Bindi

what are some of these experiments?

You take a leap of faith assuming that Laitg himself has the capabilities he claims. Put a claim to the test, the classic is ‘appear in my lounge room’ for people who claim special talents. But other tests might be better. Why would anyone just believe a claim without it being substantiated, unless you’re buying a bridge for sale?

Throwing away scientific ‘stories’ Is not necessarily wise. The Dalai Lama, a fairly respected Buddhist, is quite interested in science - I think reality is more interesting and more nuanced than just letting all stories go.

The human mind can know more than it does, but it needs extra parts of our system to be developed. I agree, it’s both hard, maybe even impossible, and if one could do it I think it could be dangerous. Following my trajectory, a higher consciousness is installed before the mental/emotional level is let go of.

What is “contriving of reality”?

Absolutely. Same, I’m not looking for absolute truth, but I am interested in exploring my inner potential in both mind and subtle energy body. In the absence of direct perception dreams are my best way of doing that.

What is not impermanent within?

How do you ascertain the truth?

dreams will use your symbols, but they’ll use them to make an objective snapshot of you. Here’s a challenge, share a dream here and we can analyse it, see if it holds any objective value for you.

A good question, what is a bulwark against delusion. Not a person, but I have always used dreams as the bulwark. Rising from the subconscious, untouched by subjective beliefs, dreams are as close as I’ve come to objective reality.

I mean an upgrade in our perceptual system. A more direct perception, literally. I believe any information you have gained from within your system is beneficial, awareness of your system is the organism being aware of its own functioning, and being aware of its own functioning we as the organism can improve our functioning.

The soul of the soul may know itself, but it’s my awareness of what the soul of the soul knows that allows the system to shift. Knowing the rule doesn’t affect the system, believing the information is of zero benefit.

I am my body, I am my subtle energy body, and I am the consciousness in my body, but this consciousness is currently more limited than its potential. I see us as evolving beings, taking who knows how many thousands of years, to step into our consciousness potential, which is not emptiness or the absolute or pure beingness but a biologically based extension of perception capacity. A multitude of different peoples efforts will lead us to our next evolutionary step, with many missteps on the way. But the people who step in the right direction will slowly create a surer path for those that follow. We’re all part of the great evolutionary experiment. I agree our consciousness can be our only object of attention, but what we attend to within this pursuit can make all the difference. If you’re looking for zest and ease you might find it, but that doesn’t make zest and ease the actual evolutionary step.

But… what if being weighed down by beliefs is part of the problem? A belief can lead you to direct energy to the wrong places, an entwined belief doesn’t lead to whatever your ultimate is, it’s just another shackle. We do have to believe something, our minds are meaning making machines, the Daoist way of allowing the system to self-correct seems to be the most powerful, but it requires letting go of beliefs that overshadow reality. I agree “it can be known within when uncovered”, but any belief that pre-states what “it” Is keeps you from “it”. This is just an extension of my dislike of short order nondual realisation, belief establishes the lens and self gratuitous declarations of having arrived follow, but inner reality hasn’t been established. Emotional bypassing, karmic bypassing, clinging to beliefs, leads to staying on the merry go round for longer.

Your philosophy is one amongst a number of philosophies, there is no consensual agreement about your belief. The most I could agree with is that some humans, especially spiritual seekers, often feel that something is missing, which your belief system calls the absolute or the Self. What’s actually missing, how can it be known, and how can it be reinstated, without referring to any external philosophies?