Joseph Maynor

Who decides what is the foreground and what is the background?

Unless you know someone you never know for sure what they are going through. This is a more of a problem today with social media communication. We don't even know who we are dealing with oftentimes or what they are going through. We have to infer many things that are hidden. This is a real problem.

One of the most difficult problems in philosophy, especially Indian Philosophy, is the relation or lack thereof between the self and the other. This is rife with conflict and will haunt anyone on the path due to the framings internalized due to study of these materials. You have to think this duality thru for yourself.

But in writing aren't you using lots of concepts and labels?

This is an interesting quote: "Understanding of the self only arises in relationship, in watching yourself in relationship to people, ideas, and things; to trees, the earth, and the world around you and within you. Relationship is the mirror in which the self is revealed. Without self-knowledge there is no basis for right thought and action."

If I haven't met someone face to face ideally in a physical setting it is hard for me to even think there is a real relationship there. So that is important but often overlooked.

How do you feel about Jiddu Krishnamurti?

Why don't you explain your duality between mind and awareness.

Why do you need to convince me? I gave you honest answers to your questions in this thread.

You seem like you need validation from me or like you have an axe to grind. You are constantly in teacher mode lately.

Can you not make these things so personal?

This is the best video I have ever seen on Schopenhauer. His idea of will is really fascinating.

Do it. You will get some feedback through. You will get a variety of feedback. But this is useful!

People absorb groupthink instead of thinking and feeling for themselves. This is the primary issue.

Which AI do you use?

This is a good topic for further discussion.

Have you ran some of this thru AI?

This is a deflection. You have to do the psychedelics yourself. I can't convey that to you.

This is where psychedelics become important. It is an experience.

I can recollect the trip yes. It is like the saying be the atmosphere not the clouds. It is a realization that you are not a cloud, You are the Atmosphere.

It looked like Me which was the container of all the stuff inside. Like a field.

I have seen awareness.

It requires psychedelics to see.

@zurew I find use of "dishonest and bad faith actor" to be kind of a strong conclusion to make about someone. I'm seeing this used more and more. That is a strong conclusion and a personal one that kind of goes to character and away from the argument itself. It is sort of an ad hominem.