UnbornTao

I want to brag about not having used any phone for two years, approximately between 2015-2018. Good times. Addiction, mostly. We've made our jobs to be entertained and distracted at all times.

Go have sex and get enlightened. Two different matters.

@Dodo fair enough.

That would be study (reading, thinking, researching, figuring out), which is what provides the fertile ground for contemplation to take place. In that case, I'd say that while study is about the mind, contemplation is about becoming conscious and having breakthroughs. Just some thoughts, I haven't looked into this matter deeply.

I prefer to ask questions relentlessly, both to myself and to others. It's an effective strategy for revealing or clearing out one's motives and agenda, and open up possibilities for genuine dialogue and perhaps a shared contemplation, too.

Contemplation isn't limited to thinking, and it seems to me that it can occur independent of thinking. It is setting out to experience whatever is true regarding a particular subject matter. It's grasping something for real. Certainly thinking constantly takes place in the form of internal dialogue, but contemplation creates the space to achieve insights and breakthroughs, which go beyond intellect. Consider the example of Newton and the apple.

@AndylizedAAY maybe it's location-locked. Try using a VPN. If that doesn't work, perhaps use a combination of VPN and installing through the command line:

Radical Honesty, Brad Blanton.

@ZenSwift not specifically on communication, but Stewart Emery and Werner Erhard are pretty good and share your domain of mastery.

Non-violent communication. Contemplate what it really is. Practice it with others, by journaling, in your internal dialogue. Communication is accurately representing your experience as it is. Make a distinction between manipulation and honest communication.

A few of Cristiano Ronaldo's best goals: Also look for Messi's, I'm biased here (Madrid's fan).

Relax, and seek medical help if necessary. This forum is about conscious living and love.

Torturing a bull for entertainment is a cultural activity. The bull badly hurting the bullfighter is tragic.

I don't really know, but I suspect that on sunny days. But also, I'm now looking at the dark sky and it's pretty good. Personally I also love rainy days.

@Carl-Richard I can be happy, and see pictures. Are then color-blind people miserable?

What is listening, how to listen experientially and extract insights from communications, hearing another's experience as it is. What it takes to being ready and willing to grasp profound considerations. Like when the Buddha, in a gathering of monks, held up a flower and Ananda was the only one to grasp what he was trying to get across.

I don't know about the first one, but YouTube offers decent auto-generated subtitles.

I for sure am not. But I've had a couple of "sober" glimpses. Statistically speaking, not many. A handful plus Leo might be deeply conscious, but who knows? Especially as students, we can't really be certain whether those are authentic or not. It's best to be open and skeptical at the same time, and ultimately focus on your own work. You can always refer to reputable ancient masters like Buddha, Rinzai, Huang-Po, etc.

Duplicate thread.