William wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:16 pm
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Replying to Swami in post #32]
Donald Hoffman has taken the theorems and understood the implications and wants to discover what he is "doing outside of this simulated reality". That is commendable, but to what degree will such information help him to better understand and work with the imprisoned situation he and all of us are experiencing?
Usually when people bring up your question, it is to find out how they can further the system or find out more about it. This is what science is for. That is not the focus of my life nor is it the concern of a lot of the great mystics of the past. The ultimate goal has been to eliminate suffering and bondage even while being within the system. There are some exceptions where spirituality and science will have to inevitably cross each other, and this has happened when it comes to looking at the big questions on our origin and nature, and on consciousness, psychology, well-being, and more.
William wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:16 pmIndeed, what help is it to you, to know through experience things outside/alternative to this - the dominant [and temporary] reality simulation?
The only true power in the world is will and purpose. In saying this, I am saying that the mind has more power than technology and all of matter.
Just think of all of the technology in the world. If we did not exist, the technology would just sit around powerless. Having the spiritual knowledge increases will and purpose. You won't be held back by things that others are held back by. The mystics were great because they were masters of the will and purpose.
I recall a show that was like Undercover Boss. I can't quite remember its name, but it involved rich people giving it all up to start from the bottom. It turns out that those with the mindset of getting money, were able to get back into their former successful status. Eventually they were able to make money work for them instead of the other way around. This to me shows that money doesn't make you rich, but your will and purpose gets you to that point.
William wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:16 pmI read the following recently.
The Origins of Ascension and Karma{SOURCE}
Essentially the above is telling us that we are not here to escape being here, but rather, to bring truth through realization INTO this simulation.
Do you agree?
I can see the good in your article but it looks like it is adopting the Christian view of things where God and the world are separate from us. In my philosophy, we are God and we are the world and everything in it. This simulation is a product of our ignorance and our attachment to things that are not our true Self. So in reality, we are not convincing "others", as if we are truly separate, but rather we are convincing different manifestations of ourselves. Even in this case, I'd want all aspects of the dream, humans, other animals, rocks, trees, to realize the truth. You can also choose to come back in physical form since you are God, and you would know that you are!