Joseph Maynor

The reason I say there are no good books on epistemology is because the knowing process ultimately cannot be outsourced. Only the knower can discern the knowing process by direct experience not by hearsay.

Ok, if I had to pick one maybe The Meditations by Descartes.

@Emerald Yes, there is a conflation with gender and the Masc and Fem. This causes a lot of confusion with a lot of people who haven't been educated on this.

Gambling is trusting another system to perform the way you expect.

There are really no good books on epistemology.

The purpose of a business is to get paid for your work. This is where measuring your actions against this standard is cause for serious contemplation. Nobody is going to hold this standard for you, quite the opposite.

Trying to force insights is like pulling on a plant to get it to grow faster. You have to be nice to the Muses to get insights. Be grateful and gentle.

Manifestation might be limitation, but does that counter something else that is wanted? It could be. It depends on how we define reality.

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I agree. Focus on money is not natural for me. Keeping a daily log of how much I made and how much I spend is a great idea.

Step one is to identify a specific thing you don't have that requires a change, and then step two is to create that.

I like to think I have a purpose, but often I come to feel/think I am wrong too. It's really weird. It's like set and reset. But at the end of the day you need to take care of your responsibilities to the best you can too. Don't let extraneous issues dictate your vision, but also take into account what feedback you get too.

The question here is what is your role? Role is the artform, and your manifested role is the artwork.

I appreciate this. We should attempt to show up in an area with some skill. Otherwise it's all talk.

How do you know this?

If enlightenment is such a myth then why are some of us so focused on it?

I read a lot of books, but now I realize books are more about inspiration to me than information at this point.