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cetus replied to integral's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
A great sage once said: Why wait till death is upon you to realize what you truly are? -
I do not see that you have replied yourself to Leo's question.
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@Phil King Fantastic, Don't tell me you're going to start pumping out horoscope videos.
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And society operations are what by the way?
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cetus replied to integral's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
Keep it simple. Drop the word "wants" to make it "God creates itself to Love itself in any way possible". That's the message. Everything is born from love. -
Leo has thick epistemic skin like an alligator. No need to worry
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It is a me problem.
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Topspin715 replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
Centrally planning everything in an economy is also very difficult because the market mechanism provides very useful information about what to produce and how much. It doesn't allocate resources fairly and it tends towards wealth concentration, especially when wealth can be used to overpower competitors, but the market tends to be much more resilient and efficient than a purely centrally planned economy. I'm not an expert on the subject, but part of the reason that the Soviet Union collapsed was that its economy became very bureaucratic and unresponsive to things like a collapse in the global oil price which had been bringing in a lot of revenue for the USSR. Central planning can be preferable in situations where you know exactly what you need to build and need to mobilize a lot of resources quickly like if you have an outdated economy and need to quickly modernize. The Soviet Union and China both used that power to modernize quickly. -
@Natasha Tori Maru Hold on, but I don't think Leo expects any of us to be able to point out his epistemic holes all that well. Most people are out of their depth and we're Shooting a bow with a blindfold on.
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So true. We have been told capitalism is the best thing there since childhood. No wonder many don't see it's negatives.
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That will be a problem
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Breakingthewall replied to Mellowmarsh's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
That song is seemingly an empowerment anthem, but if you listen to it closely, you'll see it's a rather tragic cry from someone very scared, trying to look powerful while feeling broken inside. It's a very sad song of helplessness, loneliness, sorrow, and the need to lie in order to survive in the world. -
ADHD or any of these psychiatric diagnoses aren't very precise things with clear boundaries. They virtually all have many causes and many different ways and intensities in which they manifest. I'm not sure about this, but I think that ADHD is meant to be something genetic and not acquired by trauma. Although I'm sure that trauma cause make it difficult to focus in ways that resemble ADHD.
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If they won't sit with Netanyahu they are welcome 🙂
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Dance more How do you feel when someone else dances with you? When I dance with others, I can be so wild and out there. They are often more comfortable and easy expressing themselves when I am going apeshit in front of them. I suppose I am invoking the cringiest possible white girl dancing as an overt display *I* have no shame. I can actually dance quite well, I just sometimes choose to be based and do whatever my limbs feel like. Which can look bizarre. Uninhibited self-expression gives other people permission to express themselves more freely!! This is why a partner can help so much. But not everyone reacts the same. Some people feel overwhelmed, uncomfortable or pressured to match the energy. I took dance lessons when younger - jazz, contemporary, breakdancing, popping and locking - this really helped me. It grounded me, gave me confidence in my body, enhanced my own connection to emotion, feeling. Broke through anxiety, shame, embarrassment, fear of judgement. Sometimes I think it worked too well as I lack shame and embarrassment to a large degree which can act as a good check for behaviour. It also worked to train me in public performance. I have no issue with public perception, speaking or performing for an audience.
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Breakingthewall replied to integral's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
God doesn't want, God is. Wanting implies election, then it's relative. Being is not an election, it's inevitable, it's the synonym of unlimited. God doesn't need to love itself because existence itself and so called absolute love are not different. There is no graduation, it's total. The only point is that we are closed to it due out human structure by default -
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Breakingthewall replied to Mellowmarsh's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
There is no true self and ego, there is fear that creates closure and absence of fear that allows the openess. You can't tell the fear to go, you just can look at it directly, be humble enough to allow the essential fear to manifest in the surface until you integrate it and there is no fear anymore, it's just survival instinct, a facet of you, not something external to you that encloses you. Then you see the obvious, that what you are can't die because what you are is the life appearing as you, not you with a life inside that can die. -
@something_else same it is more to get the anxiety out, I love to dance sometimes if I am a really down cycle and just need to let off some steam, my new favorite thing is actually karaoke singing Nothing makes me feel more like a rockstar then to jump on the podium in the karaoke bar and sing my lungs out, also I can sing pretty well, as I had singing lessons, so people love it. But most nights I just chat and don't do any of this. Yet it is not something I am afraid to do, it is fun.
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I am really disappointed by some of the replies. Warnings have been issued where it was clear someone was taking the piss. Posts have also been removed. Occasionally it is hard to know what is serious as there is no tone through text, and some people are confused regarding bias (and being clear regarding their own - which is even more left field). This thread is a tool for growth. It is also a vulnerable topic. Courage is grace under pressure.
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As he grew up in an upper class white area (Orange County), I perceive Leo to be biased against nigga/street culture. While most of the core elements of this culture are a direct antithesis to what is taught at Actualized.org, I believe it is possible to adopt a sort of rockstar games/stage yellow perspective to seperate the wheat from the chaff, extract the golden nuggets, and integrate this culture as part of reality/oneness. Stage red is often spiritually bankrupt and gets lost in religion as there are seemingly no other avenues for spiritual development, where one feels understood/accepted.
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I used to do this a lot, and I know it works well. Counterintuitively I can dance just fine on my own in the middle of the the busiest dance floors, like at a rave. But most of the places I'm going out to now are bars or bar / club hybrids which typically have very well lit small dance floors, which I find it very hard to relax and dance on because literally everybody can see you, and most people are barely dancing anyway. It's a minor issue in my life at this point, I go out to have fun with friends rather than to really push myself. Some nights when I'm out with my closest friends and the vibes are there dancing becomes super fun. But if it's a regular night out I tend to prefer chatting to cool new people rather than dancing.
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God damn. Warning points should be given out for the amount of unserious posts I see on here. 🤦♂️ Another bias to consider is the tendency to only present one perspective and making it sound like the absolute truth. The Post-Modernism videos did a great job in countering this. You presented the good and then deconstructed it. That’s how it’s done.
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They have risks and side effects but if you are really struggling or suffering, I think you are doing yourself an injustice by totally ruling them out. Depression is a biopsychosocial phenomenon and if you have a genetic or biological vulnerability, then it can truly be a medicine. They don't always work for everybody and do your research on the risks and how they work and then decide if it might be helpful to you. At the same time, I believe they are both overprescribed and too stigmatized. Hope you feel better soon.
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