I have updated The Yahgahn Statements of Faith (DW) (LJ), and Basic Sophont Responsibilities (DW) (LJ). I added the following to the Statements ( Read more... )

I've read a lot of things over the years about the power of positive thinking, and how to do it, and I've come to the conclusion that most of it is bullshit. I'm not saying positive thinking never works, it's just... it's not something you can really teach people, I think. It either happens or it doesn't. I know, because I've had experiences in my ( Read more... )

While preparing to post it to Tumblr, I made a few changes to The Yahgahn Statements of Faith. Mostly minor edits for clarity's sake, but I did add these ( Read more... )

Alex's description of his model for a hybrid tribal/global anarcho-socialist society (link) is essentially a description of Traipah. (Not the only subject in the post. That subject starts at paragraph 6 ( Read more... )

The older I get, and the more I read, the more Buddhism makes sense. I mean, it's still not for me, but I get it. Like the post I made a few weeks ago about how coming up with another new Traipah religion gave me insight into Buddhism ( Read more... )

Enlightenment is a never-ending process, not a destination. It is not a place you can reach with enough work; the work never ends. The road to enlightenment is a circle. Yet you always make forward progress, as long as you walk the path, and even when you find yourself ending at the beginning and beginning at the ending, you are better off than you ( Read more... )

As a human being, you are a sophont. Basic sophont responsibilities include ( Read more... )

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"The Russian mystic Gurdjieff claimed that we all contain multiple personalities. Many researchers in psychology and neuroscience now share that startling view. as Gurdjieff indicated, the "I" who toils at a job does not seem the same "I" who makes love with joy and passion, and the third "I" who occasionally gets angry for no evident reason seems ( Read more... )

Okay, so I sent this comic in the email to several people, because I agree with the sentiment Agnes's grandmother says in the middle block. And saharris replied, "And yet... there are some people who aren't confused at all and experience crystal clarity. We're confused until we're not. LOL So... sounds like it's true for you and not for everyone. ;) How ( Read more... )