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MW! Salaam!

Thanks GK finally got a breather from all that schooling! I agree with your perspective and would add that the concept of a god at all may be very limiting in itself. Not to say that there is not some really wonderful reality underlying the physical reality we see, that would be fun to posit...

Not really the point I was trying to make. Any "proof" that isn't empirical is subjective and not really a proof of anything. Don't you see that proving and defining are both really absurd when it comes to ultimate reality? If the proof you seek is the understanding of another person what does...

I would love to answer the question, but first it is essential to define what it is that needs proving isn't it? Therefore, please define "God". But even this becomes problematic doesn't it? As soon as a definition is given there is something listed and other things not listed, thus God becomes...

Okay, that's helpful. I'm aware that I don't fully understand what you mean, that's why I'm asking questions. Is it okay if I ask you questions to better understand you? I'm not trying to criticize or demean your point of view, I just want to be sure I'm understanding you correctly, so thank for...

Ah! Well, thank you for clearing that up. So If I understand you correctly, any political, religious, or even social organization that promotes the marginalization, or mistreatment of non-members or even perhaps, those that think differently, should be banned in the US?

So If we in America begin to believe as a general rule that it is okay to imprison people for belonging to a specific religion, what does that say about who we are and what we have become? Be careful if you would fight monsters, Nietzsche reminds us, lest you become one in the process.

Indeed, spirituality might be instrumental in healing the wounds of Japanese society, but as with all cultures, the subject is complex. As I understand it, Karoshi is such a problem in Japan that there are organizations dedicated to dealing with the problem. Stress and overwork can kill and the...

I wish we could bring more of this kind of thinking into the discussion.

So how's the Dale Carnegie course going?

Thanks Everybody!

Couldn't give you a rep for this until I give out more, apparently, but nicely written and expressed. There still exists a strong tendency for western thinkers to compartmentalize and deconstruct partly because, or so I believe they tend to rely on formal operational thinking rather than post...

Maybe, but the way I understand it, the Buddha was trying to find a way to overcome suffering, and as a result discovered the truth about suffering and a way of dealing with it. For example, when we communicate with each other, and the mutual feeling is not one of compassion or at least good...

Happy Birthday!

Thanks for this, I came across Brother David's work a few years ago and fell in love this website, but had forgotten all about it until yesterday when I was explaining to a friend how cool it was to enter a sacred space and light a candle. I'm beginning to think Jung might have had something...

Thomas, Tariki, I'm totally loving this conversation :)

Hey Radar, I just got to thinking, did you mean an experience beyond just the sense of self and basic metacognition? Maybe something like having a mature, ethical criteria with which to evaluate one's thinking and behavior? Perhaps this is the role of spirituality or religious practice?

Maybe, but the model I'm using is empirically consistent across cultures. In other words it isn't culturally specific. Self-awareness isn't taught it develops.

Developing self-awareness is a developmental task, it begins usually at about 4 years old, but sometimes earlier. Experiments with children and a mirror show that at some point children will notice a small smudge placed on their forehead or chin, and touch that place. Additionally, we begin to...

Well, technically it's a non-logical statement, but I think there is something deeper here to look at. I think GK was expressing a thought about how he is relating to others rather than expressing a thought about formal logic. And in that spirit, I must agree with him.