Posts by Carol Ramos2

Nobody’s actually fit to be a mod, honestly. Everyone just spends their time hunting witches and arguing over who’s a bigger saint or a bigger jerk.
The lord is probably just here to vent.
You guys jump on some nonsense and then just spam mindless posts forever, but the second someone actually brings up a real story or needs actual advice, you all vanish.
What can I even say? We’re all just addicted to our keyboards and talking trash.

Paul Rogers94 said:What kind of damn "feeling without a mind" are we even talking about? A feeling is just a mental construct—it's part of the mind, just like everything else we can actually grasp. We're all stuck in this same loop of things that make sense... the whole point is always found in the stuff that doesn't.

Depends on who you ask. 🙂

Isn't the point actually part of the mind? 😬🤦
.. Fine, I'm done. Can tell you're getting worked up tripping over your own nonsense.
👋

Paul Rogers94 said:A biker makes a pretty sharp observation here:

We’re slaves to our own thoughts—mostly because they’re hardwired to our feelings and desires/actions.

Basically, emotions act as the connective tissue between the mental narrative and physical action.

And that’s where we get trapped—in our own fantasies.

If you pay attention, you'll notice that certain emotions—especially the intense ones—trigger the exact same mental movies every single time.

If you're pissed off, you run the same script: "They screwed me over" or "I'm going to tear them apart"—some cinematic loop centered around a fundamental sense of being wronged.

When it comes to sexual desire, it's the same deal; everyone runs their own specific script based on what they're into.

So, every emotion has its corresponding mental story—and vice versa. It's almost always the same loop for the same feeling.

But notice this: the feeling hits first, and *then* the mental story kicks in. Before that initial spark, the story doesn't even exist in your head.

The story has to be there to anchor the feeling. You don't feel anything about a random flag on a pole—it’s irrelevant and triggers nothing—so you don't waste mental energy on it. You don't dwell on things that don't move you.
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Carol Ramos2 said:Quote:But you can see the pattern: the feeling hits first, then the mental movie starts playing.

Paul Rogers94 says: Some biker made a pretty sharp point here: We’re basically slaves to our own thoughts because they're hardwired to our feelings and desires. Feelings act as the glue connecting the mental loop to physical action. That’s the trap—we're held hostage by our own fantasies. If you notice, certain moods always trigger the exact same mental movies. If you're pissed off, you run the same "they screwed me over" or "I'll show them" script—always centered on some perceived slight. Same goes for sexual urges; everyone’s got their specific rerun. Every feeling has its go-to mental narrative. It's repetitive.

How do you actually know if your brain hasn't processed those emotions yet?

Paul Rogers94 said:How do I pray? 🤣
I'm out in the middle of nowhere—just asking for a signpost, a compass, some moss to follow, North Star guidance, clarity...

🍿

You say feeling comes first and then the mental chatter follows, but I’m asking you: how do you actually know the mind didn't just process the emotion before you even felt it?
So, can we also talk about what it actually feels like to exist without a mind?

Quote:But you can see the pattern: the feeling hits first, then the mental movie starts playing.

Paul Rogers94 says: Some biker made a pretty sharp point here: We’re basically slaves to our own thoughts because they're hardwired to our feelings and desires. Feelings act as the glue connecting the mental loop to physical action. That’s the trap—we're held hostage by our own fantasies. If you notice, certain moods always trigger the exact same mental movies. If you're pissed off, you run the same "they screwed me over" or "I'll show them" script—always centered on some perceived slight. Same goes for sexual urges; everyone’s got their specific rerun. Every feeling has its go-to mental narrative. It's repetitive.

How do you actually know if your brain hasn't processed those emotions yet?

George Wood2 said:Give me a break. Yours! 🤣

Still can't wrap my head around how anyone functions without a brain. Total mystery. 😁

George Wood2 said:This remains a question of the mind and the body—the psyche, if you will. Not the soul.

So we're back to the mind again? 🤔

George Wood2 said:Even he wouldn't agree. It is nothing more than an abstract concept. For God's sake.

Great. 😬
Maybe you guys are just some fog or a mirage. 😬😉

George Wood2 said:A sensation does not feel. It simply Is. 😊

Just feelings? 🍿

George Wood2 said:Or rather, it simply is. 🙂
There is no "me" in that equation.

You mean like mind and body just turn into pure sensation? Like we cease to exist and there's just a feeling doing the feeling? 🍿

Paul Rogers94 said:intuitively

It's not about logic. You just feel it. 😉

Paul Rogers94 said:I wouldn't say they're just copying and following; there's actual consistency there. It's not like a blind chicken stumbling onto a grain of corn every once in a while—there is a logic to what is being said. They don't contradict themselves without reason, which wouldn't be possible without some foundation of true understanding. You can't fake that.

I don't know about quoting, but here are just a few things that meet resistance despite actually being expressions of deeper insight.

That's how the biker puts it; and there are plenty more wise and profound thoughts:

'stilling the mind allows for direct realization and insight'

'what requires the mind isn't spirituality, but rather exactly what needs to be cast aside'

'I've already written somewhere that I have discarded my beliefs several times—once my faith, and a few times the knowledge I identified with. And I would have no problem discarding my current knowledge again...'

🙏

Would you also be able to discard your current beliefs, knowledge, and practices just as easily if there was any truth to them?

And as you clearly know, reasoning is not the path to realization. Isn't that in itself a rare and respectable thing? Or perhaps the act of casting off current knowledge and beliefs is a serious leap toward realization.

Honestly, it gladdens me when someone truly possesses that kind of understanding. 🙂

That sort of genuine insight usually meets massive resistance from those who simply don't get it.

That doesn't mean it shouldn't be put to the test.

The difference is that you, quite rightly, have no desire to engage in an utterly senseless debate with an irrational mind—so you come across like some enlightened autistic. Meanwhile, the biker has a neurotic syndrome or maybe just a "professional deformity"—perhaps some vestige of a certain mental control practice where one stays composed while debating every idiot, even though it's a suicide mission.

Long live the trash. 🤣

Free shrink analysis.

Honestly, it’s pretty cool when someone actually has that kind of mindset.Yeah.Gurdjieff. 🙂

How are you supposed to wrap your head around that without even using your brain? 😬

I love everything that grows, flies, crawls, or walks—except for when people act like jerks. And even though I like people, I don't need them breathing down my neck.

After a hell of a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, I’ve basically turned into a bit of a hermit. Honestly, I'm at my best when I'm miles away from everyone else.

I live in a house, sure, but it's not really mine. I don't care much for stuff; my bike is pretty much my most prized possession.

And trust me, I think you'll find plenty of others who see the world exactly like you do.

Carl Rivera43 said:Look, I did have a more positive attitude once. I was taking better care of myself back then. And of course, I'd love to feel that way again instead of being stuck in this endless, exhausting loop.

So yeah. Even if some issues can't be fixed—or people just won't fix them—if you want to let go of the hate, you just let those problems spin on their own. You move on toward something better.

cosmicwolf19 said:I tell him the exact same thing—the second he sees an opinion that doesn't fit his narrative, he immediately pivots to mockery, insults, or calling it "egoism." Real egoism is staying locked inside your own little bubble instead of actually listening to a hundred different perspectives.

He isn't going to change; that's just who he is. There’s no malice or bad intentions involved, but honestly? Communicating with him is exhausting.

Too bad. If he could just drop the narrow-mindedness for a second...
I bet if he had a better attitude, he'd actually attract women and have some healthier thoughts.
He spends way too much time playing the victim and blaming everyone else for his problems. He can't just face the harsh reality of life, fix things, and move on.

Carl Rivera43 said:Honestly, there’s nothing quite as petty as mocking someone just because they’re talking about you, right? It’s just not a good look.

Look, your whole issue is that you think everyone's trolling you when they aren't.
Your BS detector is basically broken and
you get offended way too easily, just like Tony Soprano...
Over every little thing.
Random people's opinions actually get under your skin.
Sometimes you're funny, but mostly you're just a tragic mess, sabotaging yourself and any decent friendships you might have with that attitude.
Honestly, I gotta hand it to your friends—it can't be easy being your buddy.

ironrider11 said:Bottom line? Nothing happens. "This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper."

Today’s looking pretty much the same way.

Carl Rivera43 said:What do you mean by that?

It’s how realizations turn into actual desires. You go from crying over nothing to hitting those massive life peaks—you cycle through everything. Pure tenderness, total insanity, or just feeling completely numb.
Everything and nothing at once.

Carl Rivera43 said:So, what was actually going through your head during most of those situations?

felt like nothing and everything at once.

Carl Rivera43 said:Do you think it's actually possible to figure out what you truly desire deep down?
Have you ever had one of those moments where you just burst into tears and couldn't even explain why?

Do you think it's possible to get totally burnt out and bored with your daily routine?

Yeah, yeah, and yeah.

Carl Rivera43 said:Well, yeah, that’s a great mindset to have. Having that drive to actually solve the problem is huge.

Sometimes it feels like we blow the tiny hiccups out of proportion while the real, heavy-hitting issues stay buried deep underneath.

yeah, it's fine...
It’s easy enough to want to solve stuff, big or small. But after you do the mental work, the real win is realizing there aren't actually "problems," just things that need fixing.