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just a friendly feed reminder that “ethical capitalism” is an oxymoron

“Capitalism has always been a system of class war, one in which the rich and powerful fight an unending battle to control society and its institutions.” . - Noam Chomsky

Always worth stopping to think about what Noam Chomsky has to say.

You are prior to the idea 'I am'. Camp yourself there, prior to the words 'I am'.
—Nisargadatta

they branded scarcity as sacred
and told you you'd be complete
if you found it
and destroyed
if you lost it

the one was always you

If things existed inherently or by way of their own character, they would be independent and could not be affected by causes and conditions. Emptiness, or the lack of inherent existence, makes possible production, abiding, and disintegration.

― Jeffrey Hopkins (in Meditation on Emptiness)

“eckhart does not linger in his sermons on the topic of hell as a concrete place

but for him hell is rather an existential place or state of not realizing

who we are and what we are called to be”

dismantle the empire within

the only thing i vow to ever be loyal to is my own integrity

why live in contradictions
when you can live in paradox ?

“We have to be prepared and willing to discover what is true even at the cost of our comfort. For real security always lies on the side of truth, not on the side of comfort.”
― Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering

shadows fall in the depth so gently
we reflect eternity
we recall our dreams

honesty is like gold to your soul

it's been years since i've been gone
i miss the way it feels to roam
this urge that's grown inside my heart
to pack my bags and hit the road

i’m dreaming of the road again
set free in the wind
feels like we've found home again
on the road that's grown within

all hindrance is thought

love was the law,
and religion was taught

Today is the 5th anniversary of David Graber's death. And with everything happening in the world, his work is now more relevant than ever before.

Today is the 5th anniversary of David Graber's death.

And with everything happening in the world, his work is now more relevant than ever before.

love you 💗

js (they) on X: "Does presencing nuance serve harm protection, or harm reduction? Unless it comes after an unequivocal condemnation of harm and embodying zero tolerance for its continuation - wielding nuance protects abusers. Re: the public misnomer of "mixed reviews" on the Monastic Academy.. https://t.co/pRVS2rnO8z" / X Does presencing nuance serve harm protection, or harm reduction? Unless it comes after an unequivocal condemnation of harm and embodying zero tolerance for its continuation - wielding nuance protects abusers. Re: the public misnomer of "mixed reviews" on the Monastic Academy.. https://t.co/pRVS2rnO8z

my dear friend on the not-so-subtle nonsense happening at the monastic academy in vermont and the apologists wrapping themselves in a veil of pluralistic relativism to avoid the very real pain of facing the truth.

x.com/jampelsungwa...

truth alone will not set you free, but truthfulness will.

"from integrous being flows unhindered doing"
- @jambarree.bsky.social

ain't that the truth :)

be patient toward all that is
unsolved in your heart and
try to love the questions themselves

do not now seek the answers
which cannot be given you
because you would not be able to live them
and the point is to live everything

live the questions now

- rainer maria rilke

what if instead of seeking answers we chose to live our inquiries?

suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary

mysticism is nihilism actualized

letting go of romanticism in all its forms is difficult, but manageable.

really realizing that nihilism is a belief system, too… now that might be my final boss.

i just found out that crystal castles sometimes had "lyrics" for instrumental songs and i think that's brilliant.

are there other instrumental bands out there who do the same thing?

the core of rationality is the ability to systematically and reliably overcome self-deception

- john vervaeke

"if your identity is wrapped up with the technical manipulation of propositional information, you are under existential threat [because of LLMs]"

- john vervaeke

i realize i'm not really driven by goals anymore, it's not that the *why* doesn't matter at all, it still does, but much less than the *how* and *with who*... whereas previously it was the complete opposite for me, and i'm still adjusting to that unexpected shift.

www.themarginalian.org/an-almanac-o...

she says you'll do all the things
for which you came
and as there's no such thing as time
nothing is lost and no one is saved
we remain
she says you can have it all
but you'll find greatness in the peace
that you do not claim