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- Tue May 21, 2024 12:24 am
- Forum: General Discussions
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I see how you see it in that way. But this is only another example of the Toruk Makto fallacy. In your mind there are two things: the state of the inexplicable potential of (non-)experience, and the infinite variety of mere thought-fragments (and all other conscious contents) - the manifested poten...
- Mon May 20, 2024 5:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
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Cleric - Your lumber metaphor and use is the exact definition of 'cultish' - odd that you can't see it. You're suggesting that you (and Ashwin) see and speak of wood in the only correct and reasonable manner. A more useful metaphor would be that you and Ashwin see wood as a Sentient Being, and the S...
- Mon May 20, 2024 2:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: This forum
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Lorenzo, please take note: in my message, I stated: 1. verifiable facts 2. my opinion that the lack of expressed engagement with the object of Cleric's and Ashvin's "countless" posts - that is, living thinking - signals that one is not interested in living thinking, when this goes on for ...
- Sat May 18, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 26
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Re: A few definitions
Initially I didn't get how an individual with Multiple Personality Disorder applied to anything I've said re Samadhi, Pure Consciousness. I see now what you are trying to do. Yes, my 'inner activity' has something in common with other human beings, other gentlemen who play guitar, other creatures wi...
- Sat May 18, 2024 3:30 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 26
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Re: A few definitions
It's clear we don't communicate together very well - not sure how you came to the conclusion you did . . . Lorenzo, I'll try to make the whole situation very clear. We can use Bernardo's metaphor. Imagine a person with a dissociative disorder. Two personalities alternate. They don't know anything a...
- Fri May 17, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 26
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Re: A few definitions
It's clear we don't communicate together very well - not sure how you came to the conclusion you did . . .
- Fri May 17, 2024 12:24 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 26
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Re: A few definitions
I think everyone on the planet would agree there is no explanation equivalent to any experience. There are no set of words that can invoke the taste of a strawberry, or the 'taste of samadhi'. Various flavors of Idealism and Physicalism offer approximate explanations for consciousness experiences. I...
- Thu May 16, 2024 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 26
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Re: A few definitions
Samadhi may be explainable or compatible with Physicalism, that's OK, Physicalism is not evil . . . if someone can explain Samadhi to a Physicalist in their terms - all the better. This explains a lot. You say we are redefining 'spiritual', that it can't be understood what is meant by 'spiritual', ...
- Thu May 16, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 26
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Re: A few definitions
Enough with this mood, Lorenzo. Cleric is dealing way too kindly with such mesmerized thoughts. You, and everyone else allowing these wracked thoughts into their souls, are putting your soul at risk of being torn apart. As a metaphor, think about the torture of being ripped apart by horses (and I s...
- Thu May 16, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
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Re: A few definitions
I've never claimed that Samadhi is the highest state of consciousness, the Upanishads regard it as the 4th state of consciousness out of 6-8 human states of consciousness, depending on who's counting. Samadhi is often regarded as the great 'purifier' - it's role and value is as purifier of mind, hea...