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#1 2012-06-02 18:09:35

bruce sean
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What makes thought vanish?

There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?

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#2 2012-06-02 18:16:03

BobD
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

bruce sean wrote:

There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?

Answer: Ignoring the question

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#3 2012-06-02 18:19:32

pitfalll
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

Well, it's obvious, isn't it. Sudden death, of course!

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#4 2012-06-02 18:22:41

RJ
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

books, tv, other people, music...

what's so bad about thinking anyway?
you want to join the masses of the chemically and technologically lobotomised?

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#5 2012-06-02 18:25:09

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

BobD wrote:

bruce sean wrote:

There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?

Answer: Ignoring the question

Is that it? Ignoring is an action of thought, and just by ignoring something doesn't mean that the mind stops chattering.

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#6 2012-06-02 18:26:21

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

pitfalll wrote:

Well, it's obvious, isn't it. Sudden death, of course!

Is that the only thing?

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#7 2012-06-02 18:28:05

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

RJ wrote:

books, tv, other people, music...

what's so bad about thinking anyway?
you want to join the masses of the chemically and technologically lobotomised?

Books, tv, other people do NOT stop thought from happening...

  What's 'wrong' with thinking?... There is no bliss when thinking is taking place.

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#8 2012-06-02 18:29:50

sds
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

There is no K, K does not exist.

I was wondering then, does Bruce exist, is there no Bruce?

Is Bruce only a thought?

What will make Bruce vanish?

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#9 2012-06-02 18:30:14

RJ
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

bruce sean wrote:

RJ wrote:

books, tv, other people, music...

what's so bad about thinking anyway?
you want to join the masses of the chemically and technologically lobotomised?

Books, tv, other people do NOT stop thought from happening...

  What's 'wrong' with thinking?... There is no bliss when thinking is taking place.

damn, note to self:

need more bliss.

note to self-note:

ask Bruce how to get some?

note to self taking notes:

are you going to remember to read any of these later?

note to note to note to note to note to be or note to be

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#10 2012-06-02 18:34:27

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

Who's asking the question? Obviously the lack of bliss, which is thought... It's not about getting 'more' bliss, because bliss is bliss, not more, not less: if there an ounce of bliss, there is all the bliss your body can carry. All the bliss in the Universe is contained in one ounce of it.

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#11 2012-06-02 18:36:18

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Re: What makes thought vanish?

bruce asks: "There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?"

My god, brucey baby, I know the answer to that one.

Aw hell, I forgot!

http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Earth?o … earth.evif

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#12 2012-06-02 18:38:08

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

sds wrote:

There is no K, K does not exist.

I was wondering then, does Bruce exist, is there no Bruce?

Is Bruce only a thought?

What will make Bruce vanish?

bruce is also a figment of your imagination...

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#13 2012-06-02 18:38:34

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Re: What makes thought vanish?

bruce sean wrote:

There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?

the end of the belief that there is something I need to know

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#14 2012-06-02 18:42:25

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

wilbro99 wrote:

bruce asks: "There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?"

My god, brucey baby, I know the answer to that one.

Aw hell, I forgot!

Good answer.

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#15 2012-06-02 18:45:01

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

LMP wrote:

bruce sean wrote:

There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?

the end of the belief that there is something I need to know

I go about my business,  and thought doesn't end...

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#16 2012-06-02 22:39:38

Jayaraj
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

bruce sean wrote:

There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?

Ha, we discussed this quite a bit!

I would say only if it is seen thought is detrimental to healthy living.

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#17 2012-06-03 01:53:13

Eden
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

bruce sean wrote:

There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?

Much like the wind, thought is everywhere...so if you think you can make the wind(or thought) be gone, you are even dumber than I 'thought'.

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#18 2012-06-03 14:34:56

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Re: What makes thought vanish?

bruce sean wrote:

pitfalll wrote:

Well, it's obvious, isn't it. Sudden death, of course!

Is that the only thing?

Well, to be quite honest, and I've spent decades pondering this - I havn't the faintest idea.
It's beyond thought and therefore beyond knowing.

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#19 2012-06-03 18:26:47

Jayaraj
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

pitfalll wrote:

bruce sean wrote:

pitfalll wrote:

Well, it's obvious, isn't it. Sudden death, of course!

Is that the only thing?

Well, to be quite honest, and I've spent decades pondering this - I havn't the faintest idea.
It's beyond thought and therefore beyond knowing.

Beyond knowing. If you can know it would still  be thought.

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#20 2012-06-03 23:27:31

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

pitfalll wrote:

bruce sean wrote:

pitfalll wrote:

Well, it's obvious, isn't it. Sudden death, of course!

Is that the only thing?

Well, to be quite honest, and I've spent decades pondering this - I havn't the faintest idea.
It's beyond thought and therefore beyond knowing.

Is that a concept, a vague idea which cannot be denied? If it's not, then how does it happen? How does thought vanish?

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#21 2012-06-03 23:28:53

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

Eden wrote:

bruce sean wrote:

There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?

Much like the wind, thought is everywhere...so if you think you can make the wind(or thought) be gone, you are even dumber than I 'thought'.

I didn't say 'I' can make it go: I've asked what does? You say nothing, that is your answer.

  Anybody else?

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#22 2012-06-03 23:30:23

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

Jayaraj wrote:

bruce sean wrote:

There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?

Ha, we discussed this quite a bit!

I would say only if it is seen thought is detrimental to healthy living.

Yes, but what is it, and how does it happen? He who knows how will say it, because it's a fact to him, no need to speculate.

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#23 2012-06-03 23:52:23

Eden
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

bruce sean wrote:

Eden wrote:

bruce sean wrote:

There is only one thing which makes thought be gone with the wind: what is it?

Much like the wind, thought is everywhere...so if you think you can make the wind(or thought) be gone, you are even dumber than I 'thought'.

I didn't say 'I' can make it go: I've asked what does? You say nothing, that is your answer.

  Anybody else?

what can make the wind be gone?

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#24 2012-06-03 23:53:02

bruce sean
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

What can make thought go?

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#25 2012-06-03 23:53:59

Eden
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Re: What makes thought vanish?

Jayaraj wrote:

I would say only if it is seen thought is detrimental to healthy living.

Now if only we could let everyone know that smoking is detrimental to healthy living, everyone would stop smoking immediately.  LOL. Brilliant!

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