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You can easily generalize that question though. Why do anything? Why study (if you're a student)? Why go outside and sport? Because of motivation. I guess you just lack motivation

@Pouya Well, I am in kind of the same situation right now. I am trying to make meditation a daily practice but I feel like I lack motivation to do it. Maybe you don't see the real benefit of doing it? You need some instant gratification? The results aren't pleasing so you see no reason to continue doing it? I guess what only helps is to be aware of this and ignore your mind's tricks to confuse you and distract you. If it really doesn't work maybe it's too soon for you and you are forcing yourself too much.

@Pouya The ego

Well I've been trying to talk about the topic of enlightenment to my partner, but he says stuff such as "People like to believe in stories, right" Or just nods but doesn't really seem to catch any of his interest? My partner is very artistic and very creative. Also very empathic but sometimes I just can't get through him. It's as if he just doesn't believe in anything other than his own direct experience. Which surprises me due to his artistic nature. But he also suffers a lot, worries often, oftenly about other people but also he feels "lost" in life in general sometimes. And I feel like this path could help him tremendously but I feel like he is not open to it. What should I do? Just let it be and ignore it? Or try to approach it another way?

@Fairy @Fairy can you also cast fireballs or energy balls? Dragon Ball z style? Btw I am pretty intrigued.

How much does this cost?

@Fairy so what if you curse a person. How can he "uncurse" himself?

@Fairy so you are able to cast curses and spells?

Yes, it is a very low dose for your weight and size I take 15 grams and I weigh 60 kg Also I once did 7.5grams and could literally feel nothing because they were stored in the fridge for over a month you shouldn't keep them much longer than a week in my humble opinion

@Serotoninluv what if an enlightened individual gets drunk?

@Consilience exactly how I feel!

@Viking why would you stop believing in it?

@Aakash I'll second that but what would be good and what would be bad? And thank you for remembering me haha.

How do you overcome regret and bitterness? I went in Erasmus 4 years ago, and things happened that made me have feelings of intense regret and bitterness. Regret because I made a lot of wrong decisions during that period, and bitterness because I feel like those decisions were due to manipulation of someone I thought of as a good friend. Now I've been contemplating that period for a long time. And I realize a lot of the bad feelings is due to lack of acceptance of what is, and if my current situation. How do I overcome these feelings? It's in periods. But mostly when I feel goods these old feelings come back, and it takes me right back down and make me feel terrible in a matter of seconds. It can be due to triggers, or due to my mind just going there with no real reason.

@ajasatya i do see the value of it, while I wrote it, it is very good. But he just doesn't see any reason to *start*. But good idea. I will invite him!

@Smika thank you so much sweet soul!

@Charlotte thank you a lot for this response. I've been thinking about it and practicing it subconsciously since I read it. Didn't have time to practice what you advised, but will do when the time arises. Thank you so much <3 means a great deal to me.

@Enlightenment didnt you use a mantra to get enlightened rather quickly?

@Hellspeed so what do you do? Just enjoying every moment?

@Hellspeed what are you pursuing in life?

He looks 80 years old yet he was only 58 when he died so probably early 50's here? Reading Eckhart Tolle's book, it's states that freedom of thought slows down aging process. Hmm..

@winterknight Ok I see. Hmm.. what do you do if you love a person but the person is 1000s of miles away and it is practically impossible to practice the love? Is that a pursuit? A desire? Ideally it would be to move on and forget the person. Don't know if it's relevant to this though

@winterknight but I feel like then your state of happiness is unconditional and depending on your desires. Isn't that what you want to get rid of

@winterknight what if you only want to fulfill the desire and aren't fulfilled unless it gets fulfilled? It also doesn't have to depend on other people I think? Only when it comes down to romantic desires.

@winterknight do your desires depend on other people / things? You said you are honest to yourself and desires and want to pursue it. What if your desire is out of your own control? Are the desires not based on a need coming from an egocentric point of view? How can desires not be egocentric? Aren't desires there to fuel the ego when achieving them? Can they be selfless?