liminal_luke

Thanks @old3bob. Glad to hear your point of view.

Did you learn any lessons from military service that you feel have been useful in civilian life? What do people who haven´t served tend to get wrong about the military? Any advice for us non-veterans?

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I also miss Brian. Joeblast too, some of his more exotic beliefs notwithstanding. Hard to believe, but this little forum once enjoyed a golden age of Science, not that I understood it.

Before enlightenment, mountains are mountains. During enlightenment, mountains are clouds, vapor, vibration, and illusion. After enlightenment, mountains are mountains again, but now they giggle. -- from a substack called The Unmind Project

When I was first exposed to AI I thought I wouldn´t use it at all, but now I use it all the time. Love it for cooking questions. But what scares me is how so many people are turning to AI in situations where they´d be better off relating to a human being. I don´t want AI to be my doctor, my therapist, my friend, or my lover.

Personally, I´ve never found chia or flax useful for sexual energy work. Sessame oil is nice though, perhaps with a few drops of sandalwood essential oil for an exotic, esoteric touch. Different strokes...

I don´t know. It looked to me like it was melted under a broiler in an oven but I suppose there´s more than one way to melt one´s cheese. Never mind me, today I´m operating with half a cauliflower.

Looks delicious. I´m of the opinion that anything topped with broiled cheese is delicious -- but that´s not an unpopular opinion.

Maybe the beauty of having all these "brains" is that we can change what we think without staying strictly in our head. There´s a gut-brain axis? Good! Let me change my thoughts by eating differently. Movement works too as well as various cultivation practices. Getting the right kind of sunshine can have a profound effect on the kind of thoughts associated with a bad mood. It´s often easier to change thoughts indirectly -- by working with the systems that effect the various brains -- than trying to strongarm thoughts on a cognitive level.

In her youth, Zazen sometimes gets up and walks around. By the time Zazen is in her 80s she still walks just fine, thank you; but, especially after prolonged sitting, she can be a bit wobbly for a few steps until she gets going.

They are few and far between, but a few nutrition scientists are conducting studies that confirm my beliefs about what is good to eat. These folks are OK! It´s the other ones I can´t take.

I´m interested in lonliness, connection, and intimacy. Here´s a Substack post I came across that puts these subjects into the context of spiritual awakening in a way that might be useful for some Bums. The Loneliness of Awakening: From Isolation to Divine Intimacy