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The short answer is I don't know yet. I was placed on an aggressive radiation and chemo treatment program back in Dec. and continues today. In the next week or two I'll be having a CT scan to find out if there is any shrinkage to the main tumor (was 5cm) and affected lymph nodes on my left lung.

This was me about mid November. It was like shock and awe to the system (the ego self) when I ask the Dr. "how much time would I have if I did nothing"? And he tells me -about a month or so. And I'm thinking O.K. so I would have till about Christmas or New Year if I choose to do nothing. And I'm thinking how I liquidate the house and all its contents so it's not too much of a burden on my daughter and son. I totally wasn't prepared for this short notice. At the time I did make my final wishes known to a certain person here on the forum and asked them if they would be willing to step in for me in the event that I could no longer fulfill my Mod duties (they know who they are. And as a side note I asked them to keep it on the hush as a favor to me). Hopefully Leo gives them his final stamp of approval when the time comes. Or even before. @Leo Gura Sorry, didn't mean to put you on the spot. I know this is news to you. So, to answer your question: Life always hangs in the balance. It's a lesson in impermanence that each will learn to accept in their own way, in their own time.

No idea. Why would you do that? Seems like a waste since God is EVERYTHING.

Astral travel and lucid dreaming are but a few gateways.

@B222 You are radiating everything you are. The Sun the Moon, the dog taking a dump on the lawn. Thought = Form at play within consciousness.

@Steel Grotto This video is totally on point with this subject from an enlightened perspective. Well worth taking a look see! @9:30 discuses the biblical understanding (conceptual knowledge) vs. consciousness.

Welcome to the forum @Infinitehealer . If Leo says it's fine with him then that's fine with me. The only thing I'd say is I'm not sure if this topic would be more suited under the Philosophy, Science, Technology topic area rather than Spirituality, consciousness, awakening. Do you think black holes could be gateways to other universes/realities?

The first sign that someone has narcissistic tendencies is when they have never asked themself if they have narcissistic tendencies.

It has gone from Stupid to Moron to Retarted. Just as side note: I'm not personally offended by anything said here, myself being over 60. My only concern is the use of language being well beneath what one would expect from a mod. It sounds more like childish playground name calling.

Cognition: is the "mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience = (*Wisdom), and the senses". It encompasses all aspects of intellectual functions and processes such as: perception, attention, thought, imagination, intelligence, the formation of knowledge, memory and working memory, judgment and evaluation, reasoning and computation, problem-solving.

Don't make me say it. Have a nice day!

@OBEler Okie dokie. Not everyone suffers from a limited use of vocabulary. Some of us even know the big words and how to use them properly. And learning new ones too! Oh, dear God!

I gave you the answer to that right up front. It's called neuroplasticity. -Or the lack of it. So, exercises that enhance one's neuroplasticity would be the answer. That is if there aren't other underlying factors in question such as the development of plaque on the brain.

@OBEler "Substantial cognitive decline" would be the most accurate description of what you are trying to convey. Rather than stupid or moron. But I thought the topic was more about the elderly and new technology? You don't need to feel sorry for them. From their perspective if they managed to live a healthy, happy life without the need for the latest technology why do they suddenly need it now? *How do you know they're not thinking " If this poor moron was lost and his batteries died in his cell phone he would be screwed".

You were using the word 'stupid'. Now it has magically morphed into 'moron' since Leo used that word. Notice that? Leo- "This is so backwards. 25 year olds are morons. OBEler-"We all will be one day 60 and will be the same slow moron I notice this same mimicry in my 4-year-old grandson too because of how impressionable he is. It's quite endearing watching him develop. You have to watch everything you say around him or he will repeat it.

@OBEler What you are referring to is called 'neuroplasticity' and most, but not all lose it with age. BTW- You wouldn't know some of the stupid shit I hear coming out of the mouths of young folks. If they don't know -they just don't know. They think they know, but they don't.

In the context of 'God' and self- they are gapless. No separation. No distance. For here there is not two.

It's called 'gaslighting' and only the lowest form of human life employs its use. There is no 'greater Truth' in because it is a deception of the lowest form.

@bebotalk When you allow ppl to manipulate you, you become enslaved by them.

Snips and snails and puppy dogs' tails.

@Anonman90 'What is' can only be found in direct experience. Direct experience is the only Truth.

Is it me or did this topic run off its rails?

@Inliytened1 I have an extensive collection of seashells. I keep them on every beach.

And I've seen then all.

To watch one sunset with a keen eye is to watch every sunset that has ever been or ever will be. -RBDC