Philosophical Speculations

“Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new. And yet it is the law of all progress that it is made b...

I can only say that there in one state I know for certain, beyond any doubt whatsoever: in this now this awareness exists. Beyond that, everything else seems a relative, provisional story that arises out of it, I know not how. I think I agree with you to some extend. You implicitly say that knowled...

It is clear that we can’t go beyond thought through thought. We can’t think our way out into a form of cognition that is different from thought. The result of any logical train of thought is still a thought. ... But couldn't it be that thinking activity is only a more limited form of a higher form ...

I agree! The question, however, is whether a 'Western Non-dualism' or 'rational spiritualism' is possible. Yes, of course. It is not only possible, it has been happening for centuries. I think the better question is whether we can we only 'shine' and never 'whine'? My answer is no. Although I've no...

advaita vedanta talks about pure awareness, without any thought. That's the real you. I agree! The question, however, is whether a 'Western Non-dualism' or 'rational spiritualism' is possible. Yes, of course. It is not only possible, it has been happening for centuries. I think the better question ...

SanteriSatama wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:22 pm

AshvinP wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:15 pm There's another thread about this debate as well - viewtopic.php?f=5&t=44

It's not the same video.

The first link on the other thread is the same video. I don't really care, just saying it might make sense to combine the two discussions.

It appears to me the Christian 'rule' is that we may never conduct warfare against anyone based on their beliefs, or anything else short of an imminent and serious threat to our own survival. No doubt that rule has been violated by countless people in the name of Christianity, but we do not judge e...

he views the opposites as separate forces rather than inter-weaving and inter-penetrating. Not how I hear The Tyger. The Thoughts on Thinking guy was going over Marriage of Heaven and Hell . Based on my reading, I believe he had an accurate analysis. But don't get me wrong... I also think Blake may...

Well, just as I am criticizing BK for not discussing enough religious questions in his interviews on another thread, this gets posted

I could have listened to these guys discussing those issues for many hours. The new Essentia foundation and its potentialities are very exciting!

I am particularly interested in the following question: Other than convincing philosophical argument, what development is likely to push or pull the currently dominant cultural narrative from materialism towards idealism? (New quantum physics experiments, contact with intelligent extra terrestrial ...