Captain Mar-Vell

... Acintya bheda abheda tattva. ...

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... I love CSN and all that crowd. Tai Chi. Is always. Done slowly. ...

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... Spotless. ...

... Julian Jaynes thesis, if I recall correctly, is that the eating of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil represents the origin of the discriminating ("bicameral") mind in mythical proto-historical terms. http://www.julianjaynes.org/bicameralmind.php https://choboji.org/literature/discriminating-mind/ It's an appealing and plausible hypothesis. ...

... Just a note to send best wishes to you both. ...

... More K K Kula Shaker! Tell me. What is the secret of the kicking K? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0uOr5eTZis ...

... I don't have any books on my nightstand. Sorry. The Perennial Philosophy is the Eternal Way. It looks like a good read bes, I hope you enjoy it. I always liked dear old Aldous. ...

... Me too. I like Shakespeare. It would be easy to conclude he is overrated. But he's pretty good, you know? ...

... RigdzinTrinley, what a dear fellow you are. Perhaps if they retain that ignorance they are no boddhisatva. Enlightenment is not the result of anything, is it? ...

... You've sure got a point. Does Karl like Kansas, I wonder? I know he's a prog fan like me, good old Karl. But the funny thing about spinning, is that I never get dizzy no matter how fast I spin. And I can walk a straight line afterwards. My balance is good, thank heavens. But i'm still a madman. Now ignore me and get back on topic. ...

... Really, there is a profound question here. Goals set by your contingent identity and pursued vigorously will concretise the "ego". You create a shell around yourself which deadens you, reduces your sensitivity. It is also connected to the notion of surrender, giving up and trusting. And also to death and rebirth during physical incarnation. But the event itself is most mysterious. The action of surrender is uncaused. It is the single uncaused action. When one surrenders one becomes the unoriginated. But I am reminded to remain unknowing. ...

... Yes. But have you noticed? Dogs chasing their own tails spin in a circular motion. ...

... A flickering lamp. A phantom. And a dream. ...

... Really? What do you know about brainwashing and mind control? Highly unpleasant subjects imho. On consideration, I would like to make clear that the question is rhetorical. The fact is, I don't want to know. I know too much already. on edit: added last two lines. ...

... Having read Spotless and Dwai's responses. I agree with both of them! ...

... Obla di. Obla dah. Life goes on, don't it? Dunno why I'm crying. Jeez what a world. ...

... The daoist way of life is to adhere to the Dao. To adhere to the Dao is to remain close to one's ultimate nature. To remain close to one's ultimate nature is to be original and unconditioned. To be original and unconditioned is to identify with nothing. Identifying with nothing, is one any longer a daoist? on edit: changed " be" to "remain" in line three. Also changed "When one identifies" to "Identifying" in final line. ...

... Straw man/reductio ad absurdum combo beatdown! No wonder Karl wins so many internet arguments! And yes, I am keeping a straight face. ...

... Have you been touched by the Infinite Sun? I had a touch too much. Damn sunburn. ...

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... I always get the feeling that there is something faintly sinister about the materialist neuroscientists. i'm sure i'm not alone. They chop apart the brain trying to find the mind. I don't think they've found it yet. The truth is, it's not in there. Rewriting of textbooks is naturally a regularly occurring event, of course. Folk fall into error when they cannot imagine that rewriting. For you see, everything that is now real was once imagined. on edit: Changed "a little" to "faintly" in line one, to change imperfect word to perfect one. ...

... Yes. It is strange that to become nothing one also becomes everything. Certainly unexpected. ...

... It's whatever sort of chat you want. But the short answer is, I think, no. Me, I just like a general chin wag and sharing of thoughts. Nothing too wierd. Honest. Of course, Jeff is more than welcome too. ...