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I think that an e-ink tablet are more suitable than a e-reader to flip back and forth between pages. With a e-ink tablet, you also have the ability to use a pen to take notes anywhere, and that is quite useful.

E-readers are absolute awesome. I recently bought a e-ink tablet that works great as both note pad and reading device. But for reading only, then a e-reader is probably much cheaper. Pro: The weight. An e-reader are lighter than most books to begin with. You can basically fit multiple bookshelfs into your device. You can change the size of the text, and have back light to read in the dark without disturbing someone sleeping next to you. The battery life are probably lasting you a week, minimum. No tired eyes! These e-ink and e-readers wont hurt your eyes, as phone or computer screen does after long time usage. Cons: No feeling of turning a paper page. Can probably be a bit slower to search for notes (Maybe). It may vary from e-reader to e-reader. Real books don't need a battery at all.. :-p

I agree that everything created needs some sort of moderation. I think that these subforums could be growing in a more organic way to give them a creative start boost, and then add different sections if a particular topic grows exponentially popular in contrast with other topics. Should the topic of language stand out under the lable science for example, then that particular topic have earned it's sub section under the lable science related topics. This would be created in direct relation with what the overall forum users likes to engage in, and maybe even inspire others to join.

I had a particular type of dream that is in a similar fashion to yours, when I was a kid. I believe it was a recurring dream or that I had glimpses of it or something like that. The dream consisted of a big steamroller wheel made of some sort of stone.And this wheel was floating in a white endless space. This wheel turned so slow, that it almost didn't move, but I knew it was moving because the slowness of this wheel was what I felt as dreadfuly slow for me to even watch. And infront of this wheel, was generations and generations of human civilization, that was eventually going to get crushed in a painfully slow, and inevitable way by this wheel. This wheel as I understood it as a kid, represented eternity. All that was and ever will remain, was this slow turning wheel in infinite white space and nothing more. It was the begining, the end, and beyond time itself. I woke up in existential terror from this dream, and I could not shake off the feeling of it being just a dream because the message felt like a deep realization rather than a silly fantasy, and this dream wasn't like any other dream I have had prior to this one either despite other dreams being more vivid and all. I think I also feared this wheel, beacause when it appeared, there was no possible interaction with it. It was a slow grinding wheel in empty white space. Any concept or thought or even time itself, was part of what was going to be grinded slowly into nothingness and remain like this forever. It's impossible to describe the absence of time, but that eternal emptiness was what I was felt in that dream.

Sounds like a great idea. Some suggestions to this could for example be, a science section. This could be helpful for linking certain articles and studies regarding topics that are already tied into spirituality. Like brain chemistry research, epistemology, space, mystical phenomena through nature, case studies of various human behaviours, etc etc. It could also be of helpl to find a certain topic from the science section rather than trying to search for a specific random post with a good studie in them. Another much needed subforum from what it seems, would be a practical one. Practicality: this could fit an endless degree with different topics, all from organizing files in your computer to recipes, and time managing. The thing is, that you could link certain topics from these new subforums as needed, into a conversation that may actually need such advices in certain spiritual topics that may have derailed into total confusion. When in actual need for a more practical advice. This tends to happen from time to time from what I have observed. A brain-storming subform could also be both fun and useful. An example could be, "What should I have for dinner" and the thread could be bombarded with uniqe recipes or fusions of recipes that could also be linked directly from "the practical" subforum. Those are some ideas to create a fire for collective creativity.

Be in the world but not of it. - Jesus

The difference is context and how your mind interact with them. If you think about buying a broom, you most likely think of what usability it will have for you in terms of cleaning. If you think of a witches broom. your mind will most likely think about the broom as a vehicle prior to it being a cleaning tool, even if it can be used as both. So nonexistent things/beings have just as much properties as you allow them to have. Imagination is what binds the two concepts togheter.

I don't know if this advice will line up with what you are trying to say . But just from reading this, and that you only get 1-2 sec short responses, wheter that is from others or yourself, sounds like it would fit into being quite short formal responses. There seems be alot of analyzing and breakdown of how you or others interact. And while that can be a fun mind activity to engage in, it can also be very self limiting if you try to juggle all theses concepts mid conversation or prior. It can come across as self hesitant and give of an uneasy energy. So the advice here is to relax into your own energy field rather than trying to analyze your way into any deeper conversation or activity.

Alright nice, I'll check it out!

If I where to specualate, I would guess that it's probably a bit of writer's block. It is bound to happen sooner or later with most creative endeavors.

I was expecting to read about your personal perspective, but you just briefly mentioned that you had a Kundalini Awakening and that was that. This may come across as a bit judgemental, but all these wonderful promises just sounds like a big sales pitch for a particular teaching, imho. Your personal experience would be a lot more interesting to hear about, and that was what I expected to read about when the title says "what it is like to exist in a non-dual state". Sorry to be picky here, but if the tile had said this "what it is like to exist in a non-dual state, according to Nirvikalpa Samadhi teachings" Then It would be on point with what you wrote I'd say.

It can often depend on the environment you find yourself in. Don't forget that there is very compassionate people everywhere as well. My unsolicited advice to you is not to stop being nice. But rather to be more direct in what you try to communicate, if you tend to be more softspoken. It's stil much more of a freedom in choosing wheter you want to be nice or not. Rather than trying to stick to one or the other mood all the time. Context also matter alot when dealing with people. An example of this came to mind. This was many years ago now, but I guess I was a bit surprised myself by the result that direct communication can have. I was playing an online shooter, and one kid in the game was just so obnoxious that he got the rest of the team started to trash talk back at him more than usual. When there was some breathing room in chat, I told him that this is just a computer game, there is no one who cares how good or bad you are at this game, just try to have some fun instead. It was like he got a mini awakening from that moment, and he stopped acting as a A-hole from that moment on. He seemed quite grateful, and even sended friend invite in-game. I was not interested to have anything to do with him apart from telling him what this little gamer moment was about, and that was it. Point being is that the team harrasing attempts wasn't nice, and it didn't help the whole situation either. Try to communicate with as much ease as possible, it keeps you in a more clear head space as well. And then only bump head with people if necessary, instead of making it into a bad habbit.

I'm dying to know more about it.

It's not a hellhole it's a pot roast. That's what we're in. We are the meat getting tender as the years go by, and emotions are the spices of life.

Yes, there are alot of unidentified flying objects that seems to have been caught on video.

Everything may be conciousness. But to say that everything is conciousness is almost as good as to say nothing at all.

Well said. I often sense that those who assume or expect others to comply with general expectations, are also those who surpress alot of thoughts and emotions in themselves for the most part. Their motivation to try include others can sometimes seem to be based on fearful thinking. Like drinking for example. I don't mind drinking, and enjoy it in moderation, and have never even once felt the need to ask anyone to drink if they don't want to drink. So I feel for people who don't like to drink. There is just no excuses for anyone who likes to drink, to downplay anyone who don't like it, and that goes for alot of other things. It only creates uncessary division.

Thanks. That's what I have found to be most useful, since it lacks any additional thoughts of judgement to what evil is or isn't.

Apolitical. Definition: not interested or involved in politics. "he took an apolitical stance" Now we all know that OP doesn't have interest in politics and that side of the forum. So OP could not possibly have been causing any problem in that forum section. Good to know! Maybe we need more Apolitical members to partake in the political part of the forum?

Oh ma god, OH MA GOD!!! Look Stacy, look! The latest Gucci bag collection has arrived! Oh. My. GOD!!!! it looks so goood!!

God can indeed be the best word to describe reality for some people. But just be aware that a description are never meant to replace that in which it tries to describe.

Evil is the absence of love. Just as an object blocking a lightsource is casting a shadow as a result.

I lost interest in sex/money/fame. For clarity, I don't mind these things if I stumble upon them I guess, but I have no interest in chasing any of it from what I can tell. Purpose is lost on me, as it require future endevour to entertain a specific purpose. Or purposelessness is another way to say it. That last question is a hard one.. I find it quite easy to see others point of views. But since I'm not invested in any of it, I'm usually aware if I want to relate with others or not in the moment. So relationships are more of a constant active choice rather than taken for granted I suppose. Sometimes I think that I'm probably just depressed despite lacking those symptoms in that moment of reflection. But tbh, I feel that it has more to do with not living up to other peoples expectations that makes me second guessing myself sometimes, because as soon as I decide that all is good, then it just is. It can sometimes feel like an on/off switch type of thing. Even writing all this feels like thoughts describing thoughts, that is thinking about other thoughts. Whatever I am, it's not this. But I find that expressing thoughts is usually a fun activity.:-) Wheter I should care about certain things or not. The never ending list of shoulds seems to be too popular of a game to completely be given up on and completely ignored, if one likes to be able to interact with others under "normal" conditions.

How do I distinguish between a problem and solution. If the best solution I come up with, could be judged as problematic at best.

By trying to escape it.