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       #Post#: 6809--------------------------------------------------
       Thought as fiction
   DIR By: Plato
       Date: March 6, 2023, 1:39 pm
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       There are many "types" of people in the world but spiritually it
       boils down to only two. Jed broke it down to basically zombies
       and vampires or caterpillars and butterflies and while no
       metaphor is perfect and Jed's have all kinds of holes and
       caveats, let's suspend opinions just long enough to suppose that
       Jed is correct. That leaves the question; what exactly is it
       that differentiates these two types of people?
       Here the difference is really this simple, zombies and
       caterpillars believe that the majority of their thoughts are
       "true" or non-fiction. They never realize that their entire
       collection of life events (memories) is just a fiction. They see
       themselves and their "story" as non-fiction or the absolute
       truth of their existence, they have no idea that they are
       hopelessly caught in Maya's veils, the Matrix... Fiction. They
       use this fictitious benchmark (life story) when interpreting new
       experiences and their thoughts about those experiences; if it
       fits with their story then it's "true" if not it must be false.
       It's no wonder nothing ever comes clean in the wash for these
       people when the entire basis for judgement of one's experiences
       and thoughts is based solely on a work of fiction! People
       maneuver through life using the interpretations of a fictional
       character's perspective about events that never actually
       happened and then wonder why nothing ever seems to fit, nothing
       works out.
       Those who have tight-roped over to the non-fiction section
       (vampire's and butterflies) have no such false baseline getting
       in the way of their experience of life's events. It's one to
       one, event happens, mind engages event on it's own terms and
       deals with it. Thats it, clean, crisp and without a mountain of
       beliefs, fears and storytelling. The only way across that tight
       rope tho is the systematic release of all the opinions and
       beliefs you've ever held or still hold. Daunting eh?
       That's why Jed said you would have to be crazy or totally
       desperate to even try, he suggests you don't, unless you have no
       choice. It's really "camel through a needle's eye" kinda stuff,
       from over there in fiction it feels like climbing Everest but
       from over here, in the non-fiction section, it seemed like
       stepping up onto a curb.
       #Post#: 6810--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Thought as fiction
   DIR By: Crystal
       Date: March 6, 2023, 4:21 pm
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       Does that include feelings and experiences too? All fiction?
       **oops just re read what you wrote, and you meant ALL OF IT is
       fiction, so I withdraw my comment unless you meant otherwise.
       #Post#: 6811--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Thought as fiction
   DIR By: Plato
       Date: March 7, 2023, 8:54 am
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       --- Quote from: Crystal link ---
       >
       > Does that include feelings and experiences too? All fiction?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yes. Until one finally peels back all the layers of the human
       fiction called "reality" which encompasses money and politicians
       and science and religion and corporations and attorney's and
       insurance and language and race and history and future and on
       and on and on... until one pulls all that back to the core of
       "objective reality" dirt, rocks, trees and animals (humans just
       being one of a myriad of these life forms, no more important and
       no less) until one experiences this ultimate truth in all it's
       horror and beauty, one's experiences will ALWAYS be seen through
       the fictional prism of humanity and all it's beliefs.
       What could experiences and the feelings based on the thoughts
       about those experiences ever be but a fiction, when experienced,
       thought and felt through this "story of humanity"?
       For example, there was a time that I would have happily died in
       defense of my beliefs in Mormonism, would you? Of course not,
       but that was my "sacred cow" and the terrorists who flew planes
       into the towers? Just dying for their beliefs that they
       appropriated through the fiction of humanity. Autolysis is just
       the process of slaughtering all of "your" sacred cows. Can you
       imagine a hindu mystic getting out his machete and hacking the
       heads off of all the cattle he had been feeding, massaging and
       revering his entire life? That is why this process is the
       hardest thing you will ever do.
       It was easy for the black guy who played "Chef" on South Park to
       skewer the Mormons, the Catholics, the Hollywood elite and
       everyone else that South Park took aim at, he got paid a lot of
       money to do so but when they went after Scientology he quit the
       show, they were going after HIS sacred cow and now they were out
       of line. He cut off his nose to spite his face because he was
       being controlled by the fiction of humanity, he hadn't done the
       work (even tho Scientology was supposed to elevate him above
       such things).
       Until you peel it all back, yours and all of humanity's beliefs,
       you can never see the world clearly, you will always be living
       in a fiction and all of your opinions will be incorrect because
       your baseline is false, based on your tribe's version of the
       fiction of humanity.
       #Post#: 6812--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Thought as fiction
   DIR By: Plato
       Date: March 7, 2023, 10:11 am
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       --- Quote from: Plato link ---
       > People maneuver through life using the interpretations of a
       fictional character's perspective about events that never
       actually happened and then wonder why nothing ever seems to fit,
       nothing works out.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I guess I need to elaborate on one point here. When I say
       "events that actually never happened" I am not saying that an
       event didn't happen, yes your dad hit you in the head with a
       baseball bat when you were 5 years old, what "didn't actually
       happen" is the story you made up about it, your story is an
       amalgam of your experience and the experiences of others which
       again are fiction, just the stories they made up. Your story is
       your dad was being careless (didn't care about you) and split
       your head open so he must not love and care for "me". Your mom
       and dad got divorced and your mom's story corroborates yours
       because he was an a$$hole.
       But what really happened? A piece of wood struck a piece of
       bone, thats it. Everything beyond that is a human story and that
       story colors every other perception you ever have, it's the
       reason you don't trust men and on and on and on....
       #Post#: 6813--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Thought as fiction
   DIR By: Crystal
       Date: March 8, 2023, 8:51 am
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       Your statement: A piece of wood struck a piece of bone, thats
       it. Just more gaslighting for the masses, the child is told
       there is something wrong with him, all the while abusive
       individuals and harmful societal structures around them continue
       to do harm.
       #Post#: 6814--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Thought as fiction
   DIR By: j(
       Date: March 8, 2023, 11:01 am
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       Meanwhile a baby is eaten alive in nature while you parade
       around acting like humans are the only victims in the game of
       life. Congratulations arent you and your stories special
       #Post#: 6815--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Thought as fiction
   DIR By: j(
       Date: March 9, 2023, 1:40 pm
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       I think it's funny that people cling to these stories about
       harmful societal structures and people. Like wake up. The world
       at least in my experience is not nice. It would serve people to
       get real about that fact and if anything grow up and toughen up.
       That's something you can at least take into your own hands. Not
       sure what crying about it and bellyaching to each other actually
       accomplishes.
       PS doesn't seem that she's all that interested in what you and I
       are saying so much as proving her own beliefs true any ways
       Steve. Oh well, what's new. Having actual depth in conversation
       seeming increasingly rare these days. Another great reason to
       stop looking out there for anything at all and zero in.
       #Post#: 6816--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Thought as fiction
   DIR By: Plato
       Date: March 13, 2023, 12:44 pm
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       --- Quote from: Crystal link ---
       >
       > Your statement: A piece of wood struck a piece of bone, thats
       it. Just more gaslighting for the masses, the child is told
       there is something wrong with him, all the while abusive
       individuals and harmful societal structures around them continue
       to do harm.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Sorry, was out of town for a week, I think Justin has sussed
       this out in his comments, yes the child always internalizes such
       events and suffers on their way to adulthood (about 21) but then
       comes a choice, continue to blame others for their predicament
       for the rest of their life, clinging to childhood victim stories
       and consequently wasting the rest of their existence... or take
       responsibility for their situation by ending the blame game,
       forgiveness is helpful here, of self and others and then take
       that bold step into adulthood. This isn't awakening, far from it
       but it is a step in the right direction if one is looking to
       improve their life, their outlook and the lives of those around
       you.
       By the time awakening shows up, you will have realized that life
       is just the story you tell to yourself. If your mind is busy
       fabricating victim stories, you will be a mess. All stories are
       fiction, why not live a heroic version of your story? I've lived
       both, the latter is far preferable.
       And I understand if you cannot grasp this concept now, few ever
       grasp it but at least now you have the answer and maybe you will
       remember it when you are ready to step out of victimhood and
       into adulthood.
       #Post#: 6817--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Thought as fiction
   DIR By: Crystal
       Date: March 14, 2023, 9:14 am
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       This is the problem with grey, no one stands up for anything,
       they just go along with any crazy story and say it’s all good.
       It's just a story. Even knocking the kids head off. Somehow we
       went from bone to bat to animals eating their young to being
       accused of being special and just grow the f...k up. There is no
       way that any counter question or statement will make any
       difference here.
       What/who are you? In one sentence or two. In your own words, not
       Jed's.
       #Post#: 6818--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Thought as fiction
   DIR By: Plato
       Date: March 14, 2023, 1:20 pm
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       --- Quote from: Crystal link ---
       >
       > This is the problem with grey, no one stands up for anything,
       they just go along with any crazy story and say it’s all good.
       It's just a story. Even knocking the kids head off. Somehow we
       went from bone to bat to animals eating their young to being
       accused of being special and just grow the f...k up. There is no
       way that any counter question or statement will make any
       difference here.
       >
       > What/who are you? In one sentence or two. In your own words,
       not Jed's.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       The beginning and the end, nothing and everything, all things
       begin here when eye lids arise and all things end here when eye
       lids close. Beyond that it is not my job to know, understand,
       make up or believe another's story of what "I" is, "I" did that
       for 50+ years, it didn't/doesn't work. This is liberation and it
       is lovely.
       There is no grey here, I reject all crazy stories and do not go
       along with them but I'm an equal opportunity rejectionist; I
       reject all seemingly sane stories as well. The actual truth of
       the bat/bone story is; the child was told to wait on the bench
       while the father took his turn at bat, because the child didn't
       do as it was told and chose to follow the father, it ended up
       getting hit on the swing follow through. Now who's at fault? The
       mother for lying to the child about how it got the scar? The
       father for not making sure the child obeyed? The child for
       disobeying? The owner of the baseball field for allowing a child
       in the field of play? Abner Doubleday for inventing baseball? Or
       is the answer finally that the entire human race is wrong and
       that our collective desire to fix problems that aren't there and
       blame others for mistakes that never happened is the problem?
       Like Howard Jones sang, "No one, No one ever, is to blame". In
       this existence the only story that makes sense and creates total
       freedom from guilt/blame is; a piece of wood struck a piece of
       bone. From this position one can create any world they want to
       live in, from all the other positions one gets stuck in Maya's
       webs of guilt, blame and punishment, the rollercoaster of life.
       No thanks.
       If you want to stand up for something then you can do it but
       judging, blaming and punishing others for not creating a world
       that you'd like to live in seems a fruitless and unnecessarily
       painful path to take through life.
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