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After quite a few years obsessing over the only real question philosophy ponders, "why?", I've arrived to an answer that rewards my quest. I'll share, for what it's worth; the establishment of a universal language. If, there is a God, and he/she/it created all that exists, I presume it li...

After quite a few years obsessing over the only real question philosophy ponders, "why?", I've arrived to an answer that rewards my quest. I'll share, for what it's worth; the establishment of a universal language. If, there is a God, and he/she/it created all that exists, I presume it lik...

If one wanted to consider a God whose past existence has proven itself by endowing our present day society with great accomplishment, they would consider Apollo, the head god of the Greeks. The words spoken by the oracle at his temple in Delphi were completely responsible in a very direct way, for a...

I posted this story because I thought it represents many of our characters: both the good and the stupids. A FABLE FOR EVERYONE Aesop lived as a slave in Greece over twenty three hundred years ago and is generally held to be the father of fables. He was a slave who found favor with his stories. The ...

Where upon do you base the statement that there is only one truth? If a person is "enlightened", he makes all decisions in what is called 'the now moment'. And if all his decisions are made for the best benefit for his person, then he has done 'right' for himself, according to the best 't...

What is this enlightment that you speak of? Is there truly such a thing or do we just create dogma upon dogma of what we consider relatively plausible truth? Besides, I think of the plausability of those supposed truths as relative. The more I philosophise, the more aware I become of my ignorance a...

Prejudice is the enemy of enlightenment: Would you give a guy thirty years your senior a chance on the off chance he might be the same age? For instance, I`m 65 yrs and beating the world physically, I average one new physical record every two months, likely possess more vitality than you as well. A...

You might have noticed that, ever since I have signed up here, I have been creating nothing but repeated topics regarding the same subject in regards to how a life filled with positive emotions is the only good and worthwhile life. The topic was the same this whole entire time, but all my arguments...

What exactly in enlightenment has to do with logic and arguments except for your own enlightened philosophy? If you have reached enlightenment, please tell me if you have used a certain philosophy (e.g. Vajrayana) or not (e.g. Zen) and what have you done to achieve it? What is your view of life whe...

What exactly in enlightenment has to do with logic and arguments except for your own enlightened philosophy? If you have reached enlightenment, please tell me if you have used a certain philosophy (e.g. Vajrayana) or not (e.g. Zen) and what have you done to achieve it? What is your view of life whe...

ENLIGHTENMENT IS! Pure and simple. Enlightenment is: the ability to see and understand the dynamics that operate between causes and their resulting effects . This power to cause this morphing changing isn't cloaked in mysteries or religious gibberish, on the contrary, these dynamics as I like to cal...

My sister just sent me this quote. I think that some of the trolls on this site that pretend to be philosophic should think about it while looking in a mirror. "Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience." And Trixie, I think that anyone tha...

The avoidance of any position that cannot be logically or empirically supported The realisation that all I will ever know is in relative terms practically zero There is nothing in my OP that cannot be logically supported. I described it as a method completely sound in its mechanics and contains not...

My question to you is can you describe enlightenment from your own first person view of its manifestation The avoidance of any position that cannot be logically or empirically supported The realisation that all I will ever know is in relative terms practically zero There is nothing in my OP that ca...