Posts by wearymason36
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I’ve been hooked on English-language movies since I was a kid, mostly because all the heavy hitters and action flicks (🤣) were in English, and even sitcoms like Cheers were. French and German cinema always felt like endless, sappy romances to me—honestly, gross, I’d rather eat spoiled milk (🤣).
So, it’s not that I’m "conditioned" 👏 by the language itself; it's more about this lingering bias that anything else is just boring. Sure, as I've gotten older, I've discovered some great Spanish dramas, French comedies, and epic Chinese films, but I still gravitate toward English. You can actually catch the nuances in the acting, the subtle accents, and the clever wordplay without missing a beat...
Alright, I just remembered which device this was.
placidharbor7 said:The topic here is the debate over meditation, truth seeker. I mean, shouldn't someone calling themselves an "expert" be the most knowledgeable person in the room when it comes to meditation, right? Well, before you jump in, why don't you first figure out if you actually know more or less about this stuff than our friend placidharbor7? Once you've done that, feel free to try and analyze his "expert" psychological profile.
To kick things off, placidharbor7 will tell you straight up: you personally haven't even come close to experiencing what he truly understands and defines as meditation.
I probably haven't, but since it clearly didn't work for you, I couldn't care less. You’ve twisted the concept of meditation to fit your own ego, so naturally, you're the only one who holds the "secrets." They say a person is their own greatest obstacle to spirituality. If that's the case, you're basically Mount Denali.
Dear "expert,"
It’s unfortunate to see you spiraling into such an inferiority complex. Your posts suggest you're clinging to that tired "I'm enlightened while you're all mere mortals" trope just to mask a desperate need for validation. It’s classic ego-stroking—a psychological crutch used by people who lack genuine confidence. You hide behind this facade of "mystical insight" to pretend you've transcended life's struggles, when really, it’s just a defense mechanism against being an outcast. Like a cornered animal puffing itself up to look bigger than it is, you use this pathetic rhetoric to shield your fragility. I’d suggest popping this bubble before reality hits you hard enough to shatter that monument you've built to yourself.
I'm being blunt here: if you don't snap out of this, you're headed for a massive reality check. I'm not calling you an idiot, a narcissist, or any other label; I'm simply offering some honest advice.
Some people lack even the basic fundamentals of grilling.
Alright, I think there’s been a fundamental misunderstanding regarding the concept of the 'stream of consciousness.'
It is an undeniable fact that the subconscious mind runs hundreds of background processes during our daily routine—most of which we aren't even aware of. These manifest as dreams while we sleep, or, in the case of mental health struggles, as psychological disorders.
Meditation can unlock these processes, essentially allowing us to observe them with focus, but it is difficult to watch them without getting sucked in. I wasn't referring to disconnecting from consciousness through numbness, but rather choosing not to get swept away by those constant torrents of thought.
Sometimes, our goal is actually the exact opposite: intentionally diving into a specific train of thought to find answers about ourselves.
Regardless, the paradoxical truth remains: true mental relaxation is one of the hardest things to achieve.
I’ve always resonated with Osho’s take on meditation—the idea that it’s a state achieved by detaching oneself from the stream of consciousness. Most people mistake meditation for deep contemplation; they say things like, "Last night, I meditated on Jesus" or "on Siddhartha." To me, that isn't it. Real meditation is about stepping back from the flow of thought, or at least attempting to 🙂. You can't just kill off your thoughts without chemical assistance. The only way is through detached observation—positioning yourself like a cold, objective camera inside your own psyche. When you engage in deliberate contemplation, you're actively working to shape your thoughts using intellect and logic. But with detachment, the effort is only required at the start, while you work to become aware of your internal observer and how it reacts to the subconscious surge. Once you pull away, it’s like climbing out of a raging river to simply sit and watch the waterfall.
Anyway, I just wanted to point out that the term "meditation" is being used to describe two diametrically opposed concepts here. In my view, nobody is wrong; we just need to be explicit about which definition we’re using during a conversation.
So, everyone basically agrees that it all hinges on how you define God. If God is a person, then we have to deal with the question of whether He possesses all those same flaws we humans do. If He isn't a person, then why does everything feel so imperfect?
