Re: I am a time traveler and we've done this before
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"StarLord\")</div>
What I felt he was describing is very similar to meditation. You focus on clearing your mind of any thought, and attempt to reach a point of no thought. I have always felt that this is linked somehow to this global consciousness that you too are describing. However, this is a basic meditation technique that I arrived at pretty quickly. In Zen Buddhism there are levels that you must progress through AFTER achieving this state of no thought. I have felt this stage of 'no thought', although it is quite hard to achieve, but if anything it is a starting off point for understanding what I believe is the global consciousness. StarLord is right though, this usually leads you to a state wherein you can still think, but it's like the technique has put your consciousness in the driver's seat. I can understand if Genera is implying that there are more steps after you achieve this, but if a state of 'no thought' is all this requires, I've achieved it many times.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"StarLord\")</div>
Genera ?should stand for 'Generaly speaking' ?you are refering to the Cosmic Consciousness. ?By contemplating, one arrives at the point of all things. Understanding NO Thing, ?leads one to everything. ?It is impossible to turn the brain off, ?it will always be there chewing and chewing thoughts. ?By placing the attention on No Thing, ?you actively cause the brain to play by itself allowing you to view everything, ?a void is not created, not in any sense of the word.
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You are going to have to do much better than that.
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Where is your proof? ?What proof do you have to substantiate your claims?[/b]
What I felt he was describing is very similar to meditation. You focus on clearing your mind of any thought, and attempt to reach a point of no thought. I have always felt that this is linked somehow to this global consciousness that you too are describing. However, this is a basic meditation technique that I arrived at pretty quickly. In Zen Buddhism there are levels that you must progress through AFTER achieving this state of no thought. I have felt this stage of 'no thought', although it is quite hard to achieve, but if anything it is a starting off point for understanding what I believe is the global consciousness. StarLord is right though, this usually leads you to a state wherein you can still think, but it's like the technique has put your consciousness in the driver's seat. I can understand if Genera is implying that there are more steps after you achieve this, but if a state of 'no thought' is all this requires, I've achieved it many times.