How's this for some contrast? In response to the following,
The body is the wisdom-tree,
The mind is a bright mirror in a stand;
Take care to wipe it all the time,
And allow no dust to cling.
Hui-neng wrote:
Fundamentally no wisdom-tree exists,
Nor the stand of a mirror bright.
Since all is empty from the beginning,
Where can the dust alight?
Congratulations on your ongoing personal development/enlightenment and to all of us as we grow together, I liked your writing style it was clear and entertaining.
I am coming to believe the following things but will continue to test my theories:
-We are all part/single component of the vast universe/possible universe (one component of a whole that is all things from rocks to possible aliens)
-When we are born we separate from the universe and our knowledge that we are the universe fades as we begin to experience the world, we then begin a period of transformation where we will either regain the knowledge that is an innate internal/external truth or we die without learning this and then die and are transferred into something else within the universe.
-The Dabrowski model of positive disintegration is a most powerful tool for developing people to their full potential, and the best part is it is what you decide to improve within yourself it gives you such fulfillment.
-We can build a positive force for good, help others become enlightened and there will be a ongoing positive feedback loop, if we empower people to make this change themselves and help when we can then we reduce the amount of resources needed for governance of people.
-Once we can stop the waste on resources by war and transfer it to science and social improvements than more people will have time to seek enlightenment because it aint easy in this modern little world and there are people who would oppose such a change.
-At a highest level of perception there is no black or white or one state or the other, all concepts, psychical laws and anything else you can imagine are only possible permutations of the universe. Think ourobous
I have had many revelations lately and a lot have been influenced by members of this board your all a bunch of:
-Tweakers
-Scholars
-Gentlemen/women
-Components of the universe
Psychedelics don't just allow you to think outside the box, you can think outside the box that exists in multiple universes at different times with a mirror reflecting light back into itself in an endlessly complex pattern that is still one beam.
THE FUTURE GROWS INFINITELY BRIGHTER BUT WILL IT LEAD BACK TO THE BEGINNING (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros)
Best fortunes to you all.8)