You are taking your usual course. :monkey: I think antinatalism is one of those dead-end philosophies (and I am saying this being an antinatalist) whi...
But, "be-ing" doesn't mean just sitting there and doing nothing. You see, you can "be" at all times. Doesn't it make perfect sense? If one is not "be-...
I couldn't help but comment here. There is so much significance in this statement and yet it is so often overlooked and misinterpreted. And for good r...
I am interested in knowing, holding such a world-view, where is one emotion-wise? I think, if one is really honest with oneself and if one's (even if ...
Very true. And yet language is all we have. Anything that is beyond the realm of thought can't be articulated with thought (language) yet people have ...
The OP concerns multiple layers of dreams (or realities). The argument you've posed focuses on dreams in a literal sense. What the OP concerns, I gues...
I read the whole thing very intently and think this can be a very interesting thread if pursued. A lot of "enlightened" people have claimed that in th...
@"schopenhauer1" Firstly, one major flaw of discussing on an online forum is, I think, a lot of things get lost in translation. I will again run the r...
The 'good' certainly is subjective which is why it was within quotes. A man chooses his own 'good'. Also, I didn't speak for nor against pessimism. I ...
I think, the trick lies in not allowing any philosophical tradition to colour one's mind. I may feel that there is much truth in pessimism or absurdit...
I think repetition can be looked at differently. Can not a man live in a way that his memory does not come in way of his experiencing? Why should I be...
I may have been misunderstood. I said man would always choose pleasantness as opposed to unpleasantness. I think it can very well be pinpointed to a b...
Where should all this analysis lead us? Certainly, the case for antinatalism is strong. But, do take this point: A group of people (who are already bo...
Great! How do we go about it? Chapter-by-chapter basis, say 2 to 3 chapters a day and discuss quote-worthy lines? In that way others who haven't read ...
I wonder if we can break this down and discuss first principles. What is consciousness? A popular notion and a well-accepted notion goes like this: Co...
It's fair to say that any man of reason will suspend judgement as long as he finds out if something is or isn't true. That's established. Also, "I don...
Quite right. So, if not thought, what have we? If examination is not thinking about it, what other faculty can we use? So then, Krishnamurti argues, t...
Absolutely. I see your point. Can we go into this? This higher awareness, don't you think, have catastrophic implications? Please correct me if I'm wr...
Yes, this is it. But, too many people have lost reception. I have seen this in myself. I will be so self-absorbed at times that Ave Maria will fail to...
Does that imply finally coming to terms with the way you are? I'm sorry, but could you elaborate on this? I am prejudiced implies, for example, I hold...
We see disillusionment in the world but some wise guy once advised me to see the disillusionment in oneself. That changed everything. I guess that mad...
Very beautifully articulated. This struck home. I do wonder sometimes if all answers lie in compassion. Sometimes, everything does seem extraordinaril...
I would like to do it myself. But, how do I go about it? I see my thoughts are conditioned and contradictory so, any kind of self-analysis I feel will...
Yes, while one would agree that 'truly' and 'absolute' are dangerous terms to use, what concerns me is the obvious limitation of thought. J. Krishnamu...
The Indian philisopher J. Krishnamurti says we are all second-hand human beings. Don't know how much truth that contains but non-conformity is certain...
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