Natasha Tori Maru

Anyone else experiencing the site just go down completely? Not even a glitch. Legit down

Perhaps the missing link here is that the truth is not found. It is what survives after all falsehood is removed. You don't arrive at truth like a destination. It is what survives and speaks for itself. And this is done by removing and deconstructing. Peeling off all falsehood to see what remains. Not seeking. Which is why it can also feel negative. To be looking for the false. But it is the only way to reach truth without smuggling in some form of idea of what it could be. I think looking at it as seeking is dangerous; seeking is directional. Direction carries with it desire. Desire is bias. Blindness. Is this what you were attempting to point to?

How else can you arrive at truth without ruling out and deconstructing falsehood? Genuinely asking - not necessarily disagreeing with perceived negativity. Leo can be a ranty man.

It is also why groundless, emptiness, fullness, unity, infinity, both and not both, are also used. It is that but not EVEN that. Pointing. That is all.

This is your stuff - your attachments and baggage. All of spirituality consistently reiterates words are not it. Concepts. Not it. It is pure Isness. Not even a word can be used. All words do is vaguely point. That is it. And woefully so.

It doesn't really matter what you call it then, adopting a word doesn't change anything?

Huh? I didn't say that. Consider its very definition. It is being used to describe something. What does the word mean to you? Why do we apply certain words at all? Because they aid in communicating something. If I am digging and I find a cable in the ground, I am going to call it a cable. Why can't a spiritual seeker progress without looking for something specific? If they were, it implies a bias and belief. It is not spirituality if this is the case.

Doesn't this just point toward you taking it as a belief and projecting? A genuine possibility. Why can't it be called God? Does that mean I cannot call it jabberwooky? It seems, arbitrary.

All good. Just some emptying

Sure. You okay?

Are you using the term cope as the slang term or typical definition? Cope (slang): 'Mocking command or noun, implying someone is in denial, making excuses, or unable to accept an uncomfortable truth or defeat.' Cope (dictionary): 'Have the capacity to deal successfully with. Deal effectively with something difficult.'

This also has the benefit of making her go nuclear with anticipation. Maybe a doppleganger 😉

I know many men of similar drive. One of my ex's was insatiable. I couldnt keep up. And I had to explain to him, with references, how women can't just keep rooting all day and not run into issues with their sparrow 🤣 You probably know of Frank Yang - his sex drive was his biggest biological conditioning. He turned to spirituality to help with it. And obviously he found... A lot more! Lol

@Leo Gura 🦘

What makes the first impression on you when listening to a tune, rhythm or melody? Do you play music, or dance? Many dancers and drummers I know tend toward noticing rhythm first, movement & beat. Other musicians hear the emotional crescendos of the melody & sequential pitches. I do not know if there is any pattern to be found here. I am a dancer and only ever learned some drums and a touch of bass guitar (rhythm). I have always heard the beat and rhythm first. It catches me before the melody. I feel the beat in my body as movement, I feel the melody as an emotional weight in my chest and heart 😃

@AION this blog post from Leo would be great for you to contemplate. I think there is a great growth and learning opportunity there for you; I have noticed a lot of reductionism in your thinking. This is just how it comes across as a pattern in your posts. Might help 🙂 https://www.actualized.org/insights/reductionism-is-wrong

I feel this symbiosis in the way you describe. I think I like jazz for this reason, I feel more rhythm in it (although, this could be more perception). The swing-feel, unique articulation and syncopation really capture me. While I enjoy the melodic improvisation essential to the genre, I really feel it is the rhythmic approach that dictates how that melody is interpreted and phrased 😃 I love music!

Yeah, but this is just a projection. And a reductionist attitude. Notice that this has nothing to do with me 💩

@Miguel1 @nerdspeak I do not have anything to add, but I thought it prudent to note; I always enjoy your discussions and contributions regarding conscious relationships. I haven't come across any literature or great speakers who were able to speak on the topic, especially as it relates to modern social dating norms. I am sure they exist, I just haven't heard anyone expound upon the topic in a way that really illuminated it. These discussions, especially the ones around the male side of pickup, always have my mind munching away at new ideas, ways of looking at things, and ways I can improve as a woman. We can all get closer to conscious romantic relating and embodiment through them. Trailblazers. So, thanks!

The root cause of this sort of behaviour is a lack of self worth, and self respect. If you notice yourself needlessly apologising; either just for existing, or taking responsibility for things you had no cause in, it harkens back to self worth. Somewhere along the line, we would have transitioned through some set of life experiences, and taken a false meaning away. This is cognitive bias. Meaning making is a tricky thing; existentially there is no meaning. Humans manifest their own meaning. And we love to do it! But it is important to see the truth of the situation; if we approach someone as a child and they tell us to 'Fuck off', it is too scary to face that the world might be bad or hard. It is much easier to internalize and conclude 'I am bad' so we can deal with the load. The beginnings of internalised shame. And then guilt. And then the guilt/shame spiral. Leading to low self worth AND, you guessed it, needlessly apologising. Like we may needlessly apologise to the person we approached who told us to 'fuck off'. We think we were a burden. The reality of the situation is, we cannot take that meaning away. They could be having a bad day. They could be focusing. They could dislike others on principle. None of which have anything to do with us. Only them. We only become traumatised when we are unable to resolve responsibility. Understanding is key. Forgiveness is the way out. Forgiveness is about YOU letting go. It is not about letting your oppressor into your life. Not about them. It is not about making them feel absolved; it is the purge of negativity and the resolving of responsibility. You discern they are not for you, freeing yourself of judging them. No hard feelings. Boundaries. Powerful process of emptying to make way for genuine self-love, respect and worth. 🙏

You are allowed to not agree - but you aren't allowed to do so on a manner that is offensive/mean spirited, directed at others users. Let's be clear. Check the guidelines mate. Accurate.

Maybe not, but there is undeniable condescension and nastiness going on. And a lack of humour: 'what Nasha calls aura is just puffed up confidence with no ability. That is enough to get girls. Emptiness' - AION (Can't quote on mobile)

I think the subforum context flew over some heads. I cannot stop laughing!

@Joseph Maynor me too.

Trailblaze into integrity and authenticity - here's to our continued progress My career in the building industry really taught me to speak less and execute. I never tell anyone my intentions. I speak about my ideas and projects mainly for perspective and brainstorming. Sometimes, talking about the thing can almost brainwash me into feeling like I am making progress. But it is false; action tastes so much sweeter. I visualise my outcomes as I fall asleep at night. I see the building complete.