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@hakui @sun >the joys of being alive

@idiot @hakui part of the reason I am quite sure that gnosticism is wrong is that materiality cannot actually be framed as completely evil, there is too much beauty in it and I am not convinced at all by "well it's just a pale reflection of spiritual beauty". Also we know from science that when you cut off sensory stimulation from a human brain, that it goes insane. We need materiality. We are dual beings fundamentally in our nature.

@sun @idiot @hakui >when you cut off sensory stimulation a brain goes insane

this guy hasnt heard of pratyahara...

@georgia @idiot @hakui its well established. it does take a couple days

@sun @idiot @hakui its also "well established" that the subtle body doesnt exist, yet ive experienced it in various ways. the senses must be conquered first by pratyahara but they aren't a necessary part of consciousness, according to the testimony of yogis from all over the world.

@georgia @sun @idiot sounds like some kind of mental illness

@hakui @idiot @sun its part of the perennial philosophy and thus not just an eastern thing.

@georgia @idiot @sun @hakui

>pratyahara

This sounds interesting in a strange way but I imagine that for someone to reach it, the person needs a lot of experience in meditation in general

@kumicota @idiot @sun @hakui youre correct

@idiot @sun >see bobr
>excited
it's that simple, most people decide to spent their time fretting about work and debt and other social constructs instead
bobr.mp4