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Excellent. Thanks! :smile:

Thanks, and thank you for starting this thread. What was the “explanation of a map of life” you mentioned?

@"Athena" Please consider this little ‘analogy’ that hopefully helps one to visualize a very general overview of the situation... (Or is it a metaphor...

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I’m all for questioning ‘authority’. “You ought to (X)!” “You must (Y).” Why? Hmm… :chin: “It’s raining hard. You must wear a raincoat, my beloved chi...

Well said! :up: Hope you don’t mind if I updated that aphorism. :wink:

I think that a general approach to one’s life that is accepting and tolerant of human nature is a good start, at the very least. We can never really g...

I’m imagining the scenario where a passionate couple gets ‘pulled over’ for copulating without a license. “I told him to slow down officer”, pleads th...

‘Comparitive religion’ (a tolerant and open attitude) and / or the Perennial Philosophy is not the most popular position at the moment unfortunately. ...

Thanks. :up: There are terrorists all around, at least potential ones, clouded with rage, pain, and confusion. To them (or should I say ‘to us’ becaus...

If one wants to illuminate the room, light a candle. If one wants to illuminate and warm a bitterly cold wasteland world, light your soul on fire. (Pr...

Thanks for your reply! :smile: But sorry… I’m not much of an expert in the very important subject of world arms trading. I started to watch a video re...

It is usually good to start simply, one could safely say. So here’s a ‘philosophy’ set to music that’s quite simple. Here’s one that takes it a step f...

:rofl: Stupidity is more contagious than Covid. Better keep your distance! :yum:

Now ‘soldiers’ can kill by launching rockets while sitting behind computers. Very brave and manly. Maybe because of the damage to civilians and infras...

Unfortunately, it is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. No… a wolf posing as a loyal guard dog. And I imagine many investment advisors are recommending weapo...

Thanks! Well said! :100: :smile: The mechanization of not just our world, but our minds and souls continues with acceleration. I wrote in another thre...

Thanks very much! :up: Oh wait… you mean that quote was already dumbed down? :sweat:

Thanks for your in-depth reply. Much appreciated! :up: I would take it a step further (so to speak) than Nietzsche, if I may add to his thoughts. I’d ...

I think humanity as a whole has been serving the machinery of the masters of war for too long. One day that will stop (and we won’t even need to throw...

Ahh! I see. Excellent, thanks. :up: By the way, where (what book) was that Derrida quote from?

Thanks for your reply. :smile: I think I understand most of Derrida’s quote, and see a relationship to my quote. But if you could expand on that a lit...

Thanks for your post. :up: Regarding our possible cultural underestimation of the dark quiet feminine Yin, I’d say this quote describes our love of (a...

Dang, that is rough! Good luck with that difficult situation. At least the stigma around it has lessened, since it’s so widespread, though that may be...

The moon is flat. It spins around like a giant coin in the sky. That why it sometimes appears smaller. Astronauts didn’t report this flatness, thus it...

Interesting! Apollonian and Dionysian are a classic pair. Towards which one would you say that our culture is leaning towards or imbalanced toward? I’...

Ok thanks, that helps me understand. :up: Yin and Yang could probably be called a metaphysical concept, one that originated in Asia of course. I’d cal...

Hmm… I think I know what you are saying. But if you can expand on that a little, then I can be sure. Thanks for your reply! :smile:

Why are we told and taught and trained to hate the Yin? Taught to hate the Yin within by repression and judgment. To hate the Yin around us by seeing ...

:100: :clap: Thanks for posting this. Quite an important point and distinction, with many ramifications/consequences.

Thank you as well! :sparkle: I cry as well because everyone seems desperately unhappy, stressed, and pressured. Lucky are those who have some temporar...

Yes, well said. :up: To put it somewhat humorously: “Breaking news, this just in… it seems that there are different religions than Christianity… even ...

(Cynical answer, as if the Devil’s dictionary were updated). Successful state: one which has made the proper deals with the right corporations and cur...

Thanks for sharing that. :smile: I’m still absorbing the first 20 minutes… don’t want to go too fast and get mental indigestion. :yum:

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Lay down all thoughts Surrender to the void It is shining, It is shining… :victory: :nerd: :sparkle:

Yes, good examples thanks! :smile: I think our instincts and knowledge to survive and even thrive remain, waiting for the opportunity. We are using th...

:up: Yes. And though I was referring to spiritual growth that occurs when circumstances are difficult (like a tree’s roots going deeper in a drought),...

:smile: :up: Thanks for sharing that!

:up: :100: When looking at the world situation with an eye toward the future, it is natural to measure things, temperatures, markets, etc. Harder to m...

Thanks for your reply! :up: It is unfortunately an old question… how could a religion centered on ‘love’ become the very opposite. Add in a lust for w...

Thanks very much! :pray: :smile: I wonder what would happen if either democracy or Christianity were ever actually and truly manifested? Democracy’s b...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gewer650wqc&pp=ygUgaXJvbiByaW1lIG9mIHRoZSBhbmNpZW50IG1hcmluZXI%3D Metal, myth, and metaphysics? Maiden and the Mariner!

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/db/4d/6d/db4d6d19c253d87e5cd7a48a09347795.png Each person has a sleeping volcano of energy at the base of their spine. ...

Haha! I have one that says ‘I reached enlightenment and all I got was this stupid T-shirt’. :blush:

I think I see what you are saying here, but I might make a small but important distinction between ‘civilization’ and ‘socialization’. One can see ama...

:smile: :up: Thanks! That’s enough to ponder if one were going on a vacation to a desert island! Like the Hindu saying “you are that” (everything that...

Good, glad to hear that! :grin: It’s a liberating feeling. We’ve all been lied to, and have even repeated the lies that we ingested. Now’s an excellen...

The universe is alive. Yes… that sums it up very succinctly! We can’t wait until we prove it 100% to have this belief-philosophy-attitude. In some way...

Some say it’s not good to get a big head… I always wondered why, now I know. Thanks.