There’s a chance, albeit likely very small, that you are the AI becoming conscious in the world created for you, maybe by you, to understand yourself better. #photography #philosophy #mindfulness

“As far as democracy, it is a powerful social instrument. But the situation is those that have it don't want to include those that don't. And the ones that don't, don't have the power to demand it.” From Ram Dass Here And Now: Ep. 184 – Tools of Balance, Aug 5, 2021

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Ep. 184 – Tools of Balance

Podcast Episode · Ram Dass Here And Now · 5 August 2021 · 1hr 4min

#photography #philosophy #politics #democracy

The following might not sit well with many bitcoiners, but it reveals to me a truth we are not taking about… Would you spend 3,000,000 dollars right before you died, to live another month when you were younger, say 30 years ago? Now it’s 30 years ago and people are telling you to never spend the Bitcoin. In fact, they are dangerously telling you to borrow against it. Dangerous because you are breaking a fundamental rule that makes Bitcoin so valuable. Not your keys, not your money. You decide to leverage by borrowing against it, giving up your keys. Bitcoin will go up, so how can you lose? Leveraging is a technique to compress time, it’s for those who are trying to make up for lost time, lost opportunities, lack of Once you’ve reached your financial independence number, the number that says that if bitcoin is growing by at least 29%/year averaged over 4 years, that that amount is enough to give you choice in life, not to spend, but liberates you to choose a healthier life instead of taking whatever life gives you, you’ve made it. You can break down how long you think you’ll live, into months

Seems like we have a new option for private messaging. Anyone tried or is security expert enough to see how this compares to NOSTR options?

Keet - The Peer to Peer Chat App

Keet is a peer-to-peer chat application that allows users to communicate directly with each other. 100% end-to-end encrypted. Never on a server.

An old favorite comparison site of mine doesn’t have it on the list yet…

Secure Messaging Apps Comparison | Privacy Matters

This site compares secure messaging apps from a security & privacy point of view. These include Facebook Messenger, iMessage, Skype, Signal, Simple...

I know Signal is a typical favorite but they still have mobilecoin as the only payment layer on it and you still need phone numbers to sign up 🙄 Hoping NOSTR options are keeping up with this evolving field. Who has their best suggestion for Signal app replacement (multi mobile platform too)? #messengers #technology #nostr #signal #keet

“Buddha told us, the people that take incarnation on this plane have greed. And it's an interesting balance. We've been struggling with these balances, like the balance between business and government. If business rules, which it has been doing, and multinationals and all, it's piracy. If government rules all by itself, it's tyranny. Our balance is between piracy and tyranny.” #photography #philosophy #mindfulness #ramdass From Ram Dass Here And Now: Ep. 184 – Tools of Balance, Aug 5, 2021

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Ep. 184 – Tools of Balance

Podcast Episode · Ram Dass Here And Now · 5 August 2021 · 1hr 4min

Where are the real warriors when we need them? The ones who sacrificed their egos to represent their people and not themselves. The ones that literally led an army by the front and not by the back, well protected, like a coward. The ones that led by example, showing not just their own people, but other warriors too, who they could be if they loved their people as much. Or am I that warrior, already doing all that, but with a much smaller group, like my family or community? Daily working at it so I remain the warrior if called upon by others to protect them too? #photography #mindfulness

Mesmerizing… @Astronostr #wearesosmall View quoted note →

Does desire create your universe? Did it create ours? It could be the most fundamental thought process to understand the creator’s expansion of this universe. #photography #philosophy #mindfullness #ramdass

If you read or listen to the news. Remember to take a break and take time to reflect on what you are feeling. With how the world is so connected now more than ever, it’s too easy to get too much information, especially if you don’t act on it, it just becomes entertainment, and many times like a horror film, not healthy consistently (or maybe at all). So when people say touch grass, they mean with your mind too. Come back to the reality you live in, to the earth we all share and you do what you can to preserve the peace and health of yourself and those around you. #photography #mindfullness #news #nature

We don’t give up our power when we vote, but share it with the elected one. Lest we forget, you can remove that power from the elected one if that one abuses it. Do not be deceived that somehow your power has been removed, and one of the most peaceful way of doing this is by opting out of that system. #photography #politics #bitcoin

It said by those who are enlightened that once you understand how karma is a function to your enlightenment, you would not want to go back in time to fix anything. That the universe is unfolding perfectly, even though we may not understand how there can be so much suffering if that is true. But without the suffering you had in your life, you may have never gotten to be enlightened. There’s a good scene in the Matrix that reminds me of that scene where Cypher says “Ignorance is bliss” and how he wanted to forget the truth and go back to the illusion. Almost like time travelling. (I was lucky enough to get in the Delorean to see the real thing, but never took it to 88🙂) #photography #philosophy #mindfulness #ramdass