UnbornTao

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@Leo Gura Have you had the chance to turn into an alien yet? I swear, people need to calm their cultish predisposition a bit as a general rule. Some of you can be quite impressionable and credulous behind the scenes despite what's said about 'Sovereignty of Mind' and all that nonsense. Don't just take Leo's words for it. And don't get confused when uppercase letters are added after 'Awakening.' Leo is smart and can be charismatic but I feel that the relationship a lot of people have here is just that of a subscriber or follower. Some basic scientific principles and rigor would do you good if you don't want to simply be a sycophant or acolyte - which I fear many are, even unconsciously. And Leo is certainly full of shit, too. I feel your automatic reactions tend to be believing him and being far too charitable - and again, in many cases, this obviously is still occurring despite what's claimed on the surface. Was this supposed to be a religion in the first place - or not?

Listen to both, but consider they're called masters for a reason. In any case, this is a waste of time. Have at it.

C'est la vie.

Yes, listen to JK even more deeply (in this case, "read"). It takes some work, and like any skill, it can be developed. But at the same time, don't make it mysterious, inaccessible or esoteric. It's not metaphysical, it's an action. You've probably truly listened to someone once or twice in your life. How did that come about? Ask yourself that question.

That's the gist of it, though it's not very common for us, all things considered. One important distinction that came up was how we tend to approach things through intellectual understanding. Even when we think that doesn't apply to us, it's still a world we can easily get stuck in.

@Davino Yeah, sounds good. Like Leo, I'd call that hearing, or mindfulness perhaps. Remember to keep it experiential.

Exactly. Just a hunch that many people here may have such a view. It might not even occur to you to inquire into listening in the first place, but rather into "advanced" stuff. Why? (Rhetorical.)

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Why would you say that? Do you want to claim otherwise? How much attention are you guys actually paying if you haven't even gotten a person's name right on several occasions? Your concern that people turn into Leo is suspiciously absent here. I'm serious. Many already have. And your conflation of your invention with the truth is even more concerning. Oh well, I should rack up a few hundred trips and have several infinite blue awakenings.

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@oOo Do you use AI to write your posts?

Green tea can be a nice replacement for coffee, even if just temporarily, to help ease withdrawal symptoms.

By Claude (the activity picked is washing the dishes):

Pick a simple activity - say, doing jumping jacks or washing the dishes. Now, stop calling it that. Stop thinking of the activity in those terms. Come up with a fancier, more beautiful name that evokes religious connotations. Pick one that you love and that makes you feel good - like a 'knower' in an uncertain world. Assign the new term - and its mental associations - a philosophy. Perhaps something Hindu-based, with a particular way of looking at the world. Make it sound spiritual, and make sure it is specific. You might take an existing one as a template for this. Now generate new goals and a purpose for the practice. Design the practice in your mind such that the purported goals and purpose are something other than cleaning kitchen appliances. Pretend this purpose and goals are real and are what the practice is directed at. Define the intensity, duration, frequency, and any other relevant details. Create stages of progress within the practice. --- Now, what do you have? What does that leave you with? What did you come up with?

I see that you tend to use 'direct experience' in a way that might be better expressed simply as 'personal experience.'

Actually, humans are primates. And we dress up. Therefore, we are all furries.

The general gullibility and lack of critical faculty, even when professed otherwise. Insistence on the psychedelic path as a gateway to "expanded consciousness," and the underlying arrogance behind the unwillingness to relinquish such a notion. This ties into the next point: A tendency to fantasize, as is common in spiritual communities (or people in general, frankly). Confusing the desire to feel good with having a productive interaction, and mistaking discomfort at hard truths for cruelty or lack of sympathy. Failing to distinguish between sugar-coated deception that appeals to you and facts that meet resistance. Any form of pretension, especially the kind veiled under the guise of higher consciousness or spirituality. Thinking you have understood or transcended the real masters.

Slay the Spire didn't really do it for me. I guess card games just aren't my thing.

One of the most successful tech companies is named after a fruit. Nobody cares that much about name and branding. You already know what you want, stop second-guessing. Pick an option and take the first step. That matters more than all the deliberation in the world. That's my suggestion to you.

I know we just read the same Reddit post.

Re-seed-ent E-veal.

In truth, the truth is meaningless and has no use or value.