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Millions of years of evolution versus what a few millennials might say from their limited life experience and wokey indoctrination; not really a contest is it?

And the ego says (extra points if you name the movie)…

NP, I see we have a different understanding of ‘considered opinion’.

I spent a fair amount of time with Mooji, including a retreat, before his meteoric rise, and the internet stuff, and his interviews being […]

Does it work? Is it sustainable? I don’t know.
Certainly we’re all different and at different stages.

Just seeing I don’t have to buy into my mind’s negative beliefs, and relaxing back into the moment, seems […]

Well, Ramana did kidnap souls and steal a lot of hearts.

Most religions and spiritual groups are founded by men.
I wonder if male psychology, which is more goal- and conquest-oriented, has a part to play in the […]

NP, I don’t get what you think is cynical or what’s wrong with having a considered opinion.
I’m just saying be informed, be thoughtful, trust your intuition, and have some healthy scepticism whether it’s […]

Yes, I’m never quite sure with some of Ramana’s phrasing if it’s the translation or what he actually said.
Some of the talk about “destroy yourself, because any form or shape is a cause for trouble” seems dated […]

A positive mindset and being around positive, life affirming people is a wonderful thing. Having said that it can have a dark side if it becomes pollyanna-ish i.e. naive, foolish, uninformed and seeing the world […]

“But are you free to leave in the inside world, in the brain?”

Quite right, Satchit, you have to free your mind from the bullets of conditioning.

NP, I think the important thing after apprenticeship is to find some “hyper-suggestible…like-minded souls” and start one’s own cult!
Why let everyone else have all the fun?

Just add lots of sex, group […]

NP says, “You could leave at any time.”

You mean I could leave? Phew, that’s a relief!
It’s a low bar, but definitely, maybe, probably, nothing cultish about it.

These folks can’t be in a cult then, I’m sure they can leave?

Completely correct, NP!
Absolutely no possibility of any cultic elements in the Sannyas movement.
Anyone who says so is totally unconscious and negative, is working for the Christian CIA industrial complex, and […]

You think Xenobots won’t have a soul and become self-realized?

Satchit celebrating diversity!
Well, it is pride month, where we celebrate taking the innie up the outie and the outie up the innie.

Hopefully, Satchit’s plea is for tolerance and not because he’s an […]

NP says,
“So it’s a choice of how you wish to be conditioned. If you’re in a commune where outside influences are less, you can maybe hold onto a spiritual way of life. Outside, you will take on the shadings of […]

Someone’s in the here and now!
How the hell did that happen on the golden oldies playlist and vintage memorabilia store?

NP, I can agree with U.G.

All this talk of a “spiritual path”, past lives, spiritual heroes from the past and their stories, and the rest, can be interesting up to a point, but can also keep you locked into […]

Shanti says,
“You felt you did not gain anything, there was no heart connection, hence the bitterness, lack of gratitude.”

Shanti has a totalistic cultic mindset, it’s all either black or white, and then oozes […]

Well, yes, a guru would say that, although Buddha, Osho, Ramana had no guru, and many others.
There’s no formula really, everyone has to follow their intuition.

Once you’ve got the message, and it’s a simple one, […]

Yes, NP, the commune brought about a shared experience, as have other groups that I’ve been involved with, spiritual or otherwise, and it’s nice to share commonality with people.

Today, the commune is gone. I […]