Roger ThisdellThrowing My Hat In The Jhana RingWhile on retreat, I entered a fourth jhana which had a white-out effect of something tantamount to what people report on 5-MeO-DMT, leaving…Feb 12Feb 12
Roger ThisdellYou Can’t Spiritually ‘Wake Up’ — You Can Only Become Lucid.“Once upon a time, I, Chuang Tzu, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was…May 10, 20233May 10, 20233
Roger ThisdellLet’s Talk Nirodha Samapatti: Insights On Valance And The Supposed Ontic Primacy Of ConsciousnessStarting with the thesis: I contend that those who have attained nirodha samapatti (NS) have a crucially informative insight into the…Dec 30, 20223Dec 30, 20223
Roger ThisdellHalfway In, Halfway Out The Great Door of BeingFor more context please read my previous article: ‘Identity, God and Open Individualism’Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Roger ThisdellIdentity, God and Open IndividualismAn essay I wrote, originally for Andrés Gómez Emilsson’s blog, Qualia Computing. I’m reposting it here with some amendments, though I do…Dec 18, 2022Dec 18, 2022
Roger ThisdellCentrelessness, Boundarylessness Phenomenology And Freedom From The Cage Of The MindCaveatMay 27, 20223May 27, 20223
