Philosophical Speculations

Federico, I get what you are suggesting re introspection, true and honest introspection can reveal differences between what we believe and what we know . . . However when engaged in a conversation or reading an essay it’s useful to know how other folks use Cerberus and words. I think this site could...

There are words and phrases bandied about - and I'm wondering how folks employ them. For example the word 'soul'. Some regard the soul as the immortal aspect of an individual, perhaps the inner-most thoughts, desires and feelings of a person. Does the soul evolve, or, is the soul the highest\purest ...

Lorenzo, imagine someone is fully initiated into the modern mystery such that he is not only exploring the structure of spiritual reality in his daytime thinking, but is in a fully conscious state every night during sleep from whence he can artistically contribute the very 'lines of force' along wh...

Lorenzo, your thinking self has wiggled out of certain inner constraints. Through your practice, your inner self has differentiated from some of the inner constraints of desires, vain goals, and so on. This is already higher cognition than what most have, who flow merrily or not so merrily in the r...

Or in lieu of essays, one or more individuals could step forward and speak with authority on ‘intuitive thinking’. Speak on how they developed higher cognition and demonstrate some success with it. Perhaps indicate how we would know their intuitions ring true. Anyone here ready to step up? Lorenzo,...

Or in lieu of essays, one or more individuals could step forward and speak with authority on ‘intuitive thinking’. Speak on how they developed higher cognition and demonstrate some success with it. Perhaps indicate how we would know their intuitions ring true. Anyone here ready to step up?

I can't speak for Marcos et al. but Marcos did find find the ideas disagreeable or toxic - but he described the conversations as toxic.
I'd recommend trying more compassion and generosity in your writings, and less self-certainty and pompousness.

When multiple people specifically suggest a messaging is toxic, or people flee a messaging - instead of pointing fingers at the suggestions, perhaps the messengers should inspect their presentation and manner.

When we see our thoughts as caused by something else , our thoughts are Karma . They follow us like something that we want to evade, just like destiny follows people and they try to evade it. The only way to resolve that Karma is by experiencing a thought that no longer points away but right back t...

I can’t speak for Eugene, but if this were a forum re politics or cycling I would not bring up the separate self. I falsely presumed the separate self and our true nature was an issue of this forum. I admit I am a drag here, wasting folks time in advancing the discussion folks want to move in, so I ...