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instantaneous annihilation vs continuity of consciousness 2016-07-06 16:39:18 Post No.17889593
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most scientists of today, it seems, believe and propagate what i will call the theory of "instantaneous annihilation": that we are just the product of evolution, that consciousness is produced by the physical brain, that when the brain dies at death, the individual is instantaneously annihilated forever.
perhaps this view is fairly new in the western world, which was dominated by christianity for long, but it is just an old theory in the east. 2500 years ago, when the historical buddha lived, there were plenty of influential teachers who propagated the exact same theory and it had the exact same effect on their way of life, namely, encouraging indulgence in pleasures here and now. after all, if you believe that birth is the beginning, death is the end, and there is no continuity from life to life, then why not simply maximize one's pleasures before the inevitable annihilation implicit in death?
furthermore, the scientists like to say or imply that it's merely "wishful thinking" to think otherwise, as if all religions are just resting on a pathetic, naive hope of eternal individuality, the survival of a personal soul that is born once, dies once, but lives on forever more elsewhere, whether in heaven or hell.
now, perhaps that is true for the monotheistic religions, that they are resting on a naive hope of perpetual personality extending beyond death into eternity, but it is quite the opposite for ancient buddhism.
let me explain: the theory of rebirth (that is, repeated births and deaths, not "rebirth" as in "spiritual rebirth" or "born again" etc) was NOT used to give hope but rather to inspire dread and terror at the prospect of living yet another life of suffering, forced to undergo all the same types of experiences, struggling to survive, meeting with the horror of life again and again.
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now, from the perspective of these ancient buddhist and jain ascetics, for whom life was, ultimately speaking, deeply marred by suffering, due to the impermanence of all things, the inevitable wearing down, decay, death, and disappearance of all we hold near and dear, the only "wishful thinkers" were the materialists who assumed death to be instantaneous annihilation, because they assumed that no matter how they lived, no matter what they did, they were simply obliterated by death, thus rendering all such things as spiritual discipline meaningless and pointless, elevating nihilistic hedonism to the supreme position.
to these ancient ascetics, the realistic way of thinking was the theory of rebirth, the cycle of births and deaths within samsara, and the idea of attaining liberation therefrom by uprooting all craving for pleasure and continued existence, aspiring to the great and final extinction of nirvana.
suppose that the scientific theory is true; well, do we really need to know it? if it's automatic annihilation, what does it matter how we lived, what we believed, except that our beliefs may preclude us from the hedonistic indulgences embraced by scientific nihilists? we gain nothing from believing in instantaneous annihilation. on the other hand, if we side with the theory of rebirth, we gain a far reaching outlook into the future, realizing that if we do not do something soon, we will be automatically recycled, reborn, and remain trapped within life, which is suffering. we gain a view to attaining liberation and freedom, we perceive a way, outlined by the buddhas, for attaining nirvana via a strict life of discipline and wisdom.
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scientists like richard dawkins love to debate christians, love to refute their naive doctrines, but shy away from even approaching the perspective of ancient jains and buddhists. could it be that they would not know how to approach the debate, since it is not wishful thinking on the part of buddhists, but realistic thinking, and that it exposes the materialistic bias as being wishful thinking all along? would a scientist like richard dawkins, apparently in love with the mysteries of science, prefer to be reborn and live again, rather than attain the extinction he assumes is instantaneous with his death?
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>be me
>be born
>advanced child speech and life in general is easy
>didthisb4.jpeg
>have depression because humans suck and I don't belong
>waiting for meat sack of me to die so I can go to next meat sack/ or new place
I just believe there is more and if I do get instantly annihilated I won't be made about it cuz I won't exist
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Looks more like some hipster who takes some college course
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cool video i guess but "deep web?" lol fuck off
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>.avi
dropped.
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The other morning while I was sleeping in I had a very weird dream. I was sucking on a nipple (??) and then I started staring at a sigil (I only know of them because of occasionally browsing x). Everything kinda faded to black and then a red demon with wings appeared. It looked like the statue of the demon from the exorcist. Its name flashed and it was something like 'pachazu'. I then asked Jesus for help and I instantly woke up from the dream.
Nothing has happened since. Was it just a bad dream or could it be something more? Pic related, looked identical to that but blood red (I saw this movie once 10 years ago)
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ok need to know somthing do you listen to gorillaz
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If only there was a dream general thread so every goddamn faggot that knows how to fall asleep doesn't feel a need to share his random thoughts in a thread of their very own.
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What if ?
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So, if we supposedly reincarnate, there should be a stable number of people/spirits alive because people living now are reincarnations of other ones. If so, how many of people/spirits are there?
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A human could not fathom such things
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Theres only one soul
Were just sharing it
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have you noticed fewer animals and more people.
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Grab your tinfoil hats and let's discuss
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>>17889295
Give me 21 minutes.
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>>17889304
Ok, done.
This isn't paranormal at all. Clearly an optimal pattern for gains is embedded into the natural world, and the psyche. It translates mathematically into Zipf's Law.
Thanks, have a good day.
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don't link that faggot ever again
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Can someone explain this to me?? 2016-07-06 10:08:31 Post No.17889102
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Can someone explain this to me??
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I was trying to figure out what it was, but I failed. Does somebody know about it, like what is it?
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A spook.
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>>17889102
The Grifter
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>>17889111
fuck off, I just recovered from that
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Last night I wrote a post about some rare noises (horse clopping) that I have been hearing at home. First of all I have to say that my home is clean and is free of plagues so I am sure thats not the reason of the sounds. Second thing is I live in Puntarenas, Costa Rica and this place have never been in war, I know here was a big lake and it was covered with sand in order to build this town and I also know there are some ancient graves near. As I said before I did not believe in ghosts but I must admit that I am so scare that I am sure this sounds are paranormal, I hope this stop. Please if you know something about sounds like clopping at home, let me know and help me
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Shitposting brony
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I think is something bad. Maybe some bad spirit
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OC: Legit Sex Spirit Story? 2016-07-06 07:17:44 Post No.17888814
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OC: Legit Sex Spirit Story?
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Alright, /x/. It's time. I think I have an honest to god sex spirit in my house.
Greentext briefing.
>Be me
>26, live in Michigan in 2 bed 2 bath apartment with girlfriend and close friend (female)
>for past month, have weird dreams
>I've been having these weird dreams lately, like... is any of this a succubus, or not?
>very vivid, lucid sex dreams of a VERY depraved or downright bizarre nature
>strange orgies, creatures like the Silent HIll nurses, etc
>violent sex sometimes
>wake up having actually orgasmed for the first time in my sleep since I was a teenager
>feel very refreshed and enlivened
>wake up with lots of energy and a massive drive
>randomly ask friend about it tonight after feeling strange
>friend says ever since she started staying here, she's had the most bizarre sex dreams
>Only when staying here
>says she wakes up super drained
>be me, sitting here now, wondering wtf this is
>reverse incubus/succubus? Draining the female to give to the male?
Any info you can give would be amazing. I'll answer any questions too.
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Anything at all?
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iv'e never had any kind fo energy gain, but just last year i started having weird sex dreams every couple of months with generally creepy objects that were humanoid. The most recent one was a scene of me walking into my kitchen at night and seeing a headless female mannequin wielding a knife standing in the shadows where all i could see was a silhouette (ala classic horror movie scene) i was able to wrestle the thing to the counter and take the knife away, then basically had forcible sex with it. Very strange but i didn't orgasm in my sleep or feel any different when i woke up.
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Like this?
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We are in the opening stages of an unprecedented intervention that will lead to global changes on the face of this planet.
All negative groups along with their infrastructure are currently in the process of being removed.
This sector is the only area in this galaxy and local galaxies where the Dracos were able to successfully wage war. There are many groups that exist non-physically and are not conscious of the fact that their physical bodies are in stasis pods.
Stasis-pods are a type of technology that mimics the physics of orbit. In other words, the person inside of the pod is able to receive nourishment without eating, is completely purified, and is very immersed in dreams. There are a lot of off-planet groups that have been regularly operating etherically inside of this solar system but are not conscious of the fact that they have been placed into stasis pods by the Draco Federation many millenias ago. An example of a stasis pod would be the technology witnessed in the first matrix movie without the pink goo.
As we speak, there is currently a stand-off ongoing in Alpha Draconis. Very evolved benevolent groups have become conscious of the intervention occurring on Earth and decided to lower their frequency so that a massive sector-wide intervention could begin to dissolve the final remnants of the Draco Federation that took over this galaxy many millions of years ago. They are giving the Dracos a chance to stand down and deprogram. Most of the infrastructure that the Dracos have been using is connected to a mother computer located in Alpha Draconis. While the infrastructure has been removed from Earth it needs to be understood that there are still implants that influence thousands of other races that were once under the dominion of the Draco Federation.
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>>17888813
6/10
I appreciate the effort, but there are some glaring plot holes/assumptions that break immersion. Also, the 'Draco,' 'Alpha,' and 'Federation,' titles are a bit played out in science fiction.
Solid attempt, but falls just short of intriguing.
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>>17888813
what about the pleiadians?
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1/2 I found this screencap in my /x/ folder and completely forgot any context it had. Is there something I'm missing?
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2/2
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>>17888477
Context? Context is /x/
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>>17888475
The guy is leaving out letters in words. Put them together.
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Serious question here guys 2016-07-06 04:19:30 Post No.17888420
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Serious question here guys
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This is a question regarding sleep paralysis. I get that it's a thing between REM sleep and waking stages and that's why you're "paralyzed". My idea is that the hallucinations are sorta like living dreams. But why are they all evil? I haven't heard one story of a a hallucination of a cuddly puppy snuggling someone, it's always a shadow dude or some shit suffocating them. Why are they always negative?
>Tl;dr why are sleep paralysis hallucinations always evil
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I'm going to say because you are subconsciously aware you cannot move. You are still dreaming and beginning to panic because of the paralysis. Your mind tries to make sense of what could be happening. Obviously, your mind is not going to assume there cuddly puppies snuggling you. It will assume some fucking demon has come in your room or whatever.
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>>17888438
/thread
But if I may add a few words of my own:
It's hard not to panic when your body suggests to your mind that you are suddenly paralyzed. Your mind basically just fills in the blanks.
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I've only had sleep paralysis a couple of time and hallucinated once, nothing evil. I woke up on my side, my closet was open and there was a pink stuffed bunny hanging the wall. But I remembered that I don't have one and I started to panic, trying to move but I can't. Screaming but no words are coming out, but I remember what is happening and I relax and focus on moving my arm took me a while but I did it and after that I got up went to a different room.
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Mediumship and The New Age 2016-07-06 04:10:51 Post No.17888399
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Mediumship and The New Age
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Is she really talking to Orion Council? Or is this literally a demon?
Either the New Age is really devil worship or not. Help me figure this out guys.. What's the deal? I think if I found out that The Alchemist by Coelho is bullshit then I might just kill myself. What if what I've been following is some sort of demon's whisper? Did he sell his soul to the devil for fame?
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New Age says that we are all God, that all religion, the teachers such as Jesus included, really points toward God consciousness. Religions can be understood as the longstanding traditions of how we've dealt with and adhered to the divine. It's the human part of it, the actual worship part and the institutions, that have been corrupted, and that it would make for a purer endeavour toward the divine if one approaches it as an individual "spiritual path" through ultimately oneself, that there are many ways that the underlying principles of life,divination etc., can be perceived.
Christianity says that that is deception, and is unequivocal when it says that Jesus is The Christ -- that salvation and God can only be had through Jesus. New Age has been called by Anton Lavey as "sanitized Satanism." It's been said that Lucifer is the Angel of Light, who will tell us that we are all Gods, that this is a deception, there is only God who is not us. Some people say that the biblical story of the garden of eden and the fruit of knowledge of good and evil is allegorical for this. That demons, who can take any form they want, do take any form that is necessary, be it alien, dead relative, ascended master, or what have you in order to fool people and turn them away from God. That the Eye of Horus is really is Eye of Lucifer, which we see everywhere in the media today. That meditation and yoga are inherently demonic.
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Who can be trusted? What is the truth? There's a lot at stake here, and the decision has to be on incomplete information. Our culture is heavily involved in the information out there which influences us. Both sides have been vilified and promoted. No matter what, there's a gap between me and it. I don't know. Can the correct way to be here and have a human experience here really be so rigid?
I thought that the underlying truth of everything was God, that God is in everything and that the answer to life basically is to come into yourself and know this. People call self love selfish but I thought that when you come into the God within the love for everything was just naturally there. Honestly though I don't know shit. I shouldn't tell anyone anything -- there's obviously a log in my eye so I can't take the splinter out of anyone else's.
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Possible enlightenment? Please help. 2016-07-06 03:24:17 Post No.17888230
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Possible enlightenment? Please help.
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For the past two nights, I have been having extremely vivid dreams in which a "personification of the stars" has been visiting me and relaying messages of philosophical wisdom that have left me absolutely stunned.
It suddenly feels as though my eyes are being opened to the way this reality works and I'm even starting to feel like I understand why we're here and what we're meant to do.
I've never taken drugs in my life but I'm pretty sure I'm tripping on some high right now. This is amazing.
I am both terrified and excited to go to sleep again in case these dreams continue.
Has anyone else had similar experiences? And before anyone asks, I am not "roleplaying" here, these are genuine experiences that have been happening to me and while I know from a rational perspective they're almost certainly nothing more than dreams in my head, the contents of them have genuinely changed my perspective on so many things.
I'm stuck in this strange inbetween state of waking and dreaming now. It's beginning to feel as though the lines between reality and what I've been experiencing are blurring, yet with each hour I feel as though I'm becoming more and more.. Well. Enlightened I guess?
I've never been so scared and excited in my life. What should I do? I'm kinda scared that I'll forget some of this stuff so I don't know whether to write it down to conserve it or just realize I'm probably having some sort of mental breakdown and let it all slip away. What do you guys think?
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>>17888230
I know how you feel, I felt it before. But it didn't last long. So I can't say much.
I'm curious though, what are these messages of philosophical wisdom?
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Occasionally, I don't give too much attention to my dreams.
Dreams are ofter our mind/being playing
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>>17888230
Yeah, you're experiencing teenage angst because you wish you had a purpose but instead you spend your time shitposting on idiotic places like /x/ and acting like you've found enlightenment.
Go outside.
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We talk a lot about going innawoods, so how about some city spooks?
I live in NYC, and was wondering if there are any unexplained mysteries people have had while living in a big city?
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>>17888224
The only thing I heard was homeless people getting kidnapped but bump for op
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Moving to NYC later this year. Would also be interested in hearing about this.
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NYC is full of creepy shit. Mostly old derelict things that have fallen into disrepair though
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I know this has been talked about a million times before, but is there any evidence at all that this book was written in a single night?
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Not at all. It probably took a long time
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>but is there any evidence at all that this book
No
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>>17888926
It's in Sweden right now idiot.