LessWrong rationalist has kensho, attempts valiantly to explain to other LessWrong rationalists, frustration ensues.
As @xuenay suggests, closely parallel to difficulties in explaining meta-rationality—and not by coincidence!https://twitter.com/xuenay/status/955103078893674496 …
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Replying to @Meaningness @xuenay
most interesting sentence in the piece (imo) > "Third, my kenshō was deliberately induced. I think I understand the mechanisms behind how, and I believe I can convey them in a usable way. I plan to do so in an upcoming post."
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just-sitting, direct pointing, gear-jamming with koans, a good stiff whack with the "encouragement" stick, or perhaps some more modern methods?
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Replying to @Meaningness @xuenay
I'm looking forward to reading it, though all of my prior engagement with Zen teachings has conditioned me to be deeply skeptical about written accounts of method
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Replying to @danlistensto @xuenay
Yes, it seems unlikely that he can say anything that hasn’t been said a million times already… but it’s always worth trying again, in case you can say it differently and someone suddenly gets it
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saying it again for an audience that hasn't heard it yet is always worthwhile, and LW is an audience that hasn't heard it yet (mostly) I'm enough of a "bad" Buddhist that I have a bit of an impish desire that it turns out to be a certain kind of story, though I doubt it will be
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