Limahong Posted August 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, Apech said: Set up a crystal meth lab? Hi Apech, What is a crystal meth lab? I need to improve my vocabulary. - Anand 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 24, 2020 42 minutes ago, forestofemptiness said: I have found that in practice situations, the terms have specific experiential components. YES... ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwai Posted August 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, Limahong said: Vocabulary is alive - ever living and growing? "field of thoughts" "a storehouse of memories and impressions" "intellect" "identity affixer" Nothing else? All of this is illuminated by the light of nondual awareness. But it comes after one understands and explores the mechanism of the "mind" imho. 13 minutes ago, Limahong said: If context and content ~ coexist... how can... context comes after we can understand content...? Can you give an example to elaborate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, dwai said: All of this is illuminated by the light of nondual awareness. But it comes after one understands and explores the mechanism of the "mind" imho. The "mind" is mechanical? 14 minutes ago, dwai said: Can you give an example to elaborate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwai Posted August 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Limahong said: The "mind" is mechanical? Isn't it? 2 minutes ago, Limahong said: Don't see any context first. Only see the content. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 24, 2020 Just now, dwai said: Don't see any context first. Only see the content. Black is content and white is context... the colors can be vice versa... they coexist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted August 24, 2020 Can we possibly have a gif, vid and pic embargo on this thread. Please express yourselves in words. It's much better in the long run. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Apech said: Can we possibly have a gif, vid and pic embargo on this thread A picture is more than a thousand words? Brevity ~ the soul of wit? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwai Posted August 24, 2020 15 minutes ago, Limahong said: Black is content and white is context... the colors can be vice versa... they coexist. I see both black and white as content. Context is only evident when they come together Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 24, 2020 1 minute ago, dwai said: I see both black and white as content. Context is only evident when they come together. Within black ~ there is white. Within white ~ there is black. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neti neti Posted August 24, 2020 30 minutes ago, Apech said: Can we possibly have a gif, vid and pic embargo on this thread. Please express yourselves in words. It's much better in the long run. But, but, what if my thoughts emerge as images?... by necessity! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwai Posted August 24, 2020 29 minutes ago, Limahong said: Within black ~ there is white. Within white ~ there is black. so? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, dwai said: so? You don't understand the Taoist philosophy of Yin and Yang? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neti neti Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Apech said: And Jnana Yoga brings me nicely on to the next point - which is the role of thought in 'knowing' - as everyone knows I am sure the words are etymologically linked. What does it mean to 'know' something?????? This old thread may shed some light. While my posting occasionally smacks of confrontational tasteless satire, I seem to have been able to get those thoughts across rather clearly there. @dwai managed to squeeze a thought or two in too, but just skip all his deep and quick-witted laser-like accuracy. Read my long-winded quotes and dull droning on about the mind instead. Thx. Edited August 24, 2020 by neti neti 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 24, 2020 1 hour ago, neti neti said: While my posting occasionally smacks of confrontational tasteless satire, I seem to have been able to get those thoughts across rather clearly there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 24, 2020 On 8/23/2020 at 8:26 AM, silent thunder said: Necessity of thought... necessity. Good morning Creighton, To me a thought expressed is no more a thought. Necessity vaporizes with it? I end up with nothing to think about? On 8/23/2020 at 8:26 AM, silent thunder said: I don't perceive conscious thinking as a negative, or a positive. It is part of awareness; a small part. And often, not necessary. But there is... - Anand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwai Posted August 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Limahong said: You don't understand the Taoist philosophy of Yin and Yang? I was inquiring about your point about content and context Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, dwai said: I was inquiring about your point about content and context. I am thinking of content and context as Yin and Yang (or vice versa)... re coexistence. Edited August 25, 2020 by Limahong Correction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, neti neti said: Read my long-winded quotes and dull droning... Good morning neti2, No thank you. I have to attend a meeting and it is necessary for me to think on my feet. I cannot afford to be dull. - Anand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwai Posted August 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, Limahong said: I am thinking of content and context as Yin and Yang (or vice versa)... re coexistence. I got that...though I’m not convinced that it is applicable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted August 25, 2020 1 minute ago, dwai said: I got that...though I’m not convinced that it is applicable. I did not join TDB to convinced anybody about anything... but to share. There is no necessity for me to do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwai Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Limahong said: I did not join TDB to convinced anybody about anything... but to share. There is no necessity for me to do that. Of course. Nor do I ask that of you. You are entitled to your views and I am to mine I only responded because you seemed to be interested in engaging with me over this subject. My apologies if I misunderstood your quoting me multiple times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bindi Posted August 25, 2020 “Thoughts direct actions.” Is this true? This is what my paradigm suggests. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc benway Posted August 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bindi said: “Thoughts direct actions.” Is this true? This is what my paradigm suggests. I wish I could find the references but I can’t lately. I listened to a fascinating radio program describing experimental models demonstrating that the thought comes after the action. It is more a descriptor, a narrator, than a decider. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bindi Posted August 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, steve said: I wish I could find the references but I can’t lately. I listened to a fascinating radio program describing experimental models demonstrating that the thought comes after the action. It is more a descriptor, a narrator, than a decider. There could be two levels of thought, a subconscious thought directing an action, and a conscious level narrator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
