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what I was asking is if there is an intelligence which operates without awareness. my question comes from watching videos of Bernardo Kastrup talking about the mind at large and explaining the universe as “what the mind at large looks like from across a dissociative boundary.” to me, that isn’t how reality works. because it is intelligently designed. awareness is fed with perceptions by an infinitely intelligent mind, and that mind doesn’t need to have awarness to function. it might but it’s not strictly necessary, and in some ways it might be more infinite if it doesn’t have awarwness.

I don’t think that awakening to consciousness is all necessarily reveals what consciousness is. Or what intelligence is. someone can tell you that God creates the universe with infinite imagination and infinite intelligence, but do you really know what those words mean? if all you know is that consciousness is all, great, you know more than 99.999% of people, but that doesn’t mean you know what consciousness is. if all you have is the understanding that consciousness is all, then it’s easy to just give up and say some nondual cliche, like consciousness is nothing, or consciousness is awareness, or truth can’t be spoken. and then you turn around and say “there is only one awakening” because no one around you knows anything else. I sort of admire the zen philosophy, not because it’s correct, but because it doesn’t give any definitive answers. and it doesn’t deny the physical world. but to expand on that I would say that the physical world is part of an aspect of consciousness that is outside of awareness.

I’m working hard to stop getting butthurt over the elves (rich celebrities) . I try to remind myself that I’m better off for knowing about all this spirituality stuff and having a practice.

that’s what I thought too, even when I “believed” in nonduality and naive idealism. the whole “to be is to be perceived” thing always struck me as a simplification that presented reality as a stupid , inert thing. not too different a description from materialism. it also didn’t make sense of the bizarre experiences of synchronicity I’ve had.

@Scholar okay , I have a question if we live in a brain-simulated reality, what is a brain? science tells us that matter and energy are equivalent. Well, the definition of energy is “the ability to do work.” so essentially, you’re saying we live in a reality simulated by an abstract concept “the ability to do work.”

some will be open to it. like my friend who I told about my astral projections , he said it was an intetesting dream. he does a lot of psychedelics and I used to smoke weed with him. your mileage will vary.

the paradox is that “after death” doesn’t make sense without an ego-mind. if you didn’t have an ego, there wouldn’t be an “after” or a “before” , since those concepts are dependent on memory, which is another part of the dream. another way of saying it, is if you became omniscient there would be no memory, and therefore no time.

meditation is super useful. it’s not going to bring you to the highest states of consciousness possible, but that’s not the point. meditation is like brushing your teeth or taking a shower.

wow, I feel like this video came to me at the perfect time

why would the next life be any different than this one if you don’t work hard to deal with your issues in this life? I get where you’re coming from. I wanted to leave this planet so I could have another chance with an ex in another life, for a long time. but it’s an illusion, there is no escape but hard backbreaking emotional labor.

maybe awakening is the relative truth of becoming conscious of absolute truth. does that make sense? I also am not sure what awakening is, past becoming aware that consciousness is all. but according to Leo and others it goes deeper. so that means it’s a relative truth, It think?

that’s one interpretation, but to me, the belief (and that’s all it is, I don’t claim to be awakened) in immortality has the opposite effect. in my life, it means that unresolved issues are going to follow me to the next life, because death isn’t an easy escape.

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is it? not being able to cold approach is the main thing ruining my self esteem at the moment. I go out most weekends and my approaches are still only in the single digits. It makes me hate myself.

friends who love you and tell you they love you I’m hesitant to reccomend ketamine, but if you don’t struggle with addiction it could be helpful

it’s more like , for any given man, 20% of women find him attractive, 10% would date him, 5% would marry him, etc. probably a portion of men are only attractive to 10% of women, but if you’re doing this work , have a life purpose and learn how to socialize you will get plenty of interest.

So talking to myself is my life purpose. I just need to get in front of a camera and start talking. put some ambient music in there. I need a much more direct creative outlet than music

I love this show and Tony Robbins My pickup strategy has always been brooding, because I have low self esteem. The interesting part is that it sometimes works, and that’s actually what I should focus on if I want to transcend it. Because I am so needy and obsessive I will sit by myself in a bar and act as unhinged as possible. I want something different, not for women but for myself. I matter, everything I feel comes from ME. In the past I externalized the sense of satisfaction I created myself to women.

sex without love is pretty mid, sex with love is like the second coming of Christ Merry Christmas everyone.

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that’s why my goal is to start my own business

yeah it’s actually a little insane how good it is at that. usually it doesn’t even really set in until a day or two later, I’ll just be walking around, looking at people and think “holy shit this is all my imagination”

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using chatgpt I do not feel like I have failed to grasp difficult concepts, but I can’t help but wonder how students passed these classes before it was invented. They were texting their classmates for help, they were working on things together, they were going to office hours and tutoring. What I feel has happened is that, actually, students are understanding programming as well as graduates before 2020 but their social skills are plummeting Your observation highlights a significant shift in the way students engage with learning, particularly in challenging subjects like programming, since the advent of tools like ChatGPT. Before such AI tools, students indeed relied more on traditional methods of learning and collaboration: texting classmates, forming study groups, attending office hours, and seeking tutoring. These methods not only provided academic support but also fostered important social skills and a sense of community among students. With the emergence of AI tools like ChatGPT, students can access instant, personalized assistance, which can enhance understanding of complex concepts. However, if these tools are used excessively or as a sole resource, there's a potential risk of reduced interpersonal interactions and collaboration, which are crucial for developing social skills and professional networks. It's important to find a balance. AI tools can be a valuable part of the learning process, enhancing self-directed study and supplementing traditional learning methods. However, they should not completely replace the collaborative and social aspects of education. Encouraging a blend of AI-assisted learning and traditional collaborative methods can help maintain this balance, ensuring that students develop both technical skills and social competencies.