Existential engineering–optimize volition for indefinite sensual enjoyment and self sustaining pleasure work.
Like a coral reef ecosystem that automatically sustains itself through natural activity.
Not necessarily about bodies or identities. Rather, phenomenal engineering where qualia itself is controlled. Whether it is embodied or not is undefined, though likely.
Ideally its not quite embodied. More like a phenomenal machine where embodied existence is merely a virtual pastime.
Perhaps lucid dream for real. Exist in a fluid reality.
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A hypothetical heavenly existence akin to the paranimmitavasavatti heaven.
Essentially an indefinite lucid dream extended and reified into a stable reality with sentient entities.
Those beings shape and create the dream however one wishes it to be.
Be anyone, have anything, go anywhere, do anything.
A theoretical existence characterized by superior happiness in and apart from the reliable and certain production of future happiness.
Basically the ultimate form of “work hard play hard”, with the work being just as enjoyable as the play.
Is naturally attractive to the mind, catering to both the desire for productivity and entertainment.
This natural affinity is the primary reason one might develop it in place of technically superior alternatives, such as the [Authors/Shashank Rajesh/Endless Abhassara]{.spurious-link target=“Authors/Shashank Rajesh/Endless Abhassara”}.
Thus, it takes the form of a hyper-idealized human state, being refined as far as possible without losing touch with what is naturally appealing to the human mind.
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Starting with the ordinary human form.
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A Hypothetical Productive Heaven
A continuous maintenance of stress below a threshold—utter happiness in a mundane sense. Pleasure delivered continuously to the senses, with boredom offset through automatic or intentionally sought novelty. Whatever desires may arise are swiftly satisfied so that the stress of desire never raises beyond a threshold. And all acts of enjoyment are in some way productive to the maintainence and increase of that sort of existence. Perhaps by relishing in the making of merit. Even better by delighting towards the permanent end of all stress.
Bodily Feelings
A total absence of bodily pain. There is a continuous flow of baseline bodily pleasure, so much so that it is easy to dwell simply with that pleasure for long periods of time. The environment is such that it is never sensed as too hot nor too cold. The constraint of gravity is overcome so that the body is always light and easily maneuvered.
Sights
Everything is aesthetically pleasing. There is nothing there that would be seen as ugly or repulsive.
Sounds
There is a tactile satisfaction to every mundane interaction. No jarring or unpleasant sounds would be found. There is abundant music that is dynamically composed to each moment, constant novelty. No speech that is disagreeable.
Smells
A baseline pleasantness to all environmental odors. No bad smells.
Tastes
Good tastes. Everything tastes good or neutral.
Thoughts
No bad thoughts, the mind dwells in a good place.
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Fun Forever
Imagine doing something you love, but forever. Or as long as you want. For instance, binge your favorite show without any real fatigue, and without losing any significant amount of time by way of time dilation or absurdly long lifespans.
Indulge into any novel niche or hobby to its utter completion.
Binge video games with friends
I don’t like choosing. I enjoy unpredictable novelty with others prese
And yet descending down from this ideal state by the reduction of either factors of fulfilment, the resulting conditions are still highly desirable. So long as craving is maintained below a theshold through its satisfaction and relinquishment, one abides in a heaveanly abode. Whatever paradisical state of existence one is able to conceive with their minds, it is by this that it may be attained.
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Creative luxury of extreme refinement
Be anyone, have anything, be anywhere, do anything. Its like being in a mall with all sorts of shops and ambient experiences. Like being inside Crate and Barrel, going from section to section admiring all of the various sensual experiences. Inspecting the various paraphranelia, admiring its aesthetic quality. And imagine being able to modify and create all of that at the mind’s whim. And its all lucid, vivid beyond one’s imagination. Like waking reality but with the fundamental quality of a lucid dream. Have any company one would wish for, and do anything with them in any space born of mind. A celestial palace with countless rooms of endless novelty, endless company with all sorts of beings, all sorts of people, all sorts of experiences. not a moment goes by where one is not totally immersed and entertained by the senses. Exquisite and novel captivation via the five cords of sensuality… I didn’t realize how on point the Buddhist vision of the heavens were. To simply interperate it according to what is read is not enough.. one needs to extrapolate the essence captured in those verses from real life experiences that truly capture a slice of that that may actually be like. There is the quality of effortless ambience that is hard to imagine, even in a dream. A stable and secure environment in which one could comfortably inhabit. Filled with energy and enthusiasm, confidence, motivation, delight; the mind is fully able to keep up with its desires. Beatiful scents like that of a Lush store, incredible tastes like walking into a candy store, in a high end restaraunt, juice bar, etc. And all of this, able to be constantly maintained. Heedful and resolute, one enjoys while sustaining. A perpetual eternity of delight beyond mundane comprehension. This world is not worth pursuing.. the superior ideal is far too good to ignore. This life is but a moment’s flash in comparison to the vast expanses of time one could exist in a state of utter happiness and delight. Hundreds of thousands of millions of years. Who cares what you get to experience in the next 50? It will be over in a flash, its not worth pursuing. This is an opportunity not to be wasted. This world will progress with or without your involvement; don’t get caught up into a pursuit that will progress itself. Don’t labor and toil when there is automation (via the work of others). Stay in the know, stay very much in the know. As long as you have that, you can continue your work along the frontlines while still being able to reap the benefits of technological advancement.