Done deal my friend, thank you. peace & Love
On May 8, 4:41 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > Tinker, I too am talking 'real Life here and now....taking physical > action in the real world here and now.' As a moderator, I strongly > suggest that you read (or re-read) our posting gidelines: > > http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye/web/posting-guidelines > > On May 8, 1:23 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I make no claim to "spiritual insights". > > I'm talking real Life here and now about taking physical action in the > > real world here and now. > > > peace & Love > > > On May 8, 4:19 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Fran, what you would expect is the BS of religions gone past failing > > > for thousands of years. > > > I am rude and crude in your face trying to get you to wake up from the > > > apathy of those failed religions. > > > > peace & Love > > > > On May 8, 4:12 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Tinker, the tone of your posts doesn't particularly serve to make your > > > > claim to have reached some new level of spiritual illumination > > > > particularly credible. I would expect someone who claims to have > > > > attained new spiritual insights to be courteous and compassionate > > > > towards others who appear to be honest seekers - along the lines of > > > > the old maxim, "by their fruits shall ye know them." > > > > > Francis > > > > > On 8 Mai, 22:04, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > My dear Lady, > > > > > > He sounds to me like someone telling their grandfather he ought to > > > > > find a lady and have some kids :-) > > > > > I've been through all of that BS and it goes nowhere. > > > > > I'm talking about taking action here and now to bring about the > > > > > evolution of mankind to become spiritual beings. > > > > > All of your spiritual beliefs are 'wannabe' what I'm talking about. > > > > > > peace & Love > > > > > > On May 8, 3:29 pm, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Don't be so quick to dismiss what Justin is trying to tell you. > > > > > > There > > > > > > is a truth for you there. > > > > > > > On May 8, 1:07 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Guess again :-) > > > > > > > > peace & Love > > > > > > > > On May 8, 3:55 am, Justintruth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > So, who’s right? Is it one out of the jumbled clusterfuck of > > > > > > > > > spiritual > > > > > > > > > beliefs? Or is it the Fact, that Life IS here and now. > > > > > > > > > The ‘Dream of Utopia’ points at Life, not some spiritual > > > > > > > > > other shit. > > > > > > > > > That’s why I ask if it’s dead. > > > > > > > > > Well Ok, but you are setting up a false dilemma. Above you have > > > > > > > > capitalized the following words "Fact", "Life" and a double > > > > > > > > capital of > > > > > > > > "IS". > > > > > > > > > Basically, if you consider what something is, like "its red" or > > > > > > > > "its > > > > > > > > round" you are considering its nature, or its essence. It is > > > > > > > > possible > > > > > > > > however to cease to consider what is and turn your > > > > > > > > consideration to > > > > > > > > the fact that it is. When you do you transcend what life is and > > > > > > > > consider the fact that it is, or to use your writing, the Fact, > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > Life IS. Now, it turns out that you can experience the fact > > > > > > > > that life > > > > > > > > is in some very, what are called, "profound" ways. You can > > > > > > > > either > > > > > > > > appreciate its meaning fully or not. When you no longer are > > > > > > > > considering what is but the fact that it is you are going > > > > > > > > beyond the > > > > > > > > physical to the metaphysical, or going beyond the natural to the > > > > > > > > supernatural or going beyond the sensory to the extrasensory. > > > > > > > > That is > > > > > > > > the "some spiritual other shit" because it is not what is, but > > > > > > > > rather > > > > > > > > is the fact that it is. That is why it is "other" or > > > > > > > > transcendent. It > > > > > > > > is also Immanent meaning roughly "here and now." That is why > > > > > > > > "the > > > > > > > > Fact, that Life IS here and now" IS "some spiritual other > > > > > > > > shit"... it > > > > > > > > just happens to be YOUR "some spiritual other shit". > > > > > > > > > It turns out that the appreciation of the meaning of the fact > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > life is in its fullest sense is the experience underlying all > > > > > > > > of the > > > > > > > > religions. The meaning of that experience is expressed, > > > > > > > > indirectly > > > > > > > > through the books and stories that constitute the religious > > > > > > > > texts and > > > > > > > > genuine religious activity and mythology is about the problem of > > > > > > > > knowing what it means to be and is part of the intellectual > > > > > > > > history of > > > > > > > > mankind. > > > > > > > > > You might think it is easy to know what it means. It is not. > > > > > > > > > Now many activities and beliefs interpret these texts > > > > > > > > literally. For > > > > > > > > them God is basically like any other thing capable of either > > > > > > > > being or > > > > > > > > not being and they believe he "happens" to be. They interpret > > > > > > > > religion > > > > > > > > not existentially but essentially. They think it is about what > > > > > > > > is not > > > > > > > > the fact that it is. These people are fundamentalists. Their > > > > > > > > interpretation is truly not even religious. It is just bad > > > > > > > > science. > > > > > > > > > However, when the religions are not interpreted essentially > > > > > > > > then we > > > > > > > > can see their value. Their value is in their appreciation of the > > > > > > > > meaning of "the Fact, that Life IS here and now." So you raise > > > > > > > > a false > > > > > > > > dilemma between religion and what you are saying. > > > > > > > > > With respect to Utopia I recommend that you read Kierkeguard on > > > > > > > > despair "The Sickness Unto Death". He analyzes what despair > > > > > > > > really is > > > > > > > > and how one falls into its clutches. It is truly a very big > > > > > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > Utopia is not being realized because of something that is > > > > > > > > called Maya > > > > > > > > or illusion in the hindu literature. It is called original sin > > > > > > > > in the > > > > > > > > christian literature. In the Hindu litterature it is noted that > > > > > > > > all > > > > > > > > suffering comes from a failure to realize the true nature of > > > > > > > > life. > > > > > > > > > To put as close to your terminology as I can: When "the fact, > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > life that life is here and now" fails to become "the Fact, that > > > > > > > > Life > > > > > > > > IS here and now" then there is suffering. > > > > > > > > > You should be careful about prematurely cutting out the meaning > > > > > > > > of the > > > > > > > > religions because you correctly realize that their literal > > > > > > > > interpretation is false and even distracting. > > > > > > > > > Now to the most important question: Is the dream dead. I think > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > answer is no. Not even in the most evil would I say dead... or > > > > > > > > at > > > > > > > > least not completely incapable of being resurrected. We know > > > > > > > > basically > > > > > > > > that there is this problem, the problem of Maya or original > > > > > > > > sin and > > > > > > > > there is this clouding of our vision but religious experience > > > > > > > > still > > > > > > > > happens. The real question can be posed in terms of the myth of > > > > > > > > Lot > > > > > > > > and his fleeing of his city. The dream is alive. We are like in > > > > > > > > a game > > > > > > > > with the stakes doubling. The technical capabilities we have for > > > > > > > > communication now are making possible a major reawakening. They > > > > > > > > also > > > > > > > > make possible our destruction and these capabilities, the ones > > > > > > > > we > > > > > > > > currently have are nothing compared to what is in the biological > > > > > > > > design / neurology synergy. We are about to become very > > > > > > > > capable. 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