– maieutic
Tiqqun
– I’m NOT a robot!
10.6.20
– Zapier, Slack, Discord
tbh, imo, btw
doxxing
Death Therapy
pawg
Keeley Olivia
– We Are One Global Film Festival:
Blood Rider
Poppety in the Fall
12.6.20
– Misattributed quotations
Alt-right
– “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up, and become in every way, the mature body of Christ, who is the head”
– anti-SJW
– Personally, I’m not an activist, but I firmly believe in the value & importance of activism in our world!
I think I can learn a lot from being in a group like this.
And I also feel I can contribute something, as an objective observer and a more contemplative person, by bringing in perspectives which may not be readily accessible to those in the frontline/trenches of the fight…
One of my longtime friends is an ardent XR member and he has always told me that being close to me has really supported him in the tough struggle, & guided his approach with certain key insights.
Let’s see… 🤞🏽👣
GOD BLESS 👍🏽
(Thank you for this opportunity)
One of the problems (in India especially) today seems to be, the inability of the activistic folks to engage with ordinary folks, who are usually more conservative in their views. There seems to be a huge gulf between the common man’s worldview and the language of the well-educated scholars & leaders on the Left. Instead of being educated & inspired, the common folks are puzzled & irritated by the typical activist rhetoric. This is a major hurdle, because it weakens the progressive movements from getting the support of the majority of people, and even getting more recruits, on their side!
And as long as the fascistic populists are more successful in getting the ears & hearts of the masses, true change at a global/systemic level will always be a utopian mirage… Isn’t it?
This is also one more reason for the utter failure of the Left in a country like India.
So, is there something fundamentally different that needs to happen in how the intellectual/activist communicates with the common people, especially in the developing world?? 🤔
There is a crying need for dialogue, negotiation & persuasion (as opposed to only aggressive activism) among progressives! Otherwise, they will end up fighting against the whole world (except their own niche groups) and ultimately be defeated.
So, if they really want to change the world for the better, and are not just trying to push another ideology, then they need to learn how to make partners out of those who are NOT their enemies!
But of course, there are people on the opposite extreme (hardcore conservatives, far-right, etc.) who cannot be won over, and should just be fought.
This discernment is crucial, and may be the difference between a different future and the past continued…… 🤔
There is also a disturbing trend among activists today – condescension & name-calling – labeling even moderate/centrist people as “fascist”, “status quoist”, “hate speech” (in the name of political correctness), etc.
Added to this a pervasive victim mentality (ironically, bossing others around!), that believes it is entitled to special treatment, makes things only worse…… 😕
Again, this is an obviously self-sabotaging behavior, because they’re making enemies out of potential allies here, by sheer thoughtless aggression!
So, I would suggest that, in order to be an effective activist (fire), just righteous anger (heat) is NOT enough, but a cool head & sharp mind (light) are also required! 🔥
Assuming that all those who disagree with you are just ignorant, is a grossly arrogant assumption!
And just because someone is aware of your ideas/concerns, doesn’t mean they should also agree with you on anything, especially on HOW to go about making the world a better place…
And yes, most common people are more ignorant about certain political issues compared to intellectuals or social activists. But that is just another reason to educate, not insult, them, right?
Such crude approaches have only resulted in more & more people flocking to the so-called “strong, patriotic, chauvinistic leaders” who are taking the entire race straight to Hell in a handbasket……
– AD: That’s an entirely one-sided statement which does not acknowledge the reasons behind XR’s pragmatic strategic decision to focus on environmental destruction rather than try to tackle the systems of oppression causing this – and by omitting this context the statement presents an implication there was something sinister in play. This statement also breaches XR’s Principles & Values on several counts (personal attacks, divisive, disrespectful…).
IJ: WOW!
I also agree that XR should prioritize the fight against the climate crisis as it’s chief goal, and every other objective should be in line with & subordinate to it! 👍🏽
No focus, no progress ☝🏽
Just what I wanted to tell here 😎
13.6.20
– The New Extractivism!
– Higher…
Still!!!
14.6.20
– We are, united… by fear!
– Trishanku
Avadhuta
Digambara
Pratyekabuddha
15.6.20
– QR code
16.6.20
– Pinning & starring on WhatsApp
17.6.20
– BIPOC
racialization
Digital welfare state
Stories on YT
EULA
19.6.20
– What does “Anah Aevia” mean?
– XR Demands – tell the truth; we can’t eat money;
22.6.20
– Heart rate 131
24.6.20
– Equality, diversity & inclusivity
– 54:45
29.6.20
– chela
Shiva, the erotic monk
palavers
coquetry
Tathagata
Electronic Clearance Service (ECS)
Indolent conceit
chalet
holidaymakers
30.6.20
– Marsha Johnson
Gender dysphoria
– Movies:
“காமராஜ்”
– Serial:
“I know this much is true”
1.7.20
– Leadership:
Engage with clarity, convince with integrity, inspire with passion.
Do NOT lead by:
Guilt, fear or force
3.7.20
– Scripture (especially the Gospels) – the hidden/spiritual meaning is pre-eminent, and the surface/literal meaning must be subordinate.
– Parabolic acts
Star billing
Common Christian presumptions about GOD
Distinguish descriptive from prescriptive statements
4.7.20
– proscenium
boilerplate
hauntology
gliberal
crypto-bigot
dissensus
5.7.20
– Adaptive strategies for the new normal
காலச்சுவடு
ஆறாம் திணை
benchmarking
6.7.20
– druthers
Thought-induced trances
internecine
8.7.20
– Mutual prayer
Selfless well-being & cosmic unity
micro-agression
Imaginary perception
Faith as vision
Intuitive understanding
Abstract concepts as fictional objects
Unintentional imagination
Active passivity & passive activity
– Subjective projection – seeing what’s not there
&
Objective blindness – not seeing what is there
9.7.20
– Relational wisdom:
1. Distinguish between negotiable & non-negotiable
2. Distinguish direct action & indirect effects
3. Balance me, we & us (in that order)
Equal dynamic interaction of all 3!
– A Bataillean reading of the Christ & his Cross
– rancune
Energy Vs. Power ~ Flow Vs. Control
negentropy
Autotelic personality
10.7.20
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Science fiction & philosophical frisson
– Doing is the ecstatic overflow of being!
– The Universe is not unlimited, but it’s immense enough to inspire (our ideas of) infinity!
– OSM
Orgiastic Sexual Moanings is the basis & source of Online Spiritual Meetings!
– Ecstatic frustration – watching myself labour-ing
– Am I doing this or is this happening to me?
Does it really matter!
– Philosophy is nothing but psychedelic humanity+
– Hell is nothing but the throbbing stillness you feel right now, but only a thousand times stronger and lasting forever 🙂
– What am I but a h(w)ole
– GOD, men, etc. – ripples, on the surface of Beeing
– I AM
high.
YES, i am.
– This is eternal life! You know why?
The last time you hit this stop is erased from your memory. So, your memento is the inertial momentum of that eternal return……
Alleluia
The promise of abundant living is nothing but the gift of amnesia! Get it 😉
– The forgotten middle
No ecstasy without excruciating boredom!
The game of subtle bliss
What is horror to you is serenity for me hahahahaha
– Surprised by JOI
– Fantasize the moment
– Please-her ~ pleasure ~ plea-sure ~ p-leasure ~ plessure ~ pleasurer ~ ple-shur
– Faggened
– Life is the foreplay and death is orgasm
– The exhaustion of fatigue
AND
The fatigue of exhaustion
– Sextuality
Spirixuality
REAL words
– You know why I don’t believe you’ve encountered fire?
Because you have no burns, bro.
– Godot for waiting
10.7.20
– Reality Kings ~ Holy nation
XXCROSS
– Francis Levy
Glorious shit & Shitty glory
Peter Banki
13.7.20
– Perfecting imperfection
– Positive + positive = negative
– Matrix 4
– So what’s your poison, bro?
Wanna check out my world?
– Why would you (want to) take anything (away) from life?
– To die is to master life
To master life is to die
– Perfect chaos
-
Spontaneity/joy ALONE is serious business. Commitments/rules are strictly ONLY for fun! 😉
14.7.20
– Affirmative action & inheritance tax
headwind
Path dependence
15.7.20
– Pure forms of sensibility – time & space
Dogmatism & skepticism go hand-in-hand!
The syllogistic structure of the mind
Sensation, understanding & reason
Preset templates
Hypothetical logical functions
Categories of understanding
Principles of reason
Innate concepts
From patterns to laws
Naming & connecting stuff
placeholders
monogenism
Minor disasters
womanist
Spectrum multiview books
Briareus
TASMAC in the news
16.7.20
– Religious exogamy
Female slaves
Distinguish prostitutes & courtesans
Bourgeois fascism
“Perish the thought” – UG paraphrase
– Agehananda Bharati
Ahura mazda
– 17.7.20
– Movies:
Southpaw
19.7.20
– bantamweight
mwah
20.7.20
– Am I stoned or not?
These insights don’t seem “normal”
– Solitude increases intimacy!
In order to augment one thing, throw in a healthy dose of its very opposite
– Meditation on frustration >> ?
– How does one “get high on life”?
By learning to relish its multifarious pains
WHY do you (NOT!) take pleasure in being fucked by GOD?
Can’t you see that we’re the androids in GOD’s ex machina?
Amor fati, my dears! 🤟🏾
– The illusory nature of phase-thinking
The phasedness of illusory thinking
– The enemy of love is NOT hatred.
Distinguish:
Enemy
&
Opposite
– Bad meets evil
Then what?
“You’ve always been who you are”
Logic Vs. Magic
“It’ll pay for itself in its time”
We already have a few money-makers in this group! 😉
This is what Satan & Adam have been trying all along, somehow make ourselves the innocent victims & helpless dames, so that GOD can become the culprit for us……
– But what if the training (to face reality) itself is fatal?
Isn’t that the whole point?
– Human cruelty
Vs.
Animal instinct
Vs.
Divine indifference
– I can only do this alone.
Can you help me?
Please!
For your sake
– What could be most damaging if it moved from private to public?
What could be most damaging if it moved from unconscious to conscious?
What could be most damaging if it moved from thought to action?
– Senti(mental) criticism
Vs.
Critical senti(mentality)
– The next K-punk!
– The cure for nausea is
STARVATION
– Beyond perfection (to),
in(to)completion
Un(to)automotivationability
– Sunrise ~ purnice
– How many lives did this word-salad cost?
– We just keep doing what we believe we need to, and leave the rest to goG.
– How can you rape me if I’m asking for it?
– You t(w/o)o are here
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