UnbornTao

Have had a couple glimpses or kenshos. Either it is or it isn't. Are you going to go by hearsay? If it is possible, then what's required is finding out how to go about it. Metaphorically speaking, it's a bit like finding a cure for a disease. Is there one? Well, the process of figuring it out might eventually result in the creation of one. If you say there isn't one or that it is impossible from the get-go, then no work is done, and that guarantees it won't be found or invented. You shouldn't confuse your failure to get it with assuming that it is impossible, either.

Moved to Mental Health subforum.

Congrats!

You don't need to. You just have to create the possibility and go after it. Then what's all this fuss about? We hear instances of individuals who communicate something that could be called direct consciousness. If you fail in finding it, call it that, not impossible. Maybe check Ramana Maharshi.

I wouldn't readily assume that. What that entails is "enlightenment," not a conviction, conclusion or other mind activity.

Get who you are and what existence is before trying to figure out the reason for it.

Are you coming up with painful scenarios in your mind and then suffering that activity? Don't lie about your experience because of some belief you've adopted. If you want to see more positive things in the world, it wouldn't hurt starting with yourself. What are boredom and loneliness? Reflect on that. See if you can catch something new about your experience of them.

You can do better

DeepL is what the cool kids use now.

I don't get it. Just wait until @Princess Arabia's thread on Healthy Foods turns into a raving discussion on solipsism. It's fine by me, I just had to be a buzzkill.

Yeah, nobody is. On the other hand, your skill, etc., can be said to be special, although this clearly relates to action (what you do) instead of what one is as a person. Doing vs being. Da Vinci was another human, but the fucker had acute perception and ability for insight--his learning ability was exceptional.

What kind of question is that? Hitler might have been good for the German economy, but that's really a superficial point and not the issue.

Your body isn't even the same now as it was ten or twenty years ago.

I think you guys could start another thread for your discussion.

"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others."

In the end, who is?

How come?

Occasionally get elated when fasting (coffee might add to that); haven't done long fasts though--longer than 24 hours.

I'm hungry too.

I fed it Leo's Claude conversation on political ideologies, as a way to have some fun and explore this tech. Pretty convincing. You can try it with any source material. @Leo Gura Feel free to hide this post if you don't like this. https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/18fb81e4-3f0c-47da-85a6-ad50514794bc/audio

He meant 3 months in Saturn's time. So, 7.38 years on Earth.

But this endeavor is seen as a substraction--removing something that is identified as part of one's life. We aren't very eager to undergo this process, and many outright oppose it. This is why personal ownership is crucial. Either you intent to eliminate your own fantasies, or it won't happen. A group effort can help by providing accountability, guidelines and direction--and that's a high standard to meet, yet doable. Got it. If people can begin to consider content of "spiritual" nature, that is sincere and real, despite their tendency to instantly perceive it as cultish or weird (which may be a potential risk), then that'd signify progress. People barely ask themselves any real questions in their lives, though. But hey, what you advocate for is certainly a positive direction, provided others are along for the ride.

I'd include the story of Lucifer in your video on corruption. Using the "fallen angel" as an analogy for the creation and maintenance of the self, in order to point out the primordial "corruption."