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J. Krishnamurti said it the best: "Belief has no place where truth is concerned." I always view these types of movements with a lot of suspicion. Mainly becaus
by 0x8BADF00D 6y ago
J. Krishnamurti said it the best: "Belief has no place where truth is concerned."
I always view these types of movements with a lot of suspicion. Mainly because of the falsehoods they present. Self-realization is not something that can be taught by following someone else. You can spend your entire life looking for it in other people. But you have to experience it, to truly understand. You shouldn't even listen to what I'm writing here, as this entire comment could be a similar falsehood that detracts you in your search.
- hutzlibu 6y ago"You shouldn't even listen to what I'm writing here" If you believe that, why are you writing it then? I think, because you do believe, that text can help others understand something. Not always, though.
- 0x8BADF00D 6y agoIt doesn't matter what I believe. For all you know, I could be a finite state machine. Or a similar automaton.
- CivBase 6y agoAllow me to reiterate for hutzlibu... If you believe that, why are you writing it then?
- stickfigure 6y agoBecause it was a necessary part of transitioning from state 0x923d74ff6245b250b323 to state 0x810215d1ccb3ed13d54c? People are not simple flowcharts. They can have all sorts of motivations that aren't literal interpretations of what comes out of their mouth. But you know that. So why are you asking the question?
- mirimir 6y agoThe point is to think for yourself, I think. "Question reality", as they say.
- hutzlibu 6y agoSure. And writing it down, can help others reach that conclusion ..
- 0x8BADF00D 6y agoLanguage itself is a distortion of your thoughts.
- Erlich_Bachman 6y agoWell at least your thoughts seem very distorted because you seem to claim that using the tool of language is useless and no one should do it, and then still keep using it and even try to defend using it. "Language itself is a distortion of your thoughts" is just one of those truths, one of the first things any growing human being sees when they start on a journey of spiritual growth. The point of it is not to stop using or stop trusting the language, stop communicating. The point is to see how it works and how it relates to the rest of the self, so that it can fulfill its great potential as a tool for spiritual growth and learning.
- vageli 6y agoIn the same way that people can read words and have their minds blown, people can read words and have epiphanies. Zen koans are examples of this.