Fallibilism and Four Noble Truths

<p>A new concept defined by the author to replace 'tanha'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A minute element called 'grabbygrab'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To recognize and practice not doing 'grabbygrab'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It helps you perceive phenomena at a higher resolution for a while afterwards</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bump knee -&gt; harmless pain sensation -&gt; hurt</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a minute element that latches onto things you instinctively like or dislike.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A new concept that defines suffering</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows you to experience consciousness at a higher resolution and FPS.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a significant decrease in valence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hurt</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Things you instinctively like or dislike.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How does the author suggest approaching the Four Noble Truths?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>With a certain lightness, as theories that could potentially be superseded.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is the author's opinion on modernising the Four Noble Truths using different words?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It would be a significant advancement, less prone to misinterpretation and easier to debate and critique.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is the author's proposed new concept to replace the term 'tanha'?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'GrabbyGrab'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is 'GrabbyGrab' and how does it relate to suffering?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a minute element that latches onto things you instinctively like or dislike, triggering hurt that can make life unbearable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is the ultimate goal of reducing 'grabbygrab'?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To make things feel less inflamed, less viscous, lighter, emptier and dissipate the hurt.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is the author's opinion on practising concentration on things like breath or metta?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is generally beneficial because it allows you to experience consciousness at a higher resolution and higher FPS for a while afterwards, which helps you perceive phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is the author's suggestion for choosing a practice to reduce 'grabbygrab'?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Choose a practice with the least negative side effects, ideally one that fosters kindness and helpfulness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What are the Four Noble Truths and how should they be approached?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Four Noble Truths are theories, not absolute truths, and it is beneficial to approach them with a certain lightness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is the author's opinion on modernizing the Four Noble Truths?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Even a modernized theory that restates the Four Noble Truths using different words, unrelated to the original Pali and Sanskrit, would be a significant advancement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is 'GrabbyGrab' and how does it relate to suffering?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'GrabbyGrab' is a new concept that latches onto things you instinctively like or dislike and triggers the hurt that can make life unbearable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is the relationship between 'GrabbyGrab' and the concept of self?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There is nothing inherently wrong with the concept of self, but if you aspire to feel good all the time, you need to upgrade your operating system to avoid this instinctual 'grab'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What techniques can help reduce 'GrabbyGrab' and the resulting hurt?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Truly internalizing the impermanence of things has a proven track record of effectiveness. Practicing concentration on things like breath or metta is generally beneficial because it allows you to experience consciousness at a much higher resolution and higher FPS for a while afterwards, which helps you perceive these phenomena. Other methods work too.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is the relationship between hurt and valence?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hurt is essentially a significant decrease in valence, which determines whether things feel good or bad.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What is the author's opinion on the nature of hurt?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hurt exists and it is mostly a singular phenomenon. It nearly instantaneously follows other sensations, and what triggers the hurt that can make life unbearable is 'GrabbyGrab'.</p> Signup and view all the answers