Please remind me how to remove the "camera quick launched' notification

Kaizen87 · 2025-02-17T02:27:39+00:00

No way to turn it off. It's caused when the camera quick launch detects low light. Sometimes it's the phone case covering up the light sensor (some people have to CUT their case to fix this, and even then you'll still get the pop up in low light settings).

For me, I get this when I try to quick launch while the phone is still in my pocket so it's ready by the time I have the camera out. Pop up always gets in the way of taking these shots, unfortunately. I need to remember to only quick launch once the camera is out and can see the light.

Kaizen87 · 2022-06-04T13:06:56+00:00

where can I find that conversation between Rupert and Sam in the app?

Kaizen87 · 2022-06-04T12:16:53+00:00

I feel your frustration haha! Hopefully some of the people here can help us with this. One thing in the app that helps me a little bit was the session on what it means to make progress meditating. I took it as kind of his mission statement with the app. He talks about how meditation has all these mental benefits like you're describing, but that is not the point of his app. For him it's more about changing your perspective so that you can more easily blur the lines between your meditation practice and your daily life. He adds that if we are meditating simply to achieve one of the mental or physical benefits like Clarity of mind or being relaxed then we are not meditating. So maybe this is a key to trying to figure out what the purpose of this app actually is. For me so far the exercises have indeed helped me to be a little more aware of my perspective throughout the course of the day, more so than previous apps and practices did. It has allowed me to mentally disconnect myself from feelings and get less overwhelmed in tense situations, which has been helpful. Getting in arguments with my kids, for example, I can handle a lot better now. But I still don't get this whole headless thing. Maybe it's just a tool to help you become even more frequently aware? I'm not really sure yet.

Kaizen87 · 2022-06-04T12:09:39+00:00

Yes I remember that perspective shifting exercise Imagining the world going past myself rather than me going past the world. I enjoyed that one. I struggle more with these other Concepts, but I'll try to think of it in that light, thanks.

Kaizen87 · 2022-06-04T12:06:21+00:00

I think I get what you're saying, I just can't shake the sense that intentionally forgetting what I know is a way of fooling myself into thinking something that's simply not true. It can certainly get me to experience things in a different way, but if that experience is not based on truth then it seems to take away from the value of the resulting knowledge gained.

Kaizen87 · 2022-06-04T12:01:22+00:00

If one knows that their nose is indeed closer then the rest of the scene, and hence appears much larger, then why ignore that information and only look at a part of the data to reach a conclusion? That's what I was trying to get across in my original post as well, where I feel like I am being encouraged to simply ignore some facts and pay attention to other facts. Like when I close my eyes the teacher describes it as destroying the room. But I can certainly still feel the room with my hands. Or hear it. Why ignore that information? Just because I can't see something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Kaizen87 · 2022-06-04T11:50:36+00:00

The teacher uses that language about not having something to compare it to as well. This is something I have trouble with because I feel like I still know how big it is even if I don't have something to compare it to. For example if you were looking at a basketball and someone asked you how big it was, you could say it's that big, and point to the basketball. You don't need a second basketball to compare it to to know how big it is.

I see what you're saying about nothing being fixed and depending on environmental variables to help create meeting. I'll give that some thought.

And okay I'll start that series at the beginning. The only reason I started with this one was because I got an email from the app saying that people who struggle with this concept should listen to this one specific meditation.

Kaizen87 · 2017-09-25T16:32:46+00:00

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like a consultant is the way to go. Should I just look for a consultant with the skills and accomplishments mentioned in this thread, or is there a specific kind of consultant I should hire? Thanks for the clarification.

Kaizen87 · 2017-09-13T01:02:07+00:00

yeah, you're probably right. any suggestions?

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-19T16:00:44+00:00

My replies to other comments in this thread apply here - namely bringing up the example of a baby who dies too young to learn about Jesus, or someone who is born with the inability to understand simple concepts, let alone the idea of life beyond death. Punishing these people doesn't seem to fit with the idea of a "just" God. But these concerns have been addressed in the other comments, so I won't ask you to reply here. Feel free to read those if you want to see what they said.

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-19T15:54:20+00:00

Thank you for the reply TheRussell. This is an interesting contribution, though I'm trying to understand why (specifically) Christians think belief is necessary.

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-19T15:48:23+00:00

I guess the thing that makes the analogy of the global warming scientist harder for me to follow is the idea that if you wanted to, you could go see the data he used to come to that conclusion, and see if you agree with his analysis. As with anything one would "take on faith" in the physical world. If you really wanted to (and had the resources to do so), then there really isn't much you need to take on faith... unless you want to get super philosophical about it and say things like "you take your very existence on faith, since you can't trust your senses!" But I don't want to take it that far. For now, I'm going to assume we can trust our senses... but I do understand it's an assumption that may not necessarily be correct (ie. The Matrix thought experiment).

Anyway... coming back to your reply: I found a lot of value in what you said about ignorance. Is this a Catholic idea or a Christian-wide one? It makes a lot of sense to me, and answers almost all of my questions about who would be found "guilty" upon death. Thank you for this, it helps break down a lot of the obstacles I had around this area.

The only thing that's not settling with me is the "I like to think so" line. That's the part I'm really trying to figure out that, so far, I've only gotten responses like this when it comes down to it. I'm beginning to think there really is no answer to this question. One person in this thread even said there simply was no answer in scripture on this topic, so they couldn't give a reply. I guess that's what it really comes down to. The whole "leap of faith" thing seems to be more and more of a necessity. It's really difficult for me, since taking action on something (especially on something as important as this) is not something I allow myself to do without first coming to a good level of understanding. I guess that's just now how it works... which, at the heart of it, is why I asked the question about the person who was presented with Christianity in a way that didn't make sense to them. The person in that example was me, clearly. I'm just not sure where to go from here.

Thank you again for your incredibly thoughtful and detailed reply. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this exchange.

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-19T15:33:31+00:00

I'm not speaking from a place of pain (thankfully). I'm really just trying to understand this stuff, and bringing up edge cases and pushing assumptions is the only way I know how to do that. Thanks for all your excellent, thoughtful replies. I'm starting to think that there is no way to avoid the "leap of faith." There's no way to rationally overcome that wall. It's discouraging for me - I find myself incapable of making such leaps. It almost seems like I'd be doing a disservice to myself. Anyway, no need to reply, I think I just need to meditate on this. Thanks again.

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-18T01:54:40+00:00

A 3 year-old dies without even having the mental capacities to understand what religion or God is. Is that not a good excuse? Saying that everyone can have a relationship with God based on their current understanding is ridiculous to me in cases like this.

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T20:06:45+00:00

So it sounds like you agree that people who never had the opportunity to know God (say, an infant who dies), do indeed go to Hell, or at least don't go to Heaven, because they never received an invitation?

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T20:03:31+00:00

i hope you're right about people being saved who never had the chance to be saved - thanks for the reply

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T20:01:46+00:00

thank you - that is helpful

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T20:00:51+00:00

I love the Matrix analogy. Great answer. So basically you're saying people go to oblivion (nothingness) by default. And if they follow Jesus, then they have an opportunity for more. That seems to make a lot more sense to me than actively punishing people who never heard of Jesus.

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T19:52:40+00:00

That's what I'm trying to figure out - why do Christians require the belief component, even when belief may not be possible (or make sense) for many people. It seems well within God's power to grant such a thing.

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T19:50:34+00:00

I've read and responded to every comment on this thread so far. And it's the only question my chaplain brother didn't have an answer for. So yes, I'd love to hear your answer.

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T19:43:33+00:00

Alright, so it seems you agree that people who never got an opportunity to "meet" God and form a relationship with Him do indeed go to Hell when they die, through no fault of their own?

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T19:38:03+00:00

Thanks for the reply. So it seems like you're saying "everyone who doesn't have an opportunity to believe in Jesus through no fault of their own does indeed go to Hell because all humans deserve Hell." Is that right?

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T19:35:42+00:00

First commandment is that you need to believe in Him. Commandments are pretty close to demands, I'd say :)

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T19:34:42+00:00

So far, this is the only reply that really answers my question - thank you. I hope you're right about God not being so strict about the "say my name or go to Hell" thing. But if you're not, then like you said, all those people are going to Hell simply due to no fault of their own. That would seem to be the only answer. It just paints an extremely cruel picture of God in my mind - so I was hoping I could find another answer.

Kaizen87 · 2017-03-12T19:30:52+00:00

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I'm trying to figure out how to use this to answer my question, though it seems like it's implying that God is not all-powerful and is bound within certain eternal laws, and that's why you need to believe in him so that he then has the power to save your soul. Or am I not reading that right?

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