Posts by Morgan Brown38

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If it weren't for the idiots trying to turn reality, the truth, or even God into a joke, this place wouldn't be worth much.

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😕 What do you mean by "Western techniques"?
What even is the West? Which part of the planet are we talking about?

Are you thinking West of us, or... ?

You could argue Kabbalah counts as a Western technique.
Carls BERNER.
Habart.

Everyone has contributed something unique to the mix.
And the Far East didn't just invent everything out of thin air either. Nothing belongs to just one group.
It’s all been built through gathering knowledge over time.
Even if the Far East did lead the way on that front.

What even is consciousness?

Roger Hall15 said:Correction: tomorrow is actually today, Thursday, October 28th.😁
Reposted from the monitor page.

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From the YogaWorks website:

Pretty straightforward, right? 😁

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Maleficent said:In this universe—or at least here on Earth—things are just the way they are. Spiritual awakening (whatever term you want to call it, we all get the vibe) is something an individual experiences, not a whole society. There are theories floating around that if enough people reached enlightenment at once, it would trigger a global shift and change the world forever. Personally, I'm not buying it. I think the world we’re living in right now is exactly how it needs to be for us to learn the specific lessons we've chosen to face. Sure, there might be other dimensions out there with different rules and different types of knowledge to uncover. But everything happens in its own "time" 😉 (if such a thing even exists 😁).

Knowledge in this universe is finite. You can't just hand it over to all of humanity because it would end up being "diluted."
That's why only certain individuals can tap into higher realms. Everyone else is just stuck grinding on the ground level.

Cheers.

Oleander said:Hmm... emotion and feeling are the exact same thing. If you don't believe me, check a dictionary. 😉

But if you want to split up terms like emotion/feeling (Anger, fear, joy, sadness) from things like compassion, cosmic love, devotion, or unity, then you need to find a different word for that other stuff. "Feeling" — fine, even if it's still a bit confusing.

I'm glad you brought up that "feeling" (spiritual sense, ???) because it feels distinct from basic emotions. BUT how do we know that isn't just another set of disguised emotions? And what comes first—the "feelings" or the mental framework that triggers those feelings?

🙂 Man, you edit posts fast. Just as I was getting ready to reply to the first one, it's gone.

Regarding the dictionary, you’re probably right.

Luckily, my job doesn't depend on a dictionary. Whoever wrote it probably doesn't get the distinction anyway. But hey, you've got a point. 🙂

Feelings come before thoughts. They come before emotions, too.

Here's the difference. An emotion isn't constant. The difference lies in duration and change. An emotion depends on your environment and how you react to external events or internal shifts. A true feeling is constant. It's steady. It doesn't depend on reactions. Actually, it isn't a reaction at all. It’s pure existence. Hard to put into words. Like awareness.
If you know how to observe, you'll see the difference. It's obvious.
Usually, that core feeling stays in the background of everything you do. Emotions and thoughts just float over it. But it's the foundation. Being able to observe that feeling requires a strong spirit. Growth. A high level of mastery.

Peace.

velvetpilot212 said:Sorry if I'm overcomplicating things, but—can you explain the difference between emotions and feelings? Thanks.

When we talk about emotions, we're talking about stuff like anger, rage, or joy... basically everything sitting within those first three levels of human development.
Feelings start kicking in from the fourth level onward. We're talking compassion, a sense of oneness, devotion, or even cosmic love.

Working on "feelings" doesn't actually start until you hit that fourth center. Up until then, you're dealing with emotions—but you aren't developing them; you're just learning how to distance yourself from them.
The quality of your thoughts really depends on how centered you are within one of these consciousness centers.

But I have a feeling that wasn't really what you were getting at... 🙂

... is it the power of thought or feeling?

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Can you clarify what you meant by the "power" of thoughts versus feelings?
Regarding thoughts: were you talking about the quality of them, or something else entirely?
And regarding feelings: are we talking raw emotion or just a sensation? Because those aren't the same thing.