UnbornTao

Can you notice others' intent before they act?

What is feeling? Is a thought sourcing feeling?

Most likely nobody knows, and speculating won't change that a bit, even though adopting some comforting notion may relieve us of this anxiety. Beyond that, you can contemplate what life is, but becoming conscious of that requires serious work and commitment. An answer is irrelevant. I might as well respond with "banana", and ultimately that would be equally useful to you than an elaborate and convincing answer. It would leave you with a rumor, an idea, at best a possibility; believing it wouldn't change the condition. You can use it to more powerfully investigate what life is.

Health and supplements subforum. Lately I've been adding a pinch of it to a daily espresso.

Red Dead Redemption 2.

What do you see, notice, pay attention to? What do you think enables you to do that?

No drugs needed. How about not over thinking in the first place? It is something you do, so learn to see "where" you are doing that and stop it. Meditation and exercise can help.

What happens in your experience whenever such an event takes place? What would you say affords you that ability? Also, what is energy?

Come on, there's no shortage of things to be fascinated by in life. You had to pick those. How about videogames? A sport? Psychology? Egg poaching? Or what about a more general --open-- study of the human condition? Art also pushes humans to extremes, but generally in a positive way, for example.

@Majed You sound unhinged. Be more open to others' perspectives here.

@Majed I think it would be better to leave one's personal feelings aside when investigating anything.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

Beat me to it.

That must be painful, sorry for your loss. It's a good reminder to be mindful of our time, both in relation to ourselves and others.

Nice. I'm going to copy that into my journal.

You can stop the fantasy and story of "self-deception" and begin to be honest about your experience by acknowledging what is present and what it truly is. It’s not an ideal or a philosophy. Consider the simple reality of telling the truth about basic things, and proceed from there. Distinguishing between what is experienced and what is conceptual is a good starting point. It provides a direction for progress.

Sounds like a bunch of vacuous assertions, very assertively stated. Then again, not much of substance can be said in two minutes. Remember that you liking it doesn't mean it is getting across something worth communicating. Consider a real teacher.

In either case, it is irrelevant what is believed when it comes to the truth. What is God? Is there a God, or a lack of God? Chances are everything that comes up in regards to that is a rumor for you, and also for the person promoting it. And there's nothing wrong with just admitting one has no idea (this raw fact may be disguised with isms and other mental gymnastics). Otherwise, you'd be expressing your own ignorance by pretending to know, which wouldn't contribute -- and might undermine -- any kind of inquiry into the matter.

I probably stumbled upon the Tao Te Ching or a Buddhist book while browsing the Amazon bookstore out of curiosity. That was likely my first "formal" exposure to the subject, although as a child, I occasionally had moments of deep wonder about my own nature.

It’s not that the truth invalidates you; it’s that it only serves itself, and the offense is of your own making, based on how you relate to it. This presupposes that you’re taking yourself seriously and giving what’s true a backseat.

That should have been the name of the second channel.