23 - The Illusion Of Free Will

[@alexsdg3441]

Thank you Noah. This was the most valuable lessons that I have learned in recent times. Thanks again

[@6079SmithW]

I agree, you can't hold onto happiness forever, but I know I'll be a darn sight happier there than I am here in China.

[@FunnyMan-ez9vq]

If we are not free then who is practicing the 4 noble truth that requires a sense of self?

[@joshboston2323]

The illusion of Free Will goes much further than "not being free to be not me". In fact, since there is no self, there can be no thinker of thoughts, doer of actions, feeler of feelings. In fact, these things just appear inside consciousness, like the sounds of a bird.

[@6079SmithW]

Nothing is 100%, but I bet it's 99.9% true

[@6079SmithW]

I will be in Thailand forever in a year or two. I will make my dream come true. It's okay to think that right?

[@derekmathers2824]

I look at it somewhat differently. What is a “moment “? If it is ALWAYS changing then a “moment “doesn’t exist. Same with “now “. The “ present ( now ) is ALWAYS becoming the past ; it is in transition and doesn’t exist as an entity. Nothing exists

[@6079SmithW]

Perhaps you could do humanitarian work in your home country?