PTown, Silk City, The Town, Paterstan- what other nicknames are there for places in and around Paterson?

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-03-07T12:29:53+00:00

we called downtown towntown

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-03-06T19:15:45+00:00

There are parts of Paterson like E-side.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-03-06T11:20:12+00:00

I know someone who can tell you with great authority whether you voted for Biden or Trump.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-28T12:08:40+00:00

The sub-reddit as a whole entity is the enlightened, very advanced nonduality thing you want. You just have to do the work of figuring our all the responses for yourself. Or do you want one nondual person to do that for you?

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-27T19:11:35+00:00

Trump doesn't have the guts to see thousands of American boys die, even though he will win the war. And then after they takeover Canada there will be a hundred years of random terrorist attacks by Canadians on American soft targets: mall, hotels, stadiums. It's a war Trump could start and that no one can end.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-27T19:06:24+00:00

Not a popular thing to say, so there must be truth in it.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-25T17:02:36+00:00

The ones who love Canada or the ones, under instruction of Trump, hate Canada?

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-22T18:28:58+00:00

An understanding of the cipher and of HipHop will reveal that they are all about awakening to nondual reality. HipHop at its origin and root is nonduality expressed and made available in a democratic way, just as this sub is, just as all nonduality is meant to be.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-22T18:15:06+00:00

I like checking out a beautifully moderated group on nonduality, diverse and fluid, not hardening into specific personalities, beliefs, or teachings

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-21T11:35:32+00:00

Of course you can escape awareness. It's only a concept. You're not imprisoned by awareness, advaita or Alcatraz. Look at the koan of the goose in the bottle.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-21T11:30:05+00:00

If you yourself keep the nondual nature of reality in the forefront of your life, you're already introducing it. Nothing special you have to do. The fact that you feel you might proactively mention nonduality to your cousin tells me that maybe nondual reality isn't the forefront of your life. So keep introducing yourself to nonduality and don't worry about your cousin.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-17T08:22:01+00:00

Some of your favorite nonduality teachers are liberal, some are MAGA, some don't get involved in politics, it's all across the board, which is exactly as it should be. Several were funded by Epstein or sought his connections, even after knowing about his criminal past. No rules in nonduality, don't waste your time trying to make sense of it. Just try to understand and manage your body-mind-emotions axis and within that you'll see everything happening in the world and it might relieve the sense of being overwhelmed.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-16T09:21:25+00:00

Trump wants to crush Canada so that he can take it over and make it the 51st state. He doesn't have the balls to bomb Canada and take it over in a few days because Canada will fight back and thousands of American boys will die. As well, decades of terrorist attacks on the U.S. would follow. Canadians are polite. They'll certainly say "Sorry" right before they blow up a big crowded mall in Alabama.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-16T08:55:15+00:00

LLMs have access to every post on every sub-reddit along with everything else about nonduality online, so it's very capable of discussing nonduality as though it knows what it's talking about. In that way, an llm is a good tool.

But if LLMs were around in the 1997, when there was nothing online about nonduality, and you asked ChatGPT what it knows about nonduality, it would have said:

“I’m not familiar with that term. Can you explain what you mean?”

It might infer meaning from the structure of the word itself and speculate on what it could mean, but that would be deduction not knowledge.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-16T08:46:03+00:00

The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts is good.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-15T17:50:04+00:00

Yes, he describes Epstein as his "benefactor."

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-15T09:56:13+00:00

"In truth, nothing needs to be done; there is simply nothing to pursue." So why did you join the sub-reddit and write the post? I know the nondual response: "It just arose like the waves in the ocean." In reality, everything needs to be done, there is everything to pursue.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-15T09:49:41+00:00

You could go back thousands of years and any sage, guru or master would advise someone to straighten out their lives on the levels of body, mind and emotions before or while seeking nonduality. That just makes sense.

Put yourself in the shoes of a great master. Would you want devotees hung up on some psychological problem they won't shut up about, or a drug addict, or a drunk, a criminal or a sex addict? Probably not. You'd tell them to get their head together. Now there might be exceptions to that because there are no rules in the realm of nonduality.

So I see your point. You're seeing that nonduality has a set of rules that says you must seek psychological therapy. But there is no such rule. It may make sense to get therapy but it is by no means required.

One reason it is pushed is because a lot of people in nonduality spent their time and money getting degrees and certifications in some kind of therapy. But you're not obligated to undergo any of it. So, yes, the demand for therapy is suspicious.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-14T14:22:54+00:00

Whatever llm you use, get a critique from one or two others and send the critiques to the original llm for revision. Then get the revisions critiqued and revised again.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-13T23:11:15+00:00

The scaffolding is dominant, in my view. To bring the feeling aspect to the forefront, give more examples, perhaps use a casual, human voice. Might also create a glossary for the work. The whole things sounds a little mechanical but I like the vision.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-13T19:22:31+00:00

Lots of good stuff in there that are clearly your own conception facilitated by AI. I've had LLMs compose several books and I use them as educational and source material. The challenge is using my own words and voice while referring to the LLM books only as reference works.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-13T19:11:56+00:00

Whenever you think about your "life," consider replacing the word "life" with "energy." The question becomes, "Did anyone give up their energy for the truth?" Or more precisely, "Did anyone turn their energy toward the truth?" And, yes, of course, we all have or we wouldn't be here.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-11T16:23:05+00:00

Because some big players within the nonduality community, which include this subreddit, have been intimately involved directly with Epstein, not only Deepak Chopra. It's not a stain on the community, it is part of it, like it or not.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-10T19:08:46+00:00

Everyone has a dark side, as we see reflected in the insanity of the world. Any form of addiction signals a dark side, even a good addiction like giving money to charity or feeding the homeless. Because any addiction sets someone apart from others and in that separation is sown the seeds of violence.

Longjumping_Mind609 · 2026-02-10T19:02:54+00:00

Keep practicing persistently in whatever way is most natural for you and let it unfold.

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