Infinite Tsukuyomi

28/50 I was sort of expecting it. For me it's been an awkwardness that just grows back when I chop it down. I compensate well by being quick on my feet with humor socially though.

@Mellowmarsh What do you mean?

Not a bad starting concentration exercise either if you don't have access to psychedelics. Go wash your hands, until you see what's really going on.

@Rafael Thundercat Good points. I've been having some strange dreams lately myself, I couldn't consciously orchestrate them if I wanted to much less know what was going to happen

33, very interesting indeed to see my fellows in their 30s as well

@Joseph Maynor Good example for outside of contemplation. Didn't really think about not knowing what I'll end up doing before I start dancing

I just thought I'd share how to move into not-knowing which works great for me to have more and deeper insights. The wrong move is to think that not knowing is about pure skepticism or pretending and assuming you don't know. Instead go to a place of wonder. Wonder is the key. My reasoning behind wonder over skepticism is that wonder is a move that opens you up naturally and skepticism while useful, actually does close you up a bit. The mind might unknowingly, (funnily enough) become to narrow when it instruct it to be skeptical. You can check your body right now, to feel the difference between wondering and doubting. Try it. Take any teaching and doubt it and then take the same teaching and wonder about it. When contemplating I like to bring the subject to my attention and focus on it, but then just let go of what I already know, and observe said subject as if for the first time, as if no one else really properly understood it. A second technique to stay in not knowing is to take any conclusions, insights and inklings you have while you are wondering and contemplating and turn it into a question. Wondering is like a metaphysical calculator that you can plug anything into. Example: "Knowing is a function of firing neurons" ► "Is knowing a function of firing neurons?" "Leo is neurodivergent" (someone was sure of this at one point in the forum) ► "Is Leo neurodivergent? The third one is a bit counter intuitive, and that is to wonder about your not knowing Example: I wonder about the possibility that I'm God, I currently do not know ► "Do I really not know?" And finally, as long as your are in a state of questioning you are actively participating in not knowing. P.S. Also double check your questions for things you already know, then wonder about those and work your way back to the original question

I've danced to the actualized.org 10 second intro theme. I wanted to come clean and see who else has done so. Also had the thought once "Imagine someone comes home from work, upset with their life and prays for God to change their life. They turn on Youtube and someone they've never seen before pops up, it's Leo and they watch a video". What video are they watching?

I can acknowledge what this country and the chain of causation that led to right now has provided and also acknowledge that we could get more creative and cohesive.

@Joshe Excellent observation. I didn't even think of the effect the 4th of July has on people

That's a good question. At the very least consider them both holistically.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/poll-most-americans-think-the-u-s-has-strayed-from-its-founding-principles

What are the highest quality discussions we should be having? Is there anything in particular that needs to discussed on this forum that isn't or isn't well enough?