zerostao Posted July 1, 2018 Trust quotes All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust. ---Peter Pan I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you. ---Nietzsche many many more https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/trust 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted July 1, 2018 As I see it, there isn't so much to do... put on your robes, eat your food, and pass the time doing nothing. - Linji Yixuan My version: Stop glorifying busy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 1, 2018 1 hour ago, silent thunder said: As I see it, there isn't so much to do... put on your robes, eat your food, and pass the time doing nothing. - Linji Yixuan My version: Stop glorifying busy. And retire when the work is done. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 2, 2018 "It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods." - Margaret Fuller 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starjumper Posted July 3, 2018 "In practice those who believe that they can make progress in a taoist physical discipline without instruction from those who are further along the path, will find that they have an idiot for teacher and a fool for a student." Thanks to Chan for posting this in the More Pie thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) If someone says they are enlightened, they are not.-- Jed Naropa Edited July 5, 2018 by moment 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted July 5, 2018 Wisdom tells me I am nothing, love tells me I am everything, between the two my life flows.--- Nisargadatta (The great non-dual master) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Your thoughts reflect against the surface of your reality which is a duality. Only through non-duality can you understand The Tao. --Paul Gongwang (very old hermit) Edited July 5, 2018 by moment 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Stop defining yourself.-- Jed Naropa Edited July 5, 2018 by moment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 9, 2018 "If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind." - John Stuart Mill 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted July 11, 2018 Recently heard this in my home... Me: (regarding something) Fuck me pink! Son: OOOOOOOH! Dad said a bad word! Mom: Dad is a bad word. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted July 11, 2018 “the probability that this universe is base reality and not a computer simulation is one in a billion” --Elon Musk I actually do not agree with this because, even as great a genius as he is, Elon cannot know all possibilities, which will always skew the probabilities. But, still his argument is fascinating: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) Tao on all. heh heh heh Edited July 11, 2018 by moment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falcon Posted July 11, 2018 "The you that you think you are is both the dream and the dreamer." unknown 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, moment said: “the probability that this universe is base reality and not a computer simulation is one in a billion” --Elon Musk I actually do not agree with this because, even as great a genius as he is, Elon cannot know all possibilities, which will always skew the probabilities. But, still his argument is fascinating: Elon Musk is a bigger con man and scam artist than Trump was (is). I would suggest that one should question every word he says. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, moment said: Tao on all. heh heh heh Can anyone explain why there was existence before there was ever the concept of a computer? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) On 7/11/2018 at 2:55 PM, Marblehead said: Elon Musk is a bigger con man and scam artist than Trump was (is). I would suggest that one should question every word he says. OK Edited July 6, 2019 by moment 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, falcon said: "The you that you think you are is both the dream and the dreamer." unknown Sounds Buddhist to me. But the thoughts in it go pretty deep. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) On 7/11/2018 at 2:56 PM, Marblehead said: Can anyone explain why there was existence before there was ever the concept of a computer? this dimension? heh heh heh Edited July 6, 2019 by moment 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 11, 2018 1 minute ago, moment said: I question every word anyone says. Hehehe. Great! I oftentimes have to question even myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted July 11, 2018 Just now, Marblehead said: Hehehe. Great! I oftentimes have to question even myself. Yes!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 11, 2018 1 minute ago, moment said: You mean our concept of a computer, not the programmers. heh heh heh Yes, the machine itself. Prior to the invention of the computer no one talked about reality being a computer simulation. There weren't any computers to simulate reality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moment Posted July 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Marblehead said: Yes, the machine itself. Prior to the invention of the computer no one talked about reality being a computer simulation. There weren't any computers to simulate reality. Yes, but our programmers had not led us to those concepts yet. They were still arguing about it in one of the many inter-dimensional college coffee houses. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, moment said: Yes, but our programmers had not led us to those concepts yet. They were still arguing about it in one of the many inter-dimensional college coffee houses. That sounds like the sound I would imagine of one walking on a carpet of discarded bubble gum. Good try though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost in Translation Posted July 11, 2018 Run, Forrest, run! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites