Welcome to this thread. I appreciate the trust and hope you have placed upon me.
I appreciate the path you are upon.
We are all the same. All beggars who are trapped. All prisoners.
Where I am at now is in no-way superior to you but I want to share, something you may, one day, be able to use.
There is a message...no better yet, a state of being, that approaches a freedom to a degree. A temporary freeing of ourselves, to a degree, from Birth after birth, Old Age, Disease, and Death.
This state of being does not need dogma of established religions, past philosophers, or storytellers.
This new state of being involves self-consciousness; Being able to see yourself.
Self understanding and truth.
Don't be afraid, one day, to overthrow your intellectualism.
It is the ultimate experience in philosophy and in spirituality. Good luck in all you do.
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I know this is a strange message, it is a paradox, being that we are all trapped within this medium, this forum, that, seems to favor intellectualism exclusively but, nevertheless, I think this needs to be stated.
Using the GIF above as a metaphor, I can say, there is much more below the surface, much more beyond our intellectualism as far as philosophy or our spirituality is concerned.
Our life-giving bread as philosophers is truly below the surface. Our food; our goal, is located within a more complete state of being.
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