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Awareness is the quintessential teaching of the Buddha–from the awareness of cool air as you breath in and then out, to the profound awareness of natural perfection. And with boundless compassion and courage, the sole purpose and activity of all the Buddhas it is to ring the alarm bell that brings us to this awareness. ~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche “Awareness itself allows us to stand at the river’s edge without getting sucked into the current. We are liberated from the tyranny of the monkey-mind. Thoughts are still there. They may be quiet or turbulent, focused or wild and scattered. But we have stopped identifying with them. We have become the awareness, not the thoughts." ~ Mingyur Rinpoche If you conquer the primordial nature by distinguishing mind from awareness, the view of the absolute will naturally become clear…One day, as your confidence in awareness grows, mind will appear as witless as a child, and awareness as wise as a venerable old sage. Awareness will not run after mind, but eclipse it. In a relaxed, serene state, rest with ease. ~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Russia already have major sphere's of influence in Asia, Africa and South America. Brics is largers than G7 and accounts for nearly half of the world population in itself. Russia boasts of friends like China, India, Indonesia Kazhakasthan, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, Vietnam, Mongolia and so on. Why should Russia be interested in some very small eastern european countries which does not have any major economic strength or resources to boast of ? Russia's only interest in eastern europe is in its neighbors on the border for obvious security reasons !

The US has a 38 trillion dollar debt, the largest in the world, which is increasing in leaps and bounds, and can create catastrophic damage and American decline if not managed properly. Trump, a shrewd businessman, realizes this better than his predecessors , and consequently is creating pacts to reduce the haemorrhaging of American economy and also redirect it from a potential nuclear war with Russia, which can end the American dream forever. This is why he wants Europe alone to fight Russia and keep the US out of it opportunistically so that only Europe will end up as the loser. However European nations are also not free from debt and economic crises, and the loss of cheap energy from Russia replaced by highly expensive energy from the US has increased inflation and poverty in Europe. Though less than past years, this is why Europe still pays many billions to Russia each month for its energy, or else the economic backlash can be severe on the european economy as well. This is why the EU, that is at war with Russia with western media narratives proclaiming it as its most dangerous adversary, and at the same feeding it billions of euros each month for its fuel and adequately funding its war campaign. Since Russia’s war in Ukraine began, the EU has paid over €220 billion for Russian energy - about the same amount that Russia has spent on its war. It is similar to criticizing a ruffian for kicking one's behind and then paying him well for some valuables he has in his pocket. And then continuing the same process again and again endlessly. It is clear that EU still wants cheap Russian fuel to power its economy rather than going to poverty, and at the same time they want Nato to come to russian borders. Both cannot happen at the same time. If they want Nato at Russian borders, they should be willing to leave all of Russian fuel and risk greater poverty and a weaker economy in the process. If this is not an option for EU, then they should get to negotiations with the Russians. Obviously if trade is good enough for EU to give the russians billions each month even in wartime, why not sit and talk about the weather as well and later on about each other's security considerations and create a best case scenario for both parties.

I think Putin does not want countries neighboring Russia like Ukraine to be part of Nato, a military alliance hostile to Russia. This is highly understandable as no country on earth wants a hostile military force in its neighborhood. For example, the US threatened Russia during the cuban crisis with nuclear war, if it did not remove its wmd targetting the US from Cuba. Putin is okay with Ukraine being part of EU though.

Yes, thoughtless present moment awareness is what Osho and other spiritual masters are talking over here. Thought is a good tool for practical purposes like calculation and planning, but getting lost in incessant thinking and emoting due to influence of past memories and future imagination (leading to strong desires like cravings and aversions) is what is stated as unconsciousness here. Thinking here is compulsive and not conscious, and not switched off in a timely manner. Natural joy, peace and contentment is self-generated in thoughtless present moment awareness , while misery and psychological suffering is generated in the unconscious state of compulsive thinking and emoting, as the latter is an unnatural state and consequently unhealthy. I had created some threads on awareness and unconsciousness to shed light on the same...

Osho on why 23 hours of unconsciousness defeats a single hour of meditation, and the necessity for meditative awareness throughout the day. https://iosho.co.in/notes/meditation-can-happen-only-if-you-are-meditative-for-twentyfour-hours-a-dayosho/

Prince Andrew who is second in line to the british throne was also good friends with Epstein. Due to accusations and photographic evidence, Andrew however is now in a lot of trouble. It appears that Epstein cunningly created a social circle of high-profile figures around him to insulate him from any potential issues. Bill Clinton during his presidency and after that as well had a good relationship with Epstein. There has been no accusations and allegations against Clinton though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_of_Bill_Clinton_and_Jeffrey_Epstein

Around 15 years back I quit my job and lived like a hermit for a couple of months using my savings and a creative frugal lifestyle so as to reduce expenses. I took the time to read books, contemplate, gain perspective and practice meditation. An interesting insight I found then was that my life had slowed down to the point where I found myself enjoying the beauty of the full moon at night , something which I had never done before. Same with the beautiful orange sun set at evening. I even wondered why no one else around is observing such free beautiful sights and seemed to be carried away by unimportant trifles with their minds elsewhere and not present. I am not a hermit now but make it a point to slow down and enjoy the free sights of nature around in all its beauty. This always puts me in a good mood without fail and destresses me. A guy can live in the most beautiful place and yet still miss its beauty due to unconsciousness or psychological time in past/future, and be perpetually miserable instead consequently.

"People are living in unconsciousness, doing all kinds of things in unconsciousness. Everybody is an unconscious robot. We are just pretending that we are conscious; we are not conscious. The moment you become conscious, all unconscious actions disappear from your life. Your life starts moving in a new dimension. Your each act comes out of inner clarity; your each response is virtuous, is virtue. To live unconsciously is to live in sin; to live consciously is to be virtuous, is to be religious. And to live in total awareness is to be a buddha, is to be a christ." ~ Osho "I cannot say to you what is right or wrong. I can say only one thing to you: be conscious -- that is right. Don't be unconscious because that is wrong. And then whatsoever you do in consciousness is right. But people are living in unconsciousness. And let me tell you: in unconsciousness you may think you are doing something right, but it can't be right. Out of unconsciousness, virtue cannot flower; it may appear virtuous but it can't be. Deep down it will still be something wrong. If you are unconscious and you give money to a poor man, watch: your ego is strengthened. This is sin." ~ Osho

Considering the moral, ecological and social repurcussions, I would say it is high time trophy hunting is banned with strict laws and regulations . https://bantrophyhunting.org/about-us/

The Self, our Being, is awareness. ~ Sri Muruganar To remain unconscious of Being is to be trapped within an ego-driven wasteland of conflict, strife, and fear that only seems customary. ~ Adyashanti The false self grows and thrives in unconscious being. When we are asleep to Being, our attention becomes entranced by mind—the vast array of ideas, images, beliefs, habits, opinions, and judgments that we have been conditioned to identify as self. ~ Adyashanti The more unconscious individuals, groups, or nations are, the more likely it is that egoic pathology will assume the form of physical violence. Violence is a primitive but still very widespread way in which the ego attempts to assert itself, to prove itself right or another wrong. With very unconscious people, arguments can easily lead to physical violence.~ Eckhart Tolle "There is no conflict in you, the Self. If there is conflict, it is between thought and thought. As long as the sense of 'I' and 'other' is believed, conflict is inevitable,". ~ Mooji

Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the European city in the 1990s. A 2022 documentary titled "Sarajevo Safari" elucidated these accusations and maintained that the individuals involved hailed not only from Italy, but also from Spain, France, Canada, the United States and Russia. Whistleblower Gavazzeni had stated that the Germans and Engish were also involved. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/11/milan-prosecutors-investigate-alleged-sniper-tourism-during-bosnian-war https://www.dw.com/en/italy-prosecutors-probe-sarajevo-sniper-tourism-charges/a-74734131 I suppose that since most of the animals and birds have become extinct or endangered and harder to find, these bored and wealthy thrill seekers may have diversified their prey base, out of force of habit. Now that the investigation is on, I won't be surprised if some of the witnesses meet with sudden accidents or commit suicides in a short span of time, as in the Epstein and Dutroux scandals.

Strong desires in the form of cravings and aversions, are considered to be evil as per greek and eastern philosophy, and all vices like lust, greed, hatred can be sequenced to such strong cravings and aversions at their fundamental level. All crimes or flaws in conduct thus can be traced back to these vices, and ultimately to strong desires in the form of cravings/aversions. Rape can be sequenced to unconscious lust , cruelty and murder can be sequenced to hatred, dishonest theft and robbery can be sequenced to greed. The overwhelming emotional energy of such intense desires can override one's discretion and rationality forcing one to commit such acts even if one may know it is wrong, erroneous and likely to end in trouble. Cravings/aversions make the mind unconscious, reactive, negative and emotive. Being conscious or aware enables better mind management, a better perception of the situation and a more rational and positive response to the same.

Russians are respected and loved in the global south countries, which represent over 85 % of humanity, for Russian support in their independence movements against exploitative colonialism during the communist era. Hence Russians are always welcome in our countries. Russia has a rich history of great rulers like Peter the Great, a great general like Suvorov who was undefeated in all his campaigns (whom the Duke of Wellington deeply admired and corresponded with), the world's best novelists in Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky and a good literary and artistic culture, aside from strong foundation in science and technology. So there are a lot of positives in Russia as a foundation to build upon , and hopefuly a Russia with robust democratic institutions will come up in the future.

"To differentiate the thinking mind and awareness, one must arrive solely in awareness. The thinking mind as the expression of awareness should be abandoned. When awareness is recognized, then the thinking mind is self-abandoned. Mind is changing, and awareness is unchanging. In this way, the two are differentiated. Look at the sky, which is unchanging, and the clouds, which are changeable; clouds are like the thinking mind and the space is like rigpa, awareness. The clouds change again and again, but space never changes. Awareness is both unceasing and unchanging." ~ Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche 'The mind must learn that beyond the moving mind there is the background of awareness which does not change.' ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj 'Don't mistake the weather of your mind for the sky of your being.' ~ Jeff Foster