RE: The redneck strike again.
July 5, 2014 at 9:25 am
(This post was last modified: July 5, 2014 at 9:28 am by Confused Ape.)
(July 5, 2014 at 8:10 am)Riketto Wrote: Your links point to illusion and dreams.
Illusions and dreams come and go leaving nothing real behind.
A lot of people thinks that by believing in these dreams they can carry on with the difficulties of life but it never works.
The waking from the meme dream article is about freeing ourselves from all the dreams and illusions. You couldn't have read the article or you'd have known that. Susan Blackmore uses Zen meditation.
(July 5, 2014 at 8:10 am)Riketto Wrote: Spirituality is just the opposite.
By getting away from the illusion of this material life you can penetrate the real reality.
Modern psychology etc is proving that we have illusions about this material life. What we think of as 'me', for example, is just a story we tell about ourselves. We have beliefs about ourselves which mightn't be true. Our stories can include distorted memories etc. The question is what is left once we've woken up from our illusions? Buddhism and yoga have been looking at that for thousands of years before modern psychology developed.
(July 5, 2014 at 8:10 am)Riketto Wrote: How do you know that spirituality is not an illusion?
As the illusion leave nothing behind spirituality come hand in hand with peace of mind and happiness according to the effort that one put.
It's a subjective experience so nobody here is going to believe it just because you tell them. They have to find out for themselves by using one of the many available techniques. Nobody is obliged to try it, however. The interesting thing is that the technique I use works very well even though I regard the word 'spiritual' as a metaphor and lack belief in any deities. This indicates that a belief in deities isn't necessary.
(July 5, 2014 at 8:10 am)Riketto Wrote: But to explain what God has to do with peace of mind and happiness is something that come later on.
I've only managed to achieve pure awareness for a couple of seconds. While I was in that state, though, I had no thoughts or beliefs about it. After all, thoughts and beliefs about the experience aren't the actual experience.
Where are the snake and mushroom smilies?