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Some things being above reason
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RE: Some things being above reason
November 15, 2014 at 12:38 pm (This post was last modified: November 15, 2014 at 12:42 pm by Whateverist.)
(November 15, 2014 at 12:01 pm)Chas Wrote:
(November 12, 2014 at 9:29 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Ordinary conscious states are those of ignorance compared to the perspective of mystical insight.

Mystical insight? Please define it.

I think that must be the instant when your eyes roll back in your head during sex.

Seriously there are obviously altered states to our usual consciousness. Some are even interesting. But I don't think any of them trump all others. Don't forget that you never escape being an electro-chemical being with emotional and feeling states as well as cognitive ones. Your esteem for mystical insight is surely informed by all of these. Also, assuming you are not currently in such a state, all you have now is your remembrance of the event - and that isn't the same thing at all.
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Some things being above reason - by Dolorian - November 7, 2014 at 2:58 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by abaris - November 7, 2014 at 3:24 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Faith No More - November 7, 2014 at 3:42 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Mudhammam - November 7, 2014 at 3:54 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Thumpalumpacus - November 7, 2014 at 4:12 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Pitsligo - November 10, 2014 at 9:00 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by robvalue - November 7, 2014 at 4:19 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by dyresand - November 8, 2014 at 12:37 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Minimalist - November 8, 2014 at 12:47 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Whateverist - November 8, 2014 at 12:55 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Minimalist - November 12, 2014 at 9:46 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by robvalue - November 8, 2014 at 4:59 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by dyresand - November 8, 2014 at 9:13 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Neo-Scholastic - November 10, 2014 at 9:48 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by genkaus - November 10, 2014 at 9:50 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Neo-Scholastic - November 12, 2014 at 9:29 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Chas - November 15, 2014 at 12:01 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Whateverist - November 15, 2014 at 12:38 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Neo-Scholastic - November 16, 2014 at 8:37 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Whateverist - November 17, 2014 at 10:29 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Neo-Scholastic - November 17, 2014 at 11:42 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by FifthElement - November 18, 2014 at 12:37 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Piscinin - November 18, 2014 at 8:19 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Whateverist - November 10, 2014 at 11:49 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Dystopia - November 10, 2014 at 10:37 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Angrboda - November 10, 2014 at 11:58 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Chad32 - November 10, 2014 at 12:32 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Jackalope - November 10, 2014 at 7:44 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Dolorian - November 10, 2014 at 10:17 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by dyresand - November 11, 2014 at 2:24 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Rayaan - November 11, 2014 at 4:29 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Chad32 - November 11, 2014 at 10:58 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by abaris - November 11, 2014 at 11:02 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Chas - November 11, 2014 at 11:09 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Whateverist - November 11, 2014 at 11:26 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by Rayaan - November 12, 2014 at 1:47 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by TreeSapNest - November 12, 2014 at 4:21 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Wyrd of Gawd - November 15, 2014 at 5:35 am
RE: Some things being above reason - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2014 at 12:08 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by g0sU - November 15, 2014 at 7:01 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2014 at 9:32 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by Whateverist - November 17, 2014 at 11:53 pm
RE: Some things being above reason - by dyresand - November 18, 2014 at 12:11 am

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