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Snuggle season is back in full force
September 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Snuggle season is back in full force
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A calm good morning from this aquatic plant producing oxygen: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
September 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A calm good morning from this aquatic plant producing oxygen: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
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Good morning. 😴😳☕
2 September 2025
I was awakened this morning by my wife nudging me—not quite a shove, more like a weary suggestion that I get moving. She must’ve heard Charlie grumbling or shifting around. ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #nature #morning #dogs #coffee
2 September 2025
I was awakened this morning by my wife nudging me—not quite a shove, more like a weary suggestion that I get moving. She must’ve heard Charlie grumbling or shifting around. ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #nature #morning #dogs #coffee
September 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Good morning. 😴😳☕
2 September 2025
I was awakened this morning by my wife nudging me—not quite a shove, more like a weary suggestion that I get moving. She must’ve heard Charlie grumbling or shifting around. ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #nature #morning #dogs #coffee
2 September 2025
I was awakened this morning by my wife nudging me—not quite a shove, more like a weary suggestion that I get moving. She must’ve heard Charlie grumbling or shifting around. ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #nature #morning #dogs #coffee
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The scientific method is an amazingly powerful way to effectively predict how the world will behave - and how to efficiently control it
It does not help us find truth
Truth, if we can understand it at all, is found within
#Spirituality
It does not help us find truth
Truth, if we can understand it at all, is found within
#Spirituality
September 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The scientific method is an amazingly powerful way to effectively predict how the world will behave - and how to efficiently control it
It does not help us find truth
Truth, if we can understand it at all, is found within
#Spirituality
It does not help us find truth
Truth, if we can understand it at all, is found within
#Spirituality
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Brilliant plumage #goldfinch #trca #wetlands #ontario #trca_hq #birders #birding #birdlovers #bestbirdshots #bird #conservation #bestbirdphotos #best_birds #birdwatching #wildlife #naturelovers #nature #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #birds #photography @NatGeoPhotos @HenrysCamera @OMSYSTEMcameras
September 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Brilliant plumage #goldfinch #trca #wetlands #ontario #trca_hq #birders #birding #birdlovers #bestbirdshots #bird #conservation #bestbirdphotos #best_birds #birdwatching #wildlife #naturelovers #nature #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #birds #photography @NatGeoPhotos @HenrysCamera @OMSYSTEMcameras
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Kokanee Salmon spawning at Kokanee Park West Kootenays BC Canada
September 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Kokanee Salmon spawning at Kokanee Park West Kootenays BC Canada
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Last days of summer scenes, Kenai River Alaska.
September 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Last days of summer scenes, Kenai River Alaska.
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September 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Generative AI has been a dud in almost all industries
But it can generate songs that are virtually indistinguishable from human made pop music
This is surprising, but shows clearly just how formulaic and polished to meaninglessness popular entertainment has become
But it can generate songs that are virtually indistinguishable from human made pop music
This is surprising, but shows clearly just how formulaic and polished to meaninglessness popular entertainment has become
August 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Generative AI has been a dud in almost all industries
But it can generate songs that are virtually indistinguishable from human made pop music
This is surprising, but shows clearly just how formulaic and polished to meaninglessness popular entertainment has become
But it can generate songs that are virtually indistinguishable from human made pop music
This is surprising, but shows clearly just how formulaic and polished to meaninglessness popular entertainment has become
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There is no way the world can be to make us feel whole,
no way our situation can change,
nothing we can think or belief
that will save us
Peace and meaning are only found in transcending the self and this world
And realizing that in truth all is undivided
no way our situation can change,
nothing we can think or belief
that will save us
Peace and meaning are only found in transcending the self and this world
And realizing that in truth all is undivided
August 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
There is no way the world can be to make us feel whole,
no way our situation can change,
nothing we can think or belief
that will save us
Peace and meaning are only found in transcending the self and this world
And realizing that in truth all is undivided
no way our situation can change,
nothing we can think or belief
that will save us
Peace and meaning are only found in transcending the self and this world
And realizing that in truth all is undivided
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Freedom is a fail-safe not a paramount principle
Even in the most charitable understanding, freedom merely gives us the opportunity to do what is meaningful and fulfilling
However, that would require us to know what is meaningful and fulfilling. And we obviously do not
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Even in the most charitable understanding, freedom merely gives us the opportunity to do what is meaningful and fulfilling
However, that would require us to know what is meaningful and fulfilling. And we obviously do not
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August 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Freedom is a fail-safe not a paramount principle
Even in the most charitable understanding, freedom merely gives us the opportunity to do what is meaningful and fulfilling
However, that would require us to know what is meaningful and fulfilling. And we obviously do not
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Even in the most charitable understanding, freedom merely gives us the opportunity to do what is meaningful and fulfilling
However, that would require us to know what is meaningful and fulfilling. And we obviously do not
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Terminal lucidity
Just before dying, dementia patients sometime regain their memories and clarity of thinking for a little while. This allows them to say goodbye to their loved ones
Medically a miracle, terminal lucidity is surprisingly common
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Just before dying, dementia patients sometime regain their memories and clarity of thinking for a little while. This allows them to say goodbye to their loved ones
Medically a miracle, terminal lucidity is surprisingly common
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August 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Terminal lucidity
Just before dying, dementia patients sometime regain their memories and clarity of thinking for a little while. This allows them to say goodbye to their loved ones
Medically a miracle, terminal lucidity is surprisingly common
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Just before dying, dementia patients sometime regain their memories and clarity of thinking for a little while. This allows them to say goodbye to their loved ones
Medically a miracle, terminal lucidity is surprisingly common
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Sources:
www.bernardokastrup.com/2016/04/the-...
www.bernardokastrup.com/2016/04/the-...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
iands.org/research0/nd...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-p...
www.bernardokastrup.com/2016/04/the-...
www.bernardokastrup.com/2016/04/the-...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
iands.org/research0/nd...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-p...
The LSD study: you're being subtly deceived (again)
This is the homepage of philosopher and computer scientist Bernardo Kastrup, with links to his biography and most of his works.
www.bernardokastrup.com
August 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Psychedelics generally reduce brain activity
and yet lead us into complex, hyper-real experiences
Near-death experiences occur as the brain ends
and yet they are reported as epic, wonderful, hyper-real journeys
What does that say about the connection of brain and consciousness?
and yet lead us into complex, hyper-real experiences
Near-death experiences occur as the brain ends
and yet they are reported as epic, wonderful, hyper-real journeys
What does that say about the connection of brain and consciousness?
August 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Psychedelics generally reduce brain activity
and yet lead us into complex, hyper-real experiences
Near-death experiences occur as the brain ends
and yet they are reported as epic, wonderful, hyper-real journeys
What does that say about the connection of brain and consciousness?
and yet lead us into complex, hyper-real experiences
Near-death experiences occur as the brain ends
and yet they are reported as epic, wonderful, hyper-real journeys
What does that say about the connection of brain and consciousness?
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If all the universe, all consciousness is in truth an undivided whole
then suffering explains itself
To have a world filled with disparate things and beings we have to see false separation
And that false separation is confusion
Unity imaging itself ripped apart
The root of suffering
then suffering explains itself
To have a world filled with disparate things and beings we have to see false separation
And that false separation is confusion
Unity imaging itself ripped apart
The root of suffering
September 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If all the universe, all consciousness is in truth an undivided whole
then suffering explains itself
To have a world filled with disparate things and beings we have to see false separation
And that false separation is confusion
Unity imaging itself ripped apart
The root of suffering
then suffering explains itself
To have a world filled with disparate things and beings we have to see false separation
And that false separation is confusion
Unity imaging itself ripped apart
The root of suffering
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September 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Here is a common sequence of auroral beads evolving into curls. This could be when the ballooning-mode instability is overtaken by some appreciable amount by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. This can happen due to a magnetospheric driver in the nightside transition region.
August 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Here is a common sequence of auroral beads evolving into curls. This could be when the ballooning-mode instability is overtaken by some appreciable amount by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. This can happen due to a magnetospheric driver in the nightside transition region.
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Small Copper on Hemp Agrimony at Aston Rowant #wildflowerhour #daisyfamily
August 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Small Copper on Hemp Agrimony at Aston Rowant #wildflowerhour #daisyfamily
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Rust-Colored Songbird
This is a brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) perched gracefully on a tree limb. Its vivid yellow eyes stand out, adding an intensity to its watchful expression, while its rich reddish-brown plumage and streaked underparts highlight its striking appearance.
This is a brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) perched gracefully on a tree limb. Its vivid yellow eyes stand out, adding an intensity to its watchful expression, while its rich reddish-brown plumage and streaked underparts highlight its striking appearance.
August 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Rust-Colored Songbird
This is a brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) perched gracefully on a tree limb. Its vivid yellow eyes stand out, adding an intensity to its watchful expression, while its rich reddish-brown plumage and streaked underparts highlight its striking appearance.
This is a brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) perched gracefully on a tree limb. Its vivid yellow eyes stand out, adding an intensity to its watchful expression, while its rich reddish-brown plumage and streaked underparts highlight its striking appearance.
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We are told to strive for status, wealth, and power
That success will give our life meaning
Yet, most find only emptiness after finding success
But those that love unconditionally
That take responsibility for others
Find contentment and meaning
even in poverty and hardship
That success will give our life meaning
Yet, most find only emptiness after finding success
But those that love unconditionally
That take responsibility for others
Find contentment and meaning
even in poverty and hardship
August 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We are told to strive for status, wealth, and power
That success will give our life meaning
Yet, most find only emptiness after finding success
But those that love unconditionally
That take responsibility for others
Find contentment and meaning
even in poverty and hardship
That success will give our life meaning
Yet, most find only emptiness after finding success
But those that love unconditionally
That take responsibility for others
Find contentment and meaning
even in poverty and hardship
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Our true essence is connection and love
Our thoughts and emotions may confuse us
and so can the words and actions of others - born from their confused thoughts and emotions
But in the end we are love and loved by all
Our thoughts and emotions may confuse us
and so can the words and actions of others - born from their confused thoughts and emotions
But in the end we are love and loved by all
August 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Our true essence is connection and love
Our thoughts and emotions may confuse us
and so can the words and actions of others - born from their confused thoughts and emotions
But in the end we are love and loved by all
Our thoughts and emotions may confuse us
and so can the words and actions of others - born from their confused thoughts and emotions
But in the end we are love and loved by all
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There is a reason why most mystic traditions warn against seeking the pleasures of this world
Pursuing pleasure will inevitably lead to us harming ourselves and others
But so will repressing desire
The solution is transcending desire
But for that we first need to understand why we seek pleasure
Pursuing pleasure will inevitably lead to us harming ourselves and others
But so will repressing desire
The solution is transcending desire
But for that we first need to understand why we seek pleasure
August 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There is a reason why most mystic traditions warn against seeking the pleasures of this world
Pursuing pleasure will inevitably lead to us harming ourselves and others
But so will repressing desire
The solution is transcending desire
But for that we first need to understand why we seek pleasure
Pursuing pleasure will inevitably lead to us harming ourselves and others
But so will repressing desire
The solution is transcending desire
But for that we first need to understand why we seek pleasure
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Beauty hints at transcendence
Beauty is universal
Flower mean to attract and are beautiful to us
So are the feathers of many male birds
Beauty is in the whole
Parts of a flower or animal are unremarkable at best
But seen as a whole
Beings, scenery, even galaxies
reveal beauty
Beauty is universal
Flower mean to attract and are beautiful to us
So are the feathers of many male birds
Beauty is in the whole
Parts of a flower or animal are unremarkable at best
But seen as a whole
Beings, scenery, even galaxies
reveal beauty
August 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Beauty hints at transcendence
Beauty is universal
Flower mean to attract and are beautiful to us
So are the feathers of many male birds
Beauty is in the whole
Parts of a flower or animal are unremarkable at best
But seen as a whole
Beings, scenery, even galaxies
reveal beauty
Beauty is universal
Flower mean to attract and are beautiful to us
So are the feathers of many male birds
Beauty is in the whole
Parts of a flower or animal are unremarkable at best
But seen as a whole
Beings, scenery, even galaxies
reveal beauty
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Spectacular: The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
The galaxies are undergoing such an intense burst of star formation that astronomers describe them as a “starburst” phase.
Eventually their cores will merge becoming a massive elliptical galaxy
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA)
The galaxies are undergoing such an intense burst of star formation that astronomers describe them as a “starburst” phase.
Eventually their cores will merge becoming a massive elliptical galaxy
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA)
August 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Spectacular: The Antennae Galaxies in Collision
The galaxies are undergoing such an intense burst of star formation that astronomers describe them as a “starburst” phase.
Eventually their cores will merge becoming a massive elliptical galaxy
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA)
The galaxies are undergoing such an intense burst of star formation that astronomers describe them as a “starburst” phase.
Eventually their cores will merge becoming a massive elliptical galaxy
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA)
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August 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM