Joseph Maynor

First we need to understand what spiritual enlightenment is, but I appreciate the attempt to explain it simply and straightforwardly.

The highest form of humor is to laugh together. This is rare though but possible.

This is a good example of when you make a joke you open yourself up to criticism. You gotta be careful with how you use humor for this reason. Especially if you have a reputation for being a do-gooder type.

Truth → no need to prove; Love → softening; Beauty → shared humanity; Wisdom → right relation.

I've seen no separate self be weaponized. All of this can be weaponized.

It's interesting. I have the opposite take on spiritual dynamics. I see it applying most accurately to individuals and more leerily to groups. I've seen others come down on this issue and have the same opinion as you. I think @Emerald shared the kind of view you have previously as I recall.

I think the relative or Absolute idea is definitely accessible in direct experience. But it depends on how this duality is clung to in a groupthink way or even in yourself. I know a lot of people try to say there is no strict duality here because the relative is unreal or an illusion -- I get that line, but I don't think it works.

Do you feel like you need to conceive of yourself a certain way first before you create? That's what I would question.

I'm concerned about the relative and the Absolute being seen as a strict duality. This is very common in spirituality, so it's not a criticism. It's expected.

Yeah. That's all I know how to do at this point pretty much. HTML and CSS and a touch of JavaScript. This is a cool video. So many options in web dev right now.

Boxing people into rigid labels like scientists, etc. But do as you will.

Thanks! I'm an INFJ. This is what I secretly think too lol. Just kidding, sort of.

This is because Anglo-American Universities wanted to structure philosophy like science. I had my fill of analytic philosophy in college.

Frontend. My love is really web design more so than coding. But everyday I try to practice a little bit of coding.

Traveling with friends, playing trumpet, reading philosophy, working on self-help, web development, playing chess

Trying to explain things so fast sometimes doesn't register. It's like trying to explain a decade of experience in a 2 hour video.

I wouldn't want to do 5Meo again because the trip I had was so beautiful and revealing. I'm afraid It would only ruin the memory I have of it.

I'm a bit odd with chess, where I mostly only practice openings. I like the memorization and find the patterns beautiful. I'll focus on one opening and work on it for like 6 months or longer. I'll play one actual game a day usually. Tactics kind of bores me. Endgames are useful when you're playing an actual game.

This is so true. Once is enough.

True. I was thinking about when I was first exposed to spiritual enlightenment and what my reaction was.

First we need to get clear about what awakening means.