Ziran

Death limits. Immortality doesn't.

Good question

"Don't think about water" is the same as "Defining God" because: if God is the one sustaining each and every definition, each and every border, each and every dividing line, each and every distinction, then, when the mind attaches to any definition of it, "God", metaphorically skips away, in-between the definition and its contra-distinctions which renders the definition, at best, incomplete. Which is a fail.

Let's play a game. There's only one rule. Don't think about water. ... You lose. ... That's why defining God is a fool's errand.

"Loose" terminology is necessarily for probing into unknowable-territory.

3:109 "... To Allah belongs whatever ( مَا - LINK ) that is in the heavens and on earth." Possessing attributes isn't the same a projecting attributes. Correspondence isn't necessarily parallel-o-mania. Only humans? Why stop there?

"God doesn't..." describes an incomplete being. Incomplete is not infinite.

It's better to be calloused than full of shit. Sure. Maximize others <<>> Minimize yourself Maximize yourself <<<>> Minimize others It's a pivot.

no, not full of shit. calloused. insensitive, naturally

Yes. The physical is rigid, normal, boring... mundane. The sparkle of life is intangible, beyond the physical. The magic of life is in relationships. Depends on the barista, but, in brief I experience a twinkle in the their eye and genuine desire to serve. ease confident aware caring thoughtful playful existence is physical reality is much more distinct? yes separate? no ... like soap bubbles, "as close as close can be" What's happening within your own inner-world? Sounds like you're in a rut. well. let's see. Most often I find myself preaching/teaching optimism. It's absolutely how I live my life. I don't like to talk about it, but, I'm going thru a divorce. It's awful. On a daily basis, out of necessity, I am seeking alternatives, opening myself to opportunities, with absolute faith, "If this way sucks, there's always another way." making vessels for light it feels like ... I don't know. "squishy" in a good way? imagine a huge gym mat. super-squishy. like the worlds biggest shock-absorber. but also, very sensitive. like the a glassy pond, in stillness While listening, I close my eyes, become the sea, and vibrate At some point, there was a big-bang, and I've been "pulsing", for lack of a better word ever since. I am not a "thing". I am the confluence of my affinities, aversions, talents, and flaws... with a pulse. My given name is Daniel. I go by Ziran because I like to do things naturally. It's "blossoming". Like petals on a flower. A nested chain of interdependent happenings. Nested like Russian dolls, like hand-in-glove. A nearly infinite chain-of-chains. Each link is a moment, a record, in nearly infinite database.

Only? Apparently God cares an awful lot about not-caring.

or... maybe God cares so much about so many so completely that a finite mind cannot come to terms with it

... please someday soon. too often lately it's like watching dogs chase their own tails

amen

this ^^ is significant

Within the psyche, the metaphorical "heart", the emotive faculties, in conjunction with the pattern recognition of the intellect, can escape the loop. Remember Yoda? "Trust your feelings, Luke". Live long enough or reincarnate. Sooner or later, intuition and natural deduction will take care of it.

RIP, good sailor

Goosebumps rising? bump-not-bump-not-bump-not What is the corresponding "cooing"? The soft vibration? Is it universally "beckoning"? ------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion? the reason why "soft" is universally pleasant is due to its inherent no-thing-ness which defines it. There's many other examples in the material world? thoughts? criticisms?

Have you ever considered texture? As a universal construct? It's easy to understand why "rough", a collection of tiny sharp edges, when dragged across the skin with significant repeated pressure registers as "unpleasant". But what about "soft" or other "interesting" textures ( examples: an embossed book cover, or an engraving ) registers them as universally "pleasant"? I have my own theory, but I'm curious if there are other perspectives. Thank you,

The tickle-caress skips here-and-there, gently, softly. It cultivates "yearning". Why?

Now imagine a tickle-caress along the skin of your significant-other? Why is it pleasant? ( in the proper context of course )

Is it true? Absence makes the heart grow fonder for their beloved? Makes? Universally?

It's the reason we tickle and caress.

It's the moment preceding laughter.

It's the power of a "dramatic pause".