UnbornTao

Investigate it. Start by recognizing that you are the one being angry - anger doesn't come from the circumstances.

Yes, poignant metaphor. And a worldview isn't true - or the truth - by itself either. It is invented. It is by definition a way of seeing the world.

Loved this theme:

@Breakingthewall You figure it out. I already explained it to you somewhere else. You keep operating from the same arrogance and want me to validate your assumptions by engaging in these kinds of exchanges. Consider what listening as a principle demands of you.

@Ishanga And what is it?

@Breakingthewall No examples. You figure it out.

@Breakingthewall It seems to me you fundamentally misunderstand the basic theory and are confusing things. Beyond the theory and hearsay, however, what is the self? Something to… drumroll... contemplate!

Thank you! What's believed is irrelevant - and gets in the way. Whatever is true can't be reduced to an idea. Ideas are great tools when used appropriately, but when it comes to tackling the nature of things, they can't do the job. The rest is just babbling. Revisit what belief actually is. You don't know what the self, consciousness, or reality are, so why not start by recognizing that - not intellectually, but as a reality? This applies to all of us, most likely. There's a lot of stuff we have yet to become conscious of.

@Breakingthewall Trying to make some use of this mess.

@Sugarcoat@Puer Aeternus I might be a bit paranoid because of some of the recently created troll accounts. AI-generated content is rampant. It doesn't help she used an entirely AI-generated response to answer to one of my DMs, and now the weird formatting. Or that she keeps being evasive about my questions. @Cathy92506 If this is your only account and you aren't a troll, sorry for being a pain in the ass.

Hey but what's happiness?

Could you clarify it in a short paragraph or two?

@BlessedLion

@Natasha Tori Maru Going through the motions.

Mastering a physical skill can help with that. Beyond habits, you might ask yourself what it means to be grounded. And again, start with your body. Practices like feeling connected to the ground, as if being absorbed by it, are incredibly valuable. Breathing from your center and consciously relaxing also go a long way toward achieving this. It's interesting to me that being able to stand on your own two feet, both emotionally and psychologically, is, in my opinion, a rare quality. We constantly seem to be looking for others to validate our experience. Without that, we may feel less than or unworthy, perhaps. Just a consideration.

The whole place you're coming from - look at it. Refer to the metaphor of the kid who hasn't learned to walk yet but criticizes skillful people. Can you see how the content itself is secondary to the issue here? You're stuck in concepts - very ungrounded ones at that - and you confuse blabbering with actual understanding. That you can't see this boggles my mind. Do the work first, and you'll clearly see how this is the case. Sorry, I've been derailing the thread.

Pretend to be humble and gracious, yet act dogmatic and closed-minded. I don't hear a real attempt at listening on your part - you always know everything. You'd even try to dispute the Buddha before grasping what he's actually saying. The arrogance! It's like a child who hasn't yet learned to walk, criticizing Messi's football ability. First, learn to walk. Then, master the subject. At some point along the way, you might begin to see the folly of your earlier judgments - and perhaps even recognize that some masters truly deserve the title.

It was directed to you. Sorry, @randydible. @Breakingthewall Train your listening abilities.

@Breakingthewall Blah blah. You'd even try to dispute the Buddha before actually getting what he's getting across. You can't, or won't, tell the difference between your own conceptual bubble, on the one hand, and what's being pointed at.

I think it was the part on defining context through telepathy, or some such. Frankly, I have no idea about either. I'm confused. 🤔

What's the point of this thread again?

Sure.