Philosophical Speculations

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Actually-factually, action and stillness exist as options in all traditions. Thich Nhat Hanh was a great activist, among other things, convincing MLK to oppose the war in Vietnam. As Jesus says in the Gospel of Thomas, "Tell them that I am movement and rest." Yes. As the Gita says: "...

... generally be very appreciative of and feel enormous gratitude for being included in, Life ’s ever-ongoing Love and Joy Flow Process , and so whole -mind-n-heart-edly engage in generous sharing and unabashed celebration thereof no matter what ! " This is beginning to sound like Ramana. :rol...

I'd like to start a discussion on the notorious dilemma in idealism: is the Cosmic Consciousness meta-cognitive or not? Hi0Ho Eugene, I think that the concept of meta -cogniitiveness, which implies that one is either super -cognitive or 'blindly', by virtue of 'i'dentifying with being a 'self'', un...

Was kinda fun listening to some old guys struggle with it. ;) :P :roll: Not to disagree but, as a non-anthropocentric and more bio-centric thought experiment, it's interesting to contemplate the possibility that humans are being driven off planet Earth in service of spreading the plant-based intell...

But imagine if you find the answer. This is it, there is no mystery anymore. Would not it be boring? :) Actually no, I think I would feel much better having an answer to this particular question. I could still enjoy the neverending creativity inherent in the world. LOGIC suggests that this dis-agre...

What would I teach the children? I would teach them to hold hands and pay attention. That's my vision. I can't object to either of these; they are both really good. Only observe that we're not really moving towards more hand-holding at the moment :( I 'see' (dream?) what happened, the 'mass event' ...

The "I" feels itself as the authority without realizing that it is being supported on a whole ecosystem of living beings. It takes humility and courage to confront one's reality. The "I" must become smaller and smaller - it should de-identify from the colony of spirits that it s...

I also see an important role of (1) in that, as various crises escalate, there will be a call for more and more compassionate individuals who can "hold balance in troubled conditions" as well as a call for more creativity (not just reruns of old habits). I'm not surprised that the Dalai L...

Many do not know that Aldous was a pioneer 'tripper' (using mescaline and LSD), his drug-facilated 'trips' antedating BK's by many years. Here's an excerpt from his 24 page 'book', The Doors of Perception (downloadable here ) The musical group. ("The Doors" supposedly took their group 'nam...