GENIUS FORUMS

Jehu, Well it is all logical, and at least largely true. But this is something I have always resisted, or that simply doesn't appeal to me. I may be unwilling to remove my rose colored glasses. Perhaps it is true, but yet only one side of the reality coin. What about happiness? And what is there to ...

Jehu,

I am supposing that fairies may exist in actuality, and not in contradiction to the laws of science.

But we have no doubt drifted off into some non-necessity. Where shall we go from here.

Jehu, If you want to know what it is like where the fairies live you need only imagine, however, if you wish to know what it is like to dwell in the Absolute, you must dwell there – for it is beyond the imagination. You are smugly assuming that there are no fairies, but you do not know that. I think...

Jehu, It is one thing to be aware that a house is in disarray, and quite another to judge it. Judging is not discernment, it is the overlaying of a value or merit upon the thing discerned. To the awakened ones, all things are of equal merit, for they are all of the same nature – illusory. I had rath...

Jehu, Yes, practice is a good word for it; we must practice awareness. There is something that worries me a bit. I could easily enough get into a state of being quite nonjudgmental but is it profitable to become like an infant? I recall a time when I was visiting with some young people, and one of t...

Carl,

What do you think happens to the consciousness at the death of the body?

Loki,

Her conclusion above strikes me as very smug and silly.

The smug part I don't get at all.

Jehu, It may be as simple as Yes, I see there are a thousand ways...so it would take a lot of practice to be aware of it. so long as there remains even a trace of ego-personality, there is the possibility that the enlightened one may eventually descend once again into ignorance. Hmmm...that is disco...

Jehu, Could you be more specific, examples of mindfulness, or examples of how the past and future distort the present? I just mean the latter, how the imagination sneaks in while you're not looking and skews your interpretation of events. Me: The suffering of others? Jehu: While it is our own suffer...

Jehu, Yes, it does, and that is why we must strive to remain ever mindful and aware of what is actually happening. What sort of examples can you think of? Yes, but we can awaken in this very lifetime, if we have the capacity, and choose to do so. It is said that just as the potter’s wheel gives rise...

Jehu, Better still, do not allow the imagination to muddy the waters of perception in the first place. But doesn't it happen most of the time so quickly and also semi consciously so that we are not aware of it? No, this is not the point at all. The true function (purpose) of the human existence is t...

Jupta, Basically, while I agree that there are probably a lot of unnecessary jobs and I am all in favor of figuring out how, as a society, to have people work much less, you really have not demonstrated that women are less productive. You have merely stated that you have more respect for certain hea...

Jehu, So it would be good in general to keep in mind what about the present moment is imputed to the situation unnecessarily from one's past experiences and assumptions. What is right concentration? Right concentration is a state of mind wherein there is no mental resistance to whatever might be hap...

On the other hand it is a time saver to categorize situations, and also by thinking of the future we can influence it. My plans I began to desire last autumn I am just now bringing to fruition, which required some thought and planning. The future did not exist at the time, and was imaginary I suppos...

Jupta, Oh, I see. By childcare you meant child support payments in cases of divorce. I think of childcare as the same as daycare. I agree that it has been my experience that women initiate divorce more of the time. The corporate is not a male-oriented system. Rather it's very feminine - very little ...

OK, so the operative cause is closer to the absolute than the constitutive cause. That makes sense, as there is more intelligence and direction involved.

Jupta, Childcare. Ok, but like, for the third time, I do not understand your point. Women don't take childcare, they pay it. This contributes to the economy I suppose. In many European countries, childcare is supported by tax dollars. I don't see this as bad, but it distributes the responsibility fo...

Jupta, OK, so what does this mean: For one, a woman who pays about 2000 dollars in taxes per year, and takes 15000 dollars in daycare payments, is, quite frankly, a burden. I can't make heads or tails of it. It's the part about "taking" 15000 in daycare payments. It doesn't compute. Also, ...

DHodges, Objections to evolution (in general, not the details of it) are on the same level as objections to the theory that the Earth is round (or objections to relativity or quantum mechanics). They can not be taken seriously by anyone who is well-informed, objective, and has put some thought into ...

Jehu, The manifestation body being the long discussion we have had with the 5 skandas, the relative and absolute, essence and form, the law of identity? It seems that you are calling primary cause that which is closest, but not the most deep and true, which is the absolute. I would have reversed it,...

Jason, None of this would have happened if all these women had been where they were supposed to be. Ha, you laugh. I long to bring back the menstrual hut. It would solve so many problems at a stroke. What a powerful stance is the menstrual hut! Take that you corporate rulers! Instead we cower and ar...

Hi Jupta, They are, for the most part, quite unproductive, and taxing on the resources of the society. For one, a woman who pays about 2000 dollars in taxes per year, and takes 15000 dollars in daycare payments, is, quite frankly, a burden. I am not sure what you mean about taking 15000 in daycare. ...

Jehu, Oh, my question about the avatars was to anyone. I should have put it on another thread. I mean the pictures that people use on a forum such as this. As I understand it, we have not yet really started to discuss the path. You said before we did, you needed to clear up a couple of things, with ...

Wow, Unidian, that is a great article. I feel a lot better about the fact that I hate my job and want to quit working. I feel very guilty even saying that! Why? Because I am well paid and right now the conditions are fairly good, compared to previous jobs. I ask myself why I don't want to go to work...

The one about women, freedom and abortion.

Jehu!

Where are you? My answer wasn't wrong, was it?

Oh, Prince.
I thought you were progressing.
By the way I asked you a question on a Worldly thread.