This points out how the results are poor and did you know that courts know that a DNA match can be invalid? This is because perhaps the foundation of genetics is incorrect. Judge it by what it does, not what it promises.
Iain, I'm keen to collaborate on devising a post suggested to me through reading Peter Kingsley's work, especially his 'Reality' and 'Catafalque'. . The problem I have is related to the fact that all true wisdom traditions had practices to ensure that their traditions survived, including oral traditions (which in fact may be the only true wisdom on our planet). . Neuroscience has taught me that the Ineffable is accessible through the brain's RH, but almost nobody knows how to do it effectively. . That lies in the reciprocal, and religiously-practiced process/procedure that is re-presented in deep reflective meditation.
Hello! Not Iain, obviously :) But we're both interested in similar things! Just in case you're interested in comments from such a one... ;)
"Neuroscience has taught me that the Ineffable is accessible through the brain's RH, but almost nobody knows how to do it effectively."
Correct about the inability of the LH to grasp the fact-of-context that makes the ineffable known. And correct about "almost nobody" - but the good news is "almost" is not zero! :) That is my forte' - I unwittingly stumbled onto the path of the mystic many years ago. Even more unusual is I just so happened to find what I was looking for: the "ineffable" you mention. An interesting thing is, though no one can know hard numbers, my guess is there are at least tens of thousands that have realized it. Perhaps quite a few more!
"That lies in the reciprocal, and religiously-practiced process/procedure that is re-presented in deep reflective meditation."
Most definitely that was how it was preserved for millennia. But the 20th century saw this directly-experienced knowledge really "break out" of (especially) the near eastern traditions and spread to the west. In particular Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj pointed many westerners right into the heart of this understanding; and those (former) seekers returned to the west - and sometimes completely unconnected to any tradition whatsoever.
The result is... quite interesting! Very straightforward (although that does not imply "easy"). The "ineffable" is discovered directly in experience (RH speciality) and, because it IS experiential, the *conceptual modeling/discussion of it* (LH speciality) is actually *entirely* malleable. In other words, the ineffable can be discovered by the practitioner without regards to *any specific* conceptual modeling/formulation (which is the lions' share of what the traditions curate). This is a double-edged sword! But it is very interesting :)
I've no expectations that you'll want to follow up on this :) But I like where your mind is headed; and this is my bread-and-butter :) Feel free to hit me up if you feel like chatting about it. No worries if you don't. All the best! -L
After TMWT, and this chapter in particular, I have ruminated about the idea that our growth is a matter of being drawn or pulled into development rather than being pushed or driven from the inside. It’s a fundamental reframing. But perhaps it is also a recapturing of an old interpretation of reality: “No one can come to me unless the Father draw him.”
I was always skeptical of talk of the genetic base-pair "program" as being the more-or-less determining factor in our ornanismal development. But a deep ignorance of genetics always held me back from considering the matter carefully.
Basically everything you wrote and presented here was a profound revelation to me! Thank you SO much for taking the time to share this chapter! Reading TMWT was a goal for this year, but I hadn't yet purchased a copy. Reading these excerpts is moving it quickly up the priority list :)
The discovery and research into genetics was dreamt up by severely left brain biased individuals that see the parts instead of the whole.
The best example is number 1 from a great show I watched.
https://robc137.substack.com/p/left-brain-vs-whole-brain-in-battlestar
Now we can understand why the discovery was quite insane.
https://criticalcheck.wordpress.com/2021/12/15/dna-discovery-extraction-and-structure-a-critical-review/
This points out how the results are poor and did you know that courts know that a DNA match can be invalid? This is because perhaps the foundation of genetics is incorrect. Judge it by what it does, not what it promises.
https://controlstudies.substack.com/p/the-dna-hoax-0a2
Fascinating stuff. I see a great deal of what I know unravelling.
These posts are really useful ways of sharing some of the key ideas you write about in TMWT. Many thanks
Is it the case to explain genes in 3 months now, rather than 2 hours due to the new research methods, philosophy, or current information?
excellent writing.
Iain, I'm keen to collaborate on devising a post suggested to me through reading Peter Kingsley's work, especially his 'Reality' and 'Catafalque'. . The problem I have is related to the fact that all true wisdom traditions had practices to ensure that their traditions survived, including oral traditions (which in fact may be the only true wisdom on our planet). . Neuroscience has taught me that the Ineffable is accessible through the brain's RH, but almost nobody knows how to do it effectively. . That lies in the reciprocal, and religiously-practiced process/procedure that is re-presented in deep reflective meditation.
Hello! Not Iain, obviously :) But we're both interested in similar things! Just in case you're interested in comments from such a one... ;)
"Neuroscience has taught me that the Ineffable is accessible through the brain's RH, but almost nobody knows how to do it effectively."
Correct about the inability of the LH to grasp the fact-of-context that makes the ineffable known. And correct about "almost nobody" - but the good news is "almost" is not zero! :) That is my forte' - I unwittingly stumbled onto the path of the mystic many years ago. Even more unusual is I just so happened to find what I was looking for: the "ineffable" you mention. An interesting thing is, though no one can know hard numbers, my guess is there are at least tens of thousands that have realized it. Perhaps quite a few more!
"That lies in the reciprocal, and religiously-practiced process/procedure that is re-presented in deep reflective meditation."
Most definitely that was how it was preserved for millennia. But the 20th century saw this directly-experienced knowledge really "break out" of (especially) the near eastern traditions and spread to the west. In particular Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj pointed many westerners right into the heart of this understanding; and those (former) seekers returned to the west - and sometimes completely unconnected to any tradition whatsoever.
The result is... quite interesting! Very straightforward (although that does not imply "easy"). The "ineffable" is discovered directly in experience (RH speciality) and, because it IS experiential, the *conceptual modeling/discussion of it* (LH speciality) is actually *entirely* malleable. In other words, the ineffable can be discovered by the practitioner without regards to *any specific* conceptual modeling/formulation (which is the lions' share of what the traditions curate). This is a double-edged sword! But it is very interesting :)
I've no expectations that you'll want to follow up on this :) But I like where your mind is headed; and this is my bread-and-butter :) Feel free to hit me up if you feel like chatting about it. No worries if you don't. All the best! -L
We are fearfully and wonderfully made, aren’t we!
After TMWT, and this chapter in particular, I have ruminated about the idea that our growth is a matter of being drawn or pulled into development rather than being pushed or driven from the inside. It’s a fundamental reframing. But perhaps it is also a recapturing of an old interpretation of reality: “No one can come to me unless the Father draw him.”
Capitalism and bureaucracy are diametrically opposed.
I certainly won't be reading you.
I was always skeptical of talk of the genetic base-pair "program" as being the more-or-less determining factor in our ornanismal development. But a deep ignorance of genetics always held me back from considering the matter carefully.
Basically everything you wrote and presented here was a profound revelation to me! Thank you SO much for taking the time to share this chapter! Reading TMWT was a goal for this year, but I hadn't yet purchased a copy. Reading these excerpts is moving it quickly up the priority list :)
Thank you again and best wishes! -L