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Good to know. Also, it might be an artist's rendition, not a "photograph." But cool nonetheless.

Wayyy too abstract, in my opinion.

Thanks. I meant to say Buddhist, not Nuddhist. Freudian slip, I guess.

Fair enough, although it is a rather important detail to disclose, in my view. If the representation were somewhat accurate, that would be even better. Could mention that creative liberties have been taken.

What about less obvious cults? Can you find some on Christian subgroups or Zen-like sects? Or perhaps Hindu/Buddhist-based?

Ahh, fair enough.

I came across this unlisted video while doing some research. It is a sharp observation. (And notice that, at the same time, they still largely fell into the trap they were cautioning against) This can be an extremely subtle and insidious dynamic - in many different domains. Do you think this video, and the very need and impulse to believe, doesn't currently apply to you?

Is it AI? Curious to know.

In a way, it would be hard not to do that, unless you traveled to several countries as a kid and stayed there for a while, I presume.

Nice, good insight. To make it a bit more concrete, what would programming oneself mean in this context?

What about cooking a chickpea stew?

@integral Either rat milk or get out of my house, hippy!

'Spiritual' mental gymnastics.

Might as well be. It's quite convenient too, as he's talking about his own model. There's no denying he was profoundly conscious, but I'm not that familiar with the model. There seems to be, too, a ton of rhetoric and myth around his persona, which I find unnecessary and frankly annoying. This tends to cultivate a culture of followers. I would say it isn't about the content per se, or any assertion made, but whether - well, it is a belief or not. How could we tell? Of course this can be a tricky call to make sometimes. It seems to me this belief-game is what we as a whole are up to in spirituality. And disbelieving is, again, more of the same.

No, thanks. I'd rather have cranberry juice

Sorry to hear. No advice to give, really. Love them, be with them. Take care of yourself.

Was this written by AI? But yes, definitely, embrace some degree of boredom once in a while. That's the direction nobody wants to look - of painful crudity and dreary living. This 'dreary' sentiment may underlie our resistance to monotony and boredom.

Red Dead 2, although I've finished it already. Currently playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and liking it a lot so far.

Imagine becoming THIS conscious:

What comes to mind right now is having degraded my ability to focus deeply and consistently for hours on self-chosen tasks without external incentive. An ability I naturally had, and cultivated, as a kid. Now I just have to develop it once again.

You enjoy it, so that's what matters. People here find different uses for their journals, with "emptying out" being one of the big benefits. It can be used to empower learning, sensitivity, accountability, etc. - as your assessment shows. On the other hand, why are you asking for validation? That's WRONG!!!

When were you going to open an OnlyFans again?