The subject of whether we delude ourselves or not is a big one. Having worked in psychiatric care, the subject of delusions was always around.People w...
So, do you think that the idea of renunciation is not about following a set pathway, but more of a mindset, in which one feels free from the binding o...
In saying that attachments causing 'disharmony in one's situations and relations in one's situations and relations...is proof of attachments that must...
I am not sure that we need religion or Christianity to go away completely. Perhaps the dialogue between religion and science is a good thing. If the s...
I appreciate your contribution and do believe that the Buddhist perspective has a lot to contribute, as I have just said in my reply to the Madfool.In...
I appreciate your contribution and I think that it captures some extremely important points, especially the Buddhist perspective. I would not consider...
I do believe that addiction is extremely complex, and beyond the psychological dimensions, chemical dependence is central, so I see where you are comi...
You will see that I have edited and added 'A Monster Question' to the title of the thread based on reflecting upon the post I have created after your ...
Yes, what kind of thread have I created? Your post is very interesting. Perhaps it is my 'monster,' and it arose from my subconscious on Christmas eve...
I think that Freud wrote about the way in which Christians are indulging in cannibalistic rituals in the idea of communion. Of course, the debate beco...
As you say, as long as we are alive it is hard to be free of all attachments. This is likely to involve a mixture of aspects of fulfilled and unfulfil...
I do agree that a life without music or love is indeed questionable, but I won't go as far as saying not worth living because I am aware of some peopl...
GOOD LUCK, SEEKER 'Throughout all ages humans have sought and some have found a door through which we may pass but that door is within the soul It is ...
I do believe in the importance of enjoying ourselves and being one's best. I don't believe that life is meant to be miserable. Hope you are have a goo...
I do agree that there is a difference between attachments and desires, but I am not sure that it can be divided simply into a quantitative or qualitat...
I think that attachment is linked to desire, and the whole issue of Buddha getting out of bed is a critical example. Here, he went to both extremes an...
I do agree that part of the issue is about the whole disparity between fulfilled desires. Sometimes it is not just that we are trying to overcome desi...
I would agree that one of the problems arising attachment is addiction. You say that that the best solution is to be 'only attached to things that are...
Yes, I have to admit that I probably fall into the sceptical ignoramus because I think and read so much that I am overwhelmed and thrown into limbo. O...
I do agree that emotional attachment seems a natural aspect of life as a human being, and perhaps without it would be more like machines. However, I w...
This is my longest thread so far, so I am pleased generally. I like to see it as organic, so it will shrink or grow of its own accord, so I will try n...
I I am glad that you are still interacting in my thread. I certainly don't want this thread to fizzle out, even if I start a new one. Unfortunately, I...
I think that the whole area of art based on symbolism is an interesting area, although I am not one to say that art based on 3D reality is not creativ...
I disagree and hope that Gregory is very successful with the quirky, incongruous title of the thread. Perhaps it will entice people into some lateral ...
It will be interesting to see what kind of reactions you get from people on this site. When I was studying biology as part of nursing I remember jokin...
I am glad that you have told me that 'The Gay Science' by Nietzsche is related to the idea of keeping a sense of humour as it is one of his books whic...
Thanks for the links. I think that I have looked at, but not read fully, 'The Mayan Factor,' in a library, as I love picking up all kinds of unusual b...
I do agree that it is a big problem that certain ideas are imposed on us. Personally, I think that I was lucky when I was growing up because my family...
I havve been talking about schizophrenia in my thread about truth and cultural relativism. I was on the verge of referring to Julian Jaynes, but not s...
It is ,of course, difficult for thinkers to go beyond the head. Perhaps there are many energy centres for perception, including chakras, and the Chine...
I see what you are saying. However, I have no idea of what part of the world you are in, and perhaps you are living in a life which has not been affec...
I may be interpreted what you have said in a different way than you intended, but at the moment we are in a time of pandemic, equal to a world war, wi...
I have a basic view which is similar to yours in your second rather than first one. However, the reason I spoke of voices in a negative way is because...
I think that the subject of the unconscious mind and schizophrenia are relevant to the current discussion. That is because when we consider the nature...
I am sure that there could be various definitions of 'an artist' but the one I used is a generic one, in the sense of speaking of a person being a pro...
I am simply talking about an example of an artist living in daily life, in the way that you are speaking of your own experience. It is about speaking ...
I still think that there while there may be some cold determine artists, there are many who are not. I have one good friend who could be called an art...
I have already said that I am not in any way wishing to undervalue your experience. I would say my choice of the term altered consciousness may have b...
I am not in any way wishing to undervalue your experience, but I think that there is a danger in making claims about whose or which experiences are su...
I just read your link on Zen. It is interesting, but I think it would be mistaken to think that is more 'original,' or superior to all other states of...
You mention my thread on the idea of cultural collapse. When I saw the thread you created last night I wondered how they related, although even though...
As far as I am aware from when I used to believe in 'heaven', and life after death, going to heaven did not mean actually becoming God. So, when I mad...
I probably summarised Hillman's argument very badly, especially as I don't have a copy of it to quote or refer to. What I probably failed to show was ...
The whole area of near death experiences is fascinating. It is unclear what they represent. I would say that I have some borderline sleep experiences,...
I was surprised that so many of the people in the jobs I was working in. There were so many staff requesting Sundays off, to the point where I think p...
[reply="Sir2u;481215" I think that the idea being conveyed is that God is not limited to the restrictions of a physical body and its pleasures, but if...
Yes, I was wondering how a belief could exist without a statement, because how else could it be articulated or said to exist if it is not stated. It w...
When you talk about seeing the world as it is as in the material manifestation or in it's more subtle invisible aspects? That is where it gets so comp...
Really, I was only challenging your sentence. I have just read what you wrote about the unconscious mind in the thread on whether art is creative. I w...
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