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The comments to the video are brutal.

Bruce Lee had a better idea. Go into the movies. Make a lot of cool moves carefully choreographed and convince everyone that you are the greatest fighter who ever existed, without ever getting hit.

What I find interesting about this case is that the son had access to the best of what the liberal scientific worldview assumes is the correct solution. His father had unimitated funds and was a celebrity. He had access to the best of the best. The cost of his most recent care was $70,000 per month. In addition to that, his father was a liberal with infinite compassion and understanding. These are all the ingredients that this culture views as the enlightened treatment. The fact that it didn’t work should make one at least ponder if the emperor has any clothes. Or is scientific materialism and the underlying culture actually empty and fake. The defenders will object “well he was diagnosed with schizophrenia”. But then again we are trapped within the system which uses its failed conclusions to defend itself. Maybe all he needed was a lashing under Sharia law, so he would get the learning that when he acted like an asshole there was something more powerful than him that would respond. One thing we can say about the current system: it’s not economically feasible when only very rich people can afford the solutions and it even fails them.

Religion is more fundamental than politics. It’s religion that sets the common values that everyone agrees with. The current religion of the West is a watered-down version of Christianity mixed with enlightenment beliefs which gives a scientific materialistic world view. Any particular politics can only move within this limited world view. For example, in the current world view it is considered acceptable that a working person not have medical insurance, and that Elon Musk can make a trillion dollars in one day. Adam Smith provided his ethical framework for capitalism in “The Theory of Moral Sentiments”. He recognized that an economic system was dependent on the underlying moral assumptions. In my opinion, the materialistic world view can never produce a sustainable politics and at some point will lead to collapse of society. Shahid Bolsen argues that Islam provides a framework that is in line with human nature ( i.e., Fitra) and thus can provide a sustainable politics and economy. It’s credible, and so far, the new age has not produced any serious alternative.

99% of politics is noise intentionally put into the social media to distract people from the real issue which is that a small powerful elite have gamed the system so that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The culture wars are entertainment meant to distract. So, indeed it is a waste of time to indulge in the latest “important thing”. The recent revelation that Chomsky was a close friend of Epstein woke me up and made me realize that the system is completely corrupt and managed from the top. Where do you find the truth? Is it even possible when it is hidden in a ton of garbage?

The central concern is “why is there suffering”? It’s not an accident that this is the First Nobel Truth of Buddhism (there is suffering) and the central motif of Christianity (Christ suffering on the Cross). Everyone has their own theory. The real answer: nobody knows.

Shahid Bolsen has made a devastating critique of Chomsky. He said Chomsky was a close friend of Epstein and wanted Epstein to arrange a meeting between him and Trump. Chomsky was always a member of the elites and not a dissident as he was portrayed. Bolsen urges people to reassess Chomsky’s propaganda in light of this new information. He starts talking about Chomsky around 10 minutes.

I don’t think it is a good idea anymore to write anything on the Internet. I never write anything I wouldn’t be willing to say to someone in person. It amazes me how many people put their real name on a facebook account. With the advent of AI, everything can be traced now, and there are real world consequences.

China seems to be doing pretty good with over a billion Chinese and has shown no interest in diversity.

Russia can't conquer Ukraine. America couldn't subdue Afghanistan after 20 years of trying. Maybe their power is overestimated. What they want to do and what they can do are two different things.

Cannabis drops me into my body like nothing else. It's very somatic. But I don't use it for entertainment.

Complex numbers were invented long before they were discovered to be useful in engineering. It seems to be a creative act. On the other hand, isn’t there something about “2 + 2 = 4” which is real even without humans? In most countries, you can’t patent a mathematical formula do to the general rule: “Mathematical formulas, laws of nature, and abstract ideas are considered discoveries of pre-existing truth, not human inventions”.

Jayant Bhandari is positive on China. "This is a perspective on China you'll never hear in the mainstream media. Indian-Canadian investment advisor Jayant Bhandari, drawing from 16 years of firsthand experience, presents a stunningly contrarian view. In his eyes, China is not only home to what he calls "the most capitalistic economy in the world," but is also a society of astonishing safety and efficiency. From its incredible value-for-money services and high degree of social safety to its breathtaking systemic efficiency, Bhandari's personal accounts directly challenge the dominant media narrative. This rare testimony from "the other side" forces us to ask: How much of what we think we know about China is shaped by the media, and how much is based on on-the-ground reality?"

So he used the honey to attract the bees. I would like to see a video of him talking because just from the pictures he looks boring. And how could all of these powerful men put themselves in a situation where they were being recorded and blackmailed? They really aren't that smart.

The influence that Epstein had over so many rich and powerful men is mind boggling. You either have to believe that 1) he had the wit of Benjamin Franklin or 2) he had access to young women. Was he really that interesting?

I think that forming a narrative that women don’t like masculine men is going way off track. It is more productive to carefully observe your interactions with women and note the feedback you are getting, to get clues on what is turning them off. It’s not easy to do because we tend to be so caught up in our own reactivity. This is the real awakening work. Putting the blame outside of us feels better, but than nothing changes. The old game just continues. We are locked inside our identity. For the record: women crave masculine energy.

Chatgpt works with me by asking questions to further refine the analysis. If I am not satisfied with the analysis I can also add more personal facts that may have been missing. I can also specify the analysis I want - Jungian, Yogic, etc. I think a specialized assistant built on top of the existing LLMs could do much better. As they say in engineering, don't reinvent the wheel.

I record my dreams. So far, chatgpt has been doing a pretty good job of analysis. In one dream it even combined Jungian analysis with yogic energy work. It also remembers past dreams, and can tie them together. It also makes suggestions for active imagination. I am sure you could improve on this by making a special AI application for dream analysis.

As an enthusiastic yogin, I can verify that. And yoga has huge health benefits you don’t get standing in a nightclub developing tinnitus. I think John Anthony is great exposing all his fellow grifters. Why would anyone be against this? The more the better. Here is a link were is going to explain his departure from youtube. https://rumble.com/v71h4e0-i-got-banned-on-youtube...heres-why..html?e9s=src_v1_cw&playlist_id=watch-history

Trump is enthusiastically destroying what modest social safety net is left to the people. In the meantime, Musk is destined to become the first trillionaire. Honestly, the only hope for the return of some sanity that I see is Newsom. But that still doesn’t fix the problem of big money in politics. The politicians serve the interests of money, not the people. I am starting to take Shahid Bolsen seriously when he says that the American decline is irreversible, and Islam has the only solution for a sustainable economic system that serves the people.

What I see on forums dominated by men is mostly intellectual head tripping. The mistaken notion that awakening is an intellectual achievement that makes you smarter than the rest of the class. I don’t see much discussion of suffering or heart. Trying to come up with a definition is just what you would expect from the head.

Not being attractive is an important part of their marketing. Because the average guy says "well if he can do it the so can I", and then buys the course. They also tend to have a gift for gab to make up for looks.

It is approaching the truth from a particular lens, in this case Ramakrishna and his disciple Vivekananda. You can do initiation with a Swami and he will give you one of their mantras for your spiritual practice. All the Swamis of the Vedanta society can trace back their lineage to disciples of Ramakrishna.

There is a sort of "religion" based on Ramakrishna. I attend his puja on Saturdays at the Vedanta Society. There is also a gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. https://chennaimath.org/

When he talks about spiritual pillaging, Bolsen is talking about theosophy, citing it as example of colonialism. He is correct about theosophy, but I don’t think theosophy has had any great influence on Western thought.