Philosophical Speculations

Güney27 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:49 pm Before reading trough it I want to thank you Cleric!
The time you invest into this essays which helps us to understand the mysteries of existence must be immense and you provide it for us for free.
Thank you!

Thank you, Guney!
I really hope that you may find something of value.

Ok, I understand this is primarily meant to treat the recurring separate-self affliction. The more I think about it, the more I believe this is a Tanguy syndrome of present-day humanity. Anyway, it’s wide-spread enough for its tackling to be justified even in the kind of general thread with curated...

The Phonograph Metaphor Part 2 Differentiating from the general flow of necessity as a means of expanding consciousness Because of the scientific habits of our age, when we think about gaining a more intimate experience of the World groove, probably the first thing that comes to mind is that we sho...

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Cleric, I can't realy grasp the movie metaphor in you essay. Yes, we live in a world of metamorphosing things, like the day and night cycle, the seasons, ect. We are the cause for some metamorphosing events, for example, when i feel the desire to watch a movie, I perform certain movements which tra...

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...

Thank you, everyone, for the encouragement and good words! I really hope that these simple ideas will help each one to deepen the process of inner discovery, just like they helped me. And I won't stop repeating that these ideas belong to all of you, because it is thanks to the interactions with each...

Do you agree with this depiction? 🌗 We certainly can have the sensation of a separate self, the sensation of being a separate unit of consciousness - and if we wish to feed that sensation we have that option. Having the sensation of a separate self we should not deny that - we should behave and thi...

Yikes Cleric, you are masterful at reframing a question to fit your purpose. Yes, I did the exercise and I had to do something. What got in the way of spontaneity was my childhood training with multiplication tables, which I loved and mastered quite proficiently, Yes, my habit involved will and int...

The separate self will gladly take credit for the speaking and the listening, for the creation of music and for the appreciation of another's music. The separate self will take ownership in the eating of a strawberry. So in this sense there is no difference. With compassion and politeness, we don't...