UnbornTao

Like Plato defining a human being as a featherless biped. Diogenes plucked a chicken, brought it to Plato's Academy, and exclaimed, "Here is Plato's human!" In response, Plato and his followers modified the definition to include "with broad nails."

At this point, we might as well ask what are self, self-concept, identify?

Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?

Not practically possible, unless you had the requisite basic survival skills. Without any human interaction at all, eventually, like Tom Hanks in Cast Away, you might end up befriending a soccer ball. It'd be like experiencing radical solitary confinement in the long term. I suspect that, at some point, we all would miss human interaction to a greater or lesser degree, even if we consider ourselves "loners".

Notice that your state changes when you openly listen to this video.

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You know who else? Ken Wilber

Everything you do is a manipulation.

Recognize and acknowledge that everyone, including you, is operating in the domain of belief, whether religious, scientific, philosophic or cosmological; the truth of the matter remains unknown. Getting this in your experience takes work and can be deepened.

James Clear, Shane Parrish (Farnam Street).

Joe Dispenza Deepak Chopra

The future has no future. Seriously though, no idea on what the future of work is going to be like.

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Loved Black Ops 1 and 2. Zombies mode was appealing to me. Hopefully BO6 does things reasonably well; zombies looks promising.

Sounds good!

I suspect that everyone faces similar challenges in interpersonal relationships. This is a good opportunity for you to question what this behavior is really about. Could it be an attempt to avoid getting hurt? Perhaps it’s rooted in an aversion to vulnerability? I'm painting with broad strokes here. A good question to ask oneself is: What do I assume is true of myself such that I get to show up as this person, in this particular way? Contemplate the assumptions that might lie behind the motivating factor. Keep contemplating what this pattern is about and why it occurs.

Sounds like a pipe dream.

If we ignore its nature, what are we declaring war on?

Why not grasp your own nature first, then move on to investigate others? Leave aside anything that isn't direct consciousness – which is everything.

We don't even know what life is.

"Isn't it so?"

We really love to chat away.

@Keryo Koffa cool!

Unless the one who intends, even though appearing as solid and real, is a convenient construction. If we consider intention and its components, it might be able to arise with no self behind it. But then again, I think we're taking intention and identity differently. @Salvijus OK, I just read the rest of your posts.

It's something other than a simple communication with some other purpose. A state is being referred to. Doesn't sound like an enlightenment experience, and there is no content when it comes to this.