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@Jack Riverin other words, to see that suffering is not actually a choice?

@winterknightyou may have answered this but how have your relationships changed? Are you more sociable and does seeing through people’s psychological conflicts make you more popular to be around? Or even come to for help? it seems to be the human condition to create division and fragmentation from within. How do you see this changing? Assumably a gradual shift or could this happen as fast as it can happen at the individual level ?

Haha possibly the best affirmation you could have is yoda I am. ❤️??

@Shini am honest or I am authentic

Wait man get your shit figured out. Search in person...it comes to you so just TRUST ?

@winterknight@Leo Guralove you both! Amazing content here as always the human race is catching on and it’s only a matter of “time” ???

@winterknightwhy limit yourself to enlightenment producing wealth? What other ambitions have you? @Jack Riverright dude!

Also creativity should be HUGE! This means giving more weight to the thoughts that can me influenced now. So the thought of sleep now...hell yea investigate the psychological thoughts you had while high...let them be but they hold no weight

@SoonHeigood share dude! One distinction you may want to look into about thought. While it isn’t you, it also is...they are the happening now but they of course aren’t your identity. I hardly ever smoke weed but when I do I get so many crazy ideas in my mind of random ass shit. Fun stuff... there is no defense, just acceptance watch what is happening “now” and carry on! In other words don’t resist them

Does anyone wanna lick “the finger”? Yeah that’s right...the finger loving the chatter here kids ???

Become so appreciative right?

Something psychedelics may help us face...

Ha I concur dude! Psychedelics aren’t “the way” like any other technique...they show no more truth than any other “experience” truth can only be here now

Why does someone want to smile while getting stabbed? fake is part of the real....

sounds like possible conditioned behavior. wouldn't you say much manipulation often occurs through this victim mentality?

@FacelessWell said friend. Whole heartily agree! @Jack RiverPart of the case for this may be, for those with knowledge of "enlightenment", their limited understanding being this "idea" of how it should be perpetuating the division of self

It is pretty simple really, using others to better understand ourselves. Teaching people not to be so self centered (or raising them to be). Giving focus on the collective in any given exchange. She explains how human interaction is in our innate being as we were dependent since birth. Our connections with people directly reflect our connections with ourselves. Compassion is definitely the right way to go. In oneness there is love and compassion.

I like to keep my attachments limited to emails... Sometimes it takes a good strong attachment to dive deep enough into what creates it...some great chatter here but as they say none of it will do you any good until you understand the chatter within yourself. Oh and don't forget to fully be with whatever emotions arise

Suppressing fear will only perpetuate the feeling...Your only hope in controlling it is to become it Be Batman...i like batman @OuterHOLY BATMAN right on!

@Shin Ask yoda we must! wise he is... manipulating you I am (bring back yoda, bring back yoda!) As teal swan says "manipulation is not evil at all" "it is 'I can't ask for a need up front' so i have to go in the back door to get it" "that is all any manipulation is" Just watched this beautiful speech where she briefly touched on it right around 1:01:00 but i'd have to recommend the whole thing So how to stop manipulating? Well, just see when, where, and why you manipulate and figure out how this seems to be "the way" to go about getting what you want...often times it's cultural/societal norms, or simply how we were raised Be brutally honest with yourself about your intentions/need in a given situation Maybe the next time you consider manipulating...just go right up and say "i gonna try to manipulate you...because la ti da"

@Dan94Darkness retreat, hmm interesting. When i was in that phase i handled it much like you. Unfortunately seeking truth to help support these beliefs will not bring you any closer to understanding actual reality. Eventually it became too much and i had to let it go. Turned out that's exactly what's needed I began throwing all concepts out the door and giving attention to direct experience. Stopped seeking any sort of spiritual knowledge/wisdom. There was only observation of my thoughts/feelings/actions judgement-free To better understand belief systems, I found this video helpful. Asking yourself the right questions like why do i believe the belief i hold to be true may help you break down the beliefs causing the turmoil

To remain just as the “witness” of all thoughts/emotions may end the cycle. This means no reactions/judgements/or “intention”

I believe what @non_nothing is saying here is when you feel a "negative" emotion, but do not want to feel this way, it creates psychological conflict or "suffering" as you cannot be with "what is"

@MM1988The feeble attempt to "control" the emotional state because it is not "desirable" to our psyche People often spill their feelings out to someone close as it is a sure way to work through negative emotions. We can also do personal investigations where we determine what thoughts may have caused or perpetuates the negative emotions. This simple "understanding" what makes us feel bad is curative by nature. I would advise you to go even deeper and figure out what sort of thought patterns are feeding the emotional roller coasters

This has definitely been the biggest obstacle in my life Fear