GENIUS FORUMS

Why would you ask this? Why do you care? How will the answer help (or discussion)? What do you mean by "blacks" and "whites" and what does inferior mean? Why would they be or why would they not? Well I asked this question to see whether the so called dangerous thinkers would ind...

Could it be possible that a egoistical God created the world. Then it could be possible that few people in the world (like Buddha) can figure out the real truth about nonexistence of a self and everything being in flux and a byproduct of cause and effect, while the egoistical god still does not get ...

When thinking about death, I find it useful to bear in mind that even death cannot erase a person from existence. Death has applicability only with reference to time. But time is not as "absolute" as most people imagine. Outside the framework of time, existence is eternal. I agree with th...

It's not as though you can enjoy your nonconscious state. You won't enjoy your release from prison - there will be no you to know you have been released. What's the point of fighting toward consciousness, only to lapse into total nonconsciousness? Since there is mind there remains no question of en...

More like under the keen eyes of the oppressed who is looking to lash out in vengeance upon life and all those who enjoyed it at his expense. And I believe these keen eyes are usually the best wielders of their logic. See this is again something which is all too common nowadays, do not think anythi...

The point was more that since life and death are mere illusions, death is a more preferable state due to the lack of pain and suffering. You irrationally assume that life is good, do you realize that this is a mere demonstration of causality i.e. the west's obsession with denying death and upholding...

Some of my acquaintances were praising this guy to high heaven saying how they appreciate his zest for life. And his insights on life. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07262/818671-85.stm http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=362421849901825950&q=cmu+professor+cancer&total=15&start=0&...

I am once again saying that there is no absolute truth Is there an I in the first place? That "there is no I" is an absolute truth, to realize this is the purpose of all enlightenment disciplines. If this fictional I dissolves then the phenomenon refered to as "your mind" will b...

Since the dangerous thinkers here do not care about political correctness, do they agree with this statement? Now you say that women are inferior since no great philosopher has been a woman, and very few have been great artists or scientists, and of course one would be hard pressed to find women bei...

The indian term for philosophy is Darshan Shastra. Darshan: Vision Shastra: Knowledge Or the knowledge of vision A better (contextual) translation is "the art of seeing." Interesting though that the art of seeing is such a nice and alive name for philosophy, much better than "love of ...

In my opinion, only three categories are necessary – Perfectly Enlightened, Imperfectly Enlightened and Deluded. Well where will you place philosophers such as Schopenhauer, clearly they were not in the first two categories, but they were not like the phony gurus as they made sincere effort to un...

I would say that instead of only two categories of enlightened verses non enlightened we need these five categories to accurately describe the various varieties of "sages" on display. Enlightened : Perfect grasp of ones own and universal reality, clear logical consistent thinking. Almost e...

I shou'd have expected the extraordinary Situation of my Birth to have challenged the Credulity of some Members. I shall therefore have nothing farther to say touching on my past Life and Experiences. Do but forgive me, however, if I shou'd now & then fall back into my ancient Habits of speakin...

As for dealing with stress: You convinced yourself that getting in shit with your boss was actually something you wanted to do (or were indifferent to) and hence the stress, which was the result of having lots to do to NOT get in shit from your boss, was alleviated. You basically told yourself that...

i think this has limits though. If someone punches you in the face, do you think you have the control to nullify the pain? or get kicked in the groin? I think that pain is kind of evolutionarily hardwired with the agony centers in the brain. It seems that this wiring can be broken with practise, bu...

"Neurons which fire together wire together" It suddenly struck me today that pain pleasure are merely habits of mental association. For example if rainy weather makes you gloomy it is simply because the stimuli causes the gloomy neurons in the brain to get activated, and this association w...

They say it takes one to know one. So tell me master, what do you mean "phenomena in consciousness"? Phenomena in consciousness: Thoughts emotions and their casual connection with each other and the outside circumstances/world. Teach me to do it. Simply observe it carefully, dispassionate...

I'm not sure what your point is. The point I raise is an old one (many philosophers/writers have also pondered the issue). Even though marriage family and such is a most unsatisfactory arrangement, the alternative (isolation) is also highly problematic. And I would like everybody to keep in mind th...

Each society has outcasts as part of its functioning. Maybe, but it is harmful to be an outcast for long. Unfortunately the need for company and belonging is very much the part of our mental makeup and society is so structured that only family is sanctioned for this need. Though I would very much p...

About living a "normal" existence. Having a home family and kids. At least one would would not be an outcaste from society.
We are social animals after all, the alienation of a Hermit's life may be hazardous to the mind.

M.

Who posted this thing? Is this loud emotional clown supposed to be enlightened? Not only enlightened, but widely regarded one of the foremost nondual (advaita) masters along with Ramana (though I think reaches to the core faster than Ramana). Yeah, "I Am That" inspired me quite a bit in t...

A rare man with deep insight and free from the (guru) power games. Spent his life in a slum and sold cigarettes from a shanty. Does anybody else know about him. Information: Nisargadatta is widely considered to be one of the 20th century's greatest master of the school of Advaita Vedanta or nonduali...