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Interesting article on Aeon about loneliness. Makes me think about the difference between just being alone, and being lonely. Sometimes I’ve felt very...

Thanks for mentioning that. Good point. The lower gut is like our physical foundation. Years ago, an undiagnosed gluten allergy zapped my physical and...

Exactly. Glad to hear we haven’t driven you to donuts dunked in whiskey! :lol:

:up: Very well put. Thanks!

:up: Definitely. Makes me want to move to Alaska, or would if the ice weren’t melting.

:up: Thanks for the reply! Though I’m curious about your observation that diet doesn’t seem to affect your mental functioning. Did you have coffee thi...

Yeah, what they said! (@"Bitter Crank" and @"Wayfarer" Thanks guys.) Double goes for me. :up: Oh, BC... please mark me down for a Therapeutic Ejection...

I was wondering what @"Wayfarer" might think about this topic. (*lights Bat-signal*) Do you feel you have given it enough time? Didn’t see how long yo...

Yep. Sad but true. Personal responsibility and morality still being important... However, it might be easier for all involved if the problem was like ...

Thanks very much for your reply. This paragraph was particularly interesting, dealing with the present and its possible relation to the person. Could ...

Alright... thanks for the explanation. Fair enough, I guess. I am convinced by your feelings and reasoning. But I still think that (in general) respon...

(Edited. Response to @"StreetlightX" below)

:sparkle: Happiest birthday! :sparkle: Sending infinite peace, wisdom, and happiness your way. Should be there next Tuesday according to the UPS track...

I am that lady! That story was about me. At least as far as I can remember... it’s still a little fuzzy. :chin: Sorry, bad joke. Seriously though, int...

:up: Thanks for your response and further elaboration. Most appreciated, for it is clearer now. (But correct me if I happen to misinterpret your posit...

Doubling down, eh? :cool: Interesting move. We’ll see where this goes. I may not have much more to add, but I’ll be watching... and thinking. :victory...

Yes, I am trying to argue for at least the possibility of the reality of an ultimate unity, an underlying connection and identity of all things. I am ...

Yes, in that post which was being referenced I was describing self-identities. One of which (let’s call it the non-dual identity) is still technically...

Still trying to figure that one out. Like I mentioned above, there seem to be many kinds of identifying and its opposite. I think we are trying at any...

:smile: :up: Ha! Yep, same here...

Interesting. No present, just past and future. Kind of the inverse of Eckert Tolle’s main focus, “the now”. But I could see your point, I think. Const...

Bummer. :confused: Ok.. what about being hit by a bolt of lightning? That’s a problem not made of thought. We live in a relative world. The absolute r...

Both! And as soon and completely as possible! :grin: Like understanding music theory and jamming with what you learned and know. Thanks for your thoug...

I think most of us have and a need a comfort zone of personal mental space and attention that is sort of like a bubble around us. This is not a bad th...

:smile: Thanks for asking. Well, I think there is a tremendous amount of literature about the subject in a general sense. Like you mentioned with the ...

I was once in the zone for 4 months straight. Unfortunately, it was of the twilight variety... :confused:

Thanks for your reply. Like we’ve established, I think we have a common zone. The smaller differences and distinctions are interesting and important t...

Don’t exactly know how this relates, but a quote occurs to me somewhat dealing with identifying, etc. I can’t remember the exact words or who said it....

Just kidding. But I know what you are saying, and definitely can sympathize. Been there. Am there now in fact. But the Stoics, Buddha, Lao-Tzu are lik...

BLASPHEMOUS! :scream: Turn in your membership card! :rofl: :razz: :snicker:

Yes, detaching from feelings and avoiding being seemingly controlled by them is possible, I believe. Probably good to aim for for being somewhere in t...

:lol: Well, for scientifically valid large sample size, best to repeat the experiment a thousand times. Stop the world, I want to get off! :gasp: But ...

Thanks for your message and detailed response. Much appreciated. Because who likes to be ignored? :smile: I think that there is probably much overlap ...

For what it is worth... Still alienated here, lotsa feelings and ideas, but still alienated. It’s probably a fool’s game looking for heroes anywhere. ...

Good, then we agree! Well, just about anything I talk about is a vague and subjective thing... :grin: But seriously, this may be an instance of old wi...

Looking at the context of the statement will probably clarify what I was getting at. But to be more specific... not “Science” itself in lab coats and ...

All good suggestions. Anything that keeps the blood flowing and the chi energy moving is good, especially when one might be in a state of reduced phys...

Well said and I would agree. If you left out one little thing, it might be this: :monkey: (darn... no “speak no evil” emoji!)

Sorry, i was mixing metaphors and quotes. Always a tricky thing. What I was trying to say was something like turning the volume down on self-identity....

True, one would want to be prudent and logical while attempting to disindentify. Like someone said above, turning down the volume can help. I do my be...

Also, this post by @"Jake" from another thread seems to be relevant to the concept of disidentification here.

Interesting responses from all on a very worthwhile (imho) topic. As Posty above referred to Roberto Assagioli, a psychologist who helped pioneer tran...

Good question. I would say yes and maybe not exactly. “Yes” meaning giving the existential aspects some thought and significance (which all of us phil...

No problem. Thanks for your reply. I was being a little imprecise. And to be clear, I wasn’t referring to your situation specifically. I’m no expert, ...

And to add to my above post, to relate it more specifically to the original post... I think that on one hand terms like “depression” or “OCD” are rele...

Interesting thread. It brings up one of questions that seems primal: the boundaries of the self and other. I have some observations/theories (a mixtur...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i0djHJBAP3U On the more musical side, but features vocalizing such as discussed above. Simple, but deep. Mystifying how ...

Well, linking it is done by pressing the three dots at the bottom of a post. Then tap the boxed arrow. That’s the link. Copy and paste. Quoting is don...

I’m not a fan of the current POTUS. But the self-righteous mocking and mostly cringe-inducing unfunniness coming from comedians and talk-show hosts sm...

Yes, Daniel Quinn combined story, idea, history with a sense of urgency and relevance that I’ve not seen much elsewhere. Though I’d love to discover m...