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- Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Can Idealism be without thought?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 17194
Re: Can Idealism be without thought?
“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...
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:04 pm
- Forum: Topic-specific Discourse
- Topic: Knowledge
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12997
Re: Knowledge
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...
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Can Idealism be without thought?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 17194
Re: Can Idealism be without thought?
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 ...
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:40 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Can Idealism be without thought?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 17194
Re: Can Idealism be without thought?
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...
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:10 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Can Idealism be without thought?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 17194
Re: Can Idealism be without thought?
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 ...
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:25 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Phenomenal self vs. rational subjectivity -BK & alii
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1213
Re: Phenomenal self vs. rational subjectivity -BK & alii
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.SanteriSatama wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:22 pmIt's not the same video.AshvinP wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:15 pm There's another thread about this debate as well - viewtopic.php?f=5&t=44
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:23 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Long term effects of Idealism
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2159
Re: Long term effects of Idealism
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...
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:17 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: William Blake // Dostoevsky: Marriage of Heaven & Hell
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1118
Re: William Blake // Dostoevsky: Marriage of Heaven & Hell
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...
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Re-imagining the humanities and the sciences around extraordinary-ordinary experiences
- Replies: 5
- Views: 973
Re: Recalibrating the humanities and the sciences around extraordinary experiences
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 could have listened to these guys discussing those issues for many hours. The new Essentia foundation and its potentialities are very exciting!
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Presentation at the University of Arizona Consciousness Conference: Idealism, Cultural Narratives, and Social Change
- Replies: 2
- Views: 409
Re: Presentation at the University of Arizona Consciousness Conference: Idealism, Cultural Narratives, and Social Change
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 ...