Whew, awesome leg workout. I passed out when I got home and just woke up. 15-17 rep leg press for 3 straight sets.
I used to have this co-worker that had a certain type of cancer, well she was miserable before that, but I called her Grumpy Carebear, because even when it was sunny outside she would complain. She made her own life miserable. Me, I was always happy, and those around were happy as well. People who are happy either attract those who are happy or have those who want to be happy, gravitate to them. And I do believe it is one's vibe, or vibration that one sends out. And it helps that one expands their own consciousness, because when one does that, they tend to lack the envy and jealousy of others that usually befalls those who have a "golfball" size conscious of themselves and the world around them.
As was said by Richard Smoley,
"Few are eager to come to grips with their inner tyrants and hypocrites, and there are possibly even fewer who can bear to see their own higher natures."
This statement rings loud and true for most Americans.
Witnessing these forces at work is pretty easy when you look but it always amazes me how everything is connected in a web of cause and effect.
Thanks for the awesome quote! I'm a quote fiend and that's new to me.
Keep your mind open and your good frequencies buzzing.
Hey man, I appreciate the response. You took a great deal of thought in answering, I appreciate that.
It is really tough to decipher most of the arguments honestly. I'm sorry, but it is very abstract! You seem to like philosophy, so maybe you could give me a philosophical argument. And by philosophical argument I mean one that transcends mere experience. I find it hard to swallow that justifying such a large claim as the universe is just one large projection of human consciousness can be done by simply the experience of psychedelic drugs and near-death experiences? People on psychedelic drugs or are deprived of oxygen and brain function, as is commonly seen with near-death experiences, often report back with very questionable accounts. You nor I would be quick to regard most of these trip-induced claims as fact. So why should we deduce that their (or your) reports on a unified consciousness are correct?
Have you ever heard of Ockham's Razor? Why postulate some ethereal consciousness for our being and understanding, when physics, physiology, phsychology, and basic academic philosophy offer as good of justification (if not better) and explanation for our "awareness or sensitivity?"
Does this make any sense? I hope I'm not understating your opinion. It was just a little tough for me to follow.
And I appreciate your criticism.
Without a well thought out question I couldn't write a well thought out response!
Regarding the drug/NDE experiences, they are indeed proven to be remarkably similar and repeatable experiences. Since ancient times to modern times. From hippies in the 60s to my tripping on shrooms at the local farm. We all experience the dissolving of the ego and become less of a separate being and more part of the pattern of it all.
Check this out, dude. Joe Rogan talks about DMT in this 7 minute video and how you trip in other dimensions. Talk about experiences that redefine reality!! Learning about DMT is actually what sparked my interest in philosophy. I never took it though. I see it as a sort of 'right of passage' and I'm only 19 so I'm going to hold that plan for later.
I heard of Okham's razor but I had to wiki it to make sure. Simplest solution being the best, the idea that God underlies everything in existence seems to be simpler than God, the Monarch of the cosmos that consciously controls all aspects of his universal kingdom and tirelessly judges all souls to pass through pergatory. It's a creative story and great for manipulating superstitious minds, but definitely not very simple.
People will say they "found God" or they "need God" or they're "searching for God", but what if God is everything they've already ever known. God is you, God is me, God is the magician that makes the grass green.
Also, the weird colorful fractal geometry you see in that video is based on an incredibly simple mathematical equation, yet it's capable of producing geometrical patterns that can literally be zoomed into an infinite number of times, always emerging with new and unique images. If you're interested in learning about the Mandlebrot set and the "thumb print of God", good vid search The Colours of Infinity.
We must be one fucked up god if this is true. Just look at this world. How about some self critique if I created this. I'd say there are hopefully better gods somewhere else.
Also why hamper your mind in a way so that you don't understand why you are doing all these mistakes that are done here? At least if we would have had this knowledge we could have had an honest chance creating something better.
So if this is truth then we (the god as you put it) basically suck or have pretty limited intelligence / senile or a diseased mind.
You guys just makes it sound way to pretty.
Don't forget, it's God doing it to himself. heheh What fun would the world be if there was no evil for the good guys to stand triumphant over in the end? I think the fact that we're here discussing this proves that mankind is headed in the right direction. Evil will prevail for some time to come, but in our lifetimes perhaps we shall truly experience The Great Awakening.
"A man of knowledge is one who has followed truthfully the hardships of learning, a man who has, without rushing or without faltering, gone as far as he can in unraveling the secrets of power and knowledge. To become a man of knowledge one must challenge and defeat his four natural enemies."
From the Teachings of Don Juan A Yaqui way of life
Coincidence? Don Miguel Ángel Ruiz (born 1952) is a Mexican author, shaman, and teacher.
He was a surgeon until a near-death experience impelled him to seek answers in ancestral traditions of the Toltec in which his mother was a curandera (healer), and his grandfather a nagual (shaman) who, after death, continued to teach Ruiz in his dreams.
and instead of four natural enemies, 4 natural Agreements:
# Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
# Don’t Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
# Don’t Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
# Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
THE EGO.......SELF IMPOSED LIMIT....THE DISEASE THAT LIVES IN THE MIND...THE MORE YOU BUILD IT, THE HARDER IT IS TO BREAK...MOST LIVE LIVES BUILDING UPON THEIR EGO LIKE A BANK ACCOUNT, AND LATER WONDER WHY THEY HAVE SO MANY SHORT COMINGS?....
This is the fate of those who train to attain the result. The training is no longer a passion, but a job, a chore, a nuisance. That sucks. We all know what that's like on the days when we drag ourselves to the gym. It's torturous.
This belief that human consciousness is somehow intimately involved in the processes of the universe seem to me to be a very egocentric way of thinking.
Human consciousness is just a manifestation of complex brain function.
When you sleep you become 'unconscious' due to reduced brain activity. When you dream certain parts of your brain become active.
When you die your brain dies and consciousness ceases.
Beats me why some people 'living' on a small planet in an inconceivably massive universe 'thinks' that their consciousness is somehow responsible for that universe.
You might have heard to question "if a tree falls in a forest with no one to hear it, does it make a sound?"
The fact of the matter is that the crash of the tree alters the vibrations in the air, but doesn't become a sound unless it vibrates against an eardrum. Black isn't black unless consciously differentiated from white. Light isn't light at all unless it lifts the veil of darkness for one to see. And a rock isn't hard unless felt against the touch of soft skin.
