After 65 years of life , i am still consolidating all the concepts of evil into an usable definition. . Thanks for your insights Ken.

Also rich players do philanthropy as a doorway to bigger business deals, and to avoid taxes.

Met a Muslim in Charlotte, North Carolina & he strongly believed that "Allah" was keeping record of "good deeds". He practiced daily, even momentarily being polite, smiling, preaching about Islam etc. When he told me that, I laughed 😅 I'm so disrespectful....I lost points for that

Your content is one of a kind Ken. Thank you

You’re just a good man Ken ❤ I don’t think you have ever claimed to be perfect so I don’t really see the point in people attacking you or putting you down except for their own jealousy and shadow projection 😊yeah no insult and I’m probably wasting my time even writing a comment but you have “real confidence “ not some veil so that probably intimidates others but once again perhaps I’m wasting your and my time just by sucking up ( which I’m not really) 😂. I’m just telling a good person the truth. No one “needs” compliments . They are nice sometimes though. Keep up the good work and I’m glad you exist.

The lack of self proximity, self inquiry, radical honesty within, connection with ones heart/higher mind = evil

Jesus referred to this concept when he said in the bible, "Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, that is, God". In christian terms the state of transcendence you're referring to would be called surrendering to God and letting him work through you. This is how you free yourself from the wheel, not by being a "good person", but by living in surrender to God. This works especially well for freeing yourself from addiction and the underlying conditions of mental illness I might add.

“Initiatory to Wisdom” That’s a great video title right there Sir.

Yup, you hit another one of my concepts. So many people act like they are a puppet of the light, or a puppet of the dark and both miss that they are just puppets! I strive to stand beside the light as i belive you do also! Thanks

I have a theory that trolls must have gotten bored with Facebook and have come to KZfaq for their dopamine hit lately, I have seen a sharp increase in trolls in the past fortnight.

Ken, as I continue reading your book recommendations, I find lving and going back to normal life impossible. Not that I want to.

Ken. I wish I had the words to adequately express my gratitude. It’s bitter sweet, owing a complete stranger so much and being able to do nothing for you in return. I only wish I could offer you back as much as you have given in understqnding. Thanks for making this ride a little clearer, and for the laughs along the way! From a random guy in England.

There are priests in Orthodox Christianity who are aware of all this. But unfortunately, you will never see them in top of the church. They are usually monks. Or if they are priests, meaning among people, they are very old and from very poor areas. Who have a lot of experience and seen a lot of sufferings. Who builded up their wisdom, over the course of their life. Even for them it is hard to communicate with the rest, it takes a lot of time for ordinary people to understand the teachings. And countless examples and interpretations for those who listen to them, for that revelation to sink in. But that is how it is with humans, what ever they try to learn. If they try at all. Some get it faster, some get it slower. One way or another, one must push a side his own Ego. Because it is temporal thing, and as such it is difference between temporal and eternal. And further we go, the more vague and abstract it gets. Which on other hand can be abused, misinterpreted and received in a wrong way. True experts are very rare. Most people do not even recognize them, therefore appreciate them. And for many they are even an enemy. There are many reasons for that, one of them is ignorance and out of it lack of courage to be honest about evil aspects, that often terrify people. Who are in a way innocent and without experience, who find it difficult to digest even just the story of it. They react more or less out of unconscious and even physical rejection. Such as vomiting when they experience something terrible for the first time. Denial is the first psychological defense mechanism, which also can be abused, like everything else. Which has been abused the most by those who do evil, who have become numb to it, but still have the need to defend their physical being, their Ego. All those who attack you in comments Ken, without any explanations, are mostly immature. That doesn`t mean they are all children. I have seen a lot of grown ups and old people who are mentally immature, or limited. They make that choice themselves, to stay that way their entire lives. We often forget how many people refuse to think, about anything, in any profound manner. It is a defense mechanism which defends them, but at the same time makes them limited. They spend their entire life desiring wisdom and understanding, but never truly choose it. Therefore we only get very small and rare number of truly wise experts, who are with true goodness in side of them. Those who have seen and experienced a lot of suffering and remind sane are rare. And you will never see them among rich. What most people do not understand the reasons for. Even though they see the patterns. Just as they can not see the God. Even if his subtle ways are all around them. Even in the Bible they only speak about special and drastic examples, which they would not even recognize as such, if they were at the scene of the events described. Look at the life of Jesus, even he had to perform miracles to draw their attention. And they are no better, than they have always been. All the so called human progress is done by very few rare individuals. The rest is just intelligent and aware enough, to memorize and repeat. Many not even that much. But almost all of them, likes to adorn themselves with that as their own achievements. Although we are all aware, that this is not the case. The best proof is in the fact that we are aware, that if a global disaster were to happen to us, we would very quickly return to the cave age. I made this comment already to long. So i will not go in to the aspects of abuse of a cloak of goodness, that those who pretend like to wear. Just keep in mind, believe it or not. "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." Take care. God bless you.

My Grand daughter looks at these people on these campuses and thinks they are just more filler people. Soulless Zombies for our amusement.

Greetings Ken, I truly appreciate your work and i am grateful to receive your presentations. The name of the gentleman who was ended by his students is John Scotus Eriugena. Also, if i am correct, he was known as John the Irish Gael, a medieval philosopher. I always look forward to your videos, and am looking forward to one day meeting you formally. You have inspired me to revisit all things that i was programmed to believe; hence, I shall keep my cup half full while continuing my journey of exploration of this world. Thank you for your most valuable contribution to mankind. Best thoughts and sincerely yours, philip charles whitehead, a free inhabitant dwelling in the city of Las Vegas. 🌎

“…I do not consider either the just, or the wicked, to be in a supreme state, but to be, every one of them, states of the sleep which the soul may fall into in its deadly dreams of good and evil, when it leaves Paradise following the serpent.” -William Blake Divine is above good and evil, and yet not separate from. I love these type of videos you do. 🤍

There are people who do nothin but good deeds, they are known as good deed doer's. Wizard of Oz

Finally someone who speaks wisdom on the internet! Appreciate u Ken

Thank you for the information. Be well. 🙏🌄

I am so glad I happened upon you tonight. I needed a break from the nonsense. ❤

Nietzsche is best read as an angry comedian. He makes some observations about one's experiences in daily life and then delivers us a few mediocre punchlines, but he offers us little in the way of a useful understanding of the human condition or the meaning of existence. The man with the toothbrush moustache apparently didn't realize he was reading comedy and tried to put in to practice what the will to power flattened shortly thereafter.

Thank you Ken. you make me see in ways I never thought I could.

Much Love to you and yours sir. Appreciate you

The open secret: Tony Parsons!

In my understanding, it is desire that creates evil. If you can eliminate your ego or desire then you only do what God intends. The emptying out of your ego is what all the great spiritual teachers talk about.

Thanks for the wisdom and knowledge Kenny as I recall Santos Bonacci recommending your good work and maybe the best analogy of explaining the Taurus field in non lamen terms as I'm inspiring to master astrotheoley through Santos as I've talked to him in Mexico 🇲🇽

Thank you for making things make sense.

I'm glad you're feeling better.

I remember taking a test where I was asked what opposite things were when I was a kid. I just realized that a lot of things that we call opposites are really complementary and not opposites, as in opposites attract. I don't even want to know how deep this one goes hahaha

Everything complex has a simple beginning, some old guy said that little gem, and it applies right here with Ken, what we know about good, and evil is what we were indoctrinated into, the concept is a control system, one that polarises the mind, you will be hard pushed to find a living creature anywhere within this plain of existence that exhibits knowledge of good, and evil in the same way people do... Excellent presentation Ken...

For those convinced that it's good deeds that matter, consider this. The word 'sin' means missing the mark. So, what's the mark? The center of the hyperboloid/hourglass, i.e. rest, i.e. divinity. When doing deeds, one is not at rest, thus one is missing the mark. Don't fret, though. Doing happens without a doer. When the wisdom of self-proximity is realized, modulation ceases for the self-proximate 'being' who becomes dispassionate (vairagya) regarding the dualistic ends of good and evil. That's why eating the fruit of the tree of good and evil is depicted as being decidedly unwise.

Your videos are very inspirational to me

thx for digitizing great works

Thank you! 💜

Love this video. This perhaps is the most important discussion we should be having on a regular basis to actually understand and realize this wisdom. Like how does one engage with their wisdom or self~proximity to be in alignment with natural order and be the spring of Interesting questions arise as well. Like what does a life look like when it is not participating in the dance between good and evil but focused on self-proximity ? Is it living in a cave being as far as away possible from the dance ? Or how can one enjoy life without getting caught up in the dance.. I’ve got a few ideas for this but not sure if it is true. Even though few in numbers I believe more people would be interested in this discussion and mode of living than in recent years, time, and ages.. and maybe we should invest more time and dive deeper in a more private setting, still online but less public and on a platform where conversations can be had more easily. I’ve got other maybe interesting questions but this is not really the place to ask them. I think I’ll be reaching out to you Ken to see if we can make this possible. Like this comment so I know you’ve read it please.

i think key 🗝 is.. despite, perhaps, 'being above good and evil..' stihl choosing to do good 🤔

I am a Creationist Ken; I got to tell ya, you are amazing Ken. This video has helped apriecate what the "Tree" is all about. Thank sir.

The thing about Sh*t slingers is that they never back it up😂 so true 👍

Thank you, Ken

Words of wisdom

Non duality, the belief were split into 2, when theres just Oneness. Evil is ignorance of itself, hence the total lack of wisdom of the ego. Religions have done their work so effectively by distorting The TRUTH, which is entirely spiritual, and simpleand yet the hardest pill to swallow for the ego that needs to die in order to go back to Oneness. And in the process to do so, the learning of compassion, and non judgement... Illumination as a result, but what a pain. Thank you Ken. 💫

Peace is within us all.. all we have to do is be persistent in our ritual to eviscerate whatever the mind shows. I watch, I see, I be what I am.. Love ;) 💖

Ken. I am a Christian and love listening to your videos. Weighting works good and bad is crazy. When you are truly filled with the divine, good just emanates from you without a care of some universal balance. Doing good to impress or have a heavenly bank account is fruitless.

Getting caught in duality or good and evil is hell because reality is actually non-dual or not two. So essentially we are one infinite consciousness, however if you are stuck in duality you will continue to fight yourself because there is only one being playing all the parts . Know thyself 👁️

You're brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing that what you know. It makes perfect sense to me now. I have read about that type of concept in the Nag Hammadi Library, in many of the codices. Like, in one of them we are told not to honour any of the chessboard colours, but to find our own way. In other words, if you want to eat meat and everyone around you is a vegan, then just eat meat and disregard all the followers of veganism. Or vice versa, if you want to be a vegan, go ahead, and disregard the meat eaters. Simple metaphor. Yea, I've been noticing that hole in my inner visions ceiling. Every time I see that little hole open up and I feel that awesome liberating, joyful feeling that comes through it TO me, I am so amazed. I begin to look for that hole in the ceiling in my daily life. The bigger I can get it, the sooner I can leave this place of delusions. You're the best. Keep teaching us what you've seen for yourself. Thanks.

Thank you again .

Love and admire you sir!

One of the best! Inspiring!

thank you Ken my wife has evil lessons with Satan every week. I don’t know how much she charges,

Leave the cave, that’s what is important

Recently ate chickpeas for the first time... truly, a bowel moving experience! 💩

Your ideas are all over YT-people just have to do their own homework. Thank you.🎶🌸

Every time I need to get grounded, I need to visit with Ken. Feel better soon.

Not possible, you too will kneel...

I love the Hemp Robe Talks❤Thank you for sharing your time.

Was there a higher earthly power who spurred the students on to stabbing Eurigena? Sounds like an interesting story. Was he poking the power structures?

Lots of love and regards, thank you DEAR 🤗❤🌻😇

Man Bags carved into ancient megaliths I think these bags contained organic chemicals for organic chemistry

U can be very wise and also dedicate ur life to do good of course. And the monkey human might easy forget or not care about the evil in this life. but when ur dead and realize what u really have done u have no choice but to judge one self and feel that pain.

The hourglass analogy is perfect.

People can give only that which they have, this is the tragedy

Always enjoy your videos (even the esoteric ones ) nice to know that the Bluegrass state can produce intellectuals such as yourself ❤

8 For ye are saved by grace, through faith; and this not of yourselves; it is God’s gift: 9 not on the principle of works, that no one might boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them. -- Ephesians 2:8-10 NKJV

Silencing the Mind of duality helps me to be still and Rest. Thank you for your insight, and I couldn’t agree with you more; this based on my own experience with the Divine. Sending you a big hug, Ken!🫂 Ps. I’m going to ask you make me a wallet, bag, or something small someday. I must have a that piece you’ve created. You’ve been warned;)

What do the symbols on the bag meab? They caught my eye as ive been engraving them on things for years after volunteering at the Pyramid of the Sun in Bosnia. The bag looks beautiful.

Reminds me of the movie I watched yesterday; This is the end(2013). It's quite hilarious and yet spot on eschatological at the same time.

Love sent to you Ken

I guess i had this idea when you was mentioning those crumbs how that film Army of Darkness had him in that cabin and they tied together his shoelaces being kinda like a 3 way light switch branched from a dimmer knob source.

That's a very nice bag, The amount of people who donate large sums of money then turn and make that money in horrible ways should never suprise. It's sad to see how the police and universities are treating thire own students for protesting aginst war. The Periphyseon is a mind blowing book, Plotinus speaks of social virtues leading us to virtue beyond and then desire beyond Virtue that, he also calls the Platonic The Good , the One and God. Not in the sense of relative participation but given that would you say it's fair to call the Divine the Good in an Absolute sense?

Karma exists and the signs are right in front of us. Humans need clear consciousness to understand the social interactions of signs, euphemisms, symbology, cosmology, and numerology to have any hope to absorb wisdom.

Ken, I am intrigued to learn(Wikipedia) that Bertrand Russell had high praise for Eriugenae! If legend is to form part of one's belief system, tragically, pens are mightier than the sword!😉

When you talked about the protests it reminds me of a song. Give me something to believe in. They have money and greed but nothing substantial

You look a bit like a Jedi Knight in that outfit Ken ! I appreciate your wisdom and your concern as to the direction things are headed. Greetings from South Australia

They call it "The Silver Screen" , but it is not silver. You are seeing the effects of silver. People sometimes say things that are not true.

Brilliant as the permanent pertaining to perdabation of the one. 2 is even more Brilliant, so much so darkness can't be found. Its immuninating to the dim, switches on 4 more. 8 is great and that's the whole 9 yards.

Ken, what you share with us is absolutely unique and irreplaceable! Thanks for all your efforts!

Thank you for being so brilliant

Good is lesser agitation therefore perhaps closer to rest

No there narcissist sociopaths psychopaths and sadist out there.

I like to listen to you while I play guitar quietly. I hear ya man. ❤

You're brilliant Ken💚

ThankQ

Love the robe Ken!!!!!

The robe! I love it!

There he is! 🎉

People can be religious - it's their actions which define if they are 'good' or 'evil'. Much evil has been done under the guise of being better or good or helpful.

Well this made me feel alot better after watching this. Now the journey to become wise begins. Thanks though for making that clear i have done a few good deeds but dont want to waste anymore time on them

I also had food poisoning, in Texoma, Denison Tx took 10 days felt like the flu, Lysteria . I had it before from food recall twice notified after i got it. They said they would give my money back.🥴

~Om gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā 🙏🏻

I call them NPCs ken. 🤷.

To be or not to be that is the question. Whether tis nobler in mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of trouble and by opposing end them? To do. We are here. We are not at rest. We must do. In fact, if there is a purpose to this it is to do. If doing is the prerequisite to our being in this form, then what we do matters. Not only to us but everyone and everything around us as well. We must do. Doing for show in the interest of gain is not good. It's manipulation. It is in fact an abuse of good. Good is always benevolent. It is always beneficent to those who do it and receive it without exception. Choosing to continually benefit yourself and others is wise. Doing good is the instruction of wisdom. It is the sustainer. It is the governor. It is the true order and organizer. We are not compelled to do good for position. We are irresistibly compelled by wisdom to do good in honor of wisdom and simply to be. That is nobility.

None understand that the same Lord is responsible for both good and evil. Men get the choice of which side influences them to the deeds they show. All have chosen poorly, without even knowing they were making the choice. Isaiah 45:7.

Waves and cycles. It's all there is

This was a great video, have you done a video on non-attachment and the so-called second arrow of Buddhism?

Evil didn't shrink when the guy met his demise by several pens

Oprah told us with that sand- sandwich...she must want to rest in Hawaii like a rock!

The game mentioned at the end is Ski Ball. One of the more fun games at the arcade.

Alrighty. Saints are not idols. Evidence: read any prayer to a saint. ❤

Very interesting talk

In my experience good is like a pulse, like a flicker of a flame, like a sparkle on the surface of a lake. Evil is like a swamp, it's like smog, it's like being crushed.