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- Mon Nov 22, 2021 2:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A conceptualisation of Brahman, Atman, Maya and experience
- Replies: 7
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Re: A conceptualisation of Brahman, Atman, Maya and experience
Well that's of course a reasonable answer but maybe you have more empirical experience on the matter
- Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A conceptualisation of Brahman, Atman, Maya and experience
- Replies: 7
- Views: 994
A conceptualisation of Brahman, Atman, Maya and experience
I've recently become interested in traditionalist metaphysics, and Advaita Vedanta in particular. In my country, there is a pretty strong community of traditionalist writers and thinkers, and for some reason they made the concept of solipsism their central idea (nevermind that there's no hint of sol...
- Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Is there any good argument against dualism other than parsimony?
- Replies: 21
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Re: Is there any good argument against dualism other than parsimony?
It seems to me that the only major argument against cartesian dualism is parsimony. And indeed, it is not necessary for mind and matter to be separate categories, you can explain reality with just mind. But is there any other substantive argument against why a non-dualist ontology is more likely th...
- Fri Nov 12, 2021 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Is there any good argument against dualism other than parsimony?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 877
Is there any good argument against dualism other than parsimony?
It seems to me that the only major argument against cartesian dualism is parsimony. And indeed, it is not necessary for mind and matter to be separate categories, you can explain reality with just mind. But is there any other substantive argument against why a non-dualist ontology is more likely tha...
- Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:04 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: What causes bad trips?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 14401
Re: What causes bad trips?
Oh God... You are busy with work for 2 weeks and when you come back there's 10 new pages of essay-lenght comments to read in your thread
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: What causes bad trips?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 14401
Re: What causes bad trips?
Adur, regarding the divide between the psychedelic experience and other spiritual paths, are you sure that they differ that much? I think this is a pretty difficult question to resolve because I assume there are very few people who have ventured far both on the psychedelic path and the path of medi...
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Drinking game for More than Allegory
- Replies: 1
- Views: 253
Drinking game for More than Allegory
Having read More than Allegory recently, I would like to suggest a fun little game for solo or group reading of Part 3. The premise is simple: whenever after a revelation by the Other, the main character says "it all added up", you drink. Have fun and keep some orange juice around for the ...
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: What causes bad trips?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 14401
Re: What causes bad trips?
Adur, regarding the divide between the psychedelic experience and other spiritual paths, are you sure that they differ that much? I think this is a pretty difficult question to resolve because I assume there are very few people who have ventured far both on the psychedelic path and the path of medit...
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: What causes bad trips?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 14401
Re: What causes bad trips?
Adur, although I find what you say fascinating and cannot dispute it, I would like you to explain how you think Consciousness arises from Absolute Emptiness. The reason I ask this is that it strikes me as an incorrect use of the term, since by normal definition and use of English, something cannot ...
- Sun Sep 12, 2021 12:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: What causes bad trips?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 14401
Re: What causes bad trips?
Thank you Adur. I appreciate your warnings, and I'd like to add I'd never abuse psychedelics; both times I tried them were at moments when I felt like I've reached a dead end in life and wanted to get a new perspective. And the after-effects of the 2nd trip taught me not to even think of using psych...