GENIUS FORUMS

If you want to be attractive to women, start by getting rid of the beard. Thanks for the advice buns but there's only so far that I'm willing to go. These days I trim my beard down really short occasionally, to the point that it looks acceptable, and I do that purely because it probably makes me mo...

Carl wrote to Laird: You really want to hash this out further? Carl, hang on a minute, instead of going over the same ground again with Laird, why not go deeper into the matters you raised in your posts on this thread. For example, you brought up the attachment to love and women. Laird is definitel...

Carl G wrote:You really want to hash this out further?

Not particularly, but you haven't actually said anything concrete yet. If you have something to say, then you might as well go ahead and say it. If not, then don't. Either way's fine with me.

You know what Carl? I've had a gutful of you mate. This is your thread, and you supposedly want to engage with me, but when I send you the most detailed responses that I've got, you come back with a couple of terse, pitiful posts. You call me "girly", but let's face facts: you wouldn't kno...

I see from your responses that you still have no inkling of what I am saying, or any connection to the things I am showing you. OK mate - you're right, I'm wrong:I'll be sure to remember that. Sapius, Your heartfelt backslapping of Laird does not reduce his plight. Yeah, I'm really flapping around,...

Wow! Thanks for bestowing such privileges to me ;D Hey, you and me can blow this fucking world apart man! Bring on the utopian dream. Edit: actually, rather than "blow apart" I should have chosen "bring together", but you get my general drift I trust. Edit2: Right, I'm off to th...

Laird, I command you to annotate your posts that are contrary to your real feelings on subject, by inserting "/sarcasm" at the end of such sentences. Tell you what, you let me know your military rank and I'll decide whether I'm obliged to take commands from you. Ah, fuck it, who am I kidd...

Sapius wrote:I can perfectly understand [Sam] even if he thinks I don't, and I don't really argue against it.

Ah! An interpreter! Please fill us in on exactly what Sam's on about then Sap, 'cos I'm not getting any sense out of it.

Sapius wrote:Humm… I must say... I am quite impressed by your well-composed and rational reactions, Laird. Never let go of it! :)

Thanks mate. And you already know how impressed I am with the way that you live your life. I'm taking a real liking to you Sap. I'm starting to consider you as a friend.

When I'm sleep dreaming there never seems to be a true sense of a self. Yes, I know what you mean - it's the same for me. Nevertheless there's a big difference between not having a sense of self and not having an actual self. Without the actual self, there would be no you there to have the dream. T...

You are wrong, because I am not "purely intent on criticising without making any contribution." My intent is to help you, help the forum, and in the long term work for, lacking a better term, the survival of wisdom. Also, what I, and Sue and Dan, I think, have seen as contribution is what...

In fact it does deserve a serious response I'll take your word for that. Here's my serious response then: I'm all for a World Government, a total Big Brother situation, with a World Army lording it over the people. If you read what I actually proposed in the thread to which you're alluding, "A...

Sam, thanks for the prompt response. Now I've got something to do to keep my mind off bed. :-P samadhi: I think what's important to note is that any so-called spiritual path that includes the deliberate victimization of people is really about the ego and not spirituality at all. Laird: Yup, agreed. ...

Laird: It would depend on how the relationship worked. I'd love to have a relationship where my partner and I lived in separate houses, and didn't necessarily spend all of our free time with each other. Sapius: You mean long-term short relationships :D Something like that. :-P It is 6.45 am here, s...

And you think your self-focused freedom will remain intact in a long-term relationship? I’m not saying that that would necessarily be the case, but what do you think? It would depend on how the relationship worked. I'd love to have a relationship where my partner and I lived in separate houses, a...

Thanks for that link mikiel - interesting page.

so would it be fair for me to say… I don’t agree [that a universe in which perceiver was the same as perceived was possible]? ;) Yes, that would be more than fair. Laird: On a slight diversion, I've just noticed in A A Attanasio's Wikipedia entry that he's written an essay with the coolest titl...

What about children? Holy canoly, there's plenty of reasons for me to avoid them like the plague (well, not in general - I love kids - just as in fathering my own). By no means the least is that the planet is already overpopulated. If I wanted kids I'd probably adopt. Primarily though I'm concerned...

Don't believe a word he says, Carl. All pomp and circumstance. You don't have much faith in my sincerity huh Tomas? What can I say dude, except "get with the programme". Remember, this is coming from a guy who wants to defang the Amerikkaner army! Hmm, yes, wanting to disarm the world equ...

Carl seems purely intent on criticising without making any contribution of his own. He's the perpetual critic on the sidelines, yelling at all of the players for not playing the game well enough but not being willing to jump in and play the game himself. I want to take this back because it's not qu...

I think what's important to note is that any so-called spiritual path that includes the deliberate victimization of people is really about the ego and not spirituality at all. Yup, agreed. Non-duality does not rely on dogma, it doesn't ask for your belief. Investigation of no-self is not about beli...

snow bunny wrote:I'm in a transitional mode from aggressor to mediator-- I do it every weekend.

Oh, I see. Is this a voluntary role or will you be expecting a fee for your services?

What you mean is that you consider Carl's post "generally disparage the opinions and positions of" YOU. Well, yeah, call me hyper-sensitive but a lot of it did seem to be directed at me. Carl can confirm or deny this. But I'm not the only one that he's had a go at in this thread. He's moc...

Can you elaborate please Sue? I don't understand what you're specifically asking us to do. I'm pretty sure that you don't mean for me to start praying, but if you do then I'll be sure to include you in my prayers. :-)

mikiel, Enlightenment is not about "self improvement" but "self" transcendence. The latter word requires direct experience to "grok" its meaning. You apparently have no such experience (compare my 38 yrs of meditation) so there is no common ground here for communication...