Those two statements are not in conflict with one another.
Milgram and Zimbardo....remember ?
"It's a triangle"
And surviving this would be a kind of Pyrrhic victory.
I'll just leave it at that.
BTW, it's a circle.
Have y'all been watching the news lately ?
My god, you entertain yourselves by deriding my take on world events, after the US people voted in yet another narcissistic psychopath !
Precious indeed.
Incredible.
Read the thread. Note all the gratuitous insult aimed at me. Yours included.
Your hypocrisy in this is stunning.
Eventually I responded to all those insults, including yours.
And now you claim the high moral ground !
I most certainly did not insult your religion.
Perhaps you misread my sarcasm, which is directed at the ignorant who fail to grasp the context of Bhagavad Gita.
I have utmost respect for the Vedas and Upanishads.
I was referring to Bhagavad Gita, which I have read many, many times over almost...
Aww...you've hurt me so much :(
I guess that's why you post here.
What a pathetic way to entertain yourself.
Still, it's probably the best you're capable of.
This is why I pretty much gave up on posting on RF.
I suppose Arjuna was just an extremist hot head too.
All that crap about wealthy elites corrupting society !
I notice all the Hindus ignore that part.
Arjuna should have just lit some incense and practiced dissociative vacancy like the rest of...
YouTube, under pressure from advertisers lobbied by a Trumped up G-man, have just demonetized subscription channels which are considered 'fake news' by the elites.
It has begun.
Think about it.
All news now comes from those representing the elites.
Right on time...
I would add that happiness is a learnable skill.
If happiness relies on conditions, then you are a victim of conditions.
I have learned to generate happiness under appalling conditions. This was possible only because of the insight into my nature which was cultivated by meditation and...
It doesn't have to be like that.
I studied with Tibetan teachers, and we had plenty good fun.
As Crossfire said, craving and aversion are the causes of suffering.
Craving is wanting what you don't, or can't ,have.
Satisfaction of a desire is not a problem in itself - unless the desire...