Carl-Richard

Where is that "I hate hippies" dude when you need him? Oh that's right - he got banned

Genghis Khan

@AtheisticNonduality @Artsu Look, Tool is obviously a spiritually-minded band and there is nothing to doubt there. However, the core sound that defines metal music (loudness, harshness, distortion, dissonance) is at the end of the day lower consciousness than lighter music. It's self-evident - it doesn't need explaining. Now, this does absolutely not take away from the fact that heavy music can be beautiful and entrancing, and it's certainly an artform that deserves respect. It has to be that way, because people love listening to it. It used to be the only thing I listened to for years of my life. My point is that it's possible to recognize different levels of spiritual "purity" without denying the validity of other aspects (musical complexity, authenticity, virtuosity etc.). I don't think much more needs to be said on this topic. It has been thorougly gone through in this thread once already.

Welp, down the youtube rabbit hole I go...

You probably got a little tiny injection of consciousness. When the true awakenings start to happen, you'll know exactly what is happening. That's for sure.

You were twins but now you're the older brother. You just gotta get used to it.

I had this happen to me while in a lecture back in spring. Stopped meditating since then but I still keep dying from time to time. I don't like it very much, atleast in this point of my life.

You died.

Do enlightened people eat food that taste good or food that taste bad?

A satirical punk song about the wave of Los Angeles punk bands emerging in the 80s. It turns the concept of punk against itself by highlighting the hypocrisy of corporate asskissing in that part of the music industry.

I know this isn't a music mega-thread, but still this is kinda interesting. I've never really understood the meaning behind the song title, but I tried digging a bit and I found some interpretation of it. Apparently, it's about Satan taking over heaven and killing everybody there, thus "raining blood". Idk about you, but that makes the image in my head so much more haunting than it used to be

Relative/absolute fallacy.

The ages listed shouldn't be interpreted as the duration of each stage but rather the time window where the majority people enter that stage. It's fine that blue only spans from 7-8. Childhood development at that stage is comparatively very rapid. In primary school, the classes above your own are like sages and giants.

It's your vision that is adapting to constant stimuli. Your senses can only measure changes in stimuli: it's dualistic and relativistic that way. Keeping your vision focused on one point without moving will make the colours fade to white. That tends to happen during open-eyed meditation. It's the same reason why you don't really feel the sensations of your ass when you've been sitting for a little while.

Creationists

What is the goal you're trying to achieve when you're doing a task that requires thought? Well, the goal is to think and do what is necessary. There is nothing else you have to do. This compulsion you have of wanting to "stay conscious" is just another thought that is interfering with the task at hand. If you're required to think, then you should think. If you're not required to think, then don't think. The former should be easy, but the latter is what requires practice. You seem to be trying to fix the latter by interrupting the former, which may be perceived as progress, but it's really just counterproductive. I would discourage any attempts at trying to force "consciousness" into daily activities that require your fullest attention. It's just classic neuroticism, nothing spiritual about it. If you want results, then set off time each day to where you can focus 100% on becoming aware or whatever you think is necessary. Then when you're not practicing, let it go. The worst attachment you can have is the attachment to spirituality itself. Don't make it harder for yourself than it has to

@How to be wise What if you're a virgin?

This dude has got something to say about that.

It's honestly the witch he posted

You would have to define what "zombie mode" means, because that is certainly outside of my vocabulary haha. An unruly mind is what most people have. It's when the mind can't stop talking to itself about the same things over and over unless it focuses its attention towards some object or task. The opposite of that would be a quiet mind that is silent even though it isn't focused on anything in particular. If your mind is constantly active and digging up memories about past events that have no relevance to your current situation, that is when you lose contact with the spaciousness of awareness, and instead your relationship to awareness becomes choppy and contracted. Now, whatever type of object you focus your attention on, whether it be the breath or the sensations in the body, these things are not essential to awareness. You don't become "more conscious" when you focus on an object. Your consciousness actually narrows in on a specific point and excludes other input. Only when you relax your mind, only then you will return to spaciousness. However, you can establish such a deep relationship with this spaciousness that it will eventually start to make itself present even when engaging in objects, but that isn't something you can force or control. It has to be cultivated through practice in order to manifest itself naturally.

Blue tends to come online at 7-8 years of age according to this map: Of course you don't grow out of red immediately either. Red is a big reason why adolescents struggle with impulsivity and respecting authority. Just because you've entered a new stage doesn't mean you've left the others behind.

Criminality is widely driven by a rejection of stage blue values (law, order, rules, purpose) and a cultivation of red (egocentricity, power, greed, impulsivity). The reason that you're following rules is that you're doing it for a higher good. When you're stage red, you are already the highest good. Nobody can tell you what to do unless they dominate you physically. The idea that the main characters are good and that Team Rocket is evil is fundamentally a blue concept. The reason why training and discipline is blue is that it presupposes the idea of working towards something greater than what you currently are (another form of higher good). When you're stage red, you'll just do whatever you want. Discipline, training, and confinement requires the ability to look beyond your immediate impulsive desires and worshipping an ideal. Stage red only worship themselves. They believe they're the best. There is no need for any improvement. Trump is a good example of that.

Pokemon is generally blue with some red/orange competitive aspects. A fight doesn't end in the death of a pokemon. It emphasizes the importance of training, discipline and character. Team Rocket is red

@Leo Gura

@Bernardo Carleial Brilliant!