UnbornTao

I know the theory. And look at what happens in practice for people, which you tend to encourage, even if unknowingly. It relates to @zurew point about adopting the same terminology. I think an episode on belief would be in order. I don't think you are clear on that matter either. But then we'd start believing in belief rather than looking at the real dynamic at play.

The overall criticisms of science can be levelled at virtually anything. You aren't an honest actor. Now do the same with spirituality, and with the followers of those paths. Expand on the points addressed in the fake spirituality episode. And let burn what needs to burn - especially because it will apply to us, Leo included, and to this place. @Leo Gura What do you expect people to do with some of the blog posts (particularly the more existential ones) other than believe you? You present assertions as true, and that's often the end of it. Have you thought about what effect they have on people when it comes down to it?

Eh, I'm stretching it. There's a cultural component behind it, though.

A good one: Finding something funny because it is true - because it points out something real - and seeing that, for some reason, elicits laughter. The meme: 'It's funny because it's true.'

'Tis the bitch of the human mind:

I'm not saying it's impossible.

I've always talked like this, but whatever. I gather that if people feel called out, it might have stirred something in them.

Fair enough. By 'ineffable', you may already be attributing some quality to it, making it a thing that is, by definition, not expressible. I was trying to get clear on what's being pointed to. But I'm not sure where we are now, or what we're doing here. I suppose seeing our entanglement in language would be a valuable thing to do. I find this meditation useful for that purpose: What would an experience of the world without language be? What is language? Can thinking occur without language? And so on.

What if we apply this principle to everything that is conceived and perceived?

Oh, I don't care about England winning the tournament. Just saying that Morocco isn't in the top six favorites, but you never know.

What's this? What comes to mind when saying that? What's being referred to? I bet it is some thing.

Sounds good. On the other hand, language might have a bigger say on our recognition/invention of "this" than what we may be noticing. Your "this" might well not be my "this." (This just sounds stupid.) For example, you might be talking about perception, or the act of recognition, whereas I might be talking about a state of openness and stillness, which doesn't necessarily suggest that anything is being experienced directly - I might just be unusually mindful and present, acutely aware, but with language still going on in the background, so to speak. By being aware of it. No language involved there, necessarily. For us to name, label (etc.) something, we must first be aware of it as a particularity. You're aware of "this" because it isn't "that." "Anything" is distinguished from something other, something discrete. Language didn't exist at some point, and yet we were still able to recognize things. I need to polish up this crap.

It'd be warranted to point out how sloppy and fantastical most of spirituality tends to be. Some basic rigor and critical thinking are often sorely missing in this domain (hello). There's a reason why it's much, much harder to sell snake oil as a mathematician or physicist than as a spiritualist or guru. I wish this difference were more emphasized, for what it's worth, especially since it hits home and isn't always about "the other."

I doubt that, especially since they changed coach. Argentina and England are stronger contenders, imo.

Yep. The only team that can't envy Spain's midfield is Portugal.

@Sincerity Looking good!

Spain, France, Portugal.

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It definitely helps. I'm obviously not familiar with your condition, but yes, as with stretching the body, the muscles and nervous system will eventually get accustomed due to them being trained. I wasn't saying to choose one over the other. Movement is beneficial. If you want to sit for about half an hour, or whatever you find slightly physically challenging, then you just do it until the body adapts - and again, I don't know what your condition is. This isn't medical advice. It could simply be a limiting belief, an excuse, maybe a lack of desire or discipline to do so, or something else entirely. Training is useful, in any case. I'd say it's more about being mindful than about sitting down or mechanically following a ritual.

Yep, sounds good. I thought you were actually being pedantic about a superficial point like semantics. Use the quote function, God.

Of course. You set the criterion, like how many drugs are taken. So when are you finally going to turn alien on camera?

God is an infinitely conscious self-recursive system with perception mediating the bridge between everyday awareness and Absolute Love. See? Talk is cheap. Now imagine that it isn't so blatant. Start talking like that. Polish that kind of nonsense and expand on it, and gullible people will love it and start thinking of yourself as "awakened." They won't know the difference.

My God. Charlatans.

Buddha didn't really use the term God. "God has no religion."