Author: macil

Alright, I am going to attempt to make a dent in this topic.

Imagine you are carrying a backpack. This backpack contains everything you need in order to live (have an experience -- qualia.) You can only hold so much inside of it (buffer.) If you put too much inside of it, it weighs you down (makes you feel burdened) and slows down your experience. It reduces how far you can travel and makes it more burdensome to get there.

If you keep your backpack light, you have a spring in your step and you can get to where you want to go quicker. It is also easier for you to see where you going, or reach places that you give you good vantage points.

"Where you want to go" are your intentions (destination) and will.

The world within which you are traveling can be considered to be your soul -- a library of all of your eternal experiences -- plus the souls (and their libraries) of all other co-creators, that are offering you "suggestions" on how to add, remove or use resources from your backpack.

Let us imagine two different travelers.

One traveler fills their backpack with goods they have purchased from town. All the best and finest adventuring gear. The finest rations. There is no scenario that this traveler is unprepared to deal with. Their backpack is heavy and overburdened, but they are "ready for anything!"

The other traveler purchases some essentials, but plans to forage or live off the land -- to hunt -- in other words -- this traveler intends to fill their backpack with what they find along the way.

Let us consider the fundamental intentions hidden underneath both of these travelers.

The first traveler though well-meaning is carrying a backpack full of fear & dependencies. He does not trust himself to forage, or hunt, but relies on the goods and products of others. And he feels so unprepared for the journey ahead, he