AudibleLocket

@UDT 21 . I'm working at my family business right now, while building the instrastructures for my life purpose, which is playing drums. This is the thing i love doing, devoting hours of hard work to become a master. At least 1 hour a day. Im also in the process of finishing college. I live in the South of Brazil by the way, very closed minded people down here. The war on drugs is still very going on.

Here in Brazil we're living in a polarized society, this presidencial election is divided by two ridiculous candidates. In one side there's PT the workers party, the left that is in power since 2002. They have establish a major corrupt organization, contaminating every part of the government, from the judiciary to the legislature. They are believed to fight for human rights, with more love to the poor people and the gay comunity, but in fact they just want to continue stealing from the population. In the other side there's Jair Bolsonaro, a Donald Trump kind of president, with a military and autoritary politic view. He claims to end the violence here with no mercy to the robbers. There are videos of him talking shit about gay people, saying he'd rather have a dead son than a gay one. In the past Bolsonaro said that torture isn't a bad thing, and his vice president is a military general. Bolsonaro major proposal is to end corruption and violence, and therefore he's gaining force ,Brazilians are sick of the Left corruption, this guy is most likely to be Brazil next president. These week, more wood was threw in the fire, Roger Waters has expressed his opinion against Bolsonaro during a show in São Paulo, and the croud got crazy with him, preventing the show to continue. I was wondering what you guys think of this, i'am undecided like 30% of the population. what stage in the spiral are these guys in ?

@Key Elements Agreed.

Hey you, have a profund day. I was thinking today about the role of other people in your own development as a person. In Leo's video " How to stop carryng about others opinion " he talk about being authentic and happy by yourself, that people can't really offer you anything significant in life. He also talks about this in his video "How to deal with loneless" , that personal development is a path to be trilled alone. But in the other hand he also talks about expressing love to everyone , and being a light source for man kind. I've read some books that also encourage you to see the beauty in other people. And i have met many human beings that inspired me, i've learned alot by living with some really great people. Perhaps balance is key in this question, any insights about this ??

@bejapuskas tnks for reading. I meant balance by cultivating good relationships/Sharing love, at the same time being authentic and not carying about their judgements. I'm working on this unconditional love, trying to get rid of judgements and ideologies. Latelly i started to see the beauty of little things that pass unnoticed throught the day. Specially when i'm driving my way home. I've had some lsd/shrooms experiences that show me a little about this mystical and lovely reality.

Hello you, have a nice day ! I'm 21 Years old, living in Brazil. I have a debate going on inside my head. I am trying to overcome my shyness/social anxiety, and developing myself in general. But i think i'm starting to get crazy about all of this, when i talk to people i dont know if i should focus on the present moment, on myself internally, on relaxation, on the subject ... I have sometimes a feeling that i dont know who/what the fuck i am, this get's me a little crazy, i struggle to identify my personality with something/somewhere in my mind. I was woundering if in order to be more confident/less shy , i should build a " Strong sense of Self ", a strong identification inside me. It has been 6 months since i started the path of meditation/ self inquiry, and man this completely changes my mind. I find myself able to see my life out of my head much more, i am living much happier. How can i be more confident and in the same time surrender to no-self ? Sorry for the english and Thanks for reading , i know this is very noobie shyt but i just woke up with this in my mind.

Hello Guys, im 21 years old and living in Brazil, meditate for 6 months. I was woundering if i should forget about enlightenment for now and focus on my " EGO`S PROBLEMS". I have some social anxiety/shyness when speaking in public, and also i am not quite sure about my life`s purpose. My internal debate is that i should develop myself to a certain degree before doing self-inquiry, or can i balance things doing enlightenment work while self improvement. Is there a pre-stage required in life to start seeking Enlightenment ?