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- Fri May 17, 2024 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
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Re: A few definitions
On a side note, I've been meditating and attending retreats and etc. for 50 years, and it's only in the last 5-10 years I was aware of Idealism\Physicalism etc. I bumped in Bernardo's book (Materialism is Baloney) and was off to the races. That's fine, Lorenzo. I think it's clear and you have confi...
- Thu May 16, 2024 9:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 26
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Re: A few definitions
Samadhi may be explainable or compatible with Physicalism, that's OK, Physicalism is not evil . . . if someone can explain Samadhi to a Physicalist in their terms - all the better. This explains a lot. You say we are redefining 'spiritual', that it can't be understood what is meant by 'spiritual', ...
- Thu May 16, 2024 8:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 595
Re: A few definitions
Samadhi may be explainable or compatible with Physicalism, that's OK, Physicalism is not evil . . . if someone can explain Samadhi to a Physicalist in their terms - all the better. This explains a lot. You say we are redefining 'spiritual', that it can't be understood what is meant by 'spiritual', ...
- Mon May 13, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 595
Re: A few definitions
I am not disparaging the role of introspection by suggesting to clarify terms in a conversation. For example, two persons could have an extended conversation about football, yet one person is thinking European football (soccer), and the other is thinking American football. A 'simple' clarification ...
- Mon May 13, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Retracing Spiritual Activity (Part III)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 116
Re: Essay: Retracing Spiritual Activity (Part III)
My impression is that you are accomplishing something unique here, with this fine-grained conceptual introduction to imagination. Once you draw it for yourself, you don’t flee with the loot, so to say, but provide a careful and faithful conceptual proxy for a non-conceptual experience. This seems t...
- Mon May 13, 2024 12:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Symbolic thinking, Anthroposophy and Transhumanism
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Re: Symbolic thinking, Anthroposophy and Transhumanism
Cleric, Sorry for the delay in replying - I've had successive overseas trips. Of course any response to what is meant by particular words in the bible has to be prefixed with the question of provenance. Critical scholars generally agree that few words in the gospel of John can be ascribed to Jesus....
- Sun May 12, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Retracing Spiritual Activity (Part III)
- Replies: 3
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Re: Essay: Retracing Spiritual Activity (Part III)
Note: I have just edited the essay to add significant content because I felt the principles could be fleshed out more and the transitions could be better. For anyone who already read it, you may want to give it another pass through.
- Sun May 12, 2024 1:07 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 595
Re: A few definitions
I am not disparaging the role of introspection by suggesting to clarify terms in a conversation. For example, two persons could have an extended conversation about football, yet one person is thinking European football (soccer), and the other is thinking American football. A 'simple' clarification ...
- Sat May 11, 2024 6:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Retracing Spiritual Activity (Part III)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 116
Essay: Retracing Spiritual Activity (Part III)
What we have so far discussed in Part I and Part II has been mostly a principled overview of the spiritual retracing path, although, if we have been imaginatively engaging this overview, we have also started the retracing as well. In the last part, we examined the most common ‘thinking molds’ that t...
- Sat May 11, 2024 3:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4082