Kent Wayne

Musings

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DirtySciFiBuddha
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One way to stop taking myself so damn seriously is to contemplate how transient I am.  I may not even exist, or I may be in a simulation.

Which allows me to focus on what I truly want to do–free of dogma, hangups, societal pressures–and give it my all.  Because I’ll be gone and forgotten soon enough (if I was ever really here.)

In my opinion, not thinking about “who I am” is one of the most liberating, empowering states of mind I could possibly tap.

Musings, Volume 1, available on Amazon Kindle:  Musings, Volume 1

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16 responses to “Musings”

  1. Scherezade Ozwulo Avatar
    Scherezade Ozwulo

    Umm, Dude nobody’s gonna forget you🤗

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Ha! Thanks! (I think?)😅

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      1. Scherezade Ozwulo Avatar
        Scherezade Ozwulo

        It’s all love, DSB😄

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      2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        It’s all good then! 😁

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  2. bigskybuckeye Avatar
    bigskybuckeye

    You are a true Free Spirit!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks! 🙂

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  3. Scott Avatar
    Scott

    My only disagreement is that it’s okay to contemplate who you are. Who you are is what you need and want. Who you are is what you’ve learned and experienced. Contemplating that is a good thing. It helps you understand yourself. What is stifling is when you contemplate who you are versus the world around you. When you compare and contrast yourself to the people and world around you is when you lose your freedom. Understanding who you are is empowering. Not giving a flying fuck about how it ranks against others is the liberating part. 😉

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Contemplation of self in my opinion leads to the same conclusion. “Who I am” is nothing more than a passing idea, temporarily locked in an unstable configuration of matter and light. Lack of self-importance arises from both perspectives.

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  4. nerueru Avatar
    nerueru

    To give it your all is Being “who you are.” It’s when you start questioning that in comparison to another’s experience- that’s what people need to be liberated from.
    -Neru

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  5. dropoutprofessor Avatar
    dropoutprofessor

    In a truly equal simulation or world, one would not have to think about identity: gender, sex, race, religion … a dose of Buddha for sobering simulations. True enough.

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  6. Kris Avatar
    Kris

    Ohhhhh! We could be inside a holodeck!!!! Evil giggle from fangirl!!!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      HEH heh heh! Don’t go making it x-rated, LOL!

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      1. Kris Avatar
        Kris

        Who me??? 😂🤔😂

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      2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        HEH heh heh! 😉

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  7. abysspost Avatar
    abysspost

    I agree. But what about Descartes’s ‘Cogito ergo sum’? Isn’t that axiomatic? Or can it be avoided by positing reality is illogical?

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      I don’t believe anything is axiomatic. I think solving the problems in front of me and experiencing fulfillment will wipe away the need to ask existential questions, but that’s just me.

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