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The critical question to ask is the reality of it. What is real [true, factual, knowledge] is contingent upon a human-based [collective of subjects] framework and system [FS] of which the scientific FS is the most credible and objective. If anything spiritual is to be real, credible and objective i...

The universe is a complex but absolutely integrated system of phenomena, which include physical, chemical, biological, psychic phenomena... that moves infallibly, it does not fail, there are no contradictions. We are seeing, through science and the models that we are building, that there is somethi...

The word 'spirit' can refer to the invisible, and like Mind, soul, thought, and emotion 'spirit' is also invisible. Now, to separate these words I just use; The 'Spirit' word, with a capital 'S', to refer to the One Being, which is also known as a 'SAGE', or the 'Spirit', 'Allah', 'God', or 'Enligh...

I am asking this question to look at the various different meanings of what existence as 'spirit' entails or means. It is a question which arose to me during the thread on mysticism and transformation. However, it is a separate question. The critical question to ask is the reality of it. What is re...

I am asking this question to look at the various different meanings of what existence as 'spirit' entails or means. It is a question which arose to me during the thread on mysticism and transformation. However, it is a separate question. My own general point of view is that spirit exists as a form ...

I am asking this question to look at the various different meanings of what existence as 'spirit' entails or means. It is a question which arose to me during the thread on mysticism and transformation. However, it is a separate question. My own general point of view is that spirit exists as a form ...

I am asking this question to look at the various different meanings of what existence as 'spirit' entails or means. It is a question which arose to me during the thread on mysticism and transformation. However, it is a separate question. My own general point of view is that spirit exists as a form w...

I wonder to what extent the idea of enlightenment falls into the scope of psychology or philosophy. What is the overlap? One overlap is the perpetual presence (of awareness) within reality. Its absence is studied in psychology. For example, a characteristic of a charismatic extrovert is giving full...

That is a nice reply , Jack, but are we actually agreed that 'enlightenment' is a psychedelic experience that involves an alternative perception that omits time, space, and force? The trouble which I see is that people who claim to be enlightened may use the term in differing ways. I am inclined to...

The idea of reincarnation would imply some literal kind of immortal soul which remains through the processes between death and a future birth. The problem with the concept of reincarnation (of which there are several problems) is that it implies that a soul may require hundreds (if not thousands) o...

I never needed philosophy, religion, or mysticism to reach enlightenment. I got all the enlightenment i needed in the state's institutions and prisons. And while i do imagine sitting indian style and humming between deep breaths can be edifying somehow, I'm not sure I'd be able to attain the same g...

Jack Daydream wrote: One current trend is getting intoxicated on helium balloons, which seems like the opposite to the quest for transformation and more about a way of mind-numbing. It keeps the mystical hidden and even in most forms of religion it often remains low profile amidst ritualism and dog...

I never needed philosophy, religion, or mysticism to reach enlightenment. I got all the enlightenment i needed in the state's institutions and prisons. And while i do imagine sitting indian style and humming between deep breaths can be edifying somehow, I'm not sure I'd be able to attain the same g...

Part of me does remain open to the possibility of idealism though. That is based on my two experiences of taking LSD. This was before I began training in psychiatric nursing. I know that taking hallucinogenics is not wise and is even described by some as 'profane mysticism'. A few scientists experi...

After the occlusion of a blood vessel that drained one of my retinas I had visual imagery when i closed my eyes and waited for the imagery to happen. It was rather fun and I was sorry when it went away. However the clot in my retina was incurable and affected one eye's central visual field. I attri...