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darkbake
reply to post by Ophiuchus 13
So it is an important topic. What do you mean by exposure to it?
darkbake
Why are we reinventing the wheel?
coquine
I am not at all sure that humans can percieve the objective reality (if there is one).
It is entirely possible that this is a dream; or that we are creating our experience (which makes it not objective, but subject to the thoughts, desires, fears and ideas of the experiencer).
TripleLindy
reply to post by Ophiuchus 13
Again I iterate that sharing meets certain requirements and as long as what is shared is between consenting adults then I don't see any problems with that.
coquine
I am not at all sure that humans can percieve the objective reality (if there is one).
It is entirely possible that this is a dream; or that we are creating our experience (which makes it not objective, but subject to the thoughts, desires, fears and ideas of the experiencer).
darkbake
In my signature, I mention that criticism is important to me. I put that there because that way it is stamped on everything I post so people aren't afraid to let me know of faults they see in my logic.
darkbake
I don't think humans can, although animals are surprisingly able to, believe it or not.
The way to see the objective reality is to strip oneself of duality - which means values - good or bad - and replace that with cause and effect, trust me, this is the way.
The way - Eastern. Opposite of The Truth, Western. And I don't think you'll find a better, to-the-point guide out there than that above sentence.
Unity_99
The Way within and home is subjective. Oddly enough. And the objective world around us is a play, and then we discovere, if we're seeking or asking questions, pondering within, that this outer play is interactive.
ie. yearn for birds to return and they return and you're greeted with birdsong next day. Wish for hearts in clouds, strongly image it, go and get coffee and hearts in clouds everywhere and all the black sheets gone. I've been shown the world as if it was an erected board game or 2d story book, pop up or erected by the light, like a hologram, highly interactive, at times seems like you're in a private room.
So again the objective or shared reality around us reduces to become subjective.
Wonder why?
Unity_99
The Way within and home is subjective. Oddly enough. And the objective world around us is a play, and then we discovere, if we're seeking or asking questions, pondering within, that this outer play is interactive.
ie. yearn for birds to return and they return and you're greeted with birdsong next day. Wish for hearts in clouds, strongly image it, go and get coffee and hearts in clouds everywhere and all the black sheets gone.
arpgme
Things happen, then we use those facts/events in order to create a view of life
arpgme
People who experience much disappointment may see the world as less friendly than others.
TripleLindy
reply to post by Ophiuchus 13
I'd like to address a few points that I have been deeply pondering on since I read the OP.
1stly IF I default to using short term logic then ANY short term pain aka negative/dark experience APPEARS to be bad because there is absolutely zero consideration for the long run.
However, IF I am mindful of eternity ... yes you read that right ... ETERNITY ... then there is no issue at all with experiencing and the indulging and ever gorging myself on negative outcomes because I AM GOD in an instant ... when I want that.
Shouldn't we be mindful of the whole of time?
TripleLindy
2ndly Descartes 'Cogito Ergo Sum' /"I think, therefor I AM!" philosophy reveals to us there is no objective reality except what we ourselves DICTATE LIKE A GOD! And since we can only prove ourselves to ourselves then we exist in isolation eternally and hence never have to consider anybody else!
TripleLindy
If the above holds true then why do we as GOD mirror anything at all? [example: this conversation]