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@Epikur I think there are elements of her tone and word choice that indicate some underlying racism. Calling black people the blacks is an outdated phrasing and there undertones that don't sit well with people of color

@Raze The content of what she said is completely innocent imo but it's the words she used and her accent that doom her. She's talking about the effects of affirmative action admissions on the quality of students programs graded on a curve. But the way she said blacks, the fact she's white etc there's no way you can bring her back to a major university in today's climate. She's done socially. She probably has a successful social identity as a law professor but no one will touch her with a 10 foot pole or they'll be labeled racists. No one's gonna defend her and she'll likely be shunned by lots of her former colleagues. @Forestluv Has anything like this ever happened at a place you teach? What do you think would be the response of your peers?

@Regan MMA is modern gladiator fighting.

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right-doing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.” Rumi. Is a Rumi a man-child haha?

@Rilles How many beliefs do people hold that are due to a lack of experiencing love? Seems like meditation is the thing that would be best for going to the root of negative core beliefs. Where is the room for racism when you are in love

I'm hoping it something that falls away on it's own with more meditation. I'm pretty selfish here I live in a first world country and racism isn't something that majorly affects me

@Rilles What level should we tolerate though, I think that's the tough question. The most salient example for me is dating preference, and I bet it's heavily ingrained in a lot of people to have some bias. But at the same time it's really not fair to certain groups who drew the short end of the stick based on culture. On the surface it seems harmless but then when you consider stats like either 25 or 50 % of black woman will not get married because of subtle racism and racial bias. I can see a lot of racial witch hunts coming in the future, especially politically, and because most people have some bias things are going to get ugly haha

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@m0hsen What if your heart is telling you to commit the rape? Or is there some kind of implicit morality inherent to living from the heart

Excellent post

@kerk I second this.

1. Breathe Hold in the middle of the meditation. Do a long enough in breathe so you get a full breathe quickly, and you get a nice flow on the out breathe. 2. Double dorsal wave. Breathe in and hold for 10 seconds, and then breathe out for 10 seconds. Do this at least 10 times, do it in a row. Mix it up with the outbreathe through the mouth and the nose. 3. After the breathe hold relax and watch the breath, let go of control. Look for the breathe to fall into the shallow breath rate.

Has anyone seen this? Bret Weinstein was attacked as a bigot by a bunch of lefits on a clubhouse chatroom. It's pretty entertaining and it's interesting to see how green ideals can be hijacked by zealots of the cause At one point of the speakers declares love for the chatroom but only the black people lol

It seems like most men, myself included, want beautiful and attractive woman for relationships. But it seems like most woman aren't beautiful and attractive, so most man won't get what they want. But looks are subjective and how we view each other is dependent on the person viewing/judging the other person. Is it possible to adjust your perspective so every woman you meet is a 10/10 attractiveness and you don't judge any woman as ugly or unattractive? I know i want to be with a woman who is conventionally attractive but it would be cool to if i was with someone who was morbidly obese but i found her equally attractive because i had a god tier view of reality and people lol

Wa-Ha-Mahumma

In Breathe to fill the stomach and abdoment/sharp in breathe during the day: During the meditation do a gentle sharp in breathe to fill abdomen and make a very elongated gentle/gentle/calm out breathe Do This 10 Times Use the out breathe to let go. The out breathe makes it easier to let go and sink in to the here and now

@Emerald Yeah I agree with a lot of what you said. I don't have any real relationship experience outside of one off's, escorts, and dating apps. I'm sure my tastes will change once I form a real relationship. I feel like given where i'm at in life the woman i would be interested in would not be interested in me, so i'm waiting until i get my self together before pursuing relationships. I'm curious how my tastes/standards will change as i mature, part of me doesn't want to lose the ideal of a beautiful, smart, classy, etc woman as my partner but only time will tell if that will be reality.

@InterruptReQuest Maybe some traumatic feeling/experience is buried and when it comes in meditation you're becoming aware of your habit response of tensing to avoid said experience. Have you tried self inquiry or heard any talks by Rupert spira?

@DefinitelyNotARobot Yeah basically. She feels empowered because she knows if she didn't wear it she would be shunned by her family and friends lol

@InterruptReQuest You're likely becoming aware of tense parts of your body that you never payed attention to before. It's a good sign, the more you meditate the more stuff will come up and the more stuff about yourself you will become aware of. What is your practice?

@EddieEddie1995 How did you achieve your mystical experiences? What were your practices? How long did it take to have your first experience? Any advice?

@Flowerfaeiry You could have a society where they murder every 3rd child to please the wind gods, and it's possible you could have a kid saying he feels empowered knowing he's going to serve the wind god with his sacrifice.

I have a question about learning to relax while gaming. I've noticed that i'm easily triggered, and I tense up, while playing online competitive games. It really affects my performance, and it's difficult for me to just relax and have fun playing. Any thoughts on how to overcome this resistance? I was thinking maybe I should meditate in my gaming chair to get used to relaxing while playing, but I wonder if there are other techniques or methods that have worked well for alleviating this kind of performance anxiety. Any insights are appreciated.

@WhatAWondefulWorld Your experience as it is right now contains everything you want with respect to enlightenment and ending your suffering. Become aware of the fact that right now you are aware as you read this. You can't miss the fact that you're aware because right now you're aware reading this. If that resonates then recognize that right now you (the you that is aware) has a feeling tone to it, or a substance, or you have a nature. Rest as what you are, the self aware feeling awareness. Rest in that space. The act of seeking happiness in anything other than your direct experience of yourself is what will cause you suffering and prevent you from realizing that your experience right now contains everything you want. I got a lot of value from Rupert Spira's videos on how the nature of ourselves is the happiness we are seeking on the spiritual path. I basically use his videos as my guided meditations and it's been life changing.