Hyperion

Definition = (conceptual) limitation. Tautology = open-ended circular (self-)reference. You're welcome.

To recap what has been said in the video: The opposite of eternity is temporal finitude. The opposite of perfection is imperfection. The opposite of infinite intelligence is finite intelligence. The opposite of infinite love is limited love. The opposite of impermanence is permanence. The opposite of oneness is multiplicity. The opposite of nothingness is somethingness. The opposite of emptiness is fullness. The opposite of formlessness is form. The opposite of Absolute love is relative love. The opposite of ONE is MANY. Therefore, all of these are relative qualities. If however by capitalizing one (or more) of these words you mean to imply that it points to that which has no opposite, then it doesn't make the slightest difference which word you pick from the dictionary... because in that case, it refers to that which includes and transcends ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. How about the Great Double Whopper With Cheese?

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@r0ckyreed You may find these threads helpful:

@Natasha Tori Maru Gotcha. 😘 @Carl-Richard It is always hilarious to see how caught up people get in their labels, concepts and perspectives... when the solution to the whole conundrum is so incredibly simple. You only need to ask yourself the following question: Does that which I am referring to when I use word (or phrase) X have an opposite? If the answer is yes, then it is relative. If the answer is no, then it is Absolute. Simple as that. 🕉

I'd say that's relative.

I guess that's why I've had such a itchy feeling down there for the past couple of days. @Natasha Tori Maru Arguing about whether there is a self or not is like debating whether spaghetti are pasta or noodles... potentially entertaining, but ultimately pointless.

It's actually much much much much much much simpler than that: That which has an opposite is relative. That which doesn't have an opposite is Absolute. You're welcome.

It's like asking: "Why has there got to be pizza? Why not just slices of pizza?"

That's relatively (un)true.

Beware of rigid belief systems that try to put reality into a neat little box by de-fining (I.e. limiting) it as "only this, but not that". Infinite Reality isn't ever this OR that... it is always this AND that, and also it is neither. Anything that can be expressed with words is a relative perspective, and any relative perspective that you become attached to turns into dogma. And once you mistake your dogmas for absolute truth, you are lost in delusion. ☯️

Your mom, at least according to what she told me last night in private. (Sorry, couldn't resist.) 😘

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Great. Not to (overly) toot my own horn, but I suggest you read my previous three threads over and over and over again until they really land... I am not saying that my grandiloquent ramblings are necessarily the be-all end-all of spiritual wisdom, but perhaps they'll do the trick and disimbue you of the kind of sloppy, deceptive, half-baked, self-contradictory dogmatic nondualistic horseshit that mostly passes for spiritual teaching these days. All of that popular Advaita slop might serve as a valuable pointer in the beginning, but if you don't let go of it and transcend it at some point, you'll probably end up more lost and deluded than the most duality-driven egomaniac out there. Just my two cents, of course. Make of it what you will. 😌

You're kidding, right? Feel free to re-read my "What Are Illusions" thread (as well as my theory of everything while you're at it) where I explain at length why illusions are in fact the only things that exist. Sorry, but I really don't know how to make it any more clear than that.

Good insight, especially the 'belief' part. Solipsism is a valid relative perspective, but so is the opposite point of view. "Enlightenment" is about seeing relative perspectives for what they really are (and recognizing that which is the source/sum/essence of all relative things); living a good life is about discerning between helpful/healthy and unhelpful/unhealthy perspectives. And as far as helpful & healthy perspectives go, solipsism is pretty damn near the very bottom of the list.

A valid counterperspective. 🙏

Whatever you are conscious of is what you experience. Whatever you experience is a part of reality. Whatever is a part of reality is an aspect of the Absolute. Being conscious of something = the Absolute looking at itself from a certain perspective. (This is the function of the ego btw. No ego = no consciousness / experience of reality.) So yes, whatever you experience is relatively true. That which is absolutely true is the source, the sum and the essence of all possible relative truths. You're welcome.

Letting go ≠ getting rid of. If you drop a bag of bricks it will fall to the ground, but it is still going to be there. So, just let the anger be there. Don't resist it. Feel it fully. Feel it in all of its raw, amazing, ineffable power. Don't look at it as something that "shouldn't be there"; rather perceive it as an impersonal force of nature that is simply rising to the surface and discharging itself in the present moment, like an electric current that is flowing through your body. It only gets stuck in your body (and your mind) when you try to repress it; if on the other hand you just let it be there, allow it to wash over you and discharge itself, it will eventually run its course and fade away. Does this mean that you need to act on it? No, it doesn't. This is where the art of nondoership comes into play... just feel whatever you feel and stay as outwardly calm as possible in the situation. Express whatever needs to be expressed, but do it in a way that is constructive rather than destructive. Easier said than done? You bet your ass it is. But life just wouldn't be fun without some epic challenges. Good luck.

Nothing, which is exactly why I don't rely on it. Why not, indeed? As long as it still feels like "work", there hasn't been a true breakthrough. The real magic happens where the real work stops.

...which is why it has been said: Tao called Tao is not Tao. Names can name no lasting name. Nameless: the origin of heaven and earth. Naming: the mother of ten thousand things. Empty of desire, perceive mystery. Filled with desire, perceive manifestations. These have the same source, but different names. Call them both deep - Deep and again deep: The gateway to all mystery. I would say that it is a function of high-frequency multi-perspectival meta-awareness that leads to a unification and integration of opposites. Which, for the purpose of brevity and catchiness, is more commonly referred as "enlightenment".

Read the OP. It's all in there.