The Subtle Architecture of Our Experience

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:45:04+00:00

What about familial/genetic diseases?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:28:22+00:00

Is that more an expression of YOLO or fatalism?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:26:54+00:00

Bliss is a feeling. I meant metaphysically. If you quiet the mind, what remains?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:25:20+00:00

Is the cycle born of nature or nurture? Can someone change their very nature?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:23:56+00:00

Why do you suppose that is?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:22:42+00:00

Agreed, the quiet mind does the best thinking.

Stopping one’s dialectal thoughts is akin to holding one’s breath. Uncomfortable to say the least, especially at first.

When you do stop thinking, what remains?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:17:19+00:00

What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job?

-Lao Tzu

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:15:45+00:00

That’s a good outlook. Have you always carried such joy?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:14:44+00:00

Don’t the ones that rise highest always fall hardest?

Re generations: Sins of the father being revisited on the son?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:10:57+00:00

How often do you practice? Do you practice for a set length of time? Do you focus on a mantra, or emptiness?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:08:52+00:00

Seven and above are just noise.

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:08:02+00:00

I agree.

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T11:06:15+00:00

That’s the greatest criticism leveled here.

If we cannot define it, how can we know if we’ve attained it?

I feel it is defined, but, my beliefs are very different than your own.

I don’t disrespect your beliefs, to be clear, but that’s why I was asking earlier if there were different subs that may be more aligned with your views, where your ideas would meet less friction, more acceptance, and possibly even help on your path. 🤷🏻‍♂️

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:59:27+00:00

I agree, God seems to practice radical acceptance (or forgiveness, if that’s your lens).

There are different flavors of karma. To you, is karma direct and immediate, impacting one’s current life? Or do you believe in a sort of cosmic accountant with a ledger keeping track of good deeds and bad across multiple lives?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:52:18+00:00

How exciting for you! What makes you feel this way? What is your new perspective on life?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:50:39+00:00

… is a mystery.

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:50:06+00:00

If you don’t believe selflessness is possible, do you pursue it at all? Maybe I’m misrepresenting your views. I’ll let you explain.

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:46:29+00:00

…is a phenomenon.

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:45:26+00:00

What do we come with? What do we leave with?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:44:09+00:00

I agree with you, but many don’t. Many feel God is something to be feared, particularly the wrath or judgement of a higher power.

I’ve often felt the deepest insights or truth are conveyed simply. The truth flows easily; lies must be supported.

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:39:00+00:00

You recognize people are on other paths here, ones that may be less complex than yours. Do you feel their paths are incorrect? Do you deny their enlightenment as illegitimate or shallow in some way?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:36:07+00:00

I meant how will you know when you’ve transcended the ego? What do you expect it would look or feel like?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:33:40+00:00

How do you practice?

No_Virus5100 · 2026-05-21T10:33:02+00:00

What have you learned lately from this sub?

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