it has been said by some that an enlightened being came/happened once every 500 years, but now they seem to be popping up all over the place.. the buddha had to meditate like hell, he even starved himself to attain it.
monks spend many years doing some are successful some are not.. i think with science looking into these nirvana states of mind that they will figure out a way to end suffering for the human species which will usher in a whole different way of life with higher intelligence running things.
from my understanding of enlightenment it is a sort of rewiring of the brain where the signals go up pleasure side of the amygdala where as painful emotions and sensations go up the other side.
Joe,
Thanks for bringing in a sorta reward system activation to the topic. And a possible debate about Freud verses Alder and Jung verse a combination of both of them.
I think it is in our evolution to explore as deep as possible into this present reality and come to some sort of conclusion about what is meaning and it may be a controlling algorithm in human intelligence, even despite the pain such an exploration may enclude. What will artificial intelligence conclude?
yesterday in watchtower documents there was published "flawed decrees conceal criminals.
barbara anderson examined the rnwt revision of lev.5:1 and revealed the wtb&ts to be deceptive as to applying it to congregation members being required to "tattle" on their brothers to expose sin.
she shows that is just not so as lev.5:1 has nothing to do with tattling.
Don't worry it should all become clear soon,, I hope,, seems like emotions are running high (been there done that). When emotions take over the brains processing power writing may become very difficult as the drain of resources as signals get shot up the right side of the amygdala to process strong emotion(btdt). I see some connection but waiting for more clearification.
I firmly believe that the WTB&S has some very bad karma accumulated by its board of directors and the Governing Body and judgement day in the form of poetic justice is soon to happen and what we see happening in the news is just the tip of the iceberg with what the very near future holds for these evil delusional fucks.
it has been said by some that an enlightened being came/happened once every 500 years, but now they seem to be popping up all over the place.. the buddha had to meditate like hell, he even starved himself to attain it.
monks spend many years doing some are successful some are not.. i think with science looking into these nirvana states of mind that they will figure out a way to end suffering for the human species which will usher in a whole different way of life with higher intelligence running things.
from my understanding of enlightenment it is a sort of rewiring of the brain where the signals go up pleasure side of the amygdala where as painful emotions and sensations go up the other side.
I agree with most of what you say. I kinda half disagree with this:
In my opinion, you need to be about it, not talk about it.
Yes and no. The no part being "not talk about it" which I think is very reasonable accept for the part about silence is implied which I ask: Why not talk about it?. Why the vow of silence? Why is this a taboo subject?
it has been said by some that an enlightened being came/happened once every 500 years, but now they seem to be popping up all over the place.. the buddha had to meditate like hell, he even starved himself to attain it.
monks spend many years doing some are successful some are not.. i think with science looking into these nirvana states of mind that they will figure out a way to end suffering for the human species which will usher in a whole different way of life with higher intelligence running things.
from my understanding of enlightenment it is a sort of rewiring of the brain where the signals go up pleasure side of the amygdala where as painful emotions and sensations go up the other side.
by the word enthnocentric i mean everyone in the watchtower culture or milieu,, since they are a part of a worldwide organization ethonicity .
and i would also conclude they are also very egocentric.
as far stages of human development that is only 2 rungs up the ladder 1)ego 2)entho.
I was listening to Ken Wilber and it made me think of the retarded spiritual development of these corporation leaders.
by the word enthnocentric i mean everyone in the watchtower culture or milieu,, since they are a part of a worldwide organization ethonicity .
and i would also conclude they are also very egocentric.
as far stages of human development that is only 2 rungs up the ladder 1)ego 2)entho.
Thanks Steve for the other lopsided centricities.
Vid, I know I speak the obvious.
They definitely do not qualify for any spiritual teacher awards.
tell us a little about yourself and your family.. racially a very mixed family.
we just looked like average white, working class brits.
dad was in the marine commandos in ww2.
Fellow musician here although I don't play for any kind gig. Keep jamming man! It's good as we get older to get in touch with our talents. Very therapeutic.
my father died a couple of months ago.
he'd been ill for some time and had many health scares and heart troubles over the years but always managed to keep on going.
then one time he didn't.. i'm glad i got to know him again and spend some more time with him after so many years missed because of the wts but those years will always be lost forever.
Glad to see you had some good moments with your dad. I feel sad that your mother was under WT brainwashing and she treated you rather poorly due to this cult. Telling your story to others has it's healing benefits one being it causes me to think about my parents and grandparent and appreciate the perils our forefathers faced in trying to make it in this world and how these cults pray on ignorance.
by the word enthnocentric i mean everyone in the watchtower culture or milieu,, since they are a part of a worldwide organization ethonicity .
and i would also conclude they are also very egocentric.
as far stages of human development that is only 2 rungs up the ladder 1)ego 2)entho.
By the word enthnocentric I mean everyone in the Watchtower culture or milieu,, since they are a part of a worldwide organization ethonicity . And I would also conclude they are also very egocentric.
As far stages of human development that is only 2 rungs up the ladder 1)ego 2)entho. They have very little growth spirituality and actually are at the bottom of the heap. Jesus cannot be their rule model since they interpret accounts of him in a very egoistic way(giving them authority as his chosen Faithful and Discreet Slave). Also they are very restrictive in who they view as Jesus brother's(144,000) limiting such to only those that have the same interpretation as them which make them extremely ethnocentric.
They are definitely on the 3rd rung which is world centric, unless you view a egocentric view of the world as worldcentric.
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