Why is Authenticity so magnetic?

[theleelajoker]

On 12/25/2025 at 5:59 PM, UnbornTao said:

Even though that sounds like a reasonable take in principle, it is also precisely that which I'm challenging as authentic. There seem to be layers to authenticity.

For example, are you aware of what a reaction you might be having is actually based on? 

 

I don't understand what you are asking (bold)

[UnbornTao]

1 hour ago, theleelajoker said:

I don't understand what you are asking (bold)

Essentially: Can one be authentic without knowing the truth? Can you be authentic in an emotional expression, for example, when you're not aware of its source - of what the emotion is based on? I'm just using emotion as an example.

[theleelajoker]

49 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

Essentially: Can one be authentic without knowing the truth? Can you be authentic in an emotional expression, for example, when you're not aware of its source - of what the emotion is based on? I'm just using emotion as an example.

Ok. The way I see - no you can't.

Example:

I am disappointed that I did not get/achieve/know XZY. But I am not aware of it.  Then Person X asks me: Are you disappointed? And I say "no".  Sometimes I truly don't know "the truth", here meaning disappointment. It's authentic for me to say "no", because I am not aware of my disappointment manifesting in my organism.  But other times, I have a feeling but I ignore it. Sometimes I feel "something is not right" but I still continue. Because I am lacking presence. 

Thin line IME. And a lot is attitude, it's authentic for me to look for truth even if I don't know it now. The answer would then be: "Hm..don't know. How can I know if I am disappointed or not"?

[inFlow]

@caspex For me authenticity is freedom. Freedom to be what you want to be, freedom to speak what you want to speak, freedom to dress the way you want, freedom from conformity and other people opinions.

If you notice this freedom you can notice when you aren't living from freedom, the psyche colapses and you feel bad instantly. What you really want is freedom!