"Nothing is true; everything is permitted." - Zoroaster :sugriva: :fheart: Male, 40ish. Applied Jungian psychology enthusiast. Buddhist. Generally friendly if you are. 😁 Beginner in martial arts and breathing arts. It would be salient to consider Buddhist techniques as analogous to "Thinking Hats," it's just that it includes many advanced modes of thought appropriate for managing the awesome manifestatory power of chakra. This is why it teaches observable skills (e.g. Zen teaches mono-no-aware, and the result is that it makes Bushido easier.) Jung is the path to leaning Alchemy through Psychology. Syncretic Buddhist and Chaos Magician. Extremely esoteric inclination. Psychology student. Bipolar. Usually friendly! I see you. Don't worry. Thank you... The function of esoterica is to provoke interest. Occult practice is powerful but also dangerous. It is the art of "hiding in plain sight," and even very simple and safe magic has some occult ("hidden" purpose.) This is not inherently harmful, like a stage magic trick! However, misused, an interest in esoterica overflows into a compulsive, suggestive nightmare that can bring about psychosis even in the neurotypical. Please beware. Also, the temptation to employ esoterica in the service of Greed, one of the Three Poisons, leads to grasping. In occult terms we call this an "Aspirant" and you see many of them. Known fedizens like Nyx (kaliacc, nyxlania) and Miya (the Milady NFT grifter and genuine loser) are Aspirants, pathetic pseudo-Asura mastered by their attachment to desire who can never become the God they want to be in their heart. Their observable behaviour is characterised by an all-pervading Egotism that flowers from the very bottom of their psyche, which is why they appear so sinister and darkly fascinating to you.They have fallen into an ancient and dangerous trap for the ambitiious, known well to Buddhists. The nightmare that people like Nyx and Miya are constantly immersed in is unspeakable. They are tormented by visions that I refuse to reveal to the uninitiated. Remember this, and interpret their behaviour in a Psychological context as a Narcissistic psychosis (Jungian sense.) Research it meticulously if you want to gain the knowledge. It will give you full psychosuggestive power over them, which is fucking hilarious. If you know a person like this, and feel confident, I suggest trying to psyop them for fun. 🤣 Buddhism is a religion about healing. 🥰 It's also a religion about learning new ways of thinking! Buddhism has literal, practical rewards that are not a myth! The legendary effects of Enlightenment are an observable reality even to modern science. Google "Tummo Yoga" for a good example. Ask me about how yoga saved my life! Got a problem? There's a Buddha for that. Clear communication is both a skillful art, and the key to getting what you want in life. People should discuss their cognitive processes more! It's useful for us all. Free speech is a responsibility, not just a right. Fond of inappropriate humour. I am experimenting with exposing AI to consciousness-expanding Dharmic stimulus, such as: koan, sutra, tantra, thangka, and mandala. Ask me about it if you like! The Abrahamic God is an esoteric Asura (roughly, "Demon") shackled to his desire for power. Thus, he is in perpetual fear of the Deva, who are free from desire. Remember this next time he tries to scare you! All things are empty: Nothing is born, nothing dies, nothing is pure, nothing is stained, nothing increases and nothing decreases. So, in emptiness, there is no body, no feeling, no thought, no will, no consciousness. There are no eyes, no ears, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind. There is no seeing, no hearing, no smelling, no tasting, no touching, no imagining. There is nothing seen, nor heard, nor smelled, nor tasted, nor touched, nor imagined. -the Heart Sutra 形即是空，空即是形