LOL. I think the forum has contracted a virus! There seems to be a lot of grumpy old people around here lately. Hopefully it is a phase of the moon that will eventually pass.
On Aug 7, 3:05 am, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > Because she was free to do so ! > > On Aug 7, 6:53 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > So why did you bother to say anything if you needed your thoughts time > > to clarify? > > > On Aug 6, 4:31 pm, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I know it probably is an odd statement coming from me, because I don't > > > take my identity from other than my direct experience, and find > > > meaning in that experience differently all the time. I've reached a > > > point where I understand that my thoughts and feelings create my > > > experience, and become somewhat efficient and keeping anxiety at a > > > minimum. I do not fear or doubt my self or abilities, including my > > > ability to heal myself in an instant. It may be a matter of trust for > > > me, always a weak link. Trust in my ability to realize possibility, I > > > suppose. > > > > Don't get me wrong, my life is good right now. Very good, better than > > > ever. But living forever would mean integrating those aspects of self > > > like soul and spirit that are currently associated with death and not > > > in my everyday experience, into my everyday experience. This seems > > > infinitely deep, and I know it is. In this time of my life, I guess I > > > am experiencing what Ken Wilber would call "hurts more but suffers > > > less," (our experience of the world after what he calls the one taste, > > > or taste of oneness.) I don't want to think about it hurting more I > > > guess, and in some ways, that increases as time goes on, mostly > > > because of what I see going on in the larger "mirror" or my experience > > > of other. Even in this good group, all of the conflict would be cause > > > for despair if the suffering weren't lessened. It hurts to see bright > > > folks drop out because we can't get along, so I guess I am breaking my > > > own heart because my compassion is not enough here. > > > > Boy - that was a blurb. I do better with more time to allow my > > > thoughts to clarify I guess. > > > > On Aug 6, 4:50 pm, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Molly - if you mean that - As much as I love life, I am not sure it is > > > > enough for me, the way the world is now - and would like to pursue > > > > this, I would welcome it. I'd begin the pursuit with the observation > > > > that what I see in the mirror is not the real me. Jim > > > > > On Aug 6, 1:23 pm, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > This is a wonderful topic, Jim, and I need to give it some thought. > > > > > Justin mentioned in a recent argumentative post that "this was the > > > > > kind of stuff that caused him to look forward to death" (sorry for the > > > > > paraphrase, Justin.) I read that and could feel it through every part > > > > > of my being. As much as I love life right now, I am not sure it is > > > > > enough for me, the way the world is now. My hope is, that as I > > > > > change, so will the world and there will be a point of recognition > > > > > that will change that for me. > > > > > > Let me think about this some more. If I could only stop thinking > > > > > about the Highlander. Thanks alot, Francis! > > > > > > On Aug 6, 4:01 pm, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Many of the recent threads - evolution, non-medical healing, are we > > > > > > in > > > > > > control, Feynman's mysteries, etc. - seem to dance around on the > > > > > > wavecrest of scientific discoveries. It strikes me that, given the > > > > > > major scientific advances in recent decades and the increasing speed > > > > > > of scientific progress, in the foreseeable future - 100 years maybe > > > > > > - > > > > > > humans may be able to elect to live without aging. We might well be > > > > > > able to maintain our bodies at age 30 or 40 or whatever as long as > > > > > > we > > > > > > like. In other words, we might be able to choose to live forever. > > > > > > If we accept that as a possibility, I wonder what sort of > > > > > > philosophical issues it raises. How might our view of life and death > > > > > > be changed, if at all? How would our economies adapt? Would people > > > > > > still marry for life? Would it change communities? Would our > > > > > > objectives - happy life, great wealth, friendships, learning, travel > > > > > > etc. - change, and if so how? And how would we settle such issues? > > > > > > Anyone care to pursue this thread? 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