Philosophical Speculations

The I not as an substantial entity, but it's a fact that we feel active creative in thinking. We feel the thinking activity as our own, and we differentiate ourselves from everything other in our lives. You have come to certain conclusions, and you have certain ideas, which you share here with othe...

The "I" can't directly see itself in the process of breaking the balls, as another ball that is being broken, so it forgets about its own existence when theorizing about the 'laws' of reality. It is the same thing every scientist does when they forget to account for the fact that their &q...

Cmon guys, if a clock can do it, we can do it too! https://i.postimg.cc/5NgyxDfg/enlightntd-clock.jpg "For you to deceive yourself on something that is plain obvious, you have to be incredibly intelligent. In order to be able to hide the obvious from yourself, you have to engage in acrobatic da...

THE MYSTICAL THEOLOGY OF DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE

For those more interested, there are a few books:
"Rainbow body" by Loel Guinness
Rainbow Body and Resurrection by Francis V. Tiso

. . .if their methodology generates nihilism\narcissism then their methodology for 'recognizing one's true nature' is wrong The Gita is perfectly clear: Ch 2:45 "Established in Being perform action" Be wary of high priests who set hurdles to 'recognizing one's true nature' Only by love ca...

Depends on the context - for civilians on the street - I would refer to Christianity\Buddhism\etc. as spiritual practices even with their faults. In this forum I reserve spirituality to refer to 'recognizing one's true nature'. Christianity\Buddhism\etc. have lost their way and as a substitute larg...

Depends on the context - for civilians on the street - I would refer to Christianity\Buddhism\etc. as spiritual practices even with their faults. In this forum I reserve spirituality to refer to 'recognizing one's true nature'. Christianity\Buddhism\etc. have lost their way and as a substitute larg...

" A person who understands Godel's theorem is understanding something beyond the formal system. " In other words, in our understanding , we have already transcended Godel's theorem that applies to the logical systems produced through our understanding. The theorem is only a limit for thos...

Jonathan Österman wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 5:40 am " We live in illusion and the appearance of things.
There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this,
you see that you are nothing, and being nothing,
you are everything." — The Buddha
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Two extremes