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Thank you for the derisive introduction. :yo:

I never said any of it was not to be taken seriously, I said it was intentionally impossible, over-the-top, and ridiculous.

Impossible because...

Dualistic? There's far more than two aspects you'll be surprised to discover. Someday.

But not today (not from me anyhow). This exercise has played its self out, and I tire of the authoritarian...

Can't it be all of the above?



That is certainly one way of perceiving things, but disagreement is not synonymous with being misguided outside your perspective. That which is submitted is no...

Is it really beyond the mind, or is it perceived as being beyond the mind by the mind?



Yes! Authoritarianism! The Disciple "properly" submits to the representation of the absolute (as being...

You may call it courage - and it is! - but it also is submitting to authoritarian programming.

IMO, it takes significantly more courage - and no authoritarianism - to contest 'the enlightened' and...

I would be careful before claiming to represent what another person is saying, though I don't contest that one might identify with the essence of it.

My point is that when one makes...

I don't disagree with your thesis, but I would like to point out that you are suggesting that individuals who are skeptical/critical of this type of expression are immature, flighty cowards.

I am more impressed by what is thought than what is believed; Belief implies conviction, from which egos and agendas get caught up, and onward like dominoes. Thought - on the other hand - can be...

I would be more impressed if you were to tell me what you think.

There is a common theme in the 'Enlightened' crowd, that of using vacuous terminology and referencing other people's works and...

Show me a person promoting enlightenment, and I'll show you a person who has a vested interest in being seen as such, currently or potentially.

My personal response to the thread title:

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