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Saying that it is impossible to be honest with one's self is self defeating. The rest of the post explains why, but if you can't get past someone disagreeing with you then I can see why you struggle with the idea of being able to be honest with yourself.
Being honest with ourselves is how we can improve.
I didn’t say it’s impossible. I didn’t say you can’t be honest with yourself. I said if you think you don’t lie to yourself you need more introspection.
You can disagree with me as much as you like, that doesn’t mean I need to be silent on your arguments.
If I say you’ll never ride a dragon I don’t feel that’s me being negative. If you say you’ll ride dragons all the times I want some information from you…. That’s not an easily attainable thing that people just stumble apon. I have questions lol.
You’re talking about reaching a state of pure inner peace… please elaborate how you attained such knowledge?
I thought about things a lot and accepted my faults and bad habits without excuses.
I know exactly who I am and am at peace with being less than perfect, but aware of what I need to do to be better. Knowing doesn't guarantee success though, sometimes it requires constant work.
I have no idea what the fuck you are talking about with the dragons. If you mean Komodo dragons, I sure wouldn't ride those as they are fucking dangerous.
You are playing fast and lose in this game. It’s a philosophical exercise. I didn’t say people can’t accept themselves for who they are.
Let’s bring back the dragons. You mentioned “do you mean Komodo?” No I mean fire breathing dragons. Possibly ice dragons.
I was referring to being totally honest with yourself in a way monks have trouble achieving, not trying out a risky hat.
That’s why I was so confused . You and another guy are like “yeah I got that”… wait what? You have elitenment? You ride an ice dragon? Tell me more immediately.
It sounds like you’re doing good. I personally and having some set backs in my path to enlightenment (obviously) but it sounds like we’re both working on it. We just had a misunderstanding.
I was being more literal than you or something. If it makes you feel better I was never mad just confused “you attained enlightenment?!… can you show me?… no? That’s sucks”
Final edit: read my words agin but instead of thinking I. A troll remember I’m just a dude drinking and posting during breaks from family. I’ve been told I sound aggressive in texts but I’m just talking. Not starting world war 3. And I’m pretty sure you aren’t a monk. Almost positive.
If you’re a monk you are required by law to tell me… in Jesus name. Amen…
(Stares accusingly)
Being honest with myself: They don't exist so you really can't decide how you would interact with them.
Yes, I am enlightened.
At want point do individual grains of rice become a pile?
What did nothing sound like?
If I see a yellow flower am seeing yellow rejected?
If I’m not what came before me and not what comes after what’s the meaning of choice?
A couple simple questions for the enlightened.
When there are enough, which changes depending on circumstances. Many things are approximates and understanding that there is no correct answer is gaining true understanding.
We will never truly know what nothing sounds like because our ears and our sense of touch that feels sound vibrations pick up our own internal noises made by biology. We can approach the sound of nothing, but we will never be able to hear it as long as we have senses.
How we perceive colors is scientifically defined as the colors being absorbed and not really a thought experiment like the first two. A fun question would be what prompts plants to create new colors?
Choice has the value we give it, nothing more. We are one small species on a planet in a solar system in a galaxy that is part of a galaxy cluster that is part of the overall universe. When life on Earth fades away the universe and everything in it will move on, and the only meaning that exists is that which we create in our minds.
There is a lot of peace in knowing that nothing truly has meaning, because it means we actually make those choices out of free will and not because there are no universal right and wrong choices.