UnbornTao

Truth Social, hah.

Our Homers are not communists!

Not sure what this means, you make the conclusions.

An ogre in his swamp (impressionist)

@bambi @Sandhu stop it already.

Try green tea or coffee, if you like.

It's a reference to Nasruddin's story: "How are you? Perfect, thank you. I’m traveling incognito. Oh? As what are you disguised? I am disguised as myself. Don’t be silly. That’s no disguise. That’s what you are. On the contrary, it must be a very good disguise, for I see it has fooled you completely."

Meditations seems to be more practical while the Tao more existential.

Actually, your self.

If there's nobody there, who are you disguised as? A lame koan.

Nooo Eugenio! (the cat)

Different characteristics between the two art styles pictured above, by ChatGPT:

Renaissance-style painting: An impressionist version:

I've read it and it definitely is one of those books that need to be reread and contemplated multiple times.

Glad I could help.

Why not a krill oil supplement?

What is everything?

Impressionist paintings by GPT: ---

ADHD brain mode at night.

@Jehovah increases silly to conflate physical death with awakening; it's just grasping it (your nature).

I'd question whether that is actually an experience. Opportunity to be more honest if that were the case.

@Jehovah increases Don't confuse fantasies with a grounded investigation of what's true. Believing that death or dying has anything to do with consciousness is silly. It is best if we approach matters without spiritual ideals that just muddy the waters.

Cut people some slack.@noselfself

If we don't directly experience the true nature of anything, then what does it take to become conscious of it? It just so happens that you have to create insight in your own experience and there's no way around that —that's the spirit of consciousness work. If you don't experience it, it doesn't exist for you, except perhaps as a concept. Anything other than a direct personal encounter won't change our condition of ignorance in these matters, regardless of belief conviction, and even knowledge. This is the principle of genuine (and in this case, direct) experience.