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• The ILLUSION of SEPARATENESS Apr 11, 2012

  Is there a willingness to live fully, to being dispassionate, open and relentless to finding truth?

  May I suggest you ...

• What was THE WORD at the beginning of the universe? How does it resonate in us, eternally? Apr 02, 2012

  I find myself reverberating over the last several posts. For me the asking of a question is the beginning of ...

• What was THE WORD at the beginning of the universe? How does it resonate in us, eternally? Mar 30, 2012

  I would ask others to consider that there is indeed emotional learning.... and it may be most comprehensive and important-- ...

• What was THE WORD at the beginning of the universe? How does it resonate in us, eternally? Mar 29, 2012

  Most of these seemingly unanswerable questions can evoke in us some need to respond. I have pondered what that is ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Mar 14, 2012

  Slowly.. Lazu.. Frequency.. To keep the apparently slippery question on-track... without imposing or "lecturing" my views or being otherwise tricky ...

• The Science of Authority Mar 07, 2012

  Where there is authority learning is not.

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Mar 05, 2012

  Lee_ , OK, admitted then, I let you reel me in even as I noticed my welled-up curiosity ignoring the clear ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Feb 29, 2012

  I like humor, moretocome. I like your humor. My wife is opposite of myself.. quiet, gentle, kind. She has attributes ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Feb 22, 2012

  It appears I've gotten in over my head when I brought up written language... here's a tiny excerpt ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Feb 20, 2012

  As I understand it after Darwin's brilliant work, the Christian Church decided the Bible was a book of historical ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Feb 10, 2012

  I'll keep this impersonal and say that when one is already wounded it is easy for them to react ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Feb 07, 2012

  Jim, am enjoying this, yet have something to add too.

  I note a key word missing from an otherwise accurate ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Feb 06, 2012

  Dear BECHAMEL,
  As you have not yet engaged in my question I am hesitant to respond to you. But, since ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Feb 05, 2012

  Its fascinating to read the variety of thinking on this. There are so many responses seeming to KNOW what God ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Jan 30, 2012

  This is admittedly difficult to discuss for me. It is very stimulating to contemplate these thoughtful responses, comparing them to ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Jan 23, 2012

  This question might be slightly exaggerated by asking... if God appeared in front of you, would you know it?

  Are ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Jan 16, 2012

  Alas ooooooo and tally hoe hoe... but not as much value you speaking for others... just YOUR answer of how ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Jan 11, 2012

  No answers yet to my question, which reads... What would YOU do....?

  I seek a personal ANSWER FOR YOURSELF.......... (will ...

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Jan 10, 2012

  It seems I've asked a difficult question... and people are modifying it. Why?

  But it is quite simple. How ...

• Religion and Science Unification Jan 09, 2012

  Terms like 'should' often make me wonder whether if someone is in input or output mode, Spiros.

  Hi Saorsi. I ...

• Teach Me Everything you know...then I'd be as ignorant as you Jan 05, 2012

  Tho it may sound flippant, I respect what I am reading coming from my brothers and sisters of earth. Regarding ...

• Is Discussion also Inquiry? Dec 07, 2011

  Glad to see this discussion resurrected itself. Something to add after reading the most recent (& interesting) posts.

  Levels of certainty ...

• Religion and Science Unification Dec 07, 2011

  What about a most basic fact? "Nothing is real except God. All else is illusion."

  And of course, synonyms for ...

• Modern Science: Breakthrough or taboo? Oct 29, 2011

  Fallensoul, you are uncovering me. Thank you. And I'm observing too. I see my propensity is to try to ...

• Modern Science: Breakthrough or taboo? Oct 24, 2011

  So are we now communicating now? Does everyone.... or, anyone feel 'understood?'

  I realize we are tossing words around from ...

• Modern Science: Breakthrough or taboo? Oct 11, 2011

  "Despite advancement, suffering continues." Technology & science exacerbate the suffering, adding complexity & taking away nothing.

  Please go slow. Do you ignore ...

• Is Discussion also Inquiry? Oct 11, 2011

  You're lucky to have a regular forum for dialogue. I very much enjoy that myself, what you describe, when ...

• What brings you into the present, into the absolute NOW time? Oct 11, 2011

  J. Krishnamurti presents logically in his argument that all thinking is old/memory. Hence no thought exists in the now ...

• Modern Science: Breakthrough or taboo? Oct 10, 2011

  What if we viewed suffering as beneficial, necessary, benevolent? How would that change the inquiry? Would it take away any ...

• What brings you into the present, into the absolute NOW time? Oct 10, 2011

  Dear Charliet,
  Can you just say whatever it is that you personally understand or feel about this. I sense you ...

• Is Discussion also Inquiry? Oct 10, 2011

  Hi Saoirsi,
  Sounds like you might be in the sciences or academia, no?. You're saying inquiry is a solitary ...

• Is Discussion also Inquiry? Oct 07, 2011

  Thank you for such honest responses.

  Why my propulsion to engage in dialogue? This has been with me always... the ...

• What brings you into the present, into the absolute NOW time? Sep 25, 2011

  To contemplate the existence of 'now' is quite overwhelming to me. I wonder its relationship to consciousness, don't you ...

• Does IONS Org. think itself teacher or learner? I wonder if there is any learning going on here... or only preaching & posturing. Sep 17, 2011

  What nice surprise responses from IONS staff. Thank you Heidi for blog info. Marilyn, your invitation is gladly accepted.

  Assuming ...

• Do our thoughts have the power to heal? Jun 18, 2011

  Do you think of yourself as having intellectual power? Perhaps this is what is keeping us away from what we ...

• Knowing May 17, 2011

  Wendy Ann, I note the copyright symbol at the end of your post and examines how it has affect.

• Is Consciousness an illusion or is it a real phenomenon? May 14, 2011

  Relative to understanding the basics of consciousness or illusion or reality, drugs do not seem relevant to me. Maybe its ...

• Is Consciousness an illusion or is it a real phenomenon? May 13, 2011

  Jim Centi and YARAru,
  It's really great to get such openness and candor. It is encouraging to me. Thank ...

• Is Consciousness an illusion or is it a real phenomenon? May 11, 2011

  All these words... words of proclaiming and declaring and asserting... implying everyone knows what is consciousness... to provide their answer ...

• Is Consciousness an illusion or is it a real phenomenon? May 04, 2011

  What is the point in trading what each thinks we know... no different if under guise of a question?

  Isn ...

• How Do I Pray? May 04, 2011

  Here is part of a note recently sent to a caring friend who asked, "How are you doing?"

  I've ...

• What are the biggest mysteries of human consciousness? Apr 28, 2011

  What is the Content of consciousness?

  It isn't logical that we could inquire or speak of consciousness as tho ...

• Why do some people get well with a placebo? Apr 28, 2011

  Can we go slow... to turn placebo affect into something to explore... to somehow get past our opinions, perhaps to ...

• If There Was A Book Supposedly Written (directly) by God, How Would I Go About Reading It? Apr 28, 2011

  Frequencytuner, I like your metaphor to inhale and exhale... and ease.

• Is Consciousness an illusion or is it a real phenomenon? Apr 28, 2011

  Mr. Frequencytuner, you appear to put a lot of stock in observation. Won't you acknowledge that past experience and ...

• Is Consciousness an illusion or is it a real phenomenon? Apr 27, 2011

  If consciousness is illusion, and if illusion is not real, than my question is, can not-real know itself to be ...

• Why do some people get well with a placebo? Apr 27, 2011

  How do we go about inquiring into this question? Right here on this discussion forum there are intelligent and creative ...

• If There Was A Book Supposedly Written (directly) by God, How Would I Go About Reading It? Apr 27, 2011

  Oh my. This is perplexing. It seems I'm in over my head and am unable to illuminate my question ...

• If There Was A Book Supposedly Written (directly) by God, How Would I Go About Reading It? Apr 20, 2011

  I enjoyed reading the responses so far. Thank you!

  "We each have all the knowledge we will ever need, within ...

• What are the biggest mysteries of human consciousness? Apr 16, 2011

  It matters not what history reveals, as it only holds us to old illusions... proven, popular, self-evident, convenient, observed, what ...

• Do our thoughts have the power to heal? Mar 31, 2011

  What's the basis for this Big Q... that most of us Want to be healthy... and to live long ...

• Is the Image of myself or another useful or a hindrance? Mar 30, 2011

  Am I being influenced by my self image right now? Am I being careful to sound intelligent? Maybe I'll ...

• ONLY "ONE" big bang???? That is ridiculous IDEA is it not? Mar 28, 2011

  May I suggest that 'muscles' held too tightly and long restricts blood flow.

• What recent films have had the most powerful effect on how you see yourself, the world, and the future of human consciousness? Mar 27, 2011

  Can it be that as with someone deeply in love, they seem to see loving people everywhere? To find significance ...

• Simultaneous duality and nonduality Mar 27, 2011

  Fallen Soul, I read that you are seeking answers... but I sense that you are seeking the connection. What I ...

• A conversation with Theoldman: Do you know the answer to these three questions? Mar 11, 2011

  I am this planet. If otherwise, how can we conceive of connection (syn: oneness)?

• A conversation with Theoldman: Do you know the answer to these three questions? Mar 09, 2011

  1) Do you know where you came from before you arrived on this planet?
  "I didn't come here, and ...

• Why do some people get well with a placebo? Feb 28, 2011

  Melvin, I'm not a scientist and beg that you would explain the difference between 'physical change' and 'clinical change ...

• Have you had a noetic experience? Feb 20, 2011

  I have a dependable ability of knowing when a customer will call, who is in the midst of a remodel ...

• What mind-body practices have had the most beneficial effect on your well being? Feb 16, 2011

  Has anyone had experience with the Placebo effect? Aren't each of these, concrete examples of the mind-body connection?
  Please ...

• How to change the world Feb 16, 2011

  I like this conversation. I feel how it engages me with its words and subtle intentions. And then I think ...

• Have you had a noetic experience? Feb 14, 2011

  One experience I became a dog. I describe here what I recall from memory afterward, not inside this other state ...

• What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Feb 14, 2011

  Why do we ask this question? Do I accept reality or truth only if the many concur? And does this ...

DyckDyck's Discussion Threads

• What would you do with a book written by "God"? Jan 10, 2012
• Is Discussion also Inquiry? Apr 02, 2011
• Teach Me Everything you know...then I'd be as ignorant as you Jan 04, 2012
• Does IONS Org. think itself teacher or learner? I wonder if there is any learning going on here... or only preaching & posturing. Sep 07, 2011
• Why do some people get well with a placebo? Feb 15, 2011
• If There Was A Book Supposedly Written (directly) by God, How Would I Go About Reading It? Apr 17, 2011
• Is the Image of myself or another useful or a hindrance? Mar 30, 2011