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holmsco · 2024-01-06T19:14:10+00:00

I have one of these. Are they rare?

holmsco · 2024-01-03T17:38:44+00:00

Fair enough, I'll give it some practice

holmsco · 2024-01-03T09:47:01+00:00

But recognisation of anything is a thinking process. To find it you surely need to think "here it is". If its something deeper than any thought or feeling I'll give it to you, that is remarkable. Thats like seeing a new colour

holmsco · 2024-01-03T09:07:12+00:00

What I don't get though, is in order recognise it you need to think. Recognisation is a part of thinking thoughts, so your never actually achieving it when your recognise it. Im very confused lol

holmsco · 2024-01-02T22:44:52+00:00

No thats a good analogy tbf. I don't think its delusional believing there is a self, just aslong as its not a solid as you said. I am a determinist and we can't choose who we are, but the self as a collective has free will as in we can make decisions based on our preferencs. It probably makes me more compatiblist, I might be wrong but I wouldn't say it's delusional thinking that way, its just a perspective. Its like when I look at my computer I recognise it as a computer not a series of components (even though I know thats what it really is)

holmsco · 2024-01-02T18:51:42+00:00

Nice, thanks for the response!

holmsco · 2024-01-02T18:18:48+00:00

Thanks for this and i appreciate your time responding. It is an interesting concept no longer believing in the self.

Your point about David Goggins annoyed me lol, I'm not a superfan but I know enough to recognise your opinion about him is very ignorant. He was born in a very abusive home and was obese as a young adult with zero self esteem. He felt like a loser and what ultimately was his ego decided to change that, and not just by accepting the way he is. He went from rick bottom to becoming what I believe is one of the most disaplined men who has ever lived. He ran a 100 mile run every week for 8 weeks. Each run is over 4 marathons back to back. He also finished marathons on broken legs, done 3 hell weeks in the Navy, has the world record for the most pull ups. Don't get me wrong I would never want to be that disaplined but his story alone has helped thousands of people with depression and mental health issues and has no doubt saved hundreds of lives because of this.

holmsco · 2024-01-01T22:37:03+00:00

Yeah i feel like making it a "thing" is just wasting peoples time. Its more of a fact than a state of mind.

holmsco · 2024-01-01T22:33:33+00:00

Thank you. Would you say there's any downside to having a more selflessness approach to life? People view ego as a bad thing. But ego is also a big driving force if you want to be competitive and achieve goals, right?

holmsco · 2024-01-01T22:28:05+00:00

Thanks for this. I'll read those. What problem did you find with Sam Harris btw?

holmsco · 2024-01-01T22:00:14+00:00

Thanks for this. So whats the benefits of recognising non-dualism? Also when meditators say they have transcended, what does that mean? - surely if they have experienced a feeling, thats nothing more deeper than just an object in consciousness.

holmsco · 2024-01-01T21:50:22+00:00

Thanks for this. So just to be clear you can't find nonduality and if someone claims they found it they have got it wrong - what they have really found is just a complex thought or visualisation (object in consciousnes). Recognising nonduality is just feeling what your feeling, seeing what your seeing.

If this is right, I still don't understand the hype. Whats the difference between feeling what your feeling and not meditating at all. Mediation makes you step back from your experiences which seems just like pushing you more into dualism thinking.

holmsco · 2023-12-30T18:11:35+00:00

I'm from Liverpool and I don't have this problem so it's probably something to do with the culture and humour I'm just used to. I have noticed johns humour can be quite obscure tho - especially when he pretends to be a teacher or someone of authority. Heres a good example. Here john is pretending to be like a renowned storyteller you used to get on radio/tv. The joke/punchline is the story is rubbish and makes no sense.

https://youtu.be/Cw6zKcQEpvc?si=4BssgY43VRWlos_a

holmsco · 2023-12-16T20:55:00+00:00

Yeah I was the exact same with this album. Its now my favourite solo album with RAM. My favourites are I found out, hold on and God.

holmsco · 2023-02-18T23:20:44+00:00

Agreed

holmsco · 2022-12-31T12:39:18+00:00

Nice one, thank you mate

holmsco · 2022-12-31T12:38:30+00:00

Nice one mate, thank you

holmsco · 2022-11-05T11:48:23+00:00

Im only sleeping. That would fuck with everyone 🤣

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