Philosophical Speculations

the notion of some transcorporeal, individuated sense of selfhood—i.e. a disembodied sense of a distinct self contra other-than-self, surely integral to feeling compassion, i.e. suffering with the other —is pretty much unfounded and based in 'wishful thinking'. I believe this is due to 1. the under...

John Michael Greer recently had a post referring to communal living in intentional communities. He says they just don't work except in specific proven instances (e.g. religious monks, nuns), broadly because the ego of the leader interferes with the creativity of the other participants. https://www.e...

The Younger Brothers are putting their fingers in their ears and saying they can't hear their Elders.

Sorry, this is BK topic-specific, so I should add that I recall BK saying words to the effect that our sense of agency is illusory - that there is ultimately only one conscious agent (i.e. MAL).

We do have associated minds just as much as dissociated. The way I'd explain it is: at bottom, there is a single field of awareness. When our ego identifies with thoughts and emotions, it effectively plucks them from the field of possibility. This identification dissociates them from the field. The...

Yes, j.joerg, DID is an extreme example, but we all have dissociated minds. The obvious example is how the avatar in our dreams is dissociated from the rest of the dream imagery and the other dream characters. The part of the mind that says it cares about global warming is dissociated from the part ...

A Prayer For Old Age God guard me from those thoughts men think In the mind alone; He that sings a lasting song Thinks in a marrow-bone; From all that makes a wise old man That can be praised of all; O what am I that I should not seem For the song's sake a fool? I pray — for word is out And prayer ...

What does explain experience? ]

Idealism!

My view on this is the same as it is for all correlates of conscious activity. Where exactly in gamma waves, described by frequency, or electrical bursts, described by voltage and amperage, are rich experiences located? - in other words, measurable quantities do not describe or explain the immeasura...

Spiritual gifts can readily be used for personal gain without repercussion, and the easiest path to acquisition is wealth.

I'm guessing you mean 'psychic' gifts? The term 'Spiritual' usually brings the baggage of moral repercussions for the soul (consider Faust and the way Satan tempted Christ etc).