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Post by silver on Aug 18, 2013 23:16:16 GMT -5
always best out in the open... Honouring the space provided is sweet. well, it wasn't very courageous of me as I left myself the "sincerity escape-hatch" suture self edit - ooooh I just broke 7,000 - and don't say 7,000 what, heehee.
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Post by Beingist on Aug 18, 2013 23:17:00 GMT -5
... then, there's the occasional attempt to make one look dumb. no! it's effortless! .. to wit.
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Post by laughter on Aug 18, 2013 23:18:12 GMT -5
Hi, When a scientist gains some knowledge, they gain some power over the world. Humans have cured diseases, built cars, radios, and rocket ships, all with applied scientific knowledge (aka, engineering). When a mystic gains some knowledge, they don't seem to be able to do anything. [edit: I try to clarify this sentence below. I don't mean that mystics become dysfunctional humans. I mean the knowledge isn't apply-able and test-able like scientific knowledge.] This worries me. Some spiritual teachers make some extreme claims about the existence of psychic powers (ESP, healing), but have no proof, and at times seem to be fooled by stage magicians (eg, Uri Geller, John Edward) or bad science (eg, Duke parapsychology experiments). If you "see Reality", do you get any ability that verifies you aren't merely having some kind of hallucination or auto-induced endorphin release? I'm desperate for my life to be different, and I feel like a failure. This painful situation seems like ripe ground for some kind of mental break like this. I guess the usual argument in mysticism is that there is no material proof or experiment, but if you go there yourself, you won't be bothered by these doubts. That hasn't worked yet for me. Robert ok, sorry bobby k ... if you haven't noticed, at this point ... you are definitely hallucinating!
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Post by enigma on Aug 18, 2013 23:19:01 GMT -5
The resonant frequency of Mutley Snicker?? One of the seven sacred tones of the living breathing Universe that does all the thinking for us! Ah, I thought so........I mean, the universe thought so......I mean.....nevermind.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2013 23:19:28 GMT -5
always best out in the open... Honouring the space provided is sweet. well, it wasn't very courageous of me as I left myself the "sincerity escape-hatch" its ok, alls a learning curve. Surrender.
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Post by laughter on Aug 18, 2013 23:19:48 GMT -5
please return that to the lost and found B'
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2013 23:20:02 GMT -5
always best out in the open... Honouring the space provided is sweet. well, it wasn't very courageous of me as I left myself the "sincerity escape-hatch" oi! its ok....just a puter glich or should I wrongly say, bitch?
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Post by silver on Aug 18, 2013 23:20:53 GMT -5
One of the seven sacred tones of the living breathing Universe that does all the thinking for us! Ah, I thought so........I mean, the universe thought so......I mean.....nevermind. Aha, I thought you were the one with all the answers.
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Post by Beingist on Aug 18, 2013 23:21:46 GMT -5
please return that to the lost and found B' Here ya go, Ag. Not a clue as to what he's referring to, here. Hence, I just hafta let it go...
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Post by hybrid on Aug 18, 2013 23:21:58 GMT -5
Hi, When a scientist gains some knowledge, they gain some power over the world. Humans have cured diseases, built cars, radios, and rocket ships, all with applied scientific knowledge (aka, engineering). When a mystic gains some knowledge, they don't seem to be able to do anything. [edit: I try to clarify this sentence below. I don't mean that mystics become dysfunctional humans. I mean the knowledge isn't apply-able and test-able like scientific knowledge.] This worries me. Some spiritual teachers make some extreme claims about the existence of psychic powers (ESP, healing), but have no proof, and at times seem to be fooled by stage magicians (eg, Uri Geller, John Edward) or bad science (eg, Duke parapsychology experiments). If you "see Reality", do you get any ability that verifies you aren't merely having some kind of hallucination or auto-induced endorphin release? I'm desperate for my life to be different, and I feel like a failure. This painful situation seems like ripe ground for some kind of mental break like this. I guess the usual argument in mysticism is that there is no material proof or experiment, but if you go there yourself, you won't be bothered by these doubts. That hasn't worked yet for me. Robert ok, sorry bobby k ... if you haven't noticed, at this point ... you are definitely hallucinating!how come?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2013 23:22:49 GMT -5
well, it wasn't very courageous of me as I left myself the "sincerity escape-hatch" suture self edit - ooooh I just broke 7,000 - and don't say 7,000 what, heehee. is it the posts that make us wise in here or the number-of?
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Post by laughter on Aug 18, 2013 23:23:02 GMT -5
well, it wasn't very courageous of me as I left myself the "sincerity escape-hatch" its ok, alls a learning curve. Surrender. sorry! ... got nothin'!
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Post by silver on Aug 18, 2013 23:24:02 GMT -5
please return that to the lost and found B' Here ya go, Ag. Not a clue as to what he's referring to, here. Hence, I just hafta let it go... ah this is fun. I didn't know what you meant by ..to wit.
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Post by laughter on Aug 18, 2013 23:24:16 GMT -5
ok, sorry bobby k ... if you haven't noticed, at this point ... you are definitely hallucinating!how come? a mirage needs no justification for it's appearance.
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Post by silver on Aug 18, 2013 23:26:00 GMT -5
a mirage needs no justification for it's appearance. gosh, hybrid, even I knew he was joking. (*mutley snicker*)
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