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juantoo3 said: Backatcha, Bee! OK, but are we discussing the concept of "absolute," or the nature of "reality?" The two subjects are *not* implicitly or explicitly the same. Words are not the thing they represent. Language has limitations. Suggesting that *any* of these represents the whole...

bhaktajan said: If by philosophical research one cannot come to the point of understanding the Supreme Person, then his task is not finished. His search in knowledge is still to be continued until he comes to the point of understanding the Supreme Lord in devotional service. juantoo3 said...

bhaktajan said: It is said in Bhagavad-gita that after many, many lives of philosophical research the wise man ultimately comes to the point of knowing that Supreme Personality of Godhead, is everything, and therefore he surrenders unto Him. Such serious students in philosophical research are...

bhaktajan said: What the Upanishads describe as the impersonal Brahman is actually the effulgence of Lord Krishna's body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul is actually Lord Krishna's localized plenary portion. Lord Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead, full with six opulences. He is...

bhaktajan said: ABSOLUTE REALITY means all living being & non-animated elements engage in sanatana-dharma aka sva-dharma. Such duties/activities are NOT RELATIVE to time, circumstance & desires ---such acts are relative to ones existence. juantoo3 said: I think I see already this discussion...

juantoo3 said: This enters the realm of "wide spectrum of meaning" and "causing confusion." "Absolute Truths" must be considered by a truthful philosopher to himself if no other, as hopeful delusions. The absolute truth is, I must draw my next breath, or I will die. Absolute Truths are those...

I POSTED THE OP TO GET RESPONDENTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE EXISTS THE IDEA THAT “ABSOLUTES” DO EXIST. THUS, THE NEXT THING TO DO IS NAME AT LEAST ONE ABSOLUTE. OTOH, IF SOMEONE SAYS NAY! NONE SUCH THING! …THEN LET ‘EM SAY HOW-COME(?).

the concept of "absolute," or the nature of "reality?" a] i AM SPEAKING OF the concept of "absolute. BUT… B] the nature of "reality" IS THE PRIME EXAMPLE OF ABSOLUTE(S) IN ACTION.

bhaktajan said: Godhead is the goal. juantoo3 said: Agreed, a return to the Source from which all comes. WE MAY BE GUILT-FREE CAFÉ DAY DREAMER-PHILOSOPHERS. BUT ENORMOUS QUANTITIES OF DEATHS OCCUR EVERY PASSING DAY. AND THE MAJORITY OF WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...

Please note that the CAPITALISED TEXT is used by me just for “differentiation” amongst all the other text below, Bhaktajan. WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW bhaktajan said: There is the subjective POV and there is the objective POV. juantoo3 said...

THERE ONCE WAS A SUPERHUMAN WARRIOR WHO DECLINED TO FIGHT...the advise he received was: You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not...

Persona = possessing: 1 beauty 2 intelligence 3 reputation 4 prowess 5 opulence 6 renunciation Now widdle-down what possesses these innate characteristics versus what does NOT possess them. Rocks don't have these characteristics. Only the "Beholder" can perceive rocks. The beholder of the...

Name one. I can think of *no* void that is not a part of something larger, The Void is the empty space that the cosmos occupies. The Void is the field behind all activity. The Void is the Emptiness ... absolute pure zero Emptiness. No?

Hey Jay! I do hope to reply properly to your points above. just a quick added word here... Let's start with the most most rudimentary Absolute...that we can think of as the most definitive examples to name... I want to mention, "Void". I state that there exists an "Absolute Void". [Rsvp] and...

I must start by citing a maxim I learnt years ago: "There is no real Love in the material world, it is just a 'give-and-take' paradigm" I agree with this. That our self-motivation always has ulterior-motives, namely, 'What benefit is in it for me"? BUT motive can often be complicated by a...

For Thomas: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ bhaktajan said: ↑ ... there is the Concept of Absolute. Absolute reality exists. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Indeed, but can we comprehend this Absolute? If one accepts given traditional cosmologies, the answer is no, in as much as that which is...

"Prescribed Duty": It is far better to discharge one’s prescribed duties, even though faultily, than another’s duties perfectly. Destruction in the course of performing one’s own duty is better than engaging in another’s duties, for to follow another’s path is dangerous. (Bg 3:35) Whether...

I've said, in the past: If you are in the right place [where you are supposed to be], at the right time [when you are supposed to be present], There is no need to fear. Carry on.

I will be back juantoo3. CORRECTION NOTE: My last post had used the words: Interior Elevations ---this is a typo-error. It should read "ie:" Lol it reads as if I was using the words "Interior Elevations" as some sort of psycho-spiritual lingo. hehehe