Post A46LMduDh9rPGUbEsy by gud@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #A46BzSTP8TETYlvWxE by gud@fosstodon.org
       2021-02-09T12:11:57Z
       
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       About conspiracy theories and how they obscure the truth. #100DaysToOffload #vaccine https://gud.one/conspiracy-theories
       
 (DIR) Post #A46BzStzXcV2tEMlOa by pleiades@fosstodon.org
       2021-02-09T13:34:28Z
       
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       @gud I was expecting your reply! I conceive allegorical figures as symbolic expressions of the unconscious that help us give comprehensible form to that region of being which is by nature, well, unconscious. These are just practical names for forces whose real nature we know nothing. We are not talking about "physical spirits", but about psychological forces which exist by the effect that they have onto us. We could of course give them a different name, or use an entire different system.
       
 (DIR) Post #A46CLMWXw4e5TlqDOC by pleiades@fosstodon.org
       2021-02-09T13:38:26Z
       
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       @gud My way of thinking is heavily influenced by Jung's analytical psychology which conceives everything, including matter, as a psychological expression, and therefore matter is as real as a thought or an emotion. I strongly disagree with materialism, and with the concept of consciousness being the simple result of some mechanical movement between particles.
       
 (DIR) Post #A46CstmNJXc2AuEiCO by pleiades@fosstodon.org
       2021-02-09T13:44:30Z
       
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       @gud There is indeed one undeniable truth and that is how our behavior, thinking and feeling is constantly influenced by the unconscious, which goes beyond the individual as multiple experiences show. What is its nature? Are we talking about God? What is God? Assuming we cannot really answer this question, we can still use symbolical figures to work with this phenomena.
       
 (DIR) Post #A46E9iQirb3vqwgvR2 by pleiades@fosstodon.org
       2021-02-09T13:58:44Z
       
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       @gud One a side note, a conspiracy is by definition the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal, which is in fact what is happening with the COVID situation. On the other hand, I feel your post talks more about the concept of superstition rather than a conspiracy. Thanks for the reply! Always happy for this type of exchange, feel free to criticize everything you want! At the end of the day I'm just a noob. 🙂
       
 (DIR) Post #A46FICzDEvEEtORAu0 by pleiades@fosstodon.org
       2021-02-09T14:11:24Z
       
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       @gud Now I have to ask, what is the Real Truth and how can it be attained?
       
 (DIR) Post #A46JwOSOPXpRrsVGRk by gud@fosstodon.org
       2021-02-09T15:03:29Z
       
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       @pleiades The Real Truth is beyond words but can be experienced. It is not so much attained as felt or realized. You already have it within you keeping you alive. It is Life itself which is infinite. How do I know? Because of the experience. I was shown it by Prem Rawat. It is not a belief but something you know. You can see it, feel it, hear it, taste it, touch it etc. It is that real. You will never figure it out with you mind because it is beyond mind and needs a silent mind to experience it.
       
 (DIR) Post #A46LMduDh9rPGUbEsy by gud@fosstodon.org
       2021-02-09T15:11:45Z
       
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       @pleiades You are a finite being but Life is infinite. You are alive just this once, as far as we know. You have one lifetime in which a drop in the ocean (you) can host and commune with the whole ocean. Some call that magic or a miracle. I have no words. It's more mindblowing than any drug. We are so lucky to be alive on this beautiful planet. 😂
       
 (DIR) Post #A46LMeHcIAZkR3XvM0 by pleiades@fosstodon.org
       2021-02-09T15:19:30Z
       
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       @gud Thank you for your kind answer. At some points in my live I've had some experiences which fit what you describe; a feeling of being connected to a source of intelligent infinity from which everything emanates. There is indeed too much noise sometimes. I will follow your advice. 🙂
       
 (DIR) Post #A46M3MQ0aWgRTtq14K by gud@fosstodon.org
       2021-02-09T15:27:12Z
       
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       @pleiades My advice is to get the experience so you know for yourself. Ignorance is bliss or so the saying goes, but you can know if you wish. Go to https://www.premrawat.com/component/flexicontent/9?Itemid=193 to learn more and watch short introduction videos that explain it far more clearly than I can.