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This is an especially interesting read given that Huxley described his own apparent aphantasia - lack of mental visual imagery - in "The Doors of Perception": I am and, for as long as I can remember, I have always been a poor visualizer. Words, even the pregnant words of poets, do not evoke pictures in my mind. No hypnagogic visions greet me on the verge of sleep. When I recall something, the memory does not present…
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That could be the case to a degree -- it's likely very hard to rule out simple miscommunication in general as a part of the equation here. But I have a friend who administered this test (to be spoken to its subject): Close your eyes. Imagine a ball resting on a table. The ball begins to roll, quicker now, and it goes over the edge of the table. It bounces, once, twice, three times, and rolls along the floor, then com…
I just tried this - even after reading your comment - and my ball was more of an empty space with no color, if that makes sense. So I can see how someone when picturing the scene can still “see” a ball and “see” it rolling, falling, and bouncing but since the prompt never asked about color they simply didn’t choose one and focused on the shape itself.
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This sounds like spiritual bypass, which is a failure mode of mindfulness a lot of people can fall into. You say it drives your wife crazy, so it seems that being in this state doesn't actually help you resolve issues between you and your wife. It only numbs you to the conflict and puts the whole burden on your wife.
"It only numbs you to the conflict and puts the whole burden on your wife." Or it prevents the conflict from escalating. Panic and anger are connected, so if he found a way to be calm and stop the conversation, I guess this is way better than having the conflict in a mode of distress. So later, when both are calm, the issues can get resolved.
Highly recommend Huxley's Doors of Perception and The Divine Within.
I found a first edition copy of the Doors to Perception in a Newcastle, Australia used bookstore in ~2006-2008 for tens of Australian dollars. Not sure if it had any value, but I (naively I now realize) loaned it to my then-wife’s therapist who then stole it and lied by saying his dog ate it. I asked for the remainder. He again lied and said he already threw it away. Joke is on him cos my now ex-wife had him dead to…
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Please stop doing this. There is no substantive point in discussing anything with people who are lazily asking ChatGPT to generate their response just to keep the ball in the air.
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ChatGPT is not an authoritative source and should never be used in any kind of argument. I'm sorry you seem to defer to it instead of bring in your own take.
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I love GPT, but it's a robot, not a Buddhist. And it can just as easily argue the opposite: 1. *Mindfulness and Awareness*: - While mindfulness meditation promotes non-reactivity, it doesn't necessarily mean one shouldn't make judgments. It's about recognizing thoughts and feelings without becoming overwhelmed by them. In daily life, judgments are sometimes necessary for decision-making and discernment. 2. *Right Spe…
"No, they do not talk of that".
Therefore, your rebuttal is invalid.