UnbornTao

Hmm, the Tao Te Ching would be a top contender for me. If you read it with attention, it makes your mind go "huh, what is this?" at a foundational level, creating room for it to doubt its entire conception of reality. It confronts the reader with their own momentary inability to grasp what the text is actually pointing at, which remains a mystery. Sitting with that tends to create a stark contrast to your ordinary experience that makes you realize that there's something real there that you have yet to comprehend - beyond what the mind can do with it.

I don't think this is going anywhere productive or sensible.

Wave at us when you're entering the atmosphere.

I said I would take the bait, but this is too much. Take care.

So it turns out the moon wasn't made of cheese, after all. What a bummer.

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Taking drugs. Superheroes.

You shall not disobey my command. But seriously though, setting aside some misunderstandings that might be happening between us, there's a reason why therapy exists and why people may benefit from it - if you happen to be one of those people, it might be worth considering. It's also likely that I'm misunderstanding your intention with this thread.

Taking drugs =/ "truth seeking"

I can't believe it's not butter!

"Educate yourself, make no mistakes."

Careful that it isn't actually the self making that assertion. 🤷‍♂️

You make it up

Yeah, it's real, from what I've heard. Apparently dry ingredients like that are preferred as food in outer space, similar to peanut butter and all that jazz. Hmm, chocolate.

You guys have a knack for turning insanity into a worldview or philosophy. Consciousness is not a mental breakdown. Instead of seeing "the work" - however you conceive of it - as a move from sanity to insanity, turn it around. Metaphorically speaking, you're currently "insane" (ignorant, deluded), and moving toward freedom and truth, or true "sanity." But don't take that too seriously. Drug states are just that - chemically-induced states.

The only thing I want to marvel at is the nutella jar floating in the spaceship @Lucasxp64 Beautiful!

It gives me a nice, calm focus boost. Way less jittery than coffee, in my experience. Much better alternative.

Yep. In any case it's worth trying to quit it for a while and see the effects. A couple of espressos are enough to mess up my day.

Can confirm. Quitting for a few weeks or months helps a lot in this regard, I've found. Exercising is also crucial.

Truthoosie - truth + oopsie

It's supposed to be a novel term, so refine it in a way that reflects a particular difference. Interpellation seems to be based on identity, whereas phantaclesis emphasizes more the act (or place, perhaps) of being called into fictitious worlds. This act comes from an impulse born within the individual, but the appealing fireworks are provided by an external source.

Thanks for the added context.

Toilet problems ✔️