black_lotus

just another holon

[black_lotus @tonywithice]

@LtZorg @Lightning456243 @AnniesBackAgain a solar panel farm of that size in the sahara would negatively impact global climate bcuz of concentration of heat in the local atmosphere

[QualiaNerd @QualiaNerd]

The top 100 happiest people in the world now aren’t happier than the top 100 in the year 1500. And without direct valence enhancement, the top 100 in the year 2500 won’t be happier either, even if everyone has their own private planet with billions of robot servants.

[Saganism @Saganismm]

“She had studied the universe all her life, but had overlooked its clearest message: For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.”

— Carl Sagan, Contact

[Drain Gang Brasil @DrainGangBr]

happy birthday king nothingg @BladeeCity

we luv u 🫶🛡️

[black_lotus @tonywithice]

@DrainGangBr nah this is exactly my reaction every single time

[Dune Quotes @DuneQuoteBot]

The mind can go either direction under stress — toward positive or toward negative: on or off. Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness at the negative end and hyperconsciousness at the positive end.

[Teal Swan @_tealswan]

This world will only become a better place when we stop treating the emotional aspect of existence with such an extreme level of disregard.

[Blotter✧ @Blotter_art]

𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳

[Captain Pleasure, Andrés Gómez Emilsson @algekalipso]

Infinite bliss everyone!

[Raiza Martin @raizamrtn]

If you're 13 right now here's what you should do:

Spend all your time reading philosophy, sci fi, poetry, and history. Go to museums and look at every damn thing in there. Watch all the classic films and maybe every single movie made in the 90s. Learn how to write prose, document your thoughts and observations as thoroughly as you can. Go outside, play sports, learn how to play an instrument. Paint. Listen to all kinds of music.

Live life as humanly as you possibly can, and bring that love and energy back to whatever it is you decide to do in the future.

[Psychofuturist 👁️ @psychofuturist]

sole output

[Captain Pleasure, Andrés Gómez Emilsson @algekalipso]

Awakening geeks, this might be for you :-)

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The Consciousness Foundation is excited to announce our first Request for Proposals – Toward a Science of Awakening.

Our Science of Awakening program supports pioneering projects that make awakening scientifically legible: defining its constructs, developing reliable measures, and mapping the processes through which it unfolds. We aim to build the foundations of a new field via shared frameworks, open data, and rigorous empirical standards so that awakening can be studied, taught, and ultimately made safe and accessible to all.

For centuries, contemplative traditions have documented enduring transformations of perception and identity, often encapsulated by the term “awakening.” Regardless of the term, this difficult-to-articulate, transformative process can be identified by its characteristic outcomes, including reduced suffering, greater wellbeing, and greater psychoaffective freedom.

To date, exemplary work in contemplative science indicates that transformative practices can alter brain structure and function and are associated with measurable changes in behavior. Several studies have investigated component constructs such as self-transcendence, nondual awareness, or self-boundary dissolution. However, comparatively little scientific work has focused specifically on awakening as a quantified set of definable, measurable constructs.

At The Consciousness Foundation, we take the view that the persistent, trait-level changes associated with awakening are tractable to scientific study, ready to be investigated with contemporary methods, and hold substantial potential for translation into individual and societal benefit.

We therefore seek proposals for research that makes meaningful progress toward operationalizing a science of awakening: clarifying concepts, developing and validating measures and protocols, conducting rigorous empirical tests, and creating resources that other investigators and practitioners can adopt and extend.

Our goal is to clarify the process of awakening within a scientific context, which is to say defined through evidence that is reproducible, measurable, and quantifiable. To advance these goals, we invite proposals aimed at developing empirical, theoretical, and neurophenomenological foundations for a science of awakening.

If you are a scientist or funder interested in learning more, see here for details.

[Béa Gonzalez (sophiacycles) @SophiaCycles]

It is very dangerous when a wound is so common in a culture that hardly anyone knows that there is a problem. There is general discontent with our way of life but almost no one knows specifically where to look for its origin.~Robert A. Johnson

[Samswara @samswoora]

Highly recommend everyone watch cable tv once a year. Psychadelic, bordering on dystopian experience. Like looking at the youtube homepage in an incognito tab. Observing the collective psyche