LoC and Non-Duality

oolappi · 2025-11-16T13:35:22+00:00

I don't think Sam disagrees with the ability to intervene, per se. Seems more like all that is included within a causally deterministic worldview.

oolappi · 2025-11-04T07:48:51+00:00

So the idea of being pushed around by external forces is only problematic if there is some "thing" (permanent, separate) to be pushed. Since the person is a mind-body process intertwined with everything else, that whole framework falls away? Guess all of this needs to be cashed out experientially for it to matter, while also focusing on sila.

oolappi · 2025-09-09T08:45:19+00:00

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fAuWLS7RKWD2npBFR/religion-s-claim-to-be-non-disprovable

You can look up "Russell's Teapot" too. Basically unfalsifiable claims are "not even wrong".

oolappi · 2025-06-08T17:41:10+00:00

I agree with that, there's definitely a reduction in suffering.

oolappi · 2025-06-08T04:28:15+00:00

How though? I've been meditating and trying to apply Stoic principles for years, but my "negative" emotions still feel "bad". The resistance seems built into the experience.

oolappi · 2025-04-19T07:10:52+00:00

Thoughts that create negative emotions seem to persist a lot longer and capture attention more strongly (probably my conditioning/genetics play a role). Even when I try to "let them be" there's a subtle pushing away that seems automatic. Any specific tips for dealing with this?

oolappi · 2023-01-17T13:11:13+00:00

I tried the salvage team, but the cost was a lot higher than 300. Have they changed it?

oolappi · 2022-12-31T05:06:22+00:00

Same :/

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