Philosophical Speculations

Thank you, Cleric, this installment I found very lucid and relatively easy to intuitively resonate with at every juncture. Horizontal and vertical thinking ... I found the above one of the most helpful new metaphors you have presented in these essays. We speak about horizontal vs. vertical thinking...

... ... I personally take listening to music and meditation (as means of deeper exploration), as distinct activities. And listening to music itself could be of various kinds. One thing I like to experiment with is to listen with the 'whole volume of the room', instead of only ears. In a nutshell, w...

Federica wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:05 am What server is that?

r/analyticidealism

Here's invite link:
https://discord.gg/sVJxXkkPrd

But the situation there is pretty sad

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...