Joseph Maynor

What about body language communication?

I don't really hear a lot of people talking about power in a very big-picture or systemic way. Maybe Foucault is the only one. Power is one of those topics that seems to get ignored until it isn't, and then it is usually handled in a ham-handed way. If we spent more time focused on what power is at a very deep level, we would find wiser responses to it.

"The Power of Full Engagement" by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz is my favorite self-help book, if I had to pick one. https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Power-of-Full-Engagement-Audiobook/B002UZMVM8?srsltid

This is not intended to be preachy by any means: But I feel like if you have calm, grounded, and abundant energy it's not hard to attract. The question becomes more about not wanting to use someone or lead someone on than it is about missing an opportunity. It's ethics that limits engagement. You're looking for a win-win for friendship and all relations that require friendship.

I'll take it, I figured you were gonna tell me the Truth is there's no separate self.

@Cred Can you give us some examples of what you mean by oppression? I think it should be make clear that Absolute Love does not mean or imply that anyone should tolerate abuse. I've seen the word oppression used in a variety of contexts, so I want to make sure we're not glossing an important distinction.

I'm just using direct experience.

What is the Truth?

Yes, but there is no duality between the Infinite and the finite, so it's ok not to Love perfectly, no one can or does. But most people will resist this twist on Love.

Why do we need a most fundamental thing?

This is what I was driving at. Direct experience to me is a kind of focusing that isn't always present and not always needed. It takes work to focus.

Is direct experience something we always have, or do we have to focus on it to have it?

I like the blog post on proving beauty exists. I'll make it Beauty just to clarify I'm talking about Absolute Beauty. This can be seen thru Creation of finite artworks and exploration and comparison of taste in the various artforms.

Everyone secretly operates with their own answers in spirituality, and they express them routinely.

What is direct experience?

Yes. This is your main question: Who am "I"? You are a seeker for that I.

Are you talking about nothingness or emptiness?

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