UnbornTao

@Twentyfirst Sexism not allowed.

Hmm. It depends on the distinctions we use and how we define them. It does seem like intention has some aspect of wanting behind it, but not necessarily desire. Desire is a concept of want without intention. Intention is taking an action. I desire an ice cream now but have no intention of getting one now, I intent to reply to your post. I think I'm holding intent the way you're holding desire. Intent sounds like a more accurate term. If we say that intent runs everything, whose intent is it? As the way I currently take myself to be, I don't hold myself responsible for the growing of trees, unless perhaps for the ones I might have planted, hypothetically speaking -- I don't recall having planted trees. Why is desire love? By kundalini, do you mean a sort of "life force"? If desire is everything, how come aversion is experienced? What do you mean by life -- survival, the persistence of self, or of a body? And the big banana: what are we referring to by love?

Don't think so. Based on feeling seems fine.

Understand the material, master it. Of course it's good being optimistic.

I think you might be going down a road of airy-fairy, ineffective stuff. Want something powerful and real? Practice some Rinzai zen, for example.

Whatever you assess about this matter, you'll live as that. And then die. I wonder why people undertake this inquiry. Could it be in order to avoid taking responsibility for your self and life?

There might not be a "why".

Easy there, might be falling into more belief.

You make distinctions within the field or activity. A new distinction changes your experience, even if subtly. I suggest you listen to it again and contemplate what distinction is for yourself, it isn't what you think. Good luck.

Seek medical advice. Exercising can help.

I keep moving towards the direction of more honesty. But some of my recent communications have been dismissive and cynical on occasion. My expression wasn't entirely honest. Remember not to undermine the work due to personal challenges.

Whatever it is to realize God let's go do that and then once we're all deeply enlightened we'll come back and chat about it.

Can things themselves suck? Can circumstances be objectively bad? Without the assessment that things are a certain way, what's left? Set up goals for yourself and steadily move towards them. Envision a positive image of the future for yourself.

What are your main takeaways?

Enjoyed it. The show sometimes has a philosophical feel to it; profound occasional messages.

@CARDOZZO appreciate it.

So many crises. Where the hell do they spring up from? Can you give a brief summary? What is the "meta-crisis"?

Let's consider it was done because it was done. I just raised my arms because I intended to do so. Admittedly, I also wanted to look into this, but this was prior to and irrelevant to the action itself, even though in my interpretation the action might had been motivated by this or that, whether desire, boredom, curiosity, love or something else. I might as well intend to raise my arms again just for its own sake. What is an action? What occurs as action? In the moment of acting, what occurs for you? How does an action show up? Hmm, it seems to me like the only requirement for action is intention. In the moment you act, an intention has been made. The intention arises simultaneously with the action. If this were the case, an action can show up without needing desire as a motivating drive. To insist, intent is the key, which is interlinked with the action itself. The action and the intent appear to us as "action". It's a tricky distinction to make in one's experience, I'm being intellectual, haven't really generated it yet. To play devil's advocate: Let's say I just farted. Is that motivated, or occurs as a physiological process? In my case, fear was certainly not the motivating factor, and love doesn't seem to be the case either, or maybe it was in a weird way. In any case, I think this might be a cosmology or a model that you hold, simplistic and useful, but not true per se. I feel attracted to it.

Sounds solid. What about just to do it? I just raised my arms. Was that motivated by love or by fear?

Master your mind and say "thanks for coming, next".

@mr_engineer You're acting petty and immature. Before posting, ask yourself why you hold such an attitude and why this topic triggers you. This is an opportunity for you to become more self-aware. Make a constructive thread about this, if you want. For example, what is feminism really about?

@Ima Freeman Good work! Thanks.

@IronFoot What software do you use for downloading them?

Not a therapist. I'd say it seems like the pain is experienced, and so is caused or generated by, you. Two people can react very differently to the same event. But I don't know. Just some thoughts.