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by Elizabeth Isabelle
Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:12 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: What is spirituality?
Replies: 58
Views: 36691

Re: What is spirituality?

Spirituality is the knowledge of the Absolute, and a method of realising and integrating this knowledge, which is religion. I'd hardly call spirituality knowledge or religion. Actually, religion can be the furthest thing from spirituality. Spirituality is the experience of the Absolute. Can religio...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:13 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Accidentally stumbling into enlightenment, and out again
Replies: 151
Views: 93974

Re: Accidentally stumbling into enlightenment, and out again

I used to be non religious or agnostic in which I felt that I believe that I didn't know what to believe and then after watching the Penn and Teller Bullshit Showtime special on the BIBLE I felt that I was leaning towards the aethiest side in that it seemed that the Bible did not make any sense all...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Sun Nov 17, 2013 5:25 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Accidentally stumbling into enlightenment, and out again
Replies: 151
Views: 93974

Re: Accidentally stumbling into enlightenment, and out again

The natural end of life is not trying to live and failing. It is coming to the end of your prescribed existence, accepting that, and moving on to death in a natural way. That sounds more like 'optimal' than 'natural'. Isn't the most natural way to die to be eaten? That seems to be the most common w...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Sun Oct 20, 2013 1:13 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Accidentally stumbling into enlightenment, and out again
Replies: 151
Views: 93974

Re: Accidentally stumbling into enlightenment, and out again

Suicide usually fails, sometimes damages the body in in such a way as to leave the person severely disabled, and tends to leave the person in a worse situation than they were in in the first place. If you are suicidal, your challenge is to figure out what is making you suicidal and fix it. The natur...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:02 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Suffering Revisited
Replies: 502
Views: 67546

Re: Suffering Revisited

You don’t believe that a person suffering the inherent unsatisfactoriness of the samsaric round on account of his ignorance and attachments is doing so because they have absorbed and comprehended the first two of the three interdependent tiers of suffering? Correct. According to the quote, the foll...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Oct 11, 2013 4:28 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: What is Spirituality?
Replies: 7
Views: 5865

Re: What is Spirituality?

The Kabbalistic sages tell us that Spirituality is what creates influences and cares for all aspects of life, I'd say that spirituality is the sense of a higher purpose. You hear spiritual applied to just about anything and everything. The word has become meaningless, it's almost a Synonym for vagu...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:09 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Suffering Revisited
Replies: 502
Views: 67546

Re: Suffering Revisited

I don't believe that there are enough elements there to meet the criteria of logic, but it does seem to be true that people understand suffering more when they experience it. I do believe that all people experience suffering, but those who suffer objectively worse situations may be given to triviali...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Oct 04, 2013 9:52 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Concerning David Quinn's "Ultimate Reality"
Replies: 43
Views: 26269

Re: Concerning David Quinn's "Ultimate Reality"

What do you believe that God is Russell?
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:36 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Concerning David Quinn's "Ultimate Reality"
Replies: 43
Views: 26269

Re: Concerning David Quinn's "Ultimate Reality"

If we were to somehow extend a banana so that it subsumes everything, such that there was absolutely nothing else left but the banana, then the banana would cease to be. Actually, there would be nothing but banana. That would simply be nonsensical by our current definition of "banana." I ...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:16 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Accidentally stumbling into enlightenment, and out again
Replies: 151
Views: 93974

Re: Accidentally stumbling into enlightenment, and out again

Do you have any practical tips or links regarding mindfullness by the way? Meditation helped me practice. One has to empty the mind before it can fill with the present, and the best way I've found to do that is to just keep practicing letting my mind empty as in meditation. When thoughts arise, jus...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:11 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Best Moral Philosophy?
Replies: 12
Views: 7005

Re: Best Moral Philosophy?

It all comes down to your values. Whatever supports and promotes your values is "good". The original question was about the best moral philosophy. Some people's values do not reflect moral choices. I'd agree that utilitarianism is the best moral philosophy because it seems to me that both...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:55 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Gayness, Homosexuality and Anatomy
Replies: 38
Views: 23203

Re: Gayness, Homosexuality and Anatomy

Calling things "gay" and meaning "stupid" or something like it is an unfortunate trend here in the states, too. I don't understand why they would use that on things like clothes, because gay guys are known for having a great fashion sense. Anyway, it's just an expression of preju...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:59 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Accidentally stumbling into enlightenment, and out again
Replies: 151
Views: 93974

Re: Accidentally stumbling into enlightenment, and out again

Hello Z, it is a pleasure to meet you. I know that you don't need sympathy, but I give you my condolences for your loss anyway. Back to your original point... I too have experienced satori, and although I am not in it right now, I have changed for the experience. I have also gone through the hazing ...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:07 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: If you were about to die....
Replies: 64
Views: 33727

Re: If you were about to die....

Diebert van Rhijn wrote: For the "enlightened enough" there is no death.
The body still dies Deebs.
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:55 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: If you were about to die....
Replies: 64
Views: 33727

Re: If you were about to die....

Not everyone is enlightened enough to understand that it's okay that I die. I would tell those who I figured would not be okay with my death that it is okay, I've lived life and it's my time to go. I'll no longer have to deal with life's struggles, and I've learned all of the lessons that I could fo...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:39 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap
Replies: 217
Views: 68963

Re: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap

Do you recognize what I mean when I say there are so many assumptions made here? First is that one actually 'cares' (shudder) about the suffering of millions of others. (Impossible, can't even count that high) I care about everybody. Second is that one can 'improve' the world. One can improve the c...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:09 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap
Replies: 217
Views: 68963

Re: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap

Millions of people have been suffering, and will continue to, for a very long time. Trying to lessen the suffering of others sounds like an attempt to 'save' reality from being what it is. I can't see the difference between that and someone like Laird fighting for animal rights to hopefully lessen ...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:37 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap
Replies: 217
Views: 68963

Re: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap

Pye wrote:As far as I understand Elizabeth and her husband (and you correct me if I'm wrong), your lives have been arranged by yourselves to answer to certain values you seek to uphold
My husband arranged his life to answer for certain values. In my case, my PTSD got so bad that I couldn't work anymore.
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:48 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap
Replies: 217
Views: 68963

Re: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap

How many of you actually have jobs/careers? Why :\ Afraid of starving or getting too cold perhaps? Isn't that really all that can go wrong from not having 'security'. Perhaps illness or problems in old age? Maintaining duty/obligation, schedule, workload, debt, is causing (whoever) continuous suffe...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:40 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap
Replies: 217
Views: 68963

Re: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap

Pye wrote:
Elizabeth writes: I'm not sure that we can really say that we always find ourselves in an ambiguous condition . . . [et al].
Yet, here it is again, this ambiguity :)
Haha.
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:39 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap
Replies: 217
Views: 68963

Re: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap

University degrees are just a piece of paper that let you get a job. Knowing the truth is a job, and one that warrants neither payment or university degrees. Livelihood is another matter. As far as I can see, Pye is not a good teacher of philosophy. She may be nice to listen to, dedicated etc. but ...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:34 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap
Replies: 217
Views: 68963

Re: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap

Just more of the ambiguous condition in which we will always find ourselves. I'm not sure that we can really say that we always find ourselves in an ambiguous condition. We know that we are becoming, and I believe that we can know what we are becoming. Not all the people do not know what they are b...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:15 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap
Replies: 217
Views: 68963

Re: Where Buddhism/existentialism overlap

O but wait - nothing of any worth takes place in a philosophy class at university - that's the [smug] consensus here, isn't it? They, them have nothing of worth to offer . . . ;) ] It's the consensus of all wise people. How can people who are paid by the public to value the truth be expected to do ...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:46 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Academia looks at women in philosophy
Replies: 17
Views: 8461

Re: Academia looks at women in philosophy

Cory, we may actually come to agreement this time ;) Agreed that many of the new ideas are really old ideas dressed up as new ideas. Maybe we need to define what are old ideas vs new ideas. I heard once (with my own ears) an old-bull tenure say to a relatively new female hire that she should not be ...
by Elizabeth Isabelle
Wed Aug 07, 2013 2:30 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Academia looks at women in philosophy
Replies: 17
Views: 8461

Re: Academia looks at women in philosophy

But what if there are new ideas? It seems unlikely, I know - but it could be well worth the search. I think now is the time to tidy up a bit. There is such an excessive surplus of work that has been neglected that to focus on new ideas is like asking for another diamond ring when you already have a...