Chet Hawkins

And as a war weary 8, I go to don my armor for battle and realize, oh, it's already on. I fight every battle. Everything is your problem. Denial is .....

In general, yes, of course. And I do. I think a lot of my fear or issue is that the standard path, the 'regular' way never seems to work for me. It al...

Ah to me when one speaks of credibility, one is referring to authority or some external organized viewpoint. It should be rather obvious if one is spe...

OK, on we go ... There are myriad accounts of inventors and others that admit freely that 'it came to me in a dream' and this does not even forbid inc...

I try these days to disregard such a division. Not so much that others think I believe they are precisely the same, like a lunatic, but enough to let ...

I think and believe that ANY aspect of life may be built upon and become more. Dreams are perhaps the single best example of this that transcends the ...

Each moral agent must decide what is wise for themselves, the personal option of your two later defined ones. But, the society must persist in leaders...

Ha! Will do (deal!) So, to clarify more, I do not mean to be promoting what is normally colloquially considered to be war. Even that is better than pe...

I completely agree and I dearly love your example. I'm so stealing it! The situation you describe also underscores my continual message that peace is ...

That is the most fun, useful, and amazing of the possible responses. Even slack jawed almost worshipful agreement is not as useful because that would ...

I find this division to be problematic. I agree that perfection of a single purpose (really not a thing per say to me) can be understood at least. I c...

I find the current yin over-expression to be greatly at fault, yes, but a natural occurrence after a great length in time of a similar yang over-expre...

Yes, focal. But entirely mistrusted, yes? My model does not suggest that as is Eastern (or Western) philosophy has it right. Of course there is more d...

Well, you have some, because you exist. That is no simple feat. And the decision to continue involves some of the same, and yes, flesh and blood. Clar...

Yes you are right. I maybe misunderstood your comment there thinking you were making the Pragmatic, 'Sorry there idealist guy, this is the real world ...

I am very well aware of the Pragmatic side, fear side failure of the cop-out saying of 'this is the REAL world' or 'we are only human'. I do not use t...

Yes, ok, a balanced critique, levelled at all. I agree. Yes, well, hammery or hammerish. I am fairly ... confident ... in my statements for some taste...

I agree entirely. I have begun in my life to quit games and social circles that despite my insistence on making things harder and thus more meaningful...

I enjoy the sentiment and the balance that any worthy model evokes within us to help us cope and understand reality. In the end, by my model, you are ...

Well, that was kind-of my point. 'Real life' is quoted because that is delusional. Real life unquoted is non-delusional amid real experience. Real lif...

Then, yes, 'jihad'! I agree. The struggle towards God. Exactly! No worries. And you're welcome. Thank you for offering me a chance for clarity. Someti...

Well, I tried to be clear. My philosophical definition of war is closer to change than what people will commonly or colloquially recognize as war. To ...

What I am finding is that the information age, or at least this most modern pulse of it, which includes the key piece, the personal smartphone, makes ...

Ha ha! Well, I get it. That means 'real life' distracts you from the important questions. And, people aren't wearing enough hats! Yes, that's the fina...

If we are not perfect, there is more balance to be had. If we are not maximized, there is more balance to be had.

Well, yes, that is the hope. The lay or professional-adjacent thinkers interested in a topic are actually more engaging and less ridiculously critical...

I mean, I agree. If you are saying that morality is super hard, I agree. And if you are saying 'The road to hell is paved with good intentions', I agr...

Well, this word subversion is problematic. How far do you go with it? To go so far that the Unity Principle is denied in its furthest interpretation, ...

Your welcome! I love such topics. Ah hopefully we are addressing the issues. Critique is part of why I post as well. That is sad and interesting. Hope...

Your posts are fine. Yeah, I tried to figure a way to help you quote on a phone, but, the infrastructure to support good quoting is not on this site, ...

The thing is, when the proverbial poo hits the fan, all their workers will realize it and many will step aside from helping them at that time. Some of...

Also, sorry for the misquote of the OP. I fixed it.

Lol! Posting again located my first post. I do not know why I could not see it before when I searched like three times, though.

I agree that this is the shortsighted dynamic. The issue is that real wisdom, balance found amid struggle, is misunderstood. It always has been and al...

So, without a quote whom you are responding to is unclear. I will take this as general discussion then. But your 'you' is no one in particular here. S...

I think we are on a vast pendulum swing from right wing or fear oriented societies to left wing or desire oriented societies. It's also clear that alt...

I agree. It's clear Taoism and my own model are close. I do not know Taoism. But the sort brief you give on it makes this somewhat clear. Thank you. A...

Polemic, yes. That is anger, maximized. If it is correctly stated, then it should be fervent and aggressively stated. Mean what you say, because I sur...

Being comfortable with doubt is wise. I enjoy my doubt as it confirms a lack of certainty, and shows us clearly that the courage of anger is required ...

No trouble at all. It's what I do. Communication is just not much of an option for me. Are you a kindred spirit? Yes, a favored model. I do enjoy yin/...

Then Hegel and I agree quite closely. Indeed, there is nothing supernatural at all, to me. It is all here. The unicorns are dreams and dream are clear...

Doubt is indeed a core part of fear. It's part of the drive to become aware, this doubt. I love doubt! Absolutely, question the conceptions offered of...

Evolution itself, personal growth, will demand that we each face our demons. If a person is sufficiently fearful only, as in (my opinion) not wise, th...

I have to respectfully disagree as I did in my post. Understanding is meta-level more important than knowledge. Thus, 'understanding' is clearly both ...

Thank you, yes, just so. I loved the quote by Huxley. He was a far out cat. I am betting he drank more than one pangalactic gargle blaster. And those ...

Yes, I get that. I agree. To state the truth is wise, even if people 'use' it the wrong way. You make your choice, and they make theirs. Deception to ...

Loved your personal history by the way. Very endearing. I had similar experiences. With my rather committed Methodist parents the snooty scoffing at a...

Ah, sorry. Not quite sure how that happened.

My own take on this issue is that it is precisely the unknown that is at issue. The unknown, or mystery, is, in one respect, only that which remains t...

Implying the monkey sees the human as a peer? Doubtful. The bizarre situation with regular human interaction is almost not factorable. Caged animals a...