Ziran

Midday naps are the definition of decadent. From a more sciency perspective: sleep is inherently linked to memory and learning. During sleep the psyche simultaneously processes and discards extraneous memories and retains significant details for recall, recollections, and reflection. If one is spending more time in REM sleep, at more frequent intervals, they are inevitably going to have a clearer conscience ( for lack of better words ). Maybe what you're observing are the fruits inherent with that clarity combined with your own personal development? Best guess.

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/underdogs-the-bloodhounds-amazing-sense-of-smell/350/ ^^ The amazing perceptive faculty of the bloodhound ^^ Not al all like a 8 year old child. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12203381/ ^^ The mysterious sense of smell: evolution, historical perspectives, and neurological disorders ^^

It's not necessary to become an animal, to perceive it. All that's needed is recall.

Wow. Great question. I look fwd to reading the replies. Thank you,

Who says it doesn't exist, and why would you believe them? Simply put, existence is not the only type of "being". The self/Self are "real" inspite of a lacking of manifestation.

May I please suggest: a more rigorous, agreed upon, definition of the word 'nature' in this context is absolutely necessary? For this purpose I suggest a confluence of 3. The nature of ______________________: How it is manifesting? How it is used for good? What are its constituent parts? Or, most succinctly: Existence Being Essence Using this model, one can begin to find words to describe the nature of anything, any non-thing, including Love, capital 'L'. Blessings to you and yours on your journey,

Yes. They're material sciences. Good. In Chinese cosmology, the human soul is a confluence of 5. This pattern of 5 is repeated cross cultures. The confluence of 5, inter-relating, inter-depending, is significant, because there's an undeniable valence corresponding to this concept. Regardless of its orientation, the figure is always and forever pointing "upwards" / "outwards". The point is: the revulsion, the aversion, to the realizing there's an Itty-bitty rapist finding safe harbor in our psyche is wholly and completely interwoven within the realizing. IOW: If you're feeling ookey, then you're on the right track.

Ok. Got it. What you're looking for are the attributes ( Spiritual DNA, for lack of a better words ) of each and every: thing and non-thing, as it is manifesting in the physical realm, as it is rooted to the eternal-one, and as it is emanating and contracting in a nearly infinite nested chain.

Self-love isn't a thing?

The perception of the individual is an "apprehension". Like a constable apprehending a suspect. The person is the apprehension ( "the probable cause" ) and more. Always more .. Not death. Within the moment of realization it's best described as "bitter-sweet"

Thank you @ryoko

Assuming I'm the one who's cheating in the bedroom, I'm wondering if both cases are optimistic. Case 1: Cheating in the boardroom is condoned, because cheating in the bedroom is condoned. <-- Optimistic? Case 2: Cheating in the boardroom is NOT condoned, because cheating in the bedroom is condoned. <-- Optimistic? Why? Because, if they're both optimistic, that explains why I'm struggling to choose between them. That's all. Is it less complicated now? The question isn't about free-sex.

You possess "personality".

Yup. See here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5764074/

Good grief. It's not that serious a question. I'm having fun. ... it's nice to meet you and have a wonderful day

Is mysticism always religious? It's controversial, but, yes. Religious is a type of cognition. It exists on a spectrum, at the extreme, opposite gnostic at the far other end of the spectrum. If so, the defining quality which determines to what extent a concept or practice is "religious" is a type of certainty: gnostic-agnoticsm, "It certainly cannot be known." At the other end of the spectrum is pure knowing: gnostic-gnosticsm, "I'm certainly knowing it." When people become interested in mysticsm, they are becoming interested in a type of inquiry or practice which consistently produces religious "gnostic-agnosticsm". This type of cognition is cultivated cross culturally around the world. It's alchemy. The practice creates a metaphorical crucible in the heart-mind. Within this crucible the partitioner creates, something-from-nothing.

it depends on how it's counted, of course. But, I don't want to dismiss the question. It's a very good one, An important lesson can be learned here. What I'm observing is not a lack of questioning, it's active avoidance and denial. People are terrified of being called out, because, "fake-it-till-you-make-it" is being conflated with "learn-by-doing". People have become fakers and are rewarding themselves far too much for surrounding themselves with an internet fan-club which always "like" their "content".

yes. ... the cheating doesn't matter as much as the affects/effects? I agree. It's optimistic, isn't it? Or is it pessimistic? Or neither? ( Please don't say neither. )

Axioms of Optimism: Moral Quandary Edition

I love you so much right now

I'd object, but, I can't while retaining my optimism.

... on hand ... is a pun ^^enjoy^^

What's the most useful thing to have on hand when the cops are pounding at the door?

We're all mirrors, stardust with a pulse, seeking validation along our shared trajectories, interjections, and brilliant contrast. Why? Because validation of something inherently good-and-always-true feels good.