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 Topics - Philosophy
 Infinite Dimensions and the Plurality of Existence posted by quill, 2012-06-17 14:14:33
It is self-evident that one dimension cannot/does not overlap into another; for instance, the third dimension intruding into fourth or the ninth etc. Dimensions are completely self-contained and isolated from each other though they may share the same ‘space;’ if breaches occurred or dimensions overlapped, their existential integrity would be compromised, they would therefore cease to exist as realms of being governed by specific creative laws and of course any ‘life’ in those dimensions would cease. (full story)
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  Not a Question posted by evo, 2012-06-09 12:50:32
Minimalism attempts to deliver the greatest import/meaning/impact via the barest possible signifiers, for example:
What is unchanging, consistent and constant yet is in a state of perpetual flux? (full story)
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 The Empty Boat posted by yen, 2012-05-21 10:53:24
From the Chuang Tzu. (full story)
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  The Spanda Principle or Divine Pulsation posted by sadh, 2012-05-04 12:15:32
I would not dare elaborate on these wonderful attached PDF texts, which form the basis of Kashmiri Trika Saivism, a distinct type of Saivism that was heavily influenced by the intellectual tradition of Chinese Buddhism. These texts constitute the ambrosia of Indian monist teachings while relating to the Indian Saivite tradition. (full story)
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The Eastern Concept of Dharma and the Perversity of Western Uniformity posted by sadh, 2012-03-23 22:16:22
Dharma is a fundamental Eastern concept that separates it culturally and ideologically from the West – it doesn’t translate into any western language, however, we are able to render it in a round-about fashion and perhaps appreciate its Eastern meaning. (full story)
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 Acts of Love posted by Chris Hedges via ryall, 2012-02-20 06:49:18
Love, the deepest human commitment, the force that defies empirical examination and yet is the defining and most glorious element in human life, the love between two people, between children and parents, between friends, between partners, reminds us of why we have been created for our brief sojourns on the planet. Those who cannot love—and I have seen these deformed human beings in the wars and conflicts I covered—are spiritually and emotionally dead. They affirm themselves through destruction, first of others and then, finally, of themselves. Those incapable of love [have] never lived. (full story)
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 'Nothing is ever what we think it is – it simply is what it is!' posted by kuan, 2011-10-22 11:10:36
All good adages have many layers of meaning and lend themselves to multiple interpretations and the above is no exception. (full story)
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 Time and Reality posted by lark, 2011-09-14 12:21:52
Time, that dynamic arbitrary form of measure upon which all western culture rides simply does not exist. We, everything exists in an indestructible continuum which is verifiable as continuous experience. Arguments attempting to validate an arbitrary form of measure (time) in an infinite continuum are absurd, have you ever attempted to introduce the ‘past’ or ‘future’ into the voluptuous, explosive present/NOW? At best we are only able to veil continuous reality with allusions (false notions) fictions and myths, even memory is a process that occurs in the present; is anyone able to experience the past in the past or future in the future? NO! All experience/reality is NOW, including what we imagine the past or future to be. Put simply nothing exists or has ever existed outside the (continuous) present -- disbelievers, please try in vain to produce the past or future! (full story)
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Release is Instant posted by sadh, 2011-08-12 23:27:19
"By whatever thing you are bound, by that the bond is broken." -- Hevajra Tantra (full story)
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Our True Nature is Bliss posted by stylus, 2011-04-02 10:33:40
Bold, succinct, transformative and evolutionary claims, as expressed by the title, are difficult to ignore.
The ancient Indian Vedas do not mince words or engage in florid metaphor, they emphatically state that man’s true nature is Bliss; the Vedas also challenge us to verify that enduring Truth for ourselves. (full story and 4 comments)
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 A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime posted by via jonn, 2010-10-05 20:00:23
We never meet anyone by accident; a complex matrix of karmic forces are at work to benefit us all -- though at times we may not immediately appreciate that benefit.
All experience, regardless of how 'pleasant' or 'traumatic,' is designed to guide us toward final understanding/Realisation/Fulfilment -- believe it. 'God' does not play dice with the universe.
Existence is a dynamic dance of mutually effecting energies/patterns forming one infinite, constantly expanding matrix of wonder. Think of the geometric perfection of snowflakes, each one unique yet conforming/responding to specific forces/laws in order to form.
Peace. (full story)
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Lassitude, Fear and Suffering posted by quill, 2010-09-22 10:04:17
‘At the root of all sorrow is DESIRE’ – no doubt! An ancient Hindu axiom re-iterated by Gautama Buddha. It is an inviolable TRUTH, too often forgotten at great expense! (full story)
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 Practical textual/cultural analysis: some secrets revealed posted by peptide, 2008-12-17 01:03:58
Back at the academy we were given a broad range of material from various cultures to analyse. This material included comics, magazines (from technical, through to fashion and homemaker), political and military reports, movies, religious texts and other published material common to a particular culture. We were then asked to analyse the material and assess the current state, direction, weaknesses and strengths of that culture. (full story)
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 Song of the Ascetic posted by quill, 2008-01-07 12:04:23
Throughout history some texts stand apart from the usual fare - the Avadhuta Gita is one such text -- a favourite among lovers of Truth. (full story)
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Is Our Worship of Consumerism and Technology Making Us Depressed? posted by Bruce E. Levine via rialator, 2007-11-27 19:02:44
The following is an excerpt from Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy (Chelsea Green, 2007) by Bruce E. Levine, and is reprinted here with permission from the publisher. In this book, Levine delves into the roots of depression and links our increasingly consumer-based culture and standard-practice psychiatric treatments to worsening depression, instead of solving it. (full story)
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