Humanity this is your wake up call

[New Age United]

There is no such thing as an off-button to the mind. And stopping to think equals death. Though most likely you want me to refrain from reasoning.... that would be a pity. This is a "humanity wake up call"-thread. Making abstract rational thoughts is what we can do best. No other animal has such impressive frontal lobes as our brain. The latest in evolutionairy biotech merely ~70k years old. Suddenly men painted fantastic creatures never seen of at cave walls, made artificial fire and designed tools for hunt and conquest. And all that in times of great turmoil after a major volcano explosion in todays Indonesia?Burma? caused a 5-6 year long ice age which reduced mankind's number to no more than 2.000 individuals. We got incredible lucky in the past.

No I am not suggesting that you should abandon the intellectual faculties of your mind but what makes you believe that thinking is what keeps you alive? It is possible to remain fully conscious in the absence of thought; it takes years of practice but once one has mastered Zen it becomes very easy to maintain this state of no thought and it becomes very clear that the mind was creating unnecessary suffering for you and that it is still creating unnecessary suffering for the vast majority of humanity. If you are interested I can help accelerate the process.

 

[New Age United]

You are from Germany yes? There is a book written by a fellow German that I would highly recommend it is "A New Earth " by Eckhart Tolle

@Kassiopeija

 

[Nugachino]

I don't and never will need religion.

You know how they say the Lord is my shepherd... The thing about shepherds is that they either want to fleece their herd. Or lead them to slaughter.

I got no interest in being apart of either of those.

 

[New Age United]

I don't and never will need religion.

You know how they say the Lord is my shepherd... The thing about shepherds is that they either want to fleece their herd. Or lead them to slaughter.

I got no interest in being apart of either of those.

"Now is the time for humanity to abandon religion " Dali Lama

 

[Kassiopeija]

You are from Germany yes? There is a book written by a fellow German that I would highly recommend it is "A New Earth " by Eckhart Tolle

Yes, but I actually prefer books in english to additionally the language. Anyway, I'm interested in why you recommend said book? What's it about?

"Now is the time for humanity to abandon religion " Dali Lama

Guess he didn't say that without a hefty portion of self-irony...
The guy is super-sympathetic. Read a book from him a month ago, had some good laughs. Out the top of my head: "Actually, one of our body's main function is to produce shit".
If this guy would've been raised in the US he would've made another G.G. Allin ^^

 

[New Age United]

Yes, but I actually prefer books in english to additionally the language. Anyway, I'm interested in why you recommend said book? What's it about?


Guess he didn't say that without a hefty portion of self-irony...
The guy is super-sympathetic. Read a book from him a month ago, had some good laughs. Out the top of my head: "Actually, one of our body's main function is to produce shit".
If this guy would've been raised in the US he would've made another G.G. Allin ^^

Yes you can get it in English. It is about you, it will bring to light all the things you already know about yourself but that you never really focused on. It will either enlighten you or it will be completely meaningless.