Natasha Tori Maru

@Hojo you just described building context! Hahaha That's a lot of mental gymnastics to get out of fucking up your statements. I understand what you mean, but this is ALSO ego from you!

Your claim was you do not build context - you contradicted yourself. 'Listening to the whole' is building context around a user.

@Carl-Richard Starseed films - sides are in orbit. He looks like a foot speaking to me...

@CARDOZZO My GOD I have this movie playing right now. The fuck! It is a rewatch. 100% on different kinds of love - and this is sort of what I am pointing to. There is a lot to 'love' or 'Love' if you will

Desk + ergonomic chair that suits me well. Dual screen 27 inch + 32 inch curved. Mouse, keyboard and the 8bit controller. If that's what you refer to as 'setup'. Battlestation etc I still go ham at the PC games, it's just my preference it to plant my skinny arse on the chaise lounge (which isn't near the PC side of the apartment).

It is just what I see.

What IS talked about. Not what is left out. By paying attention, what exactly do you mean? Where am I coming from? From experience?

As an example, I don't think Ralston has grasped Love.

I actually agree with this. Through my own experience. @UnbornTao I think you often put to much stock in Ralston. I might say this because I rarely see you deviating into any critical analysis of his work, just mutual agreement or pointing. Which is all well and good. But sometimes it looks like proselytizing.

He does mention states a lot. What is he referencing states in relation to?

Oh yes indeed, definitely did the research and have an excellent desk chair 😃 I think it could be an psychological issue; I work at a desk most days. Could be something about my associations with that body position and needing to 'work', detracting from my ability to relax. Only I can answer this, I shall think on it. I will stand and game over sit at the desk. Not for want of comfort either. Humans make no sense. Stupid conditioning.

It is my understanding he is on board with 'states', states of being, but will not apply that to consciousness or awareness. I recall him elucidating 'states of consciousness' implies levels. Implying some progress to an end, or goal. Or aim. And that that is NOT IT. It gets in the way. I think he steers students away from this as it detracts from engagement with what just is, plainly, absent of all concept, overlay or idea. I am not directly quoting here but paraphrasing what I have heard Ralston reiterate multiple times, threaded through many YouTube sessions. At the very heart of the issue could simply be a language nuance.

The Vow - excellent. That cult is fucken OFF THE CHAIN level of brainwashing. LOZ: Tears of the Kingdom: I am almost done with it, been slowly enjoying it. No rush. I do actually agree with you regarding bloom. Excellent game. Do you use a mouse and keyboard or controller? I have to admit, I love nothing more than a controller + sink into couch, dim lights gaming session. Sitting at a PC can kill it for me a bit. This could be purely because I did it for years abusing WoW. I have an 8bitdo ultimate. It was gifted to me, but I haven't tried any other controllers with PC. Goes.

@Leo Gura like two bulls locking horns. Unstoppable force meets an immovable object 🤜🤛

Ah! The YouTube released snippets of the book, narratived by Ralston, made me think he could be going this way. Pending mortality can really change us.