“Don’t recall. Let go of what has passed. Don’t imagine. Let go of what may come. Don’t think. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t examine. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t control. Don’t try to make anything happen. Rest. Relax, right now, and rest.” -Tilopa
-
-
The problem is the attempt to rationalize mystical or existential questions in scientific language. "Here's a scientific explanation for unobservable, difficult-to-replicate phenomena. I am not an idiot."
-
As totally distinct from the attempt to scientifically investigate meditators, meditation, enlightenment et al, which is producing very interesting results (and non-results).
-
I despise both the scientistic need to "legitimate" everything through the language of science, and the far worse destruction of scientific rigor through unfalsifiable claims, made on "scientific" grounds.
-
Oh I totally agree. But if that's what needs to be done to get people to engage and potentially gain experiential understanding, then I'm willing to let it slide (within reason, obviously).
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.