Tim R

@Jahmaine They're rather loving and authentic human beings.

There is no "internal" opposed to "external". Experience is, but no one who experiences.

If people want to express their commitment to the relationship by getting married, I say Amen to that. This is striktly speaking from a culutrally Western point of view. The concept of "marriage" means different things to different cultures, so it's not possible to answer this question without cultural context.

No "own internal experience". Just like everything else.

One of the "more advanced" stages of meditation in Zen is called "Shikantaza" and it means "just sitting". It takes a very advanced practitioner indeed to "be able" to do Shikantaza. Because they mostly think that meditation is good for something. That might've been that first time in two years that you've truly meditated. Meditation isn't supposed to get you anywhere. The reason you feel hurt and frustrated is because you thought is was supposed to get you somewhere, and now it has been revealed to you that in fact, it doesn't. You are now at a cross road ; either you embrace your newly found understanding of what meditation is and keep on developing it or you may go back to a life of addiction to meaning and conditionality. Which is perfectly fine if that's what you want. But know, that this too is just a stage of development. The reason you're frustrated about the meaninglessness of meditation is because you haven't yet completely understood how meaningless it really is. There's still lingering attachment to meaning which is now starting to dissolve, hence the frustration. But once you totally realized the meaninglessness of it all... there's no frustration left. Beyond this mix of boredome, frustration and impatience, there is contentment. Conetentment and finally being able to Just. Sit. And listen to the birds.

This is what happens when you try to claim consciousness to be "yours". And that "others have have their own" consciousness. There is no "other". "Other" is a mental construct, so is "self". The real Self has not "other" because it is everything, it is infinity. There is no "other" to everything When you see that there is no "your experience", you will see that there is no "other experience".

Keep in mind that everyone reacts differently, that also applies to post-trip effects.

'Originate' is a dualistic notion.

Da f*ck's going on ova here? Stop breaking Nahm's ribs

His last words were of true wisdom??

Anybody who tells you that he has some way of leading you to spiritual enlightenment is like somebody who picks your pocket and sells you your own watch. Alan Watts ??

@Hello from Russia Watch his latest blog vieo

@Gesundheit2 Not everybody deals with trauma the same way. If you are tough enough to withstand a civil war without being traumatized, you're lucky and tough as nails. Even though the way you speak, I think you're rather repressing your own emotions. That too is a way of dealing with traumatic events. But that doesn't mean that others are able to do the same. You can't just project your resilience / way of dealing with trauma onto others and expect them to deal with (even 'far less') stressful situations the same way.

0 Not because I'm greedy, but simply because the act of paying 1000 bucks for someone to 'teach me' is already such an admission to the delegation of my authority that this would be utterly lacking in integrity and trust & validity in the primacy of my own experience. If there's anything Leo has truly taught me, that would be it. Edit: I don't have a problem paying for such things, I mean I've payed for books & retreats etc., it's just the notion that such a course would 'teach me' that doesn't resonate with me.

@MFateh And what difference would the answer make to you? Suppose I say: 'no, there is only your perspective'. And then what? Are you just going to believe me? Or are you going to not believe me, in which case, why ask in the first place? What if I told you: 'yes, your perspective is one of many POVs'. Same thing - are you just going to believe me? Why would you? Apparently you don't? Do the work and see for yourself

@Ya know What is 'imperfection'?

I don't know, I think that's like bee hives or something, not necessarily unnatural.

It's not the population that is a problem, it's the way we waste ressources and in so doing wreck the planet. We could easily handle 10B people.

@Preety_India Haven't heard of him, sorry??‍♂️

@Nahm Same for me. Will let you know if I know more

@Forza21 There is no 'your POV' you are emptiness. And so is everything & everyone else.

@Nahm How are we to communicate with you in private?

From the Denkōroku, written in 1300 by Keizan Jokin Zenji From the Daśa­sāhasrikā­prajñā­pāramitā From the Itivuttaka, 112th teaching

@Barbara If people feel ike they need to fear Leo/the mods, then maybe this isn't the right place for them. What exactly is the tyranny here? Having rules and guildelines? Not letting people say whatever they want and implementing measures against it? Most people are perfectly content with the way this community works...

Yes, it's possible to appeal a warning (mods don't ban btw, that's up to Leo), that doesn't mean that the warning will be revoked tho. Some people say for example racist or sexist things without even realizing that it's racist / sexist, they then get a warning and feel that it's totally unjustified - but not because it is, but because they don't see how what they said was racist / sexist. That is literally like 99% of warnings & complaints about warnings. Having like 3 or 5 warning points is really no big deal and these people almost never complain, maybe they said something disrespectful or insulting, no problem. They learn from it and move on. For some mysterious reason it's always those who have like 15 warning points who feel treated unfairly. I wonder why... 20 warning points!!! is what is needed to get you kicked out of here, 20!! Most people have ZERO warning points and the majority of people who have any warning points? They have less than 3, some of them even have warnings without any points. How is this? Is it because the mods and Leo are tyrannical dictators who will warn and ban anyone who dares to speak up? Or is it, perhaps, that these people simply don't know how to conduct themselves and are too immature to recognize when they do so? Take some responsibility for what you say on this forum, read the guidelines and don't behave like on a goddamn public toilet, is this really asking too much?