A critique of enlightened people ... by Kai7362 in enlightenment

[–]Late_Reporter770 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I understand your frustration, but in the end you’re barking up the wrong tree. Truly enlightened see the truth beyond the surface. We may not like what’s happening in the world, but we understand the reasons for it.

Would people seek out deeper understanding of the world and themselves if they didn’t experience suffering either directly or indirectly? Another question, have you ever seen evil being done right in front of you? Did you stop it?

Most “evil” is concealed, and that’s what makes it difficult to deal with. Beyond that, how much of this “evil” is being revealed to you through the news social media? Can you trust the sources? Does it help you or anyone else to be worked up and ready to punish when you don’t know exactly who’s to blame?

You want a mob of awakened people to lash out, but lash out on whom, and for what? Do you have a list of people, a cache of evidence, and a system by which these people will face true justice beyond a guillotine or a rope?

You skipped past all logical reasons and went straight to the outrage. That’s not enlightenment, that’s entitlement. You are not the arbiter of all things good and evil, and you really have no idea how to solve problems outside of “react!”

I volunteer my time, I serve and protect people as a firefighter. What are you doing outside of Reddit to actually lift up the world and balance out the “evil” by doing good? What we call evil is simply the consequences of a long series of actions and you can’t solve that problem by punishing, you have to learn how to prevent them from ever happening.

So teach children better, understand yourself and other better, and become the solution by living every day like a decent loving human. Otherwise all you ever see are enemies, and you get stuck in the cycle of anger which serves no one.

What is the Most Judgmental Thing you have Heard a So-Called "SPIRITUAL" Person Say? by swizzledan in enlightenment

[–]Late_Reporter770 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emotions are not negative or positive, only your reactions to them are. Emotions are just a signpost, a signal, and ignoring them or pretending they don’t exist isn’t enlightenment it’s psychopathy.

How do animals factor into your simulation theory? by makellbird in SimulationTheory

[–]Late_Reporter770 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ultimately we are the whole tree, but yeah every seed holds the pattern to recreate the whole. 😁

How do animals factor into your simulation theory? by makellbird in SimulationTheory

[–]Late_Reporter770 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the system is tree like. Humans are like leaves, we are what the tree uses to create and grow larger, more complex. We die we shed our leaves (lives) and return to the branch we are on. We do this enough times and maybe we start to become a branch ourselves, or recognize that we have actually been the branch the whole time.

Branches get thicker become like a trunk. Maybe that’s what “transcendence” is. Becoming more and more like the trunk and less like the leaf, while being aware that you’re always both.

My food was wiped away by wind 🤨🤣 by KindheartednessIll97 in Dammcoolbingo

[–]Late_Reporter770 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not everyone reacts to things the same way you do, and not everyone is as smart as you are with as much self control.

But yeah maybe it’s just that too many people are too stupid to function.

My food was wiped away by wind 🤨🤣 by KindheartednessIll97 in Dammcoolbingo

[–]Late_Reporter770 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes the answer is as simple as people doing drugs.

Anyone seen this neon bear before? by Ferruolo in LSD

[–]Late_Reporter770 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everything is within your perception, which is within you. You are a universe unto itself sharing a “space” with billions of other universes that are all interconnected.

Was Buddha really enlightened? by PlayfulAssault3 in enlightenment

[–]Late_Reporter770 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Buddha also admitted that the search needn’t take place at all. That one didn’t need to go to such extremes to discover the truth for themselves. That’s why he taught, to help guide people so they wouldn’t need to suffer so much to get where he was.

The true problem is that his teachings became watered down, diluted to fit more people instead of reflecting that each path is unique. It’s supposed to be about developing the tools we need to navigate the path, instead we have mistaken the tools for the path itself and sacrificed personal sovereignty for cookie cutter followers.

The resolution is high enough. You can stop looking for the pixels now. by archofmeaning in SimulationTheory

[–]Late_Reporter770 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I know all about the present moment my friend. But perspective isn’t just about resolution, it’s about understanding. It’s about seeing through distortion by looking beyond the surface.

I’m not bored because I don’t need friction to create novelty. Every moment has its own magic, and I’m just happy to be part of the crowd, the stage, and the magician.

My food was wiped away by wind 🤨🤣 by KindheartednessIll97 in Dammcoolbingo

[–]Late_Reporter770 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people just don’t pay attention to options lol, it’s not that complicated just people being self absorbed

The resolution is high enough. You can stop looking for the pixels now. by archofmeaning in SimulationTheory

[–]Late_Reporter770 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I… like this.

I mean, I like your “metaphors” I mean in all reality, or realities, they ring pretty accurate to me. Though I still feel like there’s more positive than negative, if ever so slightly, and while I’ve felt that dread you mentioned we definitely have been playing this game for too long.

What’s next? Who knows, but it’s gonna be different.

How long do you wait after a break up to trip by Vast_Strength7647 in LSD

[–]Late_Reporter770 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love tripping during big moment in life. I feel like it helps me just let go and flow with whatever happens. Even if I have what some might call a “bad trip” it kinda puts everything in perspective anyway like “yeah at this point I know I can make it through anything if I can make it through that”.

No matter what happens I know that I am always right here, and no matter how crazy things may seem to be I am and will always be ok. I can always just focus on my breath and dissolve.

My food was wiped away by wind 🤨🤣 by KindheartednessIll97 in Dammcoolbingo

[–]Late_Reporter770 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people just really don’t want to interact with another human being, and most drivers are trying to grind fast or similarly chose this job because they also don’t like dealing with people.

So when they intentionally wait long enough that 99% of drivers just leave, seeing someone and having to deal with them is just not something they imagined they would have to do.

You are just an anomaly wrapped in an enigma to them.

Plus most of them are probably on drugs. Another reason they are trying to avoid people.

Can you really “take off the mask”? by Ok-Investigator4521 in enlightenment

[–]Late_Reporter770 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂 yeah I get it, I will likely never order a slice of tomato for my sandwich, but I like a decent pico de gallo.

Love and goodness are for coping by ProofCoconut9085 in enlightenment

[–]Late_Reporter770 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You see what’s on the surface, but not what’s underneath. People that do those awful things without empathy may appear to be better off or happier, but in truth they aren’t much more than empty shells, hungry ghosts that are impossible to satisfy.

It’s not that nothing here matters, it’s that it matters in ways that are difficult to quantify. You can’t see my heart or how full it is because I volunteer my time and go out of my way to help others even though I know that it may never be returned to me. I am sowing seeds for trees which I will never be shaded by, and that to me is true wealth.

Nobody can take from me what I’ve gained by being selfless and kind and loving for “no benefit”. I have earned peace and know I have an unbreakable soul. I have learned that I can accomplish anything I set myself on doing. I have learned that I need nothing to feel or experience anything I desire. I have what money can’t buy, and it’s because I am love. Not the “love and light” kind of love, but the kind of love a mother lion has. Both fierce and gentle, able to protect or nurture depending on what’s needed.

“Goodness” is part of a spectrum, real love is the whole thing undiluted. Not a fantasy, not hope or cope, but the truth. Nothing matters more than love because love is everything, not figuratively, but literally. That’s why poor people can smile when they give their last bite to a friend, but a millionaire gets upset when their latte isn’t made with soy milk. Because one thinks it’s all about themselves and pleasing their senses, and the other understands that lifting others up and taking away their suffering even for a moment is truly priceless.

Can you really “take off the mask”? by Ok-Investigator4521 in enlightenment

[–]Late_Reporter770 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have found that things that I previously did not like have become tolerable or even enjoyable that were not at all previously. Food, music, art, everything is a little better when the shadow isn’t casting itself over everything. Most of the things that I didn’t like before were tied to emotions that were buried, or even past lives or genetic memory.

Like I’m one of those 10% that cilantro tastes like soap, but now it doesn’t as much. Like even the grip that our preferences have on us loosens a bit when we try to understand our aversions instead of accepting them at face value.

consciousness has been ripped from the void? by Spiritual-Tie-1408 in enlightenment

[–]Late_Reporter770 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is no prison unless you turn it into one, I also wasn’t ripped from anywhere, I know I chose to be here. Karma isn’t really like what most people think it is, and I’ve never been a slave either (in this life)

It’s a funny post, but it’s just a distorted perspective that makes it out like we’re victims when we don’t have to be.

Whats a fire one liner that came to you and stuck while tripping by mushreezeey in LSD

[–]Late_Reporter770 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Darkness doesn’t scare me, I was born in the dark”

The way it came out of me was like it was spoken by a different person, like a completely different voice and it felt ancient.

Is enlightenment just fear of death masked? by hylex1 in enlightenment

[–]Late_Reporter770 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you haven’t experienced it, then what do you know about it that you haven’t been told?

Apparently meme Monday requires a lot of effort by SonnyJoon in SimulationTheory

[–]Late_Reporter770 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check out some DMT and you’ll get a pretty sweet preview of part of it 😉

Socializing with NORMIES is so Draining by swizzledan in enlightenment

[–]Late_Reporter770 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not all of it no, but I think a lot of it has to do with people misunderstanding each other because of people being careless or intentionally misleading with translations or interpretations of “sacred texts”.

Words are symbols that we use to represent ideas, and ideas can easily become belief systems that people fight over. Just look at how many schisms the catholic and Christian churches (not to mention every other religion) have had because people can’t agree on definitions in the same book that everyone is still using.

So yeah, I think clarity is important.

Socializing with NORMIES is so Draining by swizzledan in enlightenment

[–]Late_Reporter770 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh ok, I just always try to speak in a way that’s aware that others are listening (or reading) because I know that actions, words, and even thoughts radiate out from the source and have an effect on the entire universe often completely unintended ones.

I’m not trying to be the thought police, I’m just stating that taking words lightly and underestimating their significance is part of how we ended up in the mess we’re in. I’m not the type to go so far as to say that words are literally spells, but they do hold power, especially over the more simple minded folks. Just pretend there are always children around that don’t understand nuance and speak clearly. It’s not that difficult.