UnbornTao

I'm a puzzle

Yeah, seems like matching their energy (for lack of a better term) through words didn't help much.

Oh, I was just randomly coming up with ingredients. Good to know.

Mmm hmm.

No cinnamon, lemon, or mint. What were they thinking?

👍

Breathing your way to enlightenment.

What is anything? As a distinction, 'bear' is relative. A thing comes to exist is by virtue of being relative; otherwise, it's not a particular thing. Difference and language are not the same. Difference comes prior to language, it seems to me. What comes to mind when considering 'bear', for example?

Agree for the most part. I'd also make a distinction between an experience and a philosophy. Communication is about the former. Notice that no philosophy or additional conceptual structure is required for experiential insight; in fact, they can get in the way. Our deep need for, or reliance on, belief suggests that we may not truly know what we're talking about. In this existential context, one might attempt to mask that ignorance with nonduality, idealism, scientific hearsay, atheism, religion, ritual, materialism, solipsism, Scientology, Buddhism, "no-self," or any of the rest.

Get him!

Not sure how to approach the conversation. I'm sharing some disparate thoughts anyway. Still, why use an abstract term for a presumed breakthrough? Why wouldn't Ramana use terms like X or Y? In fact, for a long time he reportedly remained silent unless asked, if I recall correctly. Such stances hint at where one is coming from. They suggest they might be coming from an intellectual conclusion. Anyhow, it seems that even if there was a real breakthrough, it's still possible for the mind not to be entirely clear about it. But I don't know. I find the thinking behind phrases such as "my truth" problematic. According to Wikipedia, from Latin it is a combination of solus ("alone") and ipse ("self"). Again, why would abstract terms be necessary to communicate an experience? It's useful to observe that everything that happens occurs in your experience. But to go to the extreme and claim that this is the nature of reality itself is premature. I'd imagine that experience is still what one is referring to. This is not too dissimilar to when someone talks about "no-self" and all that. Sure thing, buddy. The chances are slim that this is an actual reality for the one claiming it. They're more likely stuck in an intellectual world without even knowing it - especially when it's taken so trivially, as an aspect of a cosmology. That suggests a concept being believed in and adopted. The reality of it is very different from our conception of it. And even though we already "know" that difference, do we, really? You yourself said you have a memory of an experience, the nature of which is likely unknown now - and may have been at the time as well. Perhaps it's like rationally explaining the event at the very moment one is being kicked in the balls, abstracting it, instead of simply going "ouch." By their own account, it makes one wonder whether the person was actually kicked at all. You can fill in the rest of the implications. Not the best analogy, but it may help clarify the contrast. Whatever is true is the final arbiter, you have nothing to do with it. The video on listening I shared in the blog thread may be helpful here.

@Miguel1 It's locked now.

There's no way for me to convince you that X is true. However, based on my direct experience for the last seven years, I am completely certain of its truth. The only thing I can ask you to do is keep an open mind. Question all of your assumptions. I hope you find the truth.

@Sugarcoat @Yimpa

Linux Mint is calling, then

Let's keep the proselytizing going:

@SQAAD I wasn't attacking your situation, but the victim mindset you seem to have fallen into. Ask yourself whether you want to continue whining, or whether you're willing to do something about it. Otherwise, what are you doing - complaining and blaming "the world" for your experience of life? How is that higher consciousness?

MILF: Man I Love Food.

I hope they are as healthy as the fresh varieties. I like to buy plain cooked legumes, except maybe lentils, which I get fresh, and then add a couple of stir-fried vegetables, like onion and red bell pepper, along with sauces, water, spices, salt, and some tomato soup to make a hearty meal in about 10 minutes. So yeah, I don't know

Not sure why dairy would be included in a pyramid like that. I get that commercial interests play a role in its design, though. Dairy is a relatively recent development in human history, and most adult mammals don't drink milk. It's not necessary for health at all. Probably neither are bread and pasta, strictly speaking. That said, I do drink full-fat milk daily, mostly in my coffee. A bit out of the blue, anyway.

👏👏

I hope you know what you're doing by randomly picking and eating wild mushrooms. Don't be negligent. Otherwise, it's a recipe for disaster. And do not combine alcohol and mushrooms, just in case it were to occur to you. Oh, and don't fool yourself. If you just want to get high, be honest about that. This is my advice, based on how I interpreted your post. God, I'm drunk with mod power!

Fanaticism is a function of repressed doubt. — Dune

@Yimpa

The purpose of this journal is to share questions, humor, miscellaneous creative content, and raw reflections on personal empowerment and consciousness. My goals are to deepen my experiential understanding of these topics, improve my communication skills, have fun, and help others see things in a new light.