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And they see that authority protecting their niche in the system.

Is not greed, lust, hedonistic desires and hunger for power intellectual?

I would bet that well over 90% of democrats in the U.S. if interviewed (and maybe half the Republicans) would answer in the affirmative if asked wheth...

All that matters is that moral authority comes from a source that cannot be corrupted by man's intellectualism.

There are many things that are quite totalitarian about the U.S., e..g., international adventures where this country has exploited its military advant...

The state is a unique entity in that it both secures freedom for its citizens while (at the same time) being its biggest threat. The state is capable ...

I've always tried to keep in mind that you can never understand what motivates others, so forgiving them is about not carrying around anger and hated ...

I guess that one way of looking at it.

Everybody has to figure that out for themselves. Imagine figuring out what you need to do all by yourself!

Systems works by creating fear, then dependency, and your freedom is gone. Risking security is entire purpose of being free.

Step by step. The last thing you want to do to go backwards. Problem is there are so many people who just don't seem to care very much about this sort...

Nazi Germany, the USSR, Communist China...man created God because it became apparent that society needs something morally pure (above man) when he ine...

I would maintain that those going to the "good" school and are running the place are absolute idiots. I don't care if they aced every test since kinde...

Yeah.

Over the past years it has become apparent (to me) that man needs a higher, everlasting moral authority because depending on intellectualism to achiev...

It has often been suggested that the great lesson of the 20th century was that the most efficacious method of controlling populations was not through ...

What else can one do?

Instead of people accepting that they cannot understand, they make-up all kinds of stories for fun and profit. It's been going on for a long time and ...

The message of TTC is realization of the duality; the intellectual being a tool that can assist us if we accept its impermanent nature, but always poi...

Thank you for your response. One of the most important things about forgiveness is that when you forgive others, you forgive yourself, as well. The ot...

Studies have repeatedly shown that the loneliness has little to do intro- or extroversion. People just seem to require differing levels of external pr...

Drinking beer. Driving 911's (not in that order). Meaning is manifest in action...

Within everything exists everything.

The American Way is (was?) an extremely important part of being American. Perhaps best characterized by Hollywood in John Wayne and Clint Eastwood wes...

Unfortunately, politics has taken on the role of religion in the West. In order for Western politics to function properly, you need a robust debate be...

Everybody has their own reality but few have the courage to live it, so they subscribe to whichever collective reality seems to massage their insecuri...

Think about how much time we have all spent replaying the tragic scenes of our lives. And of course, the not so tragic ones, as well. Perhaps my favor...

No problem. Racism is a super-charged issue and I used it only to give an example of how attached people can become to issues that arise in their live...

This point of this post was not to point out that bad things happen, instead, it was to suggest that once the appropriate response is made, moving on ...

It seems to me (from my experience) that people are drawn to search this from a profound life experience (generally, a negative one). When the usual a...

You are trying to intellectualize something that you cannot. I would suggest that you read something like, "Tao Te Ching," by Lao Tsu, or perhaps, "Le...

I wish I could take credit for but these ideas are thousands of years old.

Is there anything better in this life than a truly great dog!

If you are going against the flow, you'll end up just like the salmon.

Who knows but all of my dogs seem to have been pretty smart (and seemingly a lot smarter than their human :). After all, whom was serving who's needs?

In order to understand what is being said, consider the notion that is science that does not exist (in any real way). When you brush this abstraction ...

What makes you suggest that a dog does not have conceptual thought? I agree that It does appear is if animals are much more in tune with 'what it is' ...

Where is the state going to get the resources to provide employment and food for its citizens?

Many people have difficulty accepting the notion of The Absolute. It might be similar to trying to convince a bunch of seven year old boys (who believ...

Perhaps you can explain yourself here.

People like me? :) There an infinite versions of everything, but when it comes down to it, there is one economic system. How different societies choos...

Eventually, the music stops.

You can do better than this. Ditto.

It was not really my intention to argue with anybody here about these issues. I wanted to introduce such for those who might have an interest. I also ...

In the end, a species ability to adapt to their environment is most important. It doesn't appear to this observer as if our conceptual capacity has le...

No clue about anything (intellectual). Look out into the world of living things and marvel at what these creatures can accomplish without conceptual t...

You are using different definitions which is fine but we end up talking past each other. The Absolute I am referring to is non-intellectual. You state...

It could be a million different things. It never fails to amaze me that (the vast majority) of people simply cannot handle the notion that they have n...

Know one thing, know everything. Understanding One-ness, understand The Absolute. The freedom you seek is not from some metaphorical cave. Accept the ...

You mean the same people who led the great January 6th insurrection that completely changed the course of American history!? I think they should not o...