2017-01-26 NSBSNT - Introduction to the Self

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Pierre Grimes and the Noetic Society -- 2017-01-26 NSBSNT - Introduction to the Self
Pierre Grimes in the first of several talks at the Besant Lodge of the Theosophical Society, Los Angeles, California, on the fourth Thursday of each month. Winter Lazerus and Stephan Hoeller introduce Pierre. (Please pardon the initial camera and audio problems.) The Parmenides Platonic dialogue, Balboa translation that Pierre refers to. Pierre's Betrayal of Philosophy article - 1st in a series of 3 Pierre has published in the last year in the APPA journal on the subject. More info: noeticsociety.org

[@pierrebernard5922]

This man is really great. I am listening everything I can find

[@hackerculture7391]

It's an incredible privilege to see Pierre Grimes work up online.These videos are true treasures. It's incredible that most of his vids are only at around 2000-3000 views.

[@panos-xe8yo]

Greetings from Greece, you "luminate" the world with your teachings!

[@Dionysiandreams]

Stephen Hoeller holding it down for the gnostics in the beginning. Much respect. Great lecture.

[@nctunes]

Self becomes from experience. We've been plunged into this self creating place and are given a measuring tape to measure ourselves by someone else's measurements. Awesome work.

[@charlesgodwin2191]

I think, therefore I am. I am, therefore there is that which is. There is that which is. There is not that which is that is other than that which is, for if there was anything other, it would still be that which is that we call other, thus not other at all. Therefore, that which is, is all - inclusive. That which is nothing in particular is by definition everything in general (potential), the one Absolute Being in which all relative beings live, move and have their being. The Absolute is that which functions/serves as a diversified unity that actualizes as a unified diversity or Uni - verse.

[@tw5hub7]

Great lecture. Is there a part 2 available?

[@howiewhitehouse1202]

Thank You Pierre --Question for you ---Did you get to know Mike Arons from West Georgia Humanistic Psych Program ?

[@maceain]

excellent.

[@MICHAELSTILLMAN]

Self as All that is,Is a clever surreptitious way, of making the Individual falsely responsible for others (powers and authorities) decisions and actions.

[@businesswalks8301]

any such society wouldn't have powers and authorities, none that weren't as natural as parents are rulers to the next generation. also, this would presume that any authority is part of that responsibility, if not the greater part of that responsibility. also what is falsely responsible? how do you treat criminals? is throwing them away into a prison the natural response that follows such a philosophy?

[@tatsumakisempyukaku]

This was great

[@metafisicacibernetica]

Ty!

[@MICHAELSTILLMAN]

Greeks don't like the fact that an Individual (Achilles) rejects the Virtues (enforcing War and other State values)

[@businesswalks8301]

this video causes enlightenment. so watch out haha here's a criticism tho, doesn't it become like Abrahamic religions (which stole from this and betrayed it later) but don't they say "all good is god, and only the mistakes are mine" like Malcolm X would say similarly in his autobiography? so if this turns into a culture, it'd be the same thing... law of attraction would say "you're not believing hard enough" ... implying that its your fault every step away. But who else's fault is it? what I do like about this is that it's action and results-oriented unlike sooth saying nonsense, even though it's charming haha. I love this stuff

[@MICHAELSTILLMAN]

Convincing a Person his Self Emanates from elsewhere sets the person as just an observer of this world and Destroys The purpose of Man as a single or collaborative Creator on a par with God, or conversely leads him to blame his own impure actions as coming from the Devil (justifying Catholic Inquisition) to root out his Sin (independent non-conformist Values and Activities displeasing to or a perceived threat to current Rulers)

[@businesswalks8301]

just an observer? justifying Catholic Inquisition? sin? isn't sin an invention created by so-called mosaic laws which are designed to set up its followers to be predisposed to accusations? look no further than the Abrahamic cults to do exactly what you're suggesting would come from ideas of the self. perhaps, you might be unfairly projecting those fears unto more advanced systems like this