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That's how they programmed you But you can deprogram yourself. Become aware of the patterns that arise WHEN they arise. Catch yourself so to speak. Good luck. You're alive

To another year of madness

Good question! Keep asking

Having China is so important to our global development right now. But there's actually no better place to live than Europe right now (though I might be biased)

Those are inextricably interwoven

Negging is such a toxic concept lol (yeah I did it too)

Everything is Magic. But that doesn't make it any less magical. If you think it's nothing special you're not in contact with Existence. Look into the eyes of a child laughing in joy — they still feel the magic. And so could you.

@Breakingthewall It is in the magical process of EVOLUTION. No — it IS that process. You see? It must be so. How else could it be? It is amazing and breathtaking. It is the Ultimate Wonder. Weltwunder. It is always already finished because EVOLUTION is the highest there is. That's why it is alive. It couldn't be alive otherwise. LIFE is EVOLUTION. Infinite, Eternal, Evolution. If you understood this full you could do nothing but cry. It can't ever be done. Intelligence is a process. That's why in the moment you stop becoming more intelligent you have already become dull. To strive for more intelligence IS intelligence.

@Breakingthewall It is developing into all eternity, because it is INFINITE. But it is of course cyclical AS WELL. Because it doesn't contradict itself.

It is the Divine Will. Whyever that may be the case. Perception doesn't "just" happen. It is never "just". It is always Absolute. Perception is Absolute. Evolution is Absolute. Life is Absolute. This experience is Absolute. It is absolutely the case, that the Absolute explores itself through relative experience. Because it must be so. Otherwise those two were separated from each other. The relative and the Absolute can't be separated from each other — they complete each other so to speak. And that's why EVOLUTION happens. This is an aspect of the Divine. Whyever that is — you could ask the same about Love, Intelligence, Consciousness, and so on. But it remains an Absolute Mistery — that absolutely explores itself in all its variation through infinity and beyond. THIS IS LOVE. Can't you see?

Do you really understand reality? If not, God doesn't. Maybe God knows itself, but it has to EXPERIENCE itself to REALLY understand itself — because else it remains dead knowledge, which is no knowledge at all in the end.

Yeah. The reason being exploring (aka understanding) itself.

Truth is one aspect of the Highest. But not the only one. Depending on your life purpose you can have another aspect of God as your highest value. (for example Love or Creativity, but I'm sure there's more) Why value Truth? Because everything else that's not also an aspect of God is ephemeral (for example community, wealth, good feelings and so on). If you value those higher than Truth you'll be left empty handed. In fact those things lose all of their value if they're not grounded in Absolute Truth. In other words: Everything that is not grounded in Truth will automatically defy itself. It can't exist by itself if it isn't grounded in Existence itself — which is just another name for Absolute Truth. Love, Creativity, Goodness, Consciousness, Evolution, Balance, Perfection, Abundance, Beauty, Completeness, Intelligence, and so on are all aspects of one and the same. But isn't this contradictory? How can there even be ANYTHING lesser than Truth itself? Because Truth is structured in such an intelligent, perfect way that it MUST contain all un-truths. The art is in not getting lost in those but seeing Truth through them all (this is what's being called Maya). That-which-is can only exist through that which-is-not. This is the Divine Paradox. That-which-is remains forever formless and all forms that appear in it must be what-is-not. Can't you see the ingenuity of this!? It is such perplexing elegance.. It is so rich, so endlessly explorable and fascinating but also at the same time NOTHING at all. Wow that took a turn at the end And what remains.. is Love. This is the ultimate Truth. BUT IT IS NOT EVEN SEPARATED. Only temporary. What appears is the formless in an endless love-relationship whit itself. An endless, eternal yearning to express the inexpressible. The Universe is making Love to itself

Drugs and capitalism are a really dangerous and bad combination. It should be illegal to sell drugs for maximizing profit in any way shape or form.

@Leo Gura Regarding your blog post about the recreational use of drugs and their criminalization (or lack thereof): I strongly hold the belief that it is at the least equally wrong to deal with drug users or addicts as if they're criminals. That's a completely backwards approach (not talking about you, but the so-called "War On Drugs"). BUT I also agree with your point that a complete deregulation is also a fundamentally wrong approach. There are 2 ways to completely mishandle the situation with drugs: 1. To just let it do its own thing and deregulate everything and 2. to criminalize harmless drug users or especially addicts that are in need of help — other ways of help we haven't even discovered yet, because our current way's success rates are ridiculous. It's also wrong to force anyone to become clean. Also: There are many many people that use drugs without being addicts. But those are the ones you hear of the least, which is a shame because their experiences could help us the most to find better ways to deal with the matter. What's really needed in my view is a whole new CULTURE of drugs. One that neither downplays their dangers nor treats their users as outcasts. Our huge problem is that we need to find ways to handle drugs with intelligence. This is an open question — individually as well as collectively. Not every drug use that's not spiritual is wrong. But addiction certainly is. So we need to find ways to keep the positives and lessen the danger for it to spiral out of control for someone. There are no easy answers! Not even the answer "use drugs only spiritually". I think drugs are a hugely fascinating aspect of this reality and of being human. This is a hard, but extremely juicy problem. I've always been fascinated with drugs my whole life. I also experienced their downsides and dangers first- and secondhand. I myself was lucky not to have my life destroyed due to them (but I've watched others do so) and I still struggle to find the best way to handle them with all due respect and integrate them into my life. But I refuse to accept any easy answers here. In an advanced society we'll have systems and a culture in place that prevents harm as best as it can while maximizing the upsides. No judgement but also not naively viewing them as harmless toys. Drugs are a very serious matter. And those are often best approached with Consciousness, Intelligence, Love but also sophistication and not one-size-fits-all solutions.