Posts by hiddencyclist9

driftingwolf45 said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2T0IzmfqAo

Here is a link to Dolano, a radical Zen master and a student of Osho. Maybe listen to her for a bit and decide for yourself what you think of her energy. People say she's enlightened, and she says she is, too. There are others out there. She isn't the only one...

Sure, an Osho follower is "enlightened." But only under a blacklight.

Richard Walker79 said:Pardon my bluntness, but: 🙂

There's an old saying: the person who's right gets one slap, while the person who's wrong gets two!😉

Well, most women don't really mind being wrong. That's why they never are.
And some guys, too...

jademarlin26 said:What defines a "right" path versus a "wrong" one? Regarding the concept itself, I see no distinction between good/evil and right/wrong. In my view, there is only the idea of the path.

It feels like a hallmark of our modern era that we try to make everything relative. We haven't actually lost the ability to tell good from evil; we've just started choosing to ignore the difference entirely.

I think multitasking is perfectly normal.
And I definitely disagree that doing things outside of tradition is difficult. I do it all the time.
Honestly, I feel like you’re being influenced a bit too much by Gurdjieff. He was always repeating those ideas, convincing his students they couldn't do something just because he told them so.

Controlling matter is impossible. Particles follow their own laws; when you work with matter, you’re really just pitting one substance against another—using a diamond to scratch steel, or using heat to break down rigid structures...
But nobody manages matter at a fundamental level, like at the statistical level. You can't exactly coax particles into locally breaking the rules of statistics just to make them act collectively how you want.
That would be magic. And I don't mean the "magic" of self-suggestion, self-help, delusion, or meditation. Those are just ways to build strength. It's like a marathon runner going to a gym. Their goal isn't to work out in the gym; it's to run the marathon.

driftingraven122: I believe there is such a thing as an absolute in both morality and ethics. So many people here love to throw around the word "absolute," yet everything else becomes relative to them.

Sophia Lee80 said:In spirituality, there is no such thing as good or evil. There are only actions that provide the necessary experience for spiritual growth. Concepts like good and evil are tied to the ego, which means they have no place in a true spiritual life... at least, that is my perspective.

Even if relativism is usually a slippery slope, we should probably consider the relative nature of evil here.
Think about a killer who takes lives just to satisfy some deep-seated urge or sense of peace.
We’d definitely label that as evil.
But when someone slaughters a chicken or a pig for food, nobody calls that evil. We don't even give it a second thought, even though the drive behind nutrition is fundamentally similar to the psychological drive behind a serial killer. In fact, for the killer, that impulse might actually be more vital than physical hunger.

So, what makes one act evil and the other not?
It comes down to our humanity.
But what about war?
If you kill an enemy soldier in combat, it isn't considered evil. Why? Because he’s a human being too.
But it's framed as a conflict driven by big politics. It's "us" versus "them." And those "others"—whether they are pigs or enemies—are seen as acceptable targets.

Where does evil actually end and good begin? What do you all think? Is it all relative, or is there a moral anchor out there that defines absolute good and evil?

Sean Martinez4 said:So we're basically translating this into bumblebee logic: 😍
God isn't the ship. He's not the captain or the sail. But I guess He is the compass. Maybe the rudder. Or the map. 😍

That’s how atheists see it. To them, God is just a psychological tool built to help us get through the daily grind. Since He's viewed as a product of the mind—and a tool for the mind—He serves the exact same purpose as the mind itself. In that view, He really is just a compass, a rudder, or a map. Just like our own consciousness.
The sails represent our skills. The captain is our willpower. And the ships? Those are our individual vessels for experiencing this world. Our bodies.

steeleagle13 said:You honestly think you're somehow "above" God?🙄

You're dead wrong. 😉

Who could possibly be outside of God?

Sean Martinez4 said:Exactly. It's just magic. 👍
"God, please let 1+1 equal something other than two!!" 👍
But apparently, just "contemplating God" is where the schizophrenia kicks in.
It’s like being so sure I’ll win the Powerball that I just sit there in "contemplation" waiting for the check to arrive. I guess being certain about things is great if you're into magic. 😬
It's almost like having some personal demon or entity that shows up whenever I feel like it.
And when it actually does show up, it's a total mess. 👍 😂😂😂
It's like a really low-level, watered-down version of "as above, so below"—something meant for slaves. Just "pray and work." 😍
"..your own..personal..Jesus..someone who actually cares..someone who.." 🙂

I have to ask—how do you actually define schizophrenia? Because from where I'm sitting, it seems like you view prayer the same way as the voices someone hears during a psychotic break. What if there really are higher beings communicating with us, and it isn't just a figment of the imagination or a symptom of an illness? What are your thoughts on that?

If I’m following you correctly, are you saying that any believer who talks to God is basically schizophrenic? Because if that's the case, then prayer and contemplation would just be a schizophrenic episode.