nistake

@Preety_India Yup, I think it's all about managing your fears and anxieties in a healthy way. The more self-awareness you have, the more you are able to step back and evaluate the situation before acting. That's where the present moment shines. By the way, you won't be able to lose your primal/primordial flight or fight response and you don't need to. It's a perfect "tool" to navigate in this world, but if one lets it run amok unconsciously, then it can cause wreak havoc. Just a little side note: I'm speaking from experience, because I used to be a constant worrier. I worried about every little thing possible to the degree that it affected my well-being and body. If a problem arose, I immediately jumped to conlusions and I lived in imaginary future scenarios. If I didn't have any problem, I unconsciously created them just to get something to worry about. No wonder my mental health was a mess

@Preety_India Well, in my interpretation, this artictle doesn't say that forget all your problems since the present moment matters only and live happily ever after. It points out that problems should be resolved in a conscious way. If a problem arises, the mind tends to jump to conclusions and usually the unpredictable (and non-existent) future is heavily involved. Instead of worrying and giving more power to anxiety, one could just ask him/herself: "Okay, this just happened. Since I can only take action in the present moment, what can I do to solve this issue?" Obviously this is easier said than done, but striving for this shift in consciousness is a great way to deal with problems.

I know it's really tempting right now, but $5k is a shitload of money for a PC. I wouldn't do that.

The first days are the worst. After that, it'll get better. In my case, it took about 2-3 weeks total.

Mainly because of alertness. Posture doesn't really matter, but it's recommended to sit with your back straight because you can remain alert that way and alertness is really important during meditation. If you can remain alert 100% while lying down, then it's not necessary.

Wife material.

@traveler "You reek of personhood" Fuckin' A

Enlightenment in one picture:

That's what it's all about. Nice going!

That's quite a situation you've got going on. Did you tell your mom about you using psychedelics? How long are they gonna keep you in? About telling the truth, I'd be a bit more careful if I were you. They may lock you up for a much longer period, who knows?

@Hello from Russia Social media, music, random thoughts about what I'm gonna do after I finish my session mainly.

I want to make a career out of 3D modelling, graphics, drawing, arts in general. That's why I've been practising it every single day for almost a year now. I really like this stuff, it's a great creative outlet for me. However, I have a regular day job and other responsibilities, so usually I don't have much time to practise it. What I noticed is that I get distracted quite easily during my practise sessions. I really like working on projects, but I often experience some resistance and I can't really be immersed into the work, let alone experience some kind of flow state. I want to spend as much time as I can on this, but I don't want to be neurotic about it. Forcing it obviously won't work. What do you think? How could I increase my productivity?

I used to have the same issue. I wanted to get attention from friends, co-workers and from people in general. In retrospect, I was quite neurotic and needy therefore it caused lots of suffering for me. After a while I realized that this was not a great and sustainable strategy, so I decided I needed to let go of the need for attention from others. Slowly but surely. Ironically, nowadays I've been getting lots of attention (in a good way) even though I completely let go of the need. I'm not needy anymore, so if I don't get any attention, that's fine, and if I do, that's also fine. What I'm trying to say is that you can't really force this and you should avoid being needy. Work on your self-esteem issues (meditation, reading, journaling, you name it) and the rest will work out. There's a great quote from Eckhart Tolle, which is quite applicable in this situation: If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.

Yup, pretty much this. If you want to leave, there's no need to make a thread about it and coming up with projections. Just log out and close the browser. Problem solved.

At first, it's uncomfortable, confusing and frustrating. As you progress later on, you'll realize that there's nothing to "do" actively, you just need to maintain a relaxed focus on awareness itself. For me, 20 minutes of mindfulness medtation before self-inquiry helps a ton. It settles my mind and I can focus much better.

Clear, easy-to-understand, straight to the point. Good stuff!

Oh wait

You've got some cool videos btw!

@Evil Raccoon If you feel the desire to do so, then go for it.

@Evil Raccoon As Leo has said several times, you don't need to become a hermit and live in a cave for the rest of your life to experience the Truth. Just do the work diligently, maintain a healthy balance between your material life and spiritual life and you'll be just fine.

Great to hear man!

Being involved in spirituality doesn't mean that you have to listen to yoga/meditative/"high-consciousness" music all the time. Even enlightened masters have shadows and violence/aggression often lurk in the shadow. If you feel like listening to gangsta rap, feel free to do so (as long as you don't go out and get involved in any sort of criminal activity :D).

I'll definitely watch this.

If you have nice guy tendencies, you should definitely check out this one: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Nice-Pleasing-Speaking-Unapologetically-ebook/dp/B076VVH14M