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@Cameron Where have you been? This is all old news. Here's what Alex Jones is like behind the dog and pony show, as told by his ex-wife:

Take a psychedelic and you will see. It's being. Total presence for its own sake. The practical things are: all legit spiritual practices. Spirituality is the art of transcending self-survival.

@Principium Nexus Rather than doing this sort of mapping you would learn a lot more about "good" and "evil" if you sat down and actually tried to directly experience what the words "good" and "evil" refer to in your direct experience. What are you really talking about when you say those words? Anything real? Anything actual? Or illusions in the mind? Try to point to one ACTUAL good thing. Try to point to one ACTUAL evil thing. Mapping stuff seems cool, but it is conceptual, not ACTUAL, and will likely lead you into self-deception. EVERY concept must be grounded in ACTUALITY if you wish to get closer to truth. It's way too easy for the mind to make shit up. So watch out.

Has this horse been beaten to death yet?

When done in a rigid Blue ecosystem like a monastery, mediation can keep you Blue. In practice Zen monks evolve to Turquoise on the spiritual/metaphysical line but remain underdeveloped on the other lines because meditation alone will not develop all lines.

Let it unfold. Let your body do whatever it needs to do. Shake it out. And carry on with your practice. Do not get distracted by things like this. Your goal is Truth/Awakening.

Of course science has shown centuries ago that all is interconnected, even long before quantum mechanics. The issue is that it does not fit the modern atheist paradigm, so it is all conveniently forgotten about. Newton was a deist.

Psychedelics will slap that ethnocentrism right out of you. Assuming you can handle it. Travel is great too.

@Speedscarlet Racist much?

@Pat Pagano DC is on my list. Lots of people there.

@zenjen Yes, Detroit is def planned.

@Isaac Ben Seems like lots of demand in Toronto so it's gonna be top of the list in Phase #2 or #3.

@How to be wise I am currently single. We decided to go our separate ways and we are still friends. It was good but not quite the right fit in the end.

As with anything really, the value lies in the enjoyment of it. If you enjoy relationships, then do them for that reason. If you prefer to be a loner, enjoy being a loner. Life can be a lot richer with good relationships. Is it possible to engineer your life such that you hardly need any relationships at all? Of course. That's basically what I've done. But now I crave relationships just for the enrichment aspect of them. Not because I need people to do stuff for me. Transactional relationships aren't really much of a relationship at all.

@Outer Socialism is a flexible and broad idea. Like I said in the video, government and society is by definition full of socialistic elements. We live in a society where certain things are best done collectively. Most people don't like to think of roads, national parks, the post service, firefighters, food stamps, or the military as socialism. But they are. It's really just a matter of degree, not kind. The question is, what kind of things should be socialized and which shouldn't? That is obviously up for debate and empirical testing. There are no simplistic ideological solutions to governance. Each issue has to be considered on a case by case basis.

@Outer I said "socialistic", not socialism per se. I'm well aware of those various distinctions. In the end, even the Nordic countries may not go far enough if you want to totally level the playing field. It's a nuanced issue which requires careful fine-tuning. I am talking here more about what things will look like in 100 or 200 years, not necessarily what we should adopt today. In the long run, society will get more and more socialist in ways that most people today would balk at. But that will take time. It's not something Bernie is gonna just push through. It would require a rewiring of the entire culture.

The rich & powerful rig the game to make it easier for them to acquire more wealth & power. This has been the case since the dawn of mankind. This is just ego 101. Providing genuine value is important if you want to create self-made wealth. But since this is challenging and slow, many wealthy & powerful people instead just rig the game and exploit the system. This allows for accumulation of vast amounts of wealth without providing much value. If the system was designed better, many such loopholes would be closed. If you want a more balanced system then you want a more socialistic, a more directly democratic form of government.

All of this is relative and contingent. That's YOUR point of view. Don't expect others to agree with that, and don't expect that to be some eternal, objective truth. Right and wrong are constructs of your ego-mind. If you stop thinking a thing is wrong, it will stop being wrong. People will use force regardless of what you believe is right or wrong. People do whatever they want, period. That is always the case. You are free to do whatever you are physically capable of doing. All shoulds are delusion. There are no shoulds in the universe. Whatever is the case, is what is. The ultimate goal for most people is not happiness but survival. Which is why most people are not happy. Your beliefs are mostly dualistic. The opposite of nonduality. It would be wise to question and deconstruct them.

Consciousness is like an infinite field. Within this infinite field various forms arise. The brain is one of those forms. The forms arise and pass away but the field is never created or destroyed. Think of a video game. The player character's brain does not create the video game simulation. It is part of the simulation.

@Mafortu It's important to learn how to stop your mind and break trains of thought if you're gonna be tripping because sooner or later a negative one will come. Practice letting go, body relaxation, mind relaxation, and silencing the mind. That will come in handy.

No, the problem is they oversimplify spirituality and try to teach it to people who clearly aren't qualified. Their teachings lack depth and breadth.

@wingsofwax You are more than ready. Your mind will be blown.

That is precisely what I am suggesting you do. My words are merely describing what you will find there.

More accessible but far inferior.

In the best case, like Sam Harris or JP.