yes, but not impressed. the buddha's teaching say that we live in a simulation. I'd like to see a discussion with a Abhidhamma expert.

@@himanshunagpal4122 it doesn't say we live in a simulation...which school of Buddhism says that? Abhidharma originated with the Sarvasti Vada school basically it is a taxonomy of all dharmas (here meaning fundamental phenomenon) that are the constituents of experience. They thought they were eternal existing in their own nature (svabhava) throughout the three times of past, present and future, hence the name sarvasti meaning all exists. Later Vasubandu, the consciousness only founder, took the Abhidharma and modified it to suit his philosophical view of idealism, but neither is a simulation theory, unless you mean a mental simulation

@@DavidKolbSantosh samsara = simulation

I believe the scriptures of all the major religions could be seen as saying Earth is a simulation imagined from heaven. It seems the word photosynthesis gives a clue as to how the bridge is traveled from imagination to it's appearance. Ganglion would be another such word that indicates it's a part of the process in it's etymology. I was just thinking about the meaning of photosynthesis but there are many words, maybe most process words, that indicate the connection between the unseen cause of all things and the seen effect. I'll list a few, Ribosomes phospholipids, fontanelle, cytoplasm, diastolic, sinus rhythm, diaphragm, sinuses, cerebral spinal fluid, Pineal, genes, chromosomes, biology. The etymology of the syllables of these words tells a story about what the things these words symbolize do. Other "coincidental" word relations can be found outside of biology like the radi of a wheel are called spokes. 🙏⚕️🙏

I see!

I've been following and listening to him for the last 6 months or so. I agree, he's great! I want to see the full interview

I'd like to see more of that convo

Sounds like an incredible lifestyle my friend. All the best and much love.

Not in the modern Chinese tarnished way 😂😂😂

There absolutely are. You can watch the first three episodes now with a free Closer To Truth membership: closertotruth.com/playlist/season-24/ 💫

What about rocks?

​@@jroy959Rocks are part of consciousness

Silly and self refuting relativism.

In essence? Or that's how we know what reality is?

Samuel Johnson and James Boswell: ..After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it, "I refute it thus."

Born into Christian lite family, turned agnostic, went full atheist, now turned around to be generic Eastern spiritual, mostly following Taoism and Adveta Vedanta ---- your time will come!

I also noticed his conclusion was off

Words that don't mean anything

@@stringX90 Also meaningless is - reality is integrated in world and world is integrated in reality.

Any best translations to read for a beginner, you'd suggest?

Facts, Alan beautifully blends it all together to show you how being spiritually awaken you can see each and every philosophy for what it is and how they interrelate.

Sure, if you don't mind distorting everything with oversimplifications.

@@firstaidsack It was a brief summary which draws both from the video and a long-time study of those religions/philosophies, but no distortion to be found. If you think so, go ahead and identify which part is a distortion and why…

@@anteodedi8937 Mahayana Buddhism is not atheistic. There are many different variants of Hinduism, which include polytheism, theism, and monism. And it's not radical on any of these positions. Confucianism has nothing to do with modern Western individualistic thinking, much less with our ethics. Daoism does not include worshipping nature, or anything for that matter. You should prolong your "long-time study" of those religions/philosophies before you begin writing degrading "in-a-nutshell"s.

@@firstaidsack Hahahah! You are simply saying I am wrong without backing that up. Only one exception. You tried to expand on Hinduism, but you are profoundly wrong. Hindu polytheism is just a form of Henotheism where different gods are only manifestations of one and the same god. And what you are calling Hindu theism is panentheism which is unstable and collapses into pantheistic monism, i.e., god is all there is and everything is god. Regarding Mahayana Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, you just negated what I said without any explanation.

​@@anteodedi8937 Hinduism is not a unified religion/philosophy. It has many streams and varieties. And that's not what Henotheism means. Besides, throwing out labels doesn't say much, in most cases they just obscure the complex realities of what the people actually believe. Eastern Religions are not doctrinal like Christianity, yet Christianity is taken as the model for the way we talk about different religions. So we start saying things like "Religion X is Polytheism" when in reality it's much more complex. At best those labels can describe certain aspects of the religions and philosophies. I won't be able to explain to you every Religion and Philosophy here in the comment section. Not that a short explanation could help. You have the internet at your disposal. I've given you hints like "individualistic" with regard to Confucianism. Or that Daoism doesn't worship anything.

Not a helpful comment you this discussion

Hinduism is not a group of different religions, it is one religion but having different schools of philosophies, to be precise 6 scools. The concept of Dharma being one of the most fundamental tenets, Hinduism is actually called as Sanathana Dharma down the ages.

Eh?? No schools remain?? No Sringeri Math, RKM, Chinmaya Mission, Arsha Vidya?!

Heh. I eat rice because I have nothing else to eat.

Rice is getting expensive

He explained as best he could given the dearth of scope for a long explanation. But then you are bslieving / not believing in stuff that is not in your current experience. That's never the point. Experience it or miss this only opportunity "in a loong loong time"

@@__dRC also the option is some people don't make sense. Like German idealists ;-)

Being an atheist is not immoral, and believing in God does not a moral person make. As it says in the Bible, the Pharisees believed in God and Jesus didn't have nice things to say about them.

@@realitycheck1231 free-loading without guilt or shame is a trait common to sociopath or psychopath...

​@@evaadam3635 Nobody on here is a sociopath or a psychopath, which are extremes of "human" behavior. Psychopaths judge others as wrong (guilty). Guilt seen either within or without is the cause of the separation. It's tough to let go of judging others or ourselves as wrong or guilty. We all have difficulty with it. ACIM If you did not feel guilty you could not attack, for condemnation is the root of attack. ²It is the judgment of one mind by another as unworthy of love and deserving of punishment. ³But herein lies the split. ⁴For the mind that judges perceives itself as separate from the mind being judged, believing that by punishing another, it will escape punishment. ⁵All this is but the delusional attempt of the mind to deny itself, and escape the penalty of denial. ⁶It is not an attempt to relinquish denial, but to hold on to it. ⁷For it is guilt that has obscured the Father to you, and it is guilt that has driven you insane. The acceptance of guilt into the mind of God’s Son was the beginning of the separation, as the acceptance of the Atonement is its end. ²The world you see is the delusional system of those made mad by guilt. ³Look carefully at this world, and you will realize that this is so. ⁴For this world is the symbol of punishment, and all the laws that seem to govern it are the laws of death. ⁵Children are born into it through pain and in pain. ⁶Their growth is attended by suffering, and they learn of sorrow and separation and death. ⁷Their minds seem to be trapped in their brain, and its powers to decline if their bodies are hurt. ⁸They seem to love, yet they desert and are deserted. ⁹They appear to lose what they love, perhaps the most insane belief of all. ¹⁰And their bodies wither and gasp and are laid in the ground, and are no more. ¹¹Not one of them but has thought that God is cruel. If this were the real world, God _would_ be cruel. ²For no Father could subject His children to this as the price of salvation and _be_ loving. ³_Love does not kill to save._ ⁴If it did, attack would be salvation, and this is the ego’s interpretation, not God’s. ⁵Only the world of guilt could demand this, for only the guilty could conceive of it. ⁶Adam’s “sin” could have touched no one, had he not believed it was the Father Who drove him out of Paradise. ⁷For in that belief the knowledge of the Father was lost, since only those who do not understand Him could believe it. This world _is_ a picture of the crucifixion of God’s Son. ²And until you realize that God’s Son cannot be crucified, this is the world you will see. ³Yet you will not realize this until you accept the eternal fact that God’s Son is not guilty. ⁴He deserves only love because he has given only love. ⁵He cannot be condemned because he has never condemned. ⁶The Atonement is the final lesson he need learn, for it teaches him that, never having sinned, he has no need of salvation.

@@evaadam3635 Nobody on here is a free-loading sociopath or psychopath.

The means are all within yourself, if you can find them

@@stringX90 You miss the point. Religion is not like philosophy, religion has saints and martyrs, philosophy is all talk.

What are you responding to with this message

@@stringX90 nobody in particular. I thought of simply recording my own thoughts on the topic.

Not a big deal, get over it

Hindu monks came first if you have no ideo

Yeah wow, way to show your ignorance AND arrogance

Of course it’s copy because Buddha is teacher of all.