UnbornTao

Have faith in rationality! Looking forward to it.

@Someone here Behave. Let's stay on topic.

Generally one of the left-leaning parties.

I do.

If I lived in the US, definitely not Trump (or anything related, generally speaking).

Sure.

Fine.

They both drank mate that day🧉

I'd agree for the most part, though it'd be tempting to use that "impersonal" bit as a way of seeing suffering as externally produced - that's a trap to watch out for, in my view. You seem to know that, though. A good exercise to get the hang of this principle is to deliberately produce a minor and yet specific form of mental-emotional suffering (frustration, jealousy, impatience, fear) and observe what you did in your experience that caused that disquieting result to come about.

@Someone here They just seem alike, but Messi's more challenging and technical.

Adi Da knew what he was talking about, for whatever that's worth - at least regarding direct consciousness. I'd recommend rewatching P3ne_Descomunal77's video, too. @zurew

💙 How would you characterize your experience? I'd describe my 5-MeO breakthroughs as "bliss," perhaps - powerful experiences indeed. This might not do it justice - besides, it's just a single term - but it's somewhat accurate in my estimation. It's hard for the mind to make sense of such a state, particularly after the chemical wears off. I recognize that I could have interpreted it - any experience, for that matter - in a way that simply confirmed my existing beliefs or desires. It can easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's a nice online social space - for fun, interacting with other minds, learning stuff, sharing or asking for advice, having the occasional thought-provoking discussion, and so on.

@Ramasta9 @Leo Gura Bulgaria, apparently.

@Schizophonia Just a joke 🤣

I hope not.

Fun!

Okay, sounds good. You'll live how you live regardless of whatever practices you may take up, but your point is clear.

@TheSelf

It's Mooh. Amateurs.

@Leo Gura @Natasha Tori Maru Furbo.

No one. If we admit that it's actually unknown and merely believed (in other words, it's hearsay passed down by other believers) then we should go with common sense - the lamest option, too commonplace to excite us in any way. Besides common sense, critical thinking and factual accuracy are useful tools. Oh yeah, if there's anything real about you in this sense, it's your body - I didn't mean to poo-poo that. Contrast that with your notions about it. Fantasy is a broad domain. Anything based on hearsay or wishful thinking, I'd call fantasy. Most of spirituality, and certainly religion, falls into this. I'm not saying to use a philosophical system to ignore your experience; being grounded helps. It reminds me of a quote from Krishnamurti - paraphrasing: "If people called it stretching instead of yoga, they wouldn't be so eager to undertake it." I suspect he's referring to Hatha Yoga, but the point stands: people are sometimes reluctant to call things by their plain name, preferring instead a feel-good belief system. The former is more empowering and real. Sorry, I'm getting off-topic.

Sounds good! As the result of a process. Frustration, for example. It seems to begin with you generating a desire of some sort, or perhaps with resistance to having that desire thwarted.