Songtsan

There is an interesting book called the 48 laws of Power. Good read. What's interesting is that God created Satan, and....him being omnipotent, omniscient, etc. he knew what would happen, so basically he is Satan. So, thus God=Satan....we are all God and we are all Satan. For the love of evil! Evil = destruction Good = Creation can't have one without the other.. Yin Yang Push pull Thesis Antithesis back forward rest express beep-bop-a-doo!

all that's left is love I feel fine with that surplus nothing else I need!

This moment is absolutely this moment....and anytime you read this, it will still be true! I failed to sleep...sleep-fail!

night y'all!

'illusion' simply means 'temporary,' however, I have the sneaking suspicion that existence is eternal...

we are like twins! I used to body build, but now I am only into body weight exercises and some dumbbell stuff, dance and martial arts...I am aiming for longevity, functional fitness, and total wellness. I have to get my self to the bed place now....I'll talk to ya later!

you actually did - the event was co-originated! ❤

I as well - transitional phase that is... getting rid of things is good usually... what I like to do is only have entertainments that also offer the benefit of some type of refinement. For example, exercise is fun and useful, coming here is fun and useful, watching a comedy show is simply fun, but has no after-benefits....I look for things which have lasting benefit basically. So I don't really watch movies, unless they are formative, and I try to pack as much value into my time as I can. I used to be a personal trainer, and when I would teach exercises, I would try to pack as much in as possible...for example...single-leg squats on an unstable surface while doing a unilateral dumbbell shoulder press...it trains stability, legs, and shoulders all in one movement...

They are having a TTB meetup in April in CA...but I don't think I can go...who knows though, maybe I will end up there anyways!

Thanks to Dee I have disproved myself! There are at least four absolutes see: http://thetaobums.com/topic/33623-absolutes/

I like you! you remind me of me! lol

yeah! go see the little graphic I made in my absolutes thread near the end...

I almost started a website myself about half a year ago - it was www.ideamatrix.org - it was supposed to be a forum for inventors and people with ideas to share their ideas with the world...I just didn't have the energy to put into it...I got hooked on this site at the time and decided to put my energy into this... you might like my efficiency habits thread in my personal practice forum: http://thetaobums.com/topic/30799-efficiency-habits/

...that's a good point - anything I say to you will be adulturated in the process, it will not come out the same...yet, if we share common definitions we should be pretty close. Ever hear of 'fuzzy logic'? It's like that...it is true though that there is no absolutely direct transmission of knowledge using words from person to person...

Oh, you'll love Deci Belle...here is an example: http://thetaobums.com/topic/33614-following-desire/ btw - we aren't so fixed about staying on topic here, people tend to roam a bit - it's fun!

So basically you are saying that if you don't believe something is true, then it must not be true? If there is an absolute truth, it's certainly true whether or not you believe it or not... it's kind of funny that you posted this thread, because I just posted one like it several days ago:http://thetaobums.com/topic/33452-there-are-absolutely-no-absolutes/ I am very happy that you posted this thread though because I just proved myself wrong in at least a few ways!

...I just looked at your website. Better hope Deci Belle never sees your website! I can just see her shaking her head at you ask her why I said this...she'll get a kick out of it.

The problem is you and I think that we are separate...when you get rid of this concept, there is no 'you' or 'me,' simply this. We are inter-related: Any action coming from 'me' will affect 'you' in small ways... Every word I type is push/pulling you to different states... If I were to suddenly die it would affect you too...you would know it I am sure Imagine if we had never conversated, then your life, your very existence would be different in many small, yet significant ways. Every moment has such power to change reality. Think about action/reaction chains... Now that we have met, your entire life is now slightly different. It is like a tapestry - if I pull out one thread, it will affect the entire tapestry to some extent we inter-exist do you know of interdepenent co-origination?

...I should also add that Four is the 'Emperor' A.K.A. GOD - i.e. Universe Within the Four is the Three, which is Satchitananda (sans space) - so the Four contains the Three Within the Three is the Two, which is duality - 'self' and 'other' with the energy between them as glue..The awareness has forgotten that it is not matter/energy. Within the Two is the One - this is where all things merge into a unit, a whole. Oneness is confusing to me as I am still in dualistic mode.

We have perception, we have the perceiver and we that which is perceived. Without that which can be percieved, there is no perception Without an 'I' (all seeing eye!) to percieve things there is no perception These three things intertwine to form Being, Bliss and Consciousness AKA Satchitananda Being is matter, bliss is energy, awareness is the 'I' With time added in we have again, the four things.... 4!

See for your self then!

I hereby curse you with the desire to attain enlightenment! sorry, had to do it... you'll thank me later

It is like this: Space, Force, Matter/Energy, Time The four things

....However, within these parameters there are no absolutes

That some thing exists is absolutely true That there are forces is absolutely true That there is eternity is absolutely true That change will continually occur is absolutely true Edit: That there is space is absolutely true