UnbornTao

@AndylizedAAY Avoid insulting

imo that is the sensible and powerful thing to do. Or just avoid the question in the first place.

You'd first have to become conscious of what another is, which I haven't done yet. "Other" may as well be a belief but since in my experience others seem to exist, I won't say that it's a belief. This domain is of deeply-held assumptions, not merely of superficial ones.

Doesn't that also produce harmful compounds in food?

Seems like we're bringing up and confusing a bunch of stuff. I'm gonna throw some crap around and see if it helps in some way. It's possible to do away with many of one's beliefs, perhaps even all of them. Most of what we assume isn't cognized. You've got beliefs that you know are superficial or not really true. Go for the most obvious ones. Many are disempowering and not needed. Some are useful, none is true (the truth itself). With beliefs out the way, openness and in turn effectiveness will likely increase in one's life since your perception won't be clouded with so many conceptual add-ons. This practice isn't about leading an empirical life per se, but about becoming free of beliefs, which includes recognizing them as such. Don't know about the connection between gut feel and belief. Don't know about that. Belief isn't the appropriate word there. Hypothesis, perhaps. I'd say that's good as long as you don't confuse it for a direct experience of the truth, which many people end up doing. Beliefs are used to cover up one's ignorance and lack of direct experience. Even when a direct experience is achieved, that doesn't guarantee your mind won't make up ideas about it. What needs to be done is changing one's relationships towards beliefs. Notice they can be useful tools but are never true. A belief is about what's true. I'd focus on contemplation instead of looking to adopt more beliefs.

I'm fine with the current structure

@Someone here It's not about value. About, is not it. A belief is like a photo of an apple. Experience is like perceiving an apple. By its nature, belief isn't the truth and can't ever be.

You don't need a belief for becoming conscious of whatever's true. And they always get in the way. That's the gist of it.

Check out Ryan Holiday, that might help.

I'd say better grasp your nature and then probably that question won't arise. If it does, then ask yourself.

Ha. Don't be too quick to assume understanding. If you hold it as merely understanding their words, OK then. Still, it sounds like your cup is full.

Check out something that is real, like Krishnamurti.

What? Like a zen koan.

how so?

That sounds more like pain to me. Suffering seems to be an added conceptual activity that, if grasped, can be mostly done away with. Probably not so much when it comes to extreme physical harm. Personally haven't done it, I just hear tell that it's a possibility.

Mostly on books. Supermind, evil, cosmic power, cosmic knowledge. Haha, when he uses qualifiers like marvelous, cosmic, powerful, things like that. I imagine this communication style is done partly for marketing purposes. Not saying it's bad, the substance of his communications and their delivery are great.

A lot of rhetoric and drama. No wonder that individuals who do that get a lot of attention. Feels like very popular individuals are mostly fake and pretending to know. Why do they sometimes look like actors in a TV show? Vernon Howard is recommended, also used hyperbole occasionally but overall he was straightforward and authentic.

Maybe Peter mentions bliss occasionally and in place of the word love so as not to mislead people, or perhaps because it's more precise. After all, love brings up many conventional associations that bliss doesn't. That opens up the matter for others to consider. Talk about love and peace if you want to gather people's attention. However, this will mislead them because the point is to experience whatever is true, not being fed whatever we want to hear. If you tell them you'll experience X or Y, people tend to fantasize, will miss the point and their investigations will get clouded by their preconceptions, preferences, and extrapolations about where it'll lead. or some such

You will forget and regain insights. The important part is the experience, the consciousness, not so much that it is written down. Get it and lose it. And get it again.

Haven't watched this one, thanks

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Extra virgin olive oil, yeah. I'm not clear on the technical details but processing the oil eliminates the good compounds.

Just a question for anyone who might find it useful.

Also for other people out there: reduce sources of stimulation. Cutting back or eliminating them altogether can help massively. No need to add more things to do to your day, which is one possible cause of stress in the first place.