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@Leo Gura yeah she's a sharp one isn't she? 🤦 Australia is fucked for pesticides in EVERYTHING. I think the article linked was from just released re-testing of the main powders. Sadhguru right, it's all just bad dirt

This isn't that great to hear - I do not personally use these sorts of products (aside from creatine). Not surprising though: https://www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/

I'd be more comfortable with that option

Disco saucer eyes will match the disco boogie

I feel like some personal feelings of being invalid might be involved in this topic - but I hope you are okay. I say this because once again, a lot of upset language.

My sides - SPLITTING @Emerald I felt the same when reading this >.<

Not sure if this has been previously raised - having the blog section private to the public. I would probably empty some of my crazy there (including WACK as shit dream diary) if this happened.

So is the aim to stop killing the insects - or start killing any bad thought/feelings before they arise?

Do I have prior experience of perceptions in this state? I am wondering if thoughts would even be generated without the sense faculty that arises from duality (if no duality had ever been experienced). It comes to me one needs the body to perceive. So to be in a state of being with no perception would mean....no body required? No body would be perceived. No existential thing to generate an experience of thoughts. How odd... Not sure where I am going there 🫠

I just find it saddening. No courage

In this scenario - just perceptions removed? Thoughts remain and awareness? Or thoughts removed also

@SimpleGuy Pleasure

Arguments with my 9 year old nephew go down like this....

@vibv That may very well be. It might be useful to ask oneself: What is at stake here for me?

@Daniel Balan Of course! I mean to convey that you shouldn't internalise any self judgement as it is a normal process for most humans - and hey! Some never make it out of that phase... I think you could have just faced a whole bunch of people who want to sterilize individuality and natural order. In the name of equality of outcome, over equality of opportunity.

I know this is your playspace Leo - but I really think this isn't possible for you to know I have been reading the discussion and I believe language is really shooting us all in the foot. I can sense frustration on all sides, but there is no meaning to be taken in such a way. You have had an exceptional experience - there could be some definition or assumption within your terminology that hasn't fully been expressed. You could literally be using words with a very nuanced set of definitions that require fleshing out for further understanding of your experience and worldview. And due to the uniqueness of such an experience, there may be no language to express it.

We share that neuroses! It infuriates me when someone exhibits a limited perspective, and I cannot alleviate them of it. Why won't they see reason? WHY! And the ironic part I recognise in myself? I become so compromised in my effort to help *I* loose reason Stupid self awareness

@Emerald I have had this dialogue with Hojo before. You won't get anywhere - buried too deep in the unconscious. Too narrow a definition of creativity, expression and art.

Almost everyone passes through a phase like this When you begin to apply all the knowledge you are accumulating, you stop even thinking about others. You won't even judge them. There will be 'That person isn't for me' or 'I wonder when they will learn that part of life?' But one great thing? You are still starting from more foundation than most! Execution is always the part people stumble with. Execution and the wisdom of compromise.

BOTS on tinder is stupid. It is just a way to short cut to a real life date. JUST GO OUT AND MEET AND SAVE THE WASTED ENERGY ON BOTS. Cos deny it all you like its using compute power = power and water consumption. May as well just delete Tinder if you have bots try to screen and do the work.

I feel like this whole argument devolves into wanting equality of outcome vs equality of opportunity. One is clearly NOT GOOD.

Haha, exactly! Without the creative genetics from others their own nepotistic incestuous fornication is giving birth to the mutated abominations in the box office today.

Do not. Fucken sick of the shit coming out these days. Fucking sick of these space witch girl-boss mary-sue characters. Same shit as the Alien: Earth females. Characters like Ripley from the Alien series were such huge inspirations for me because she wielded femininity in a really inspiring way - through action. Motherhood. Protection. But with strength that didn't need to rofl-stomp masculinity and masculine characters. The women in films these days are simply wooden planks on screen and made to be successful & celebrated for just BEING females. Like that is so amazing they were born with a mut? Rather than what the DO to wield positive feminine traits. I had free tickets. I went in with low low expectations. Only to have my neck broken from the whiplash action you cannot focus on and a sterilized vasectomy of a storyline. Anyway, thanks for listening I feel better after emptying that out I admit I was semi-lured in because of Nine Inch Nails. *spits*

tl:dr words r hard, words fail? 🤪

Honestly, this is my experience: If you are judging something outside you - some behaviour in others as stupid, bad, frustrating or find yourself having a reaction - it is because you are disowning and rejecting that WITHIN YOU. To make a judgement about something is to say 'I do not have that' which immediately prevents you from acknowledging whatever that is, in you. If you did acknowledge it, you would dislike/hate yourself. And you DO have some element of what you dislike externally, in you. Always. You are just unconscious to it, and it is in indicator you have more work to do regarding self awareness and integration. The marker for growth here is discernment. You can look at behaviour and say 'That is negative, and lead to bad outcomes'. Discernment. Whereas judging is disowning that behaviour and denigrating it in some way. Having a feeling reaction of aversion. As you grow, you will find yourself applying discernment and less judgement. It can also operate in reverse - you see a trait/behaviour in others you love that you do not have. You do have it, you just do not see it in yourself. You have disowned it. It is relegated to the unconscious. Discernment > judgement. Important distinction.