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    5 hours ago, Arzola said:

    Is there anyone who has deeply and directly experienced what love really is? Someone who isn’t parroting what she has heard from Leo or others, for that matter? Are you interpreting your experience through your belief system? 

    Leo could focus on facilitation instead of teaching. His answers and “knowledge” are easily turned into a cosmology (the way we think the universe works) by most people. We easily and blindly fall into belief systems as if they are true, accepting what sounds good with no deep consciousness on the matter.

    Setting psychedelics aside: What are you conscious of now that you weren’t of before?

    If love were absolute, then every enlightened teacher would be loving. But notice, for example, that Buddha emphasized Truth, Consciousness or Nirvana (extinction!), not love. Love went away after the extinction or something. ;) 

    Is it a matter of semantics? Maybe Bliss points to the same experience that Leo’s love concept refers to. Or are you confusing how your mind reacts to the experience?

    Being-consciousness-bliss. Nirvana. Tao. Where’s love, for real?

    There’s nothing there.

    You have to remember, different teachers articulate the same experience differently. Some convey it in different words so as to align with their own unique communication style. In essence, what’s being spoken can never be adequately imparted through language. Language is but a mechanism to convey. It must not be attached to when doing this work. Otherwise, it will only create further confusion. One must verify it all for them self.

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    1 hour ago, Spaceofawareness said:

    A child is an almost completely unburdened creature. This is how they can live in the present almost always. Contrasting this, an adult realises that to survive as a responsible person, they must sacrifice their pleasure in the present, or at minimum dedicate a good part of their day to tasks related to survival and resource procurement, which means getting lost in the typical drudgery of a job.

    Imagine if an adult had no responsibilities, for example if there were some utopian society which supported and cared for people due to an abundance of resources and wealth. What would an adult do with all that time? Sure, some would waste it, and probably become lost and lacking in motivation, but that is already the case. Others would most likely pursue their dreams, and with the time they had free, maybe live in the moment like children can and do.

    My point is, being an adult means taking on responsibility. We didn’t choose this as our lives, but when a person is born into a western society, they implicitly sign a contract, which essentially is them selling their soul. It’s very hard to live this life without any burden. Thankfully there are ways to not be burdened too much, which is what we here are all trying to move towards and share with others. Sharing ways of living and being which can help in this crazy world.

    i agree with you, that getting back in touch with your inner child is a healthy and good thing to try to do, but balance is important, too large a change in a person’s life can swing the pendulum back the other way in the opposite direction. Good to find a balance and exercise moderation where necessary. 

    Good read. That’s very true, children are unburdened in a sense. But I would say that so too is the adult.

    An adult thinks they are burdened because they have a dichotomous high ideal in “freedom”. That is, to be unburdened “I must be able to do as I please”. But really that’s just the ego speaking. 

    The adult’s most dominating problem is that they always wish to be wherever they are not. Which inevitably leaves them suffering wherever they already are. They can never be content because the ego from which they operate can never be satisfied. There’s always a “better” situation it imagines.

    Adult responsibility must be acknowledged. But we must also acknowledge freedom is not the mere manipulation of our experience, but the surrender to what IS, without being effected by whatever is experienced. To sink into the impenetrable, imperturbable and unharmable source of our existence where freedom is always inherent.

    Ultimately responsibility is at our disposable. However, we can choose how we wish to wield it. Whether to wield it with honour, enacting it with play and joy like the child. Or to feel diminished and enslaved by it like the adult. It’s our choice. Responsibility would be much better suited if seen through the creative playful lens of a child.

    Burden can be only experienced from the perspective of the ego self. It cannot be experienced from pure being, which the child state appears to more organically and authentically intuit.

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    4 minutes ago, Someone here said:

    When you say "go discover the answer directly".. what should I do?   . If I'm going to be honest the answer directly from my direct experience is "only me is certain to exist and others can't be proven for certain to exist.. They might exist but can't be proven". 

    I already know that this is the only possible answer. But I'm just  kinda going with the flow here 

    Clinging to your pov of how can I discover answers can also  get me trapped :D. 

    Hahaha you are a funny dude. I‘d be scared to navigate your mind xD

    Just follow your intuition. In the end you’re going to end up you require anyway. All I suggest is be open along the way and abstain from clinging to anything.

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    12 minutes ago, Someone here said:

    @Galyna I can intuite there's something beyond the mind and the answers to big existential questions are probably beyond the intellectual level. But for now I all have is the intellectual tool. But the intellect is not completely useless tho. 

    As for my avatar.. I think I will use the question mark as one to provoke you even more :P. 

    Man, don’t continue to do yourself a disservice by intellectualising about this topic. Go discover the answer directly. By clinging to concepts you can lead yourself to entrenching ideological traps.

    @SamueLSD listed some good techniques to experiment with. You will discover much more in them than you will here.

     

  8. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    46 minutes ago, SamueLSD said:

    My thoughts ( based on nothing because I cannot remember being an infant LOL ); 

    Senses are illusory, and an infant would be fully immersed in this illusion. Similar to adults in a way.

    However, they are more connected with being in a sense, as there is no 'observer' / sense of self.  ( Less than 6 months old perhaps. )

    Keep in mind: they are beige on the spiral  ( Basic survival instinct ), so there would be times at which they are in a state of extremely low consciousness (e.g: crying for their mother, chewing on a pacifier, idk )

    I do feel like a child again when I am on acid. 

    That’s true. Senses are illusory from the perspective of the absolute. However the child doesn’t know it is using “senses”, it is simply navigating its experience freely, without a cognition in which to be directed. From this perspective, I would say it is not as deluded as the adult state.

    Don’t get to caught up on my statement on organisms, it was merely a relative example. The important point was that from the absolute, children are more in tune with the fundamental nature of reality. The difference with their instinctual responses is that it doesn’t come from ego but inborn conditioning (that’s my assumption of course.

    I don’t think I child is beige either. I think it’s a lot more complicated than that. Remember, those who presupposed and selected the child’s level were them self coming from a materialist lens.

    Isnt it interesting that. We are more child-like when induced by psychedelics, have more mental connectivity and yet often assume the child inferior ?

     

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    2 hours ago, EternalForest said:

    @Jacobsrw I agree, and I think this is also why younger people tend to be more naturally creative. When you're young there's no filter to what you say, what you do, or what you create. No one's shown you the walls of the box yet. As far as you know, there is no box. Anything is possible! That doesn't mean that children don't put thought into what they do, but rather, they just let their creativity flow freely. As the drummer George Marsh said "It's not really me that's coming, the music's coming through me."

    I believe this same principle applies to spirituality as well.

    Precisely. Very true as well. That flow state of fluidity seems to be more apparent in the younger since they are more playful. I like what you said as well. Children may apply thought into what they do but is guided by the source of experience not the predispositions of mind. 

     

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    1 hour ago, TrynaBeTurquoise said:

    The incoherence of the language in your average post is comedy, im sorry Im just being honest xD Your post has nothing to do with the discussion, which again, was side stepped by Leo when I rebutted his false and silly claim that I was spreading conspiracy theory that this was censored, when his copyright explanation was so partial and biased to fit his own partisan view, which he denies having. 

    Long story short: Leo didn't have the balls to ban me (maybe he will after reading this) he just gave me a warning (oh no!) but there is clear hypocrisy here, and I am leaving the toxicity of this forum behind, regardless. 

    Bro, have some intellectual integrity, which in part is what I was point to. Ad-hominem attacks only exhibit the type of rigour you have the capacity to espouse in your arguments.

    Face the topic at hand not those merely involved in it. You have once again demonstrated you are incapable of doing that. You seem more interested in fuelling controversy and ascribing demonisation than producing conducive discussion. 

    But hey don’t let others have you consider otherwise, for they clearly haven’t been able to before. 

    I apologise if what I said was offensive to you. I am trying to point to something beyond mere politics, that is all, please consider this.

  15. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    @kagaria I would recommend attempting to reframe this. See it as an opportunity. An indivisible void which requires entering in order to become fulfilled again. 

    The void of nothingness is a direct fear of death - hence the contentious topic of dying - but that should not dispute the power of realising such a thing. The void from which all is imagined should be where one finds solace since it is the one thing that cannot be disturbed. imperturbable and untainted in nature.

    Regarding the contrary, materialism or any ideology for that matter, they should be seen as opportunities for growth.

    See this as an opportunity to invite a dialogue with people so bought into what they have been predisposed. Help them imagine the beauty of the void so as to dissolve imagination all together. 

    Also consider that imagination is the pure expression of the void. Don’t resent it or demonise it. It’s there for a reason, to be used wisely by those who wield it.

    You have stumbled across something you may not yet have realised the true significance of. It’s far greater than what one could ever comprehend. And far more ineffable than imaginable.

  16. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    @Nak Khid Thanks for the info! I’ll explore into it.

    Previously, I have done some reading on the ‘blank slate’ theory before and glossed over some of John Lockes arguments regarding it. Just from what I know and based off your references, blank slate theory still seems limited. It superimposes materialism and the self. Ie. the self exists as a biological conceptual sentient. My contention is that this is utter delusion.

    Perceptual purity (just a term) is to understand all experience as blank, meaning uncultured and un-predispositioned, no preference from which to move. Movements of “the mind” and “the body“ are merely fluid and underpinned by the direct experience that interacts with them. In fact, conception of mind and body are non-existent until it is conditioned. Evident in child research. 

    I feel John Locke undermines the implications of his theory. If blank slate theory is to be void of any position, materialistic assumptions should be out the question as well. I feel a further existential layer was missed in his proposition. That is, the material world and self are also  adopted positions. Just my thoughts.

    Also, Locke reminds me of Hume and Nietzsche with his scepticism. Interesting.

    Ill have a read nonetheless :)


     

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    1 hour ago, Annoynymous said:

    The thing that happened in Minneapolis was terrible. How could the police so brutal? I have heard that this wasn't the first time when police brutality and excess of force allegedly happened against the black people in America. Is that true? If it is, then why America doesn't do something about it?  

    It’s a problem of fear, survival and premature consciousness. Problems in race, government and ideology are a direct derivatives of this.

    No problem has ever been solved in trying to personify it. Problems need to be considered from a systems perspective. Eg. The dynamics of behaviour, collectives, context, and predispositions.

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    21 minutes ago, SerpaeTetra said:

    It never changes so something drastic needs to be done. Other methods have failed for decades. You can call it tribalism, or unconscious, - but there is a deep reason behind these riots as a collective group.  Black median income in the US was $40,258 in 2018, and white median income was $68,145 in 2018.  Until stats like these get closer together, and police beatings to minorities slow down, the racial divide will be great.

    Dude, I was referring to both parties.

    My apologies, I didn’t word my earlier comment very well, thus, I have since edited it. I was trying to convey how tribalism is equally in government bureaucracy just as it is within social incivility. Probably more so the government since it can be concealed so discreetly.

    The nationalistic ideals of American government are extremely toxic, that’s evident. But also I don’t see justification in how the the African community has responded, it’s not a conducive long-term solution. There’s valid reasoning, sure. But this type of response is likely to only further perpetuate the already existing stigma. We need collective unity through strategic campaigning and decentralised funding.

    Being one of African descent, I find these events saddening but we must take them as a virtue for growth and transcendent opportunity.

     

  19. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    59 minutes ago, TrynaBeTurquoise said:

    xDHow sensitive can you be? 

    I'll give you a little heads up: I could care less if you kick me out of your echo chamber for expressing a legitimate opinion on this topic. 

    Dude, you’re literally floating around every political thread. Politics is important but the crux of what requires discussing far supersedes it. I recommend considering this in your propositions. It will better sophisticate your contention.

  20. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    Try red/blue idealism. This is very much a primitive knee jerk reaction on both ends. There’s merely any conscious intent behind what had been conducted. The government have displayed pure beuqacratic tribalism, leading the marginalised resorting to unnecessary behaviour. Neither way this whole situation has been handled is producing any good. The system needs to be held accountable, but also those who are taking the protest to unjustifiable degrees need to consider more long term conducive approaches.

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    1 hour ago, DivineSoda said:

    You should see the full video of Floyd's murder if you haven't already. Then you will see it's obvious the cop wanted this man dead. It was no accident. Then maybe this will inform future realizations into what's happening in this world right now. Dig deeper than the same news sites you've been following. Nothing is as it appears. The media's response to this is not as it appears. Nor is the local government's response. Nor are the ensuing violent riots.

    Open your eyes.  

     

    Lost for words...

    Pure egoism delivery. I only just watched it now. I see what everyone is now protesting about. This is a hard one, I don’t feel the response has been the best it could have been. However, something needs to be done. This primitive nationalistic americanised ideal will rot people’s minds before too long. A ubiquitous cleansing of this demented bureaucracy is required.

    Be careful not to conflate this with every governmental practice. Not all governments operate in this way. Nonetheless, clearly America is one of the most deluded, as has been shown since 2003.

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    1 hour ago, The Don said:

    That may be true.

    On the other hand, how can we build societies if we start from your premise?

    Simply by realising all positions are fundamentally imaginary and thus, most ultimately perish. Having then operate from the one unified field of awareness. A society built on innate synchronicity rather than distorted dichotomy. Which is the basis of all problem - dualistic dissagreeance. Oneness is not some utopian ideal it’s realistically accessible, it just requires the imaginary conception of “self” to disappear.

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    2 hours ago, Preetom said:

    I can see people can have psychotic breakdowns or a sense of super inflated ego through belief in some distorted versions of Solipsism. But imho, solipsism correctly understood is one of THE most conducive tool to wake up. It is a materialism killer if properly understood. It takes away the stories about creation and stuff; replaces with imagination/instantaneous creation paradigm; which makes a seeker take their actual steps into metaphysics and nature of knowledge. But if it's seen through ego lens, its a disaster/delusion.

    Exactly. Just like any type of paradigm, such as religion or nihilism, if understood in the proper context great benefits can be provided. Unfortunately, it takes a very advanced individual to see through the deceptions of these pointers. It’s far too easy for the ego to attach its identity to something than exist unsupported. I think all that can be done is helpful dialogue in which assists others to introspect and transcend the limits of mind.

  24. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    @paprika you’re on the right track. First it’s important you have established a passion, something deep and meaningful for you to fulfil. This will create a compass for your creative process. Don’t simply do business for money, do it because you have a passion. This must be fulfilled first. Otherwise, your efforts will become a bottomless pit which will have you endlessly chase since there would be no purpose to fulfil.

    Once you have your passion sorted find your unique approach to represent it. This should be something unreproducible by anyone else. To discover this, tune into your eccentric skills and features as a being. As for using your finances wisely, research a product or service that suits your niche, optimise it and start getting samples made. Set an appropriate budget and do multiple product testing. Refine it as you develop until you have produced something undeniably valuable. 

  25. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    @Preetom great points.

    However, you will be speaking to a brick wall here. Those who have risen interest in solipsism have demonstrated how little willing they are to see the fabrications in it. Most have privileged their mind as the primacy of their experience rather than the source from which it derives out of. So of course consciousness is being perceived through a contorted lens of mental imagery, namely solipsism.

    Consciousness can only be realised through meeting directly with it. Unfortunately, these discussion have not gone very far otherwise.