Things I’ve been thinking about.

Arguments against Vedanta/Brahman in Buddhism

The Madhyamaka attack on Brahman style views Nagarjuna's core weapon is the concept of svabhava, usually translated as "inherent existence" or "self nature." His argument in the Mulamadhyama…

No Ground to Stand On

The core split in contemplative philosophy comes down to one question: is there a self underneath the noise, or not? Vedanta: Yes Strip away the body, thoughts, memories, and personality, an…

Thoughts on Love

Girls are the same as books, as in that, for example, I love the Harry Potter books, right? So I store it and treat it with respect because it gave me a lot of dopamine. So when a girl gives…

Energy: The Universal Current

Entire religions and spiritual paths that billions of people devote themselves to right now are centered around energy. "Vibes" are energy. The Holy Spirit that Christians claim to feel is e…

Don't Worship the Finger

Every religion, every tradition, every system of knowledge is pointing at something real. The problem starts when we forget about the thing being pointed at and begin worshipping the hand in…

A dream realization that shattered everything i knew

Last night I had one of those dreams that doesn't fade when you wake up. The kind that feels more real than reality itself. I don't know what triggered it, but I woke up with this overwhelmi…

Emotional Guidance Chart

Came across this emotional guidance chart while reading Esther Hicks' work. Putting it here as a reminder to myself good vibes is the way.…

Is it all one thing?

Discussions around UFOs, mantid beings, magic, time travel, and other forms of high strangeness often seem to converge on a single theme: consciousness. Researchers and thinkers such as Jacq…

Why governments can't replicate NHI technology

There's a quote from the film Interstellar that's stayed with me: "Love isn't something that we invented. It's observable. Powerful. It has to mean something. Maybe it means something more, …