GENIUS FORUMS

Passthrough, it seems you're very lazy about reading. You've had how many days now to read Wisdom of the Infinite? Has it been like a week now? It only takes a few hours to sit down and go through the whole thing. A wise early american philosopher once said, never explain...your friends don't need ...

Sapius, Organized religion lost its zeal for me several years ago. I have read where you say you are not a Christian, and yet do you agree or disagree with the teachings of Christ? Please be careful to differentiate that which was taught in church from what is written. In my opinion, they are not ne...

You know I had a long response but Sapius you blew me away when you said this: If “pure”? Right. So where, in and of this entire existence, can one find “pure judgment”? “pure logic”? “pure masculinity”? or “PURE” whatever? Can you first define “pure” and then rethink please?...

Well, I made a start by reading this book. Last night I read the section on Judgment and Punishment, then slept on it. The idea of judgment, if pure, is fine, but no one has that type of judgment even here on this board. Actually, you had a Quinn judgment moment, when you said: Everyone likes to tal...

what that Realization does, say in the worldly sense, is make a person inherently moral so to speak. That person works with clear thinking and because of his realization, that there is actually no difference in any-thing at all in essence, does not actually differentiate between a Self and not-Self...

DHodges wrote: Truth is an end in itself, and does not serve any other end. Truth is not subservient to life, or happiness, or whatever has utility at the moment. Truth is not moral, or immoral. The value of truth is that it is true. It doesn't necessarily have any other value. Nicely put. Sue, you ...

Because of this, I recommend this thread be moved to Worldly matters. As it pleases you. If you're going to be ego-filled/self-absorbed/damsel in distress, then it'd be best if you didn't do it on the Genius Forum. Sarcasm, Scott, but no matter. Focus here for now. And don’t interpret every sente...

Scott and Sapius, God love you, you will understand better than anyone what I am about to write. You wade through all the bullshit and stand by your conviction of what you believe and continue to support me no matter how ego-filled, how self-absorbed, how damsel in distress you think I am…good for...

Sue: The "Thus Come One's room" indicates the expanse of the Buddha's compassion. The Buddha's compassion embraces all people and protects their lives from suffering and confusion. So it is compared to a room. Our efforts in dialogue begin with our compassion for others. Here compassion ma...

You are right in that “emptiness” should be defined. There should be a better word. The book is Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart by Mark Epstein. I have in no way finished the book yet, so I probably shouldn’t even be discussing it yet. He told of a story of a young, eager man meeting wit...

A few tips for getting your "feet on the ground" if your head is too "in the clouds". Go on a walk and pay attention to your feet hitting the ground. Have more meat in your diet. Pay attention to whatever you're doing, if you're driving a car for example. If you're doing nothing...

PT, I would encourage you to leave this sort of talk alone. If you have had psychological problems, philosophy is destabilizing and potentially dangerous. Stay comfortable in your skin by surrounding yourself with a good friend or two and hobbies that you enjoy. I suppose I will have to explain a l...

I want to start out by saying that I am not a philosophy student, but have begun reading, including Quinn’s piece. I am a middle-aged woman with a job, a house, a husband, and a dog. I am going to explain my existence the best way I can in a theory/concept of “Here and Not Here”. Several years...

[/quote] Where does authenticity fit into this? I started thinking about that last night. A noble person has a self to be authentic to - he has a nature. The vulgar, it seems, have no nature of their own, but are just a reflection of what is around them, so fashion might be the vulgar equivalent of ...

You said: I thought so, too...but when I read this topic all I see is "blah blah blah", flirting and pandering. "You me you me blah blah blah". This is nothing but a bathroom. I don't see anyone with a passion for understanding. I don't see any philosophy going on in here. I see ...

Scott, you said: If a person is threatening to kill five other people, obviously it's better to take out that violent person than let them kill five people. Five people have ten parents who are sad after their deaths. One person has two...therefore, it's better to kill that one violent person than t...

Each one has a path back to God. The path is one (s)he walks alone. It seems to compare notes is irrelevant. What leads one person to the truth may be a side street that another person completely ignores, and yet both seek the same end. Being a thinker seems, to me, to be different than being a phil...

I agree that you can't learn what you're speaking of, but I also think you can't just open your eyes and see it. Turning off the "automatic pilot" is a tough job. Everytime I turn it off, it turns itself back on. Such is the case with me. Some people can't simply open their eyes. I mean, ...