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Post by sharon on Oct 23, 2024 0:09:53 GMT -5
And she came back empty handed? - ... In her distress, Kisa Gotami brought the body of her son to the Buddha and asked him for a medicine that would bring back his life. The Buddha answered: "I shall cure him if you can bring me some white mustard seeds from a house where no one has died". Carrying her dead son, she went from door to door, asking at each house. At each house the reply was always that someone had died there. At last the truth struck her, "No house is free from death". She laid the body of her child in the wood and returned to the Buddha, who comforted her and preached to her the truth. She was awakened ...
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Post by sharon on Oct 23, 2024 0:24:28 GMT -5
If the mind really is illuminated then it’s perfectly safe to live in the Darkness. In fact it becomes essential and healthier all round. If I'm interpreting you right, I partially agree, at least in my experience. Sometimes I find there's a time to be fully in the 'light'. Other times, it's more appropriate to be in the 'darkness'. It all depends on situation and context. I agree that being in the darkness can be the healthier path, if it's the path of Love. I imagine that in decades to come humans will be able to harness their own electricity and use it to charge phones and watches themselves. Without the need for national infrastructure. It’s already shown that there’s enough electricity in a brain to power a small lightbulb. So if that circuit could be drawn through the skin safely without burning it, then it could at least be stored in external devices of the future. Would that be the end of Saints though?  |
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Post by stardustpilgrim on Oct 23, 2024 7:05:07 GMT -5
If I'm interpreting you right, I partially agree, at least in my experience. Sometimes I find there's a time to be fully in the 'light'. Other times, it's more appropriate to be in the 'darkness'. It all depends on situation and context. I agree that being in the darkness can be the healthier path, if it's the path of Love. I imagine that in decades to come humans will be able to harness their own electricity and use it to charge phones and watches themselves. Without the need for national infrastructure. It’s already shown that there’s enough electricity in a brain to power a small lightbulb. So if that circuit could be drawn through the skin safely without burning it, then it could at least be stored in external devices of the future. Would that be the end of Saints though? I'm looking for a better description, but ordinary electricity is based on the flow of electrons (it's actually pretty complicated) but electricity in the body is based on the flow of ions, several different elements in the body. Conclusion In short, this is how an electrical signal is generated in the neurons. Traditional electricity is generated by the motion of free electrons, but the electricity generated by neurons results from the motion of sodium and potassium ions across the cell membrane. The electrical signals only help to transfer information from the cell body through the axon to the synapse. The transfer of information between two different neurons, in most cases is facilitated by chemicals called neurotransmitters. In some other cases, the signals are passed from cell to cell directly through channels called ‘gap junctions’. Neurotransmitters are another fascinating topic that deserves an article all to itself: How do neurotransmitters work? This is a somewhat better article, but still not happy. OK, finally found good info, you can pass over the info above. And this is a video, a very most excellent 7 minutes. www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Electricity%20From%20Humans&mid=6628C375B700CB6B6CF76628C375B700CB6B6CF7&ajaxhist=0This video is short and sweet, two minutes, it discusses only electricity-by-ions. www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Electricity%20From%20Humans&mid=C2F6A08B8A933F4F279BC2F6A08B8A933F4F279B&ajaxhist=0 |
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Post by zazeniac on Oct 23, 2024 7:45:40 GMT -5
I'm talking about being honest with yourself. For example some times we tell ourselves we're doing certain things for another's own good when we're not. I'd offer examples in my life only they're too embarrassing. Of course lying to the Gestapo about harboring Jewish families is acceptable. How do you know when you are being honest with yourself? What is the internal clue that tells you? The Gestapo example is a good one I reckon, in that it shows that being honest with yourself isn't necessarily about being 'externally' honest. In lying to the Gestapo, you would still be being honest with yourself about your values. Perhaps one can be ambiguous with the truth, or openly lie, and yet still be internally honest. I'll give an example that doesn't make me out ti be quite the dufus. I'll tell myself I don't care about something, but it keeps popping up in my head. |
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Post by sharon on Oct 23, 2024 9:40:41 GMT -5
I imagine that in decades to come humans will be able to harness their own electricity and use it to charge phones and watches themselves. Without the need for national infrastructure. It’s already shown that there’s enough electricity in a brain to power a small lightbulb. So if that circuit could be drawn through the skin safely without burning it, then it could at least be stored in external devices of the future. Would that be the end of Saints though? I'm looking for a better description, but ordinary electricity is based on the flow of electrons (it's actually pretty complicated) but electricity in the body is based on the flow of ions, several different elements in the body. Conclusion In short, this is how an electrical signal is generated in the neurons. Traditional electricity is generated by the motion of free electrons, but the electricity generated by neurons results from the motion of sodium and potassium ions across the cell membrane. The electrical signals only help to transfer information from the cell body through the axon to the synapse. The transfer of information between two different neurons, in most cases is facilitated by chemicals called neurotransmitters. In some other cases, the signals are passed from cell to cell directly through channels called ‘gap junctions’. Neurotransmitters are another fascinating topic that deserves an article all to itself: How do neurotransmitters work? This is a somewhat better article, but still not happy. OK, finally found good info, you can pass over the info above. And this is a video, a very most excellent 7 minutes. www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Electricity%20From%20Humans&mid=6628C375B700CB6B6CF76628C375B700CB6B6CF7&ajaxhist=0This video is short and sweet, two minutes, it discusses only electricity-by-ions. www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Electricity%20From%20Humans&mid=C2F6A08B8A933F4F279BC2F6A08B8A933F4F279B&ajaxhist=0 Interesting stuff, thank you. |
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Post by stardustpilgrim on Oct 24, 2024 6:58:55 GMT -5
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Post by andrew on Oct 24, 2024 9:55:03 GMT -5
If I'm interpreting you right, I partially agree, at least in my experience. Sometimes I find there's a time to be fully in the 'light'. Other times, it's more appropriate to be in the 'darkness'. It all depends on situation and context. I agree that being in the darkness can be the healthier path, if it's the path of Love. I imagine that in decades to come humans will be able to harness their own electricity and use it to charge phones and watches themselves. Without the need for national infrastructure. It’s already shown that there’s enough electricity in a brain to power a small lightbulb. So if that circuit could be drawn through the skin safely without burning it, then it could at least be stored in external devices of the future. Would that be the end of Saints though? I'm sure Roger would have something to say about that!  |
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Post by andrew on Oct 24, 2024 9:56:52 GMT -5
How do you know when you are being honest with yourself? What is the internal clue that tells you? The Gestapo example is a good one I reckon, in that it shows that being honest with yourself isn't necessarily about being 'externally' honest. In lying to the Gestapo, you would still be being honest with yourself about your values. Perhaps one can be ambiguous with the truth, or openly lie, and yet still be internally honest. I'll give an example that doesn't make me out ti be quite the dufus. I'll tell myself I don't care about something, but it keeps popping up in my head. Ha good example. It's also why I'd say 'shadow self' work has been central to my path. Not really something I 'practice' or 'work' on as such, but an awareness that the stuff I'm lying to myself about, is the stuff that has to be brought to the table for observation (and transmutation). |
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Post by inavalan on Oct 24, 2024 13:44:42 GMT -5
tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com/...Kisa_Gotami- ... In her distress, Kisa Gotami brought the body of her son to the Buddha and asked him for a medicine that would bring back his life. The Buddha answered: "I shall cure him if you can bring me some white mustard seeds from a house where no one has died". Carrying her dead son, she went from door to door, asking at each house. At each house the reply was always that someone had died there. At last the truth struck her, "No house is free from death". She laid the body of her child in the wood and returned to the Buddha, who comforted her and preached to her the truth. She was awakened ...
I dislike this story. What do you dislike? There is nothing to learn from it, and it depicts the Buddha as a heartless manipulative guru, which probably isn't accurate. |
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Post by inavalan on Oct 24, 2024 13:50:47 GMT -5
It is what people believe to be a "real self"; it is a distortion caused by their beliefs and level of ability to perceive and understand reality.
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Post by inavalan on Oct 24, 2024 13:58:24 GMT -5
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Post by andrew on Oct 24, 2024 15:34:28 GMT -5
There is nothing to learn from it, and it depicts the Buddha as a heartless manipulative guru, which probably isn't accurate. lol when I read the story, my brow furrowed a bit, and I had the thought that he might as well have saved her time and energy and just said....'Look. Everybody dies, now pi$s off.' It's not the best Buddha story I agree. |
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Post by stardustpilgrim on Oct 24, 2024 17:32:48 GMT -5
There is nothing to learn from it, and it depicts the Buddha as a heartless manipulative guru, which probably isn't accurate. Knowledge about the world really only comes from experience. |
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Post by sharon on Oct 25, 2024 1:33:12 GMT -5
There is nothing to learn from it, and it depicts the Buddha as a heartless manipulative guru, which probably isn't accurate. Fair point. It does seem a little cruel to send a grieving mother on a wild goose chase just to ‘wake’ her up. Perhaps it was the transparency of grief and loss that was the aspect through which Awakening happened, rather than the recognition that no family is without Death. |
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Post by sharon on Oct 25, 2024 1:36:36 GMT -5
There is nothing to learn from it, and it depicts the Buddha as a heartless manipulative guru, which probably isn't accurate. Knowledge about the world really only comes from experience. ..but it was knowledge of Spirit that he was transmitting. |
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