#i'm a bit worried at how much derivative content i can make out of ite! lol

[donuts4evry1]

i am suddenly struck by the urge to write a light novel

[gachaparadise]

okaayyyyy 3.0 done! all in all i liked it a lot! looking forward to the next update :)

it was indeed veeerrryyy long but like. a lot of that was rooms full of fuck as puzzles in the middle of our quest. like i really like the puzzles, i went to clear some up after i finished and wasn't at all pissed off but. middle of the story? is that REALLY the right place for them :/

the story remained fairly straightforward i would say! which was nice. like there's more going on but they're being very plain and unembellished about it which i appreciate. feels like they're only repeating important information twice at most, and most of the time they're trusting me to get it the first time. i feel like reveals are pretty well foreshadowed and all in all its a solid start.

i made the mistake of going on the reddit so heres some thoughts derived from that.

i really don't think the length of the story is a problem. like. you don't HAVE to binge it (i certainly took more time then usual with it!) and as someone else said. there are like 12 characters who need to be fleshed out this planet. we NEED the time so everyone can be whole and complete characters. the writing is way more paired back from Penacony and i really think they're making good use of time. the pacing has been pretty spot on so far, so i think they really deserve the extra runtime.

and this is something i didn't notice at the time, but once i saw it pointed out on the sub i couldn't unsee it. the cutscenes are very very simple. the animations are the same 3 over and over and the camera angles are very static. compared to genshin who have been KILLING it lately with the cutscenes we have something much simpler. i'm in two minds about this. on the one hand... it would probably be better to get a little more cinema about it. just like. to give the story a more quality feel. i can see how our current setup might feel a wee bit cheap to some people. on the OTHER hand i like it because i can skip the end of most lines of dialogue. with complex animations i feel the need to let them play out but. i can read WAY faster then the vas can talk. i've usually read a line 2 or 3 times by the time it's done. with the static presentation i can skip ahead to my hearts content unless i think the voice acting for a certain line is going to be interesting. but i knowledge this is a me concern and most people probably want a more polished and interesting presentation...

ah also. let me fujo out for a moment. Mydei and Phainon are really <3<3 they're great. the way they bitch and argue and playfully compete, but when it comes down to it they care about each other a lot (P making sure to give M space to mourn at Kremnos, M being all worried about P at the ascension trial) theres a lot of potential there. i was really excited by the idea of P taking Nikadors coreflame because like. thats M's god. do you have idea how juicy the literally actually body worship could get with that? unfortunately i think he's not ready to ascend yet so thats likely to not pan out >_> regardless the posting will be legendary (i hope)

also Dancae food. its delicious. i love it. the way the little memory crystal in their room at the bathhouse was like. heres a moment from your life together here on Amphoreous. Their life together 🥺 Together 🥺 Them 🥺 the way it implies all these little domestic moments happening between all the magic bullshit feeds me. i am delighted. hope this is the great Dancae resurgence. they're literally renting an apartment alone of this lovely Grecian planet like it doesn't get better then this.

[sagebodisattva]

Reality and the Mind

Reality and the mind. Not “your” mind, but “the” mind. Let’s talk about that for a little bit. And this ties into a comment by a user named TurkeySub3000. And that’s what I’m gonna start doing from here on out; is when I get comments from subscribers, that ask questions and make points, I’ll use them as responses in videos.

So here’s his comment:

TurkeySub: “My 'reality' is a creation of my mind? What if I don't believe that? What if I don't subscribe to your dogmatic judgment that it is so? Then I become the 'them' in the us vs. them equation. The beauty of reality is that there is no control, and you have said this before. I miss the old sage who didn't cynically whine about the god debate and dogma as if it hasn't been beaten to death on his own channel and elsewhere on youtube. You are a broken record, and it's sad to watch.”

What if you don't believe that reality is a creation of the mind? Nothing proper on the spiritual path should ever ask you to believe. Belief is reserved for things that cannot be experienced. This is something that I ask you to explore and find out for yourself. I have found it to be so. I know it to be so. It's not a dogmatic judgement. It's something that I have discovered to be the case through tests, experiments and trial and error. If something is self evident, it need not be believed in. It's already empirically the case. No belief is required. If you can come to realize this, then fine. And if not, then that's fine too. There's no us vs. them equation going on with the Meta Sage. I'm not sure where that idea is derived from.

And as far as control, who ever said there is no control in reality? Control is being exercised to one degree or another, all the time. But the only control you need focus on is the one related to your own facilities. Lucidity brings more control over your reality, and your reality is the only reality you need worry about, for it's the only reality you can confirm to be a valid reality. What other point of reference do you have? Less lucidity, means more control is surrendered to the illusion. When one is deluded by perceivables, their conditioned assumption is that source, control, power and authority are found within the perceivables. And the perceivables include, not just the environment, world, and other people, but also your own persona. Externalization is self disempowerment.

As far as practical application to realize more lucidity, this can be exercised by remaining aware of the illusory content without indulging in attachments related to the content. Attachments can be further broken down to more simpler terms to mean, desire for certain circumstances, or desire to avoid circumstances. A desire for avoidance is still an attachment even though it's an attempt at pushing something away. So much of the crux of the matter is rest upon discovering that reality is a projection of the mind, an imagined mentalization that becomes personified as an experience of embodiment in a physical reality.

And this is why the ole God vs no God crap is returned to again and again. It may be a broken record, but it can never be stressed enough. It can never be emphasized enough. And not so much in literal terms, but, at least for me, the God vs no God theme is a dumbed down template for a deeper teaching that is trying to be conveyed, which, of course, is that source is found within, and not somewhere "out there". This is a foundational point. It can't ever be beaten to death because it's a fundamental misunderstanding that impedes progress of awakening. The sad part is, no matter how many different ways it can be shown, stressed or pointed at, most people just cannot break their trance. No matter how many times its demonstrated, people remain transfixed on illusion. You point them inwards and they go right back to the external. I understand, it's difficult. Letting the waters return to stillness is hard when there's so many pretty fireworks to watch and roller coasters to ride. But hey, this is why I am here for you. This is what I am here to help assist you with. Don't worry, I won't give up on you.