UnbornTao

"Why" is asking for a reason - the question presupposes that what we take existence to be is the same as whatever existence is. So, in my view, a better question would be, what is it?

No mirror, no party.

The blog is taking a break from us. Nothing personal.

Again, the Buddha ate meat. Not making a case for anything, just distinguishing between "consciousness" and lifestyle.

Can they be bought at Walmart? Asking for a friend.

Do you discover that your hand has five fingers, or do you invent it? What's "a" finger? Where is the division found? In our experience. In other words, we can see that the division itself is something we do - or interpret. If we remove every form of concept from reality... okay, that's a massive meditation. It's interesting. This topic may very well require an inquiry into language itself.

Genetics

This is roughly the way I'd argue for it being a language - and therefore something "invented." Without the possibility of language itself (not only a particular language), where would math even be found? Not even symbolism (etc.) woild be possible. You couldn't use one thing to represent another thing. For example, words point to distinctions, to your experience of some thing. Without language, or without a word for something, it isn't experienced. In many ways, the distinctions that show up within that particular language couldn't arise without the linguistic framework itself. In the process…

If the price is right, it could work. Keep in mind it's still a PC running SteamOS, a Linux distro, with a KDE Plasma–based desktop mode. So, for example, there's no online multiplayer fee unlike on consoles. And it could be used to write documents, browse the web, watch movies, and all that. You could install Windows, use other stores and launchers, etc. Performance is reportedly on par with the PS5, though Valve seems to be prioritizing accessibility and convenience.

Good question.

For sure. And the suffering itself. Sometimes it can be hard to see, though.

Definitely.

I'm a jerk, that's why I keep insisting on the experiential component. It's also a reminder for others as well as for myself. There's always more to uncover in that sense.

Since you were asking a particular question at the time ("Who am I?"), this is your mind coming up with ways to distract you from looking into that. "Thank you, next." (This is you saying that to your thoughts while contemplating.) If your intention is still to become conscious of that subject, proceed. You can always unpack the whole thought-business after your self-inquiry session, just to give it a name. To address your point, we could ask what a thought actually is. Without taking it for granted, what is a thought? Where is it located?

It's a core dynamic of life - What isn't completely free and at peace in our experience right now? Why does it exist in the first place? In my view, it's helpful to distinguish between struggle as a condition and other, more evident forms of suffering. The latter can be transcended because it's an activity we're actively engaged in! That means we can stop doing it. The short version might look like this (as a guided meditation): Can we love our suffering? What if we fully embraced our experience, whatever it is? Sorry, a bit of the blue. Just some questions to ponder.

Finally.

Yeah. An exercise: see both your mind and your body as the same unit, not separate.

Damn, that's some Socratic wisdom right there. Hey, can't complain:

Yep, sound advice.

"The Tao that is Unborn is already immortal." - Someone, probably.

Yay! Deals with the themes of conformity, the human condition… and also, what the heck is going on? Isn't it more like an incredibly popular or universal cult-virus rather than a "Turquoise" society?

Struggle - the only battle we can't live without.