UnbornTao

What Sadhguru might be selling is CocaCola by the river. Someone like Krishnamurti is more grounded and sincere, in my view.

What are you doing when you think of yourself as a gnana yogi? This will likely involve beliefs or be entirely based on them. To be clear, it might have some merit, but contemplation is better done without such systems.

Calling it that might lead people down unfruitful paths. Call it by its name and be clear on its purpose. If you call it contemplation, it doesn't sell as well, but clearly it is more honest--again, if both paths share that practice in its pure state, which is doubtful. But chances are, if someone says he's "doing" gnana yoga, he's following a dogma.

Maybe for a reason. But why call it Gnana Yoga in the first place? And what is its goal? What Sadhguru is up to, as far as I can tell, is disseminating beliefs, and telling people how to live their lives.

Sounds about right. @Salvijus Krishnamurti and Ralston would likely call that, even dismiss it as, a belief-based system. Their teachings do not promote hearsay. If you call it "truth seeking" (if that's the goal, which isn't a given), it doesn't sound so promising, except as an ideal. People seem to be predisposed to fantasizing and not so much to personally questioning stuff.

Your issue with Windows is currently also an annoyance. Linux can also be a good experience: free, efficient, customizable, spyware-free, stable (depending on distro). Mint is stable and great for beginners. Give live-booting a try. As for office suites, you can use LibreOffice, OnlyOffice, and online alternatives. Linux gospel aside, use WinUtil, do a clean install, and do some research on optimizing Windows.

@The Crocodile Fair enough. In any case, deep breathing is also essential. Happy new year!

Happy new year guys! Love

@The Crocodile Your mind is all over the place, doing weird stuff. So, breathe, relax. You seem to resist what's mundane and may want to appear unconventional.

Relax, breathe from your belly.

Install Linux Mint, depending on your needs and hardware. I use a tool call WinUtil which debloats stuff, optimizes services, etc. Try Brave, if that improves your browser situation.

That one's fine, and it was not the post he/she was warned for.

@Breakingthewall It's fine, not a problem.

I do not.

You misunderstand. What I'm saying is that the koan is a questioning, an opening, and the tendency of mind to provide an array of ready-made answers seals off that possibility. Make of that what you will.

Any answer would be worthless. You can definitely contemplate and dialogue, that is encouraged.

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@Breakingthewall You are missing the point of koans. They're not meant to be answered but rather to precipitate breakthroughs. You seem to be filled to the brim with "knowing" and might as well leave some space for contemplation.

I've never been particularly interested in Souls-like games or medieval themes in general, but I'm going to give Skyrim and Elden Ring a try. They seem fun.

@gettoefl Now, what's true? Not what's concluded, wished for, assumed, experienced. What works is a different pursuit.

Nice. Probably one the best laptops out there.

@gettoefl Getting philosophical doesn't make it real for oneself. Tell the truth about what you experience, it's fine. Acknowledging we have no idea is more productive, and from that investigation can occur.

I have no idea how I would start making this decision. Visiting a bunch of cities first, perhaps. Austin sounds like a good place, though.

Why adopt such a disposition? It's just what's true now, no negative or positive.

Truth is what is now, about any matter--unveiling it is the goal. You may be overlooking that freedom and bliss often come about as side effects of increased consciousness. Pursuing them by themselves hinders an open investigation, which is essential in this work. It is easy to fool oneself--what you might be after is a better experience or an ideal. Also, one can't free himself from something he's not conscious of, ergo what's true about it. Using an extremely inaccurate metaphor, you are asking for intimacy and emotional closeness while foregoing communication. It seems the former can't occur without the latter.