NorseMythology

I think just actively recognizing the ego. Realize when you are boastful or angry or whatnot, it is your ego. Acknowledge it and keep on. For me it is a continual process, though i think I am making progress

Would Oneness be the ultimate being and Absolute/Infinite be one step beyond? I used the term Infinite for the latter and Infinite Being for the former, i think we are talking about the same concepts though. I have heard that utimately there is no 'two', because when you conceptually divide one into two, you actually have a trio, let us say the 'up' and the 'down' and the neutral or dividing 'line' Muchlike destructive wave interference, you can have a neutral non-wave with the potential for either wave or both waves. Put simply, and going back to relationships, its almost as though understanding the seperation through relationship we can understand unity.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane. -Nikola Tesla

@Whywolf It could be as simple as a hormone deficiency.

For nuts and seeds, eat whichever you like. I find it hard to eat nuts and seeds I dont like, so you can try to acquire the taste or stick with the ones you like. Sunflower seeds (out of shell) cost me $1.25 for just around 1000 calories, mostly fat and protein and lots of good vitamins and minerals. http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=57 Whfoods is a good resource.

Where have we heard that before? Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil Genesis 11:6 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same languagethey have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. And two from Nikola Tesla " What has the future in store for this strange being, born of a breath, of perishable tissue, yet Immortal, with his powers fearful and Divine? What magic will be wrought by him in the end? What is to be his greatest deed, his crowning achievement? Long ago he recognized that all perceptible matter comes from a primary substance, or a tenuity beyond conception, filling all space, the Akasha or luminiferous ether, which is acted upon by the life-giving Prana or Creative Force, calling into existence, in never ending cycles, all things and phenomena. The primary substance, thrown into infinitesimal whirls of prodigious velocity, becomes gross matter; the force subsiding, the motion ceases and matter disappears, reverting to the primary substance. Can man control this grandest, most awe-inspiring of all processes in nature? Can he harness her inexhaustible energies to perform all their functions at his bidding? more still cause them to operate simply by the force of his will? If he could do this, he would have powers almost unlimited and supernatural. At his command, with but a slight effort on his part, old worlds would disappear and new ones of his planning would spring into being. He could fix, solidify and preserve the ethereal shapes of his imagining, the fleeting visions of his dreams. He could express all the creations of his mind on any scale, in forms concrete and imperishable. He could alter the size of this planet, control its seasons, guide it along any path he might choose through the depths of the Universe. He could cause planets to collide and produce his suns and stars, his heat and light. He could originate and develop life in all its infinite forms." "To create and to annihilate material substance, cause it to aggregate in forms according to his desire, would be the supreme manifestation of the power of Man's mind, his most complete triumph over the physical world, his crowning achievement, which would place him beside his Creator, make him fulfill his Ultimate Destiny."

Dr. Bruce Damer Very interesting guy...

Nikola Tesla - Not only a brilliant man who tirelessly pursued his passion for making our lives easier, but quite an insightful philosopher in his own right. Dr Joseph P Farrell - He is a one of a kind amazing researcher, a unsung hero, whose books are of paramount importance in understanding the world we live in today and perhaps the most influential person in my journey for truth So many others...

Someone gifted me some crystals one time, I thought the least I could do was carry it around. Wasn't but a few days later I dropped it and it shattered. Well, at least Flourine (or Flourite?) isnt my good luck charm lol. I kept the pretty malachite one at home so I didnt break it, i enjoy looking at it every now and again.

I dont have facebook so I cannot see the video, however, it really depends on how we define smart anyway.

My life is complete!

I strongly agree, especially about the bastardizarion.

Okay, thanks for the insight in the guidelines. I have approached my worldview from 'logic', in that I had to be able to reasonably justify whatever i believed. Of course the degree of reasonability (coupled with experience) dictates the strength of X belief. So no matter how much I wish something was true, I cant seriously believe it until i can justify it fairly well. The downside is, my mind is a bit too 'rational' which has hindered other parts of my being (something I hope to remedy with the help of this community). Ive never had a profound spiritual experience, but I tend to think it is legitimately possible. My plan is to eventually get ahold of some psychedelics to shake things up and hopefully open some doors. Having said all that, for me, the things/advice i hear have to fit in to my framework or completely replace it for me to consider, because I am pretty confident in the things I strongly believe. Again, not because I wish they are true, but because I can fairly exhaustively justify them with logical consistency. Though I dont blame people for relying more on experience either, its not how I function, but all the logic in the world probably wont explain a DMT trip yet the experience is, as many report, more real than real life.

No, not my best, but forum guidelines proclude deep abstract philosophy it seems. Im toeing the line as a newb. Logic itself assumes, necessarily, the law of non-condradiction and law of cause and effect. And ultimately, all methods of inquiry are unjustifiable because they are founded upon logic which as i pointed out has what are called properly basic beliefs/assumptions i.e. unjustifiable The Infinite and creation are at some point either acausal or past infinite. The finite mind cannot encompass the Infinite. I appreciate what Hegal said, essentially that the Infinite is more 'real' than the finite Having said that, I believe that relationships only bring us closer to the truth but can never reach the end of ultimate truth (again because it is Infinite and we are finite).

Well lets go deeper! I think the holographic principle very aptly applies here. As above, so below, as below, so above. If we take a holographic plate and cut it into 4 quarters, we have 4 plates that are able to recreate the whole, but with less resolution. If we view the individual and in fact all of creation to be a tiny fraction of the Infinite Being, relationships are the means to gain an understanding of the Infinite Being with a greater resolution. That explanation isnt logically consistent, but I have found logic breaks down as you approach the Infinite or the Infinite Being, or even the act of creation, so that is my best attempt at getting the concept into text form lol.

Sounds good! Id also like to see the Infinity thread cleaned up (it went down the 5meo path) and drawn into this collective contemplation theme. @username Did you get what you wanted out of this thread or was there anything more general or more specific you'd like to discuss regarding relationships?

You are on it! This belief I practice in my life. My girlfriend can no longer work due to health/back problems. Though I am younger, able bodied and it would certainly be an easier life with another income, I choose to stay with her because she is a beautiful being and if the roles were reversed, I cannot imagine a more selfless act of love, so that is the path that I chose. Sounds like the golden rule... Because it pretty much is! I think the wisdom of that rule is that in some way we are all one. Anyway, I am not sure if you posed the question for the purpose of philosophy, personal relationship or more of a group collaberation in mind. As far as philosophy, i think Leo posed some good questions and boil down to the notion that ultimately everything is in some sort of relationship, whether at a consciousness level or even going back to the Infinite, the true origin of all, i.e. perfect unity.

I think you raise relevant points here. I have dedicated some thought to this in my journey, I will try not to get too philosophical unless someone is eager to understand for their personal benefit. You say there must be some dinstinction, I would agree. From what I can discern, relationship is not merely a state of being, but a 'becoming' or 'coming into being' because of seperation, in contrast to the ideal of perfect unity. I don't know what you mean by 'dualistic in nature'. I don't think relationship necessarily requires two distinct entities. Why not? Well I think our journey in life is not only in relationship to 'others' but also to 'ourself' and our relationship to everything. I will leave you to consider this nugget of wisdom by Nikola Tesla. "Though free to think and act, we are held together, like the stars in the firmament, with ties inseparable. These ties cannot be seen, but we can feel them. I cut myself in the finger, and it pains me: this finger is a part of me. I see a friend hurt, and it hurts me, too: my friend and I are one. And now I see stricken down an enemy, a lump of matter which, of all the lumps of matter in the universe, I care least for, and it still grieves me. Does this not prove that each of us is only part of a whole?"