How to be wise

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    6 hours ago, BipolarGrowth said:

    I’ve used at least a dozen different spiritual systems quite throughly over the years. All of them have been integral to finding a point of resolving my relationship to suffering to the degree I have. The reason I bring up Buddhism specifically is only because the focus of the whole system is ending suffering. All spiritual development on any legitimate path will end some suffering. It’s the difference between going to a general family doctor to resolve a health issue versus going to a doctor who specializes in treating your specific issue. If your issue is suffering, the specialist I recommend is the Buddhist path. If you want the most transcendent and juicy temporary experiences, following something more akin to Leo’s path and teachings would probably work better. It all depends on the goal. The question of this thread was suffering though ?

    I agree that Buddhism is superior to other religions, in terms of higher consciousness. There’s no need to pretend that all religions are equal: they’re not. 

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    5 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

    Fewer women will be interested in chess than men. Just like fewer men will be interested in ballet than women.

    It's mostly a function of personality alignment.

    Chess doesn't align well with the feminine temperment, just like hunting does not.

    But you can’t ignore the increasing number of women that are entering what used to be male fields. Even in philosophy, every year the percentage of women studying it in college just increases. How do you explain that?

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    5 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

    Yes, the dangers are real and I have incurred costs doing what I do. It ain't all positive. But in the end it comes down to your values. My top value was understanding consciousness, so it wasn't even something I had to make a hard decision on. The more psychedelics you plan to do the more careful you gotta be.

    Most reseach chems in the 4-HO, 4-AcO, 5-MeO, and LSD classes are pretty safe.

    What costs have you incurred?

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    4 hours ago, Jodistrict said:

    It’s easier said than done.  The Unitarians eliminated the mythology to the extent that the only thing they believe in is social justice and most of the members are old.   The dogma does have  a power to it if it is believed.  

    Sounds more like Green addiction than genuine growth to me. A good rule of thumb is that anything which contradicts rationality and science should be thrown out, the rest can be kept. You don’t have to go to the extreme of replacing father, son and holy spirit with mother, daughter and holy spirit. Christianity should remain in touch with its 2000 year history.