What does the mind want?

[Shin]

3 minutes ago, cetus56 said:

@Shin Maybe everything.

 

 

Maybe ...

 

 

 

 

... Both

 

 

 

Edited March 8, 2019 by Shin

[cetus]

@Shin Sometimes everything is nothing. Sometimes nothing is everything.

[i am I AM]

@cetus56 Allways is

@Shin "You don't know."

[Joseph Maynor]

What does being want?  

Edited March 9, 2019 by Joseph Maynor

[zambize]

3 minutes ago, Joseph Maynor said:

What does being want?  

To be, no?

[Joseph Maynor]

1 minute ago, zambize said:

To be, no?

Does being even want to be or is that a thought?  What does being say?

[DrewNows]

7 minutes ago, Joseph Maynor said:

What does being want?  

 

4 minutes ago, zambize said:

To be, no?

yes to be, to expand, to love, everything/nothing (it just is..these are all descriptors) 

being -another descriptor

Edited March 9, 2019 by DrewNows

[zambize]

4 minutes ago, Joseph Maynor said:

Does being even want to be or is that a thought?  What does being say?

I'm not sure I can type up the best answer, most of this contemplation going to happen outside of the jurisdiction of thought.  But to give you an answer of why I would say being enjoys to be is honestly anecdotally.  Just from my experience of as I get more and more lucid and immersed in my direct experience, I just enjoy existing more.  And so while being has never told me you enjoy being, and even if I had that thought it would just be a thought, it's also true that we know what we like.  I know I like raspberries more than cantaloupe, who doesnt.  But it would be hard to explain why, I could give some convoluted answer trying to explain why I like what i like, but at the end of the day I just do and I know what I enjoy.  It's not so much a thought as it is a knowing I enjoy being present that was the thought behind my answer, although as is always with these comments, it gets hard to communicate, especially when I'm still ignorant to a lot as well

[tedens]

25 minutes ago, Joseph Maynor said:

Does being even want to be or is that a thought?  What does being say?

This is probably the ultimate and most astonishing question. I use something similar in my self-inquiry. 

Edited March 9, 2019 by tedens

[Alpu]

The canvas of your perception
Torn by sharpening knife
The mirror of self-deception
That reflects outer life
The scene of dreams and memories
Where thoughts are living art
The freest when you find the peace
With connection to heart
The play that you can’t escape from
Your enemy or friend?
The knowing how to act in it
Can plot the happy end
The theater of empty seats
Where drama has no break
It’s happening behind the scenes
With one actor at stake

[i am I AM]

@Joseph Maynor If it is necessary to ask another, this is not 'being'. The question appears o be circular according to this definition of 'being'! ...Consequently, help

[ajasatya]

On 08/03/2019 at 4:52 PM, TRzed said:

What does the mind want?

the undisciplined mind wants safety, identity, comfort, attention (acknowledgment from external events) and permanence. the perfect setup for disaster.

the disciplined mind wants to know it's own limitations and falacies. the perfect setup for freedom.

[Truth Addict]

On 09/03/2019 at 1:49 AM, i am I AM said:

@cetus56

@Shin "You don't know."

Exactly!

I once saw a post on fb from a friend of mine, who simply was a 17 year old asking: who am I?

I told him: what were you before you ever knew anything about the world? Imagine that you're born again with zero thoughts and zero information about the world, what are you then?

He spontaneously answered: "absolute nothing", cuz there would be no thoughts to even describe it.

I was shocked! It was so accurate.

...

@TRzed maybe there's no mind, maybe the mind is just a thought.

It is, you see? You're making distinctions based on what?

[Forestluv]

@TRzed You want to come back home.

[Tistepiste]

@Serotoninluv I love your posts!! Especially this one. I've been admiring your input, a lot! Big love and hugs from me

[Forestluv]

@Tistepiste  ? I just returned from Sedona, AZ and still glowing it’s energy. 

[DrewNows]

21 minutes ago, Serotoninluv said:

@Tistepiste  ? I just returned from Sedona, AZ and still glowing it’s energy. 

Awesome!

Im from AZ, do you live there? (i lived in the phx area for many years) 

[Shin]

1 hour ago, Serotoninluv said:

@Tistepiste  ? I just returned from Sedona, AZ and still glowing it’s energy. 

But ...

... Did you lick Bentinho feet ?

That's all that matters in the end ...

[Forestluv]

1 hour ago, DrewNows said:

Awesome!

Im from AZ, do you live there? (i lived in the phx area for many years) 

I live in the Midwest. I just felt a calling to visit Sedona. Partly to escape the cold Midwest weather, partly to resonate with the energy in Sedona.

[zambize]

Just now, Serotoninluv said:

I live in the Midwest. I just felt a calling to visit Sedona. Partly to escape the cold Midwest weather, partly to resonate with the energy in Sedona.

I'm currently freezing my balls off in Wisconsin, so I'm very jealous of you, especially since I've been wanting to try peyote