believed it will make the goddess happy and will bless us with prosperity. Lakshmi with an owl Dogs Hinduism worships Lord Shiva. He is considered to be the ultimate and the God of Gods. You will be amazed to know that Dogs are highly associated with one of the incarnations of Lord Shiva. You can see God Bhairava with a black dog. It is believed that dogs are an incarnation of Bhairava. Hinduism also shows the connection of Dogs with Lord Dattatreya. Dattatraya was an incarnation of the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswar). This God was always followed by four dogs which symbolically represent the four Vedas. Lord Yama had taken the form of a dog to accompany Yudhistira during their final journey. He was testing the dharma of the Pandavas. Indra Dev (the king of Devas) has a dog named Sarama. This dog is supposed to have helped the Devas bring back their stolen cows by demons. Sarama is the mother of all dogs and is the daughter of Daksha (sister of Sati). The Bhagavata Purana regards Sarama as the mother of all beasts of prey. In some places of South people worship Sarama. A dog is also noted in the Rigveda as the guardian of the house of Varuna and is named as Vastospati. Peacock Peacock apart from being the national bird of India, is also considered holy in our scriptures. It is the vehicle of Lord Kartikeya. Its feathers also make for the decoration of crown of Lord Krishna. Horse . The horse denotes the symbol of strength and leadership. It is the reason why we find its mention in the Ramayana where Lord Rama performs a yagya (Ashvamedha yagya) where they sacrifice the horse to God for a prospering kingship and progress. It is also the vehicle of Surya dev (Sun God). Horse sculptures in an ancient temple in India. Crow There is not a place on earth (except the polar caps) that does not have crows as its inhabitants. Crows are part and parcel of our lives. In fact, many crows also fly around in the backyard of my house. Crows are highly intelligent animals, yet they are regarded in both western and eastern cultures as harbingers of doom. One really does not know how this belief has been ingrained in the mind of man, yet it is very much there. One of the reasons for the crow to be regarded as connected with doom is the fact that crows have a dark plumage and make unnerving calls that can spread fear in the mind on a dark night. In addition, they are known to loiter around battlefields, feed on dead corpses and destroy crops as well. Scientifically a crow comes as a part of the Corvus family of birds. There are almost 40 or so members of this genus.Recent research has found that Crows are among the world's most intelligent animals. whose EQ is rated pretty high. In ancient times a crow was supposed to be blessed with a long life and now we know that they are a long living species. They were thought to be omens of the future and sometimes the harbinger of bad luck. Goddess Dumavati riding a crow. Hinduism has a special place for animals and birds.. They are frequently mentioned in Hindu myths and legends and enjoy a place of their own in Hindu pantheon as vehicles of many gods and goddesses, as divinities and also as incarnations or aspects of Vishnu or Shiva Hinduism recognizes a crow as a harbinger of some bad news. Ancient Hindu texts and tomes on Hindu philosophy bring forth the belief that their is a linkage between the dead and living crows. It has a special significance for people who have died. One of the connections with the dead is the day of ‘Bal Kaka’. This day is observed as the day when the dead will partake of food that is distributed to crows. In addition during the ‘Shraddha’ ceremony, which is the day when ritual feeding of the dead ancestors of a family is done, crows as well as cows are also fed.Believe it or not, Crows have been observed to come and eat food during “Shraddha”. There are many examples that testify to this unique ability of a crow to sense when a feast for a departed soul is undertaken.. The crow has a special significance in Hinduism, and the Mahabharata war was preceded by a bloody battle between crows and owls. This signaled the start of the epic battle. There are many legends associated with crows in Hinduism. It is stated In the Yoga Visistha, the sage Bhasundha took the form of a crow and was witness to a number of great events in the history of the earth. He survived living on a special tree on Mount Mer In the month of January the festival for crows is celebrated . In Tamil Nadu during Kanum Pongal festival a lavish feast is spread. Coloured rice, cooked vegetables, banana and sweet pongal are spread on a plantain leaf. Generally hordes of crows will descend and partake of this feast. Prayers are offered in the hope that brother-sister ties may remain strong like the bondage among the crows.. Shani deity riding a crow.. The God Shani, who is the most difficult god to please uses a crow as his Vahana( vehicle of Travel), The crow is thus part and parcel of Hindu mythology. The crow is also an important part of tantric ritual. This ritual which is outside mainstream Hinduism is unique as the lower senses are gratified as per tantric ritual. it could involve the ritual using a crow and Lord Kaal Bhairov as the deity. The crow and Buddhism The crow is also part of Buddhist thought. The crows have a special significance for the Dalai Lama. Legend states that, when the first Dalai lama was born his home was attacked by robbers. The parents fled and in the process left the Dalai Lama behind. However, when they returned they found the Dalai Lama hale and hearty in the company of crows, which had cared for him. The crow has a special significance for Tibet Buddhism as the 1st, 7th, 8th, 12th and 14th Dalai Lama have been associated with the crow, which heralded their birth. The present Dalai Lama is in this category. Generally in Buddhism a crow is thought of as incarnation of Mahakala or Shiva whose name literally means the 'Great Black One. The crow represents the inevitability of events taking place. Mahakala is thought of as a protector of Buddhism. Thus the connotation of the crow in Buddhism is more with the good and inevitable than something bad or evil. Buddhism reached China from India. As per Chinese philosophy the world at the beginning had 10 suns which were represented by 10 crows. These crows rose into the sky at the same time and a great catastrophe was expected. The gods sent their greatest archer Houyi, who shot down nine crows and spared the last..

So the whole Hindu cycle or the central context of Hinduism is all about the establishment of Dharma in the beginning of time, it's decline and destruction towards the end and the rebirth of Dharma in the form of a calf on all 4 legs. So Hindus worship the cows and the bulls because the cow and the bull are considered sacred. Religious iconography showing the reverence to the cow in the Hindu religion.

The concept of Brahman. The brahman is something you get to experience or understand during the time of Mahapralaya

The concept of the bull on four legs. The bull is a sacred animal in Hindu texts, the bull is called Nandi and is vehicle of Shiva. Also the Bull represents Dharma. But during each successive yuga, there's a progressive decline in Dharma. And so the bull appears on 1 leg during the Kaliyug. When Sat Yuga begins again, the bull is seen standing on all 4 legs once again. This shows restoration of Dharma once again..