Iman U. Cantwell

met a metaphysicist once

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personal freedom: freedom of choice

spiritual freedom: freedom from choice

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interpreting media can be tricky

experience is direct

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universe: mind reflected

heaven: mind illuminated

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a working clock represents when

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space is a physical representation of time

a working clock represents time always moving, changing, and proceeding in cycles

a stopped clock represents the stillness from which time emerges and into which time recedes

a stopped clock represents now

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a working clock represents a series of happenings

a working clock is a series of stopped clocks

a stopped clock is eternity's pose

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existential con-fusion: is & isn't

moral con-fusion: is & shouldn't

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anticipation: possibly right, always early

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certainty is the starting line

uncertainty is leaning forward

peaceful reflection is a steady stride

not knowing is the end

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concentration is and isn't within my sense of control

to the extent it is, courage & discipline serve me

to the extent it isn't, mercy & humility serve me

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Eden: in no sense of right or wrong, each and all are welcomed as gOd's gifts

apple: in a sense of right or wrong, gOd's gifts are either worshipped or rejected

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what's being experienced is buddha, dharma, and karma, i.e. loving, revealing, and good

in confusion, experience seems hurtful

in ego, experience seems wrong

in evil, experience seems bad

in righteousness, evil seems bad, wrong, hurtful

in clarity, experience seems how it is

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that we're embracing while we're feeling

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the mind is to the universe

as life is to gOd:

a dream

that we're lost in while we're thinking

and that we're enjoying while we're at peace

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anxiety: mistaking mind for universe

depression: mistaking universe for mind

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blessed are the poor in spirit: the river of gOd's love seeks the lowest lands

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inside you is a voice that guides you well

this voice is your intuition

intuition comes from the heart

is voiced from the gut

and is expressed into words by the head

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distraction - fixating on universe

preoccupation - fixating on mind

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a continuum of density and abstraction (conceptual unification of body and mind)

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coasting: refraining from effort to rely on momentum

flowing: dynamically adjusting effort so that it's both effective and sustainable