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The Crocodile replied to theleelajoker's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
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The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
One of the talking points of the right in America is that the left is too soft on crime. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
He could just die of a heart attack. Once he dies I don't see anybody that could carry the movement. I think if you cut the head off the monster will just die. Donald Jr., Elon, J.D., Ron DeSantis--none of these guys have enough of his power to continue the cult. -
The Crocodile replied to yetineti's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
It's a curse. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
None of this is impossible. AOC could just be elected within the next 20 years. Anything could happen. No, giving people free stuff in itself is not necessarily a hyperintelligent system. I would say it renders the potential for much more intelligent arrangements though rather than what we have now, people can develop morality, culture, technology, and consciousness and their own personal intelligence without the strain of worrying they'll starve to death because they're being ground to dust by hierarchy. -
The Crocodile replied to yetineti's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
That something you looking for nowadays? -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
In this instance leftism is a higher intelligence than business since health insurance should be universal and not a business at all. You could say the intelligence of the human body is higher than execution, but the execution in some cases should still extricate that intelligence. Or rather leftism should extricate the machinery of certain businesses. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
If we experimented with 5-MeO-DMT or various other drugs or science experiments or even meditation experiments on prisoners. 25 years is a long time that could be spent meditating, instead of just doing nothing. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
Yes, it's a perfectly legitimate perspective. Unconditional benevolence. -
The Crocodile replied to yetineti's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
@yetineti Leo had a cat named Smokey, and I think he's had some lizards and stuff I'm not sure. When I say, "Power, Knowledge, God, Intelligence, Beauty, Interconnection, Joy, Love" I mean these are ideals I want to arrange the world around, and yes it comes from my altered states of consciousness. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
He is. You're admitting you would pay for it. Also using euros -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
Your worldview is a fractal. Their worldview is another fractal. They see your view here as overly dark, stark, unforgiving, and pointless. They think the logical conclusion of killing one person is already no longer a threat is equivalent to killing someone who is also not a threat but a "hindrance". -
The Crocodile replied to yetineti's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
Power, Knowledge, God, Intelligence, Beauty, Interconnection, Joy, Love. -
Nobody should use public bathrooms, and no one should play sports. There, I just solved those two "political issues". @Something Funny If you want to express your femininity through your presentation don't worry about it, just do it.
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The Crocodile replied to stephenkettley's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
Sri Aurobindo: Plato had very mathematical ideas about these things. If he meant by it the creative conception then there are several things in it. First of all, it is not a mental idea but what I call the Real-Idea: that is, Idea with a Reality and a Power. Now, corresponding to every form there is what may be called the archetype, the type-form, and it already exists in the Real-Idea before it exists in matter. Everything exists first in consciousness and then in matter. Disciple: Could that be the Mahat-Brahma of which the Gita speaks? Sri Aurobindo: I do not know if Plato had some dim intimation of the Supramental; but as his mind was mathematical he cast it into rigid rational and mental forms. That was the Greek mind. Disciple: The Buddhists have an idea that there are Gods without form — there are Rupa Devas and Arupa Devas. What could that mean? Sri Aurobindo: I do not know Buddhist mythology. But what do you mean by Arupa Loka? Disciple: A plane of consciousness where the Gods have no forms, perhaps. Or they have forms which are so different from man’s, that for man they are no forms at all. Sri Aurobindo: What do you mean by the Gods having no forms? Disciple: On the plane of the Gods there are no forms, perhaps. Sri Aurobindo: What do you mean? The origin of all the forms is there. Even if you call it Arupa Loka still there must be some form. The Gods there must be distinguishing themselves from one another and that means they must have forms. If you say they have no ‘human’ form it is understandable. All forms need not be human. Disciple: They say that all abstractions belong to the Arupa Loka. For instance, the idea of beauty. Sri Aurobindo: Beauty is not an abstraction. It is a power of the Supreme on the plane above the Mind. On the mental plane you have abstractions. It is the mind’s way of representing realities of planes higher than its own, but behind these abstractions there is a reality. On the plane above the mind there are no abstractions; there are realities and powers. For instance, you form an abstract idea in the mind about the Supermind. When you get to the Supermind you find it is not an abstraction at all. It is more intensely concrete than Matter, something quite overwhelming in its concreteness. That is why I called it the Real-Idea and not an abstract idea. In that sense there is nothing more concrete than God. If we were on the pure mental plane we would find Mind quite concrete and real. But as we are on the physical plane we always think that mind is abstract. Before the Supermind Matter dwindles into a shadow! Disciple: What is that concreteness like? Sri Aurobindo: The sense of solidity, mass. That is perhaps what the Veda meant when it said, “Agni is wider of light, and concrete of body.” You can say that the Supermind is harder than diamond and yet more fluid than gas. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
Well since Biden had presidential immunity he could have killed trump and have it be within the confines of the law. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
Yes, that's literally how fascism works. If you think a large amount of people can't be fascist then fascism has never existed and never will. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
Yes. The right thinks everyone they don't like is just sitting around watching CNN. Nobody watches CNN. Europe could import the entire Middle East and would be none the worse for it. Stop being a pussy. -
@Leo Gura I would not have a parasocial relationship with you because you are bald
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The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
If the trump assassin succeeded that would be an example of non-softness from the left. Same for the CEO killing. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
After giving it much thought, we're gonna have to kill you now. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
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The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
He should be hanged, drawn and quartered. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
He would say it should happen instantly. -
The Crocodile replied to integral's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
Disciple: Why is it that the vital being drives him here — makes him come to Pondicherry? Sri Aurobindo: There are various beings and they have various tendencies and motives. They are attracted to this place for various reasons, yet they do not want to obey. Disciple: What is the aim of these beings in taking possession of a human being? Sri Aurobindo: Firstly, to have influence on the physical plane which they can have by taking possession of a man. Secondly, to play a joke — just to see what happens. Thirdly, to play God and be worshipped. Fourthly, to bring about a manifestation of vital power. To this class belong those beings that effect miraculous cures and have great healing powers. Fifthly, to satisfy some desire or impulse like murder or lust. From this point of view you will see that capital punishment is absurd. A man who murders is, most probably, under the possession of a vital being. When he is executed that being takes possession of another. Many of those who commit murder have admitted that they had their first impulse when they saw an execution. Some vital beings want to have their play here. Disciple: Why do they do like that? Sri Aurobindo: They get supported. But these are not strong beings. The really strong beings are those that are behind world-movements, like Theosophy; they have not only vital force but mental power. Disciple: What is their part in evolution? Sri Aurobindo: They only exhibit power; they do not generally take up a physical body. Disciple: Have they an idea of progress? Sri Aurobindo: Their idea of progress is increase of power. But they can be converted. Théon — who was the Mother's instructor in occultism in Algeria — believed that those forces or beings who try to come in touch with the physical are destined to be converted. Disciple: Do they change their vital nature? Sri Aurobindo: They remain vital beings but instead of aiming at power for themselves and manifesting it egoistically they consent to manifest something higher. They need not take up a body for that. They can remain on their own plane and work here as an influence for a higher life. Disciple: Does the soul of the man who is possessed try to recover the lost ground? Sri Aurobindo: After some time, during possession, there is no soul; it is thrust behind, into the background. Generally, in man the soul is not in front. By Yoga the soul comes to the front. But it can be thrown into the background by these forces taking advantage of some weakness, some vital or physical defect — unless the Central Being comes down and takes hold of the instruments. Disciple: Can these forces take possession when a man has got a fine mind — a mind which is higher than the vital impulses? Sri Aurobindo: What is man's mental knowledge before those beings? What does man know? Practically nothing. They know the complexity of forces at work, while man knows nothing of it. Man has a great destiny if he goes along the right lines, but as he is, he is shut up in the physical consciousness which is a very inferior plane. Even his reason requires data for its knowledge, and argument or reasoning can justify anything. Two quite opposite conclusions can be supported by the aid of the same reasoning, and your preferences determine which one you accept. For the data of reasoning, again, you require to depend upon what you see and hear — on your senses. The vital beings are not so foolish as all that, they are not so limited.