Self-immolation

@Kiman this is an insight that you will need to uncover for yourself. It isn’t something that is disclosed except though the direct experience of actuality. The sort of arm-chair critique you are mounting whilst ensconced in your feeling world will simply take you circularly back to real world values and what in that world order is considered to be ‘good’ and ‘truthful’. And I say this from ‘my’ own experience as a feeling being of having had similar misgivings, doubts and outright disagreements with the material on the AFT.

There is absolutely no need to ‘believe’ that actual freedom will bring peace on earth and that it is done for this body and everybody. I was not resolutely convinced of this 100% until I was on the very threshold of self-immolation. It is something you can put in the doubtful box and then carry on with the actualism method, exploring the actual world and investigating beliefs/emotions.

Re: that last category, that is something you could perhaps explore and even challenge if you are up for it. I used to deliberately try and play devils advocate with my own belief systems as a feeling being to see what insights this would lead to and what would be left standing. BTW you sound a lot like N** from Slack. I’m guessing you are him?

For instance …

What are the relative merits of for e.g. a real world ‘hero’ helping to lift millions out of poverty whilst still mired in their own feelings and personal dramas vs. that of an actually free person simply doing his gardening quietly and not doing that kind of service? It’s a good question. Can you possibly be missing something re: what that useless actually free person has to offer humanity? Would it be possible for you to find out?

There seems to be a prominent theme here of service, duty to others, charity and so on. Would you say this is something you value. If so, have you thought about why?

Can you relate the idea of exemplary service, sacrifice and duty to your own life and your own needs? Does this reveal a bit about how you relate to others? Does it lead you to other beliefs you have?

You don’t need to respond. In-fact I’m not interested in a back and forth disputation. Just take your time and mull it over.

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