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@Raze how is it propaganda that Iran was making nukes? They have nuclear facilities??? Is that also propaganda?? "But No!! The Nuclear facilities are just so that they can have a safe space to talk about peace so that the Evil Zionist Entity doesn't destroy them!"

@Twentyfirst when an Iranian tells you that he is upset with the Aytolla Regime, and he is LIVING there, and you still double-down on your pro-Iranian position, does that mean that open-mindedness has flown out the window?

@BlessedLion you seem to hate Israel very much. But Iran: JUST FINE! How does this make sense? You leftists are framing this war as good vs. Evil. It is not that. It is evil vs. Evil.

@Twentyfirst the matter is not women choosing to dress a certain way, but them being forced to dress a certain way. They are so brainwashed that they cannot decide for themselves how to dress. They can't even see how it MIGHT BE just slightly illogical to wear a full head covering and hot ass clothes during the summer????

@Davino had a blast reading this. Took me through 9 stages of grief and beyond! I better try some 5meo.....

Sure, man, whatever works best for you!

I also feel the need to worship, to pray, to venerate, to bow down in tears and gawk at the ineffable glory of isness! I think worshipping someone or something, however, can quickly lead to delusion. And that is what worship is, after all. It stands on the duality of worshipper and worshipped. If the goal is to unite the two, I think that's great! What a cool practice! But if the goal is to "pay your dues" or respects or whatever else to some deity or entity because it is great, then what's the point? You even said that God is within you. So the only one to worship is yourself, your majesty, your great, big, lovely presence, Someone Here.

@Anton Rogachevski So if you accept the Wikipedia definition of Ontology, how can you claim that it is fundamental? Wikipedia defines it as a branch of philosophy. So, it is something humans invented. Here is how you can prove that Ontology is not fundamental to reality. Look at what's in front of you. Do you see any Ontology? No. That's a projection of your mind. What am I missing here?

Hunger is an illusion. Here's why. Proof or explenation is not gonna cut it as a means to answer this question: why is hunger an illusion? It must be seen through, clearly. I am hungry all the time. The reason why is unclear. I make a list of rationalizations to myself about why I am hungry. I tell myself that I am hungry because I fasting, because I am not eating. It sounds like such a clever line of reasoning, but it collapses next to this one: How could "I" be hungry if "I" don't properly exist? Who is there to be hungry, to feel hunger, to need anything at all? This is the first step: realizing that there is no one. Now, even if it were true that I am hungry because I have not eaten food, it does not matter, because I am still hungry, and understanding why my hunger exists does not make it go away. It could very well be that a direct correlation is taking place between lacking food and feeling hungry. But I intuit that something much more sinister is going on here... Let's take a step back and dissect the concepts working in the background. If hunger is defined as an objective state that humans can reach, then my logic flies out the window. Indeed, if we inhabit a world of fixed and defined categories of felt emotion, then logic is no longer needed, for everything has already been made clear by the laws of men and their endless thoughts. But, if it is the case that emotions are more murky than hungry or sad, happy or mad, then a deeper investigation begets the discovery of who feels what, how, and why. When I feel hungry, I don’t like it. Thus I aim to get free of the perceived sensation of hunger such that I can bring my pain to an end. I associate the pain and the hunger, and just like that I have elaborately deceived myself. If I were to just eat food, then the hunger would go away. But the problem there is that something else would occupy my attention. And I would not be free. Because the hunger was never a problem to begin with. The problem was and always has been that I do not confront the totality of my present experience and instead label it unsatisfactorily and proceed to attempt to logic my way out of it, using steps, reason, argument, evidence, and proof. If I were to eat food, then what I perceive to be hunger would go away. But if I see what is underneath and behind and sourcing my hunger in this very moment, then I would not have to go through the trouble of eating food, for the truth is that nothing is necessary, not even survival. This runs counter to the desire to remain alive, but that desire is rotten since it backfires by taking one away even further from life, into the realms of dreaming about what could be better than It, than This, than Everything. The solution to feeling pain is not to label it and find a cure, but to collapse it into the void that has no meaning and is beyond pleasure and pain. The "hunger" I experience is an absolutely fundamental aspect of the great field of perception, but it is not hunger, for I only label it as such. I have learned throughout my life how to distinguish this from that. Emotions are just one such category within which more categories have been concocted, so many times over that they are now ingrained, used as filters that process raw qualia, missing the point entirely and constructing a world in its place that makes sense, endures ups and downs, and never gets to the bottom of everything. The solution to all problems is getting to the bottom of everything. The solution to hunger is realizing that it never existed. And the reason why fasting is so powerful a tool is because it strips away all the usual excuses and stories that you cycle through distastefully, replacing them with a seemingly palpable sense of hunger, the gateway to all things imaginable and the cure for the sickness of not knowing God. But, instead of going straight to God, I choose to abide in my hungry rationalizations. I like to chalk up my felt experience of life as "I am hungry, goddamnit," which warrants no further search and at once traps me in my own proclamation. Nothing is real! Oh, my, fucking God: What an epic realization. I am dumbfounded to a degree that is so beyond this world that it is somewhere inside of it? What is going here....? Nevermind, I'm just kidding: I'm hungry! That's all that's going on here – nothing especially mysterious or magical. It's just some dude who is hungry. Like, really, I am not kidding you. If you come closer, you can HEAR my stomach growling, asshole. Stop telling me it's not real. But, but, but.... SHUT IT! I NEED A CHEESEBURGER! Could care less about God. Give me some shrimp legs and evaporated milk, then we'll talk. Anyways, this is so damn powerful because (of my newfound fasting [food abstinence] practice) I am pushed to the very edge, the tip, the brink of perception. I can either stay hungry or say goodbye to everything I thought to know, love, and hold dear..................

@Twentyfirst lol, yeah, just like saying I gotta take a dump All is 1, habibi

Unless you are defining ontology as absolute infinity, that is, you are not defining it, then I stand by what I said

@Anton Rogachevski how do you define ontology? I'd love to have a serious convo with you, so first step is defining our terms.

@Princess Arabia love you, Princess 😘

@Twentyfirst Iran is a real, existential threat to the survival of Israel. Why do you think they invest so much time & energy into developing nukes? You think they just want to have the nukes to have them?

@Hardkill the world is fucked and always has been, especially if you're the one looking at it. And you are slimy and dirty just like the far-right delusional propagandists So the solution is taking responsibility for the devilry of the MAGa, far right, whatever else — and accepting it as yourself Definitely not a comforting answer. But the only one.

@Twentyfirst preemptive means taking measures b4 Iran develops Nukes, according to Israel militsry philosophy. They attack preemptively in anticipation of Iran attacking them.

My point is that ontology is a scam, and reality alone is real, and ontology is fucking shit, bro.

@Santiago Ram respect bro for replying and being a good sport but Jesus is not a path. There is no path. There is nowhere to go Perhaps the fantasy of Jesus may even help you reach a wordly goal of sorts, who knows But for God Realization? Are you kidding? Jesus Christ? Yeah, right. Jesus Christ!

Hope you're doing well too, man Jesus Christ = grand fantasy Keep searching, my brotha. Underneath your fine story of why Jesus Christ is king lies a truth so shocking that it will make all these words dissappear upon discovery. This idea of Jesus being a teacher or someone that can offer you guidance along your path is selfish and myopic. Look deeper. Jesus ain't real. Gawk the reality that there is no difference between your penis and your neighbor's foot. This is serious. This is what Jesus taught. Please do not bastardizd his teachings in a whirlpool of cringe and epistemic myopia. The serious people on this forum are united under a common goal, and that is the achievment of everything at once, the Holy Grail, the Holy Spirit, the Holy Triniry, whatever bro.

The point of spirituality is pointless and infinite and identical to the reason you are on this forum, the substance of the device you are viewing it on, and everything else, actually, now. Way too much to understand. JUST LOOK!

Short answer is no, none of those activities will make you happy. Yes, you will develop relationships with your hobbies, meet new people, learn invaluable skills, gain a lot of pleasure from doing it. That's awesome, man! But that's not gonna fill the hole in your heart. Nothing will If you ask, "Is this a solid list of hobbied?" I would say, "fucks yea, dude!" But is it what is needed to fulfill your soul, to BECOME that which you ever wanted? No chance. If your goal is peace or fulfillment, pursue spirituality to its end. Again, the answer to your question of how do I be more happy is right in front of you. Consider that "LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST" is only achievable right this very moment. Bungee jumping, paragliding, epic threesome, winning the lottery, you think these things will make you feel like you're living life to the fullest? Think again, brother, or don't bother thinking in the 1st place. And once you do that, your mma and drawing and whatever else will be filled with more skill, intensity, consciousness, effortlessness, and creativity.

No, there is definitely more fundamental than physics and ontology, as those are fantasies. Even Leo's ontology is a fantasy. WHAATTTT?? Yes. More fundamental. Get there!

@Anton Rogachevski Anton, @Breakingthewall is not talking about anything. I would suggest not trying to understand what he is on about. Excuse me for butting it, but it is clear that Mr. BreakingWall is talking about something utterly unfathomable that is beyond both physics & ontology.

Israel launches preemptive strike against Iran. Attacks nuke sites and military facilities. Shit is about to escalate. Jesus Christ, send a prayer.