Mandy Posted September 21, 2023 Posted September 21, 2023 I listened to this Joe Scott video recently, and found it really interesting especially the questions he raises about privacy of thoughts with technology like the AI pin. Then I came across this Alan Watts video, which even though is not a recent talk fits it with it so neatly and takes it somewhere else. What do you think? What if thoughts are already not at all private but that we have our heads in the sand about this? Quote Mention Youtube Channel
Orb Posted September 21, 2023 Posted September 21, 2023 If thoughts weren't private I think we'd at first feel fear but then compassion and eventually a collective self acceptance. Quote Mention "Mediocrity is gone. Mind is clear of limitation. I seek no state of enlightenment. Neither do I remain where no enlightenment exists. Since I linger in neither condition, eyes cannot see me. If hundreds of birds strew my path with flowers, such praise would be meaningless." - A Comment on the 8th Ox Herding Picture
Mandy Posted September 21, 2023 Author Posted September 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, Orb said: If thoughts weren't private I think we'd at first feel fear but then compassion and eventually a collective self acceptance. Yeah, I think alignment would be crucial. We'd no longer be able to take people seriously. We don't take ourselves seriously because we realize how fickle and all over the place our thoughts are because the thoughts match our vibration/emotion/resistance. Then there wouldn't be need for substances to sort of falsely recreate those conditions when we stop taking others seriously. It would be like everyone was drunk all the time in a way. It would first be a total mess and chaos and then more alignment than ever. I wonder if that's what we're living right now with tik toc, social media, only fans, and the internet as a whole. oh, it is! 😂 Quote Mention Youtube Channel
Blessed2 Posted September 21, 2023 Posted September 21, 2023 https://acim.org/acim/chapter-15/the-needless-sacrifice/en/s/196 "Private thoughts" is a projection of guilt. Ego's "world". Quote Mention If you aren't outrageously happy, you're functioning at a fraction of your potential.
Mandy Posted September 22, 2023 Author Posted September 22, 2023 22 hours ago, Blessed2 said: https://acim.org/acim/chapter-15/the-needless-sacrifice/en/s/196 "Private thoughts" is a projection of guilt. Ego's "world". "I'm the only one suffering like this." "I'm the only one who has this problem." "No one can know because their false perception of me is more valuable to me than authenticity and honesty", etc. Or there's examples of not hearing the guidance of guilt that sound like, "My intelligence is superior to theirs because I got away with it.", etc. Quote Mention Youtube Channel
Enlightened Cat Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 This tripped me out cause it made me realize that thoughts aren't actually private. The idea of "being private" happens in thought hahaha. Quote Mention "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." -The Little Prince
Jonas Long Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 What if privates weren't thoughts? Quote Mention
Mandy Posted October 27, 2023 Author Posted October 27, 2023 9 hours ago, Enlightened Cat said: This tripped me out cause it made me realize that thoughts aren't actually private. The idea of "being private" happens in thought hahaha. Yep, that's really good. 30 minutes ago, Jonas Long said: What if privates weren't thoughts? 🤔😂 Quote Mention Youtube Channel
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