3bob Posted February 7, 2014 A true and false saying: "you are what you think" True per the thinking mind, or the mental realm. False per Spritual reality, which is not 'mind' or of the mental realm. Do you have other true and false sayings to share? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 7, 2014 Do you have other true and false sayings to share? No, but I will add that it is false regarding the body too in most cases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) No, but I will add that it is false regarding the body too in most cases. Do you mean if you think you are your body? I see the body as mostly reflecting what one thinks and feels... (along with if one eats way to much junk food, gets no rest or exercise, etc...) Edited February 7, 2014 by 3bob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 7, 2014 Do you mean if you think you are your body? I see the body as mostly reflecting what one thinks and feels... Hehehe. I did the best I could with my response. I was speaking more at situations like the 50 year old man with the big beer belly walking around thinking that the young women think he is sexy and other conditions along the same lines. Statements of paradox are what this thread is about. Thoughts that appear to be false simply because they are counter to "conventional wisdom" but if we look deeply at the thought realize the truth in it. When I was younger I had a number of women tell me that I had a sexy looking butt. Therefore I thought it must be true. It has been a rather long time since any woman has told me that. Therefore I believe I have grown too old to sexually arouse any woman. But then, I agree with you in that our mental state will bear greatly on our physical health. So anyhow. A statement that is both true and false. Emptiness is empty. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) hehe, I wasn't thinking along the lines of male/female interactions butt that's surely an area that can be related to the topic. "They" say the brain/mind is the biggest turn on (as in it being used to be maintain an even temper, be self respecting, kind, communicative, funny, cool, well-off, healthy, flexible, manly, trustable, open minded and hearted, educated, etc...) And since you have most of those qualities why wouldn't a woman find you attractive besides the fact that you probably don't have much of a butt left at your mature age? Edited February 7, 2014 by 3bob 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 7, 2014 ... besides the fact that you probably don't have much of a butt left at your mature age? Hehehe. Yeah, it has gotten six inches larger that it was back then and all six inches are flab. No more tight butt here. Where were we? The tree is green. True and false. I have free will. True and false. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tibetan_Ice Posted February 8, 2014 The next sentence is a lie. The previous statement is true. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiDragon Posted February 8, 2014 The state of Emptiness in the mind is simply means that the mind has been cleared for new entries and evaluation. It does not mean it has nothing to be thinking about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 8, 2014 But how do you know it is thinking if you don't acknowledge the thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted February 8, 2014 Maybe a bit tangential but I like this saying: The opposite of a great truth is another great truth. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 8, 2014 Maybe a bit tangential but I like this saying: The opposite of a great truth is another great truth. I don't understand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted February 8, 2014 A chicken has two legs, especially the right one. They report the dollar is up but in reality it is green. If you can't say fuck, you can't say fuck the government. A lesbian is someone who prefers sex with women. When complexity strikes, meaningful statements lose precision and precise statements lose meaning. Today is yesterday's tomorrow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted February 8, 2014 I don't understand. I don't see anything false about this statement. Please try again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted February 8, 2014 "mind " is really a tool, know the tool user. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 8, 2014 I don't see anything false about this statement. Please try again. Okay. You guys moved up a level and I was unaware. I was looking for statements that were true AND false. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 8, 2014 Courtesy of Vmarco: We are always living in the past. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Mar-Vell Posted February 8, 2014 ... All propositions contain within them the seed of their negation. I am become the resolution of every paradox. I often feel that for anything I say, I ought to follow with its contradiction. ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted February 8, 2014 Okay. You guys moved up a level and I was unaware. I was looking for statements that were true AND false. Mankind is great. We are special. We are dust. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted February 8, 2014 Okay. You guys moved up a level and I was unaware. I was looking for statements that were true AND false. Me too. "I don't understand" was a statement I found to be true, not true AND false. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 8, 2014 Therefore I think. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted February 8, 2014 Every time you get distracted by celebrity drama, a banker gets away with killing a kitten. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Mar-Vell Posted February 8, 2014 ... I think that last one's just true. ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiDragon Posted February 8, 2014 But how do you know it is thinking if you don't acknowledge the thoughts? I think the new entry of thoughts will acknowledge the mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chegg Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) . . Edited March 14, 2015 by chegg 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
