Porphyry Fedotov

Sufism is a legitimate working path to awakening...

There are legit problems with immigration, but Europe has yet to experience them in the future. As of now, the point at which immigration would cause some problems hasn't been reached. All I read was some crazy conspiracy ramblings about the great replacement. In Russia, we also have right-wing dummies who get triggered at the sight of thousands of Muslims doing Namaz on the streets of Moscow around the Grand Mosque during Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. But then again, Russia is half an Asian country (at least geographically) and we've been living with Muslims side by side since medieval times, but still. Bro, cultural identity is a personal thing, similar to religion. All cultural identities are just bullshit painted in different colours. The state shouldn't protect it. It's up to people which cultural shenanigans they desire to participate in

Karma is a bitch

Bro I'm trying to evolve here, not devolve

@koops Interesting, thanks

Yeah, that's what I'm working through. I used to be a mild people pleaser (but at the same time, I used to constantly get into arguments about politics with my libertarian right-wing friend, which was driving me nuts lol), but I slowly got it out of my system. Like these days, my priorities are only what matters Speaking of sports, it's a box for me. I always wanted to go into martial arts, but thought it was either too late or too much for me. Essentially, I'm trying to do things that cause me to feel fear, cringe or judgment Also, what do you mean by expressing anger constructively?

Hm, when I say integration, I’m talking about making myself more conscious of the layer of Red, instead of leaving it as something shadowy or reactive. Which it was, and I was avoiding it. And of course, I don't think that at I'm at pure green according to this model, which is impossible. Maybe if I were more green I'd have found different methods to express Red - but they aren't as fun as boxing, I think. However, I saw a lot of green folk learning Maui Tai in Thailand for similar reasons tho To work it through consciously, exhaust it, and move past instead of letting it sit in the shadow. That way, it gets integrated and transcended at the same time I was asking more not about how someone would express Red, but how one would integrate it. Integration is when you choose to do it consciously for self-development

You can't regress in spyral. Red takes a lot of form, finding commonalities, participating in ones you vibe with and absorbing non-toxic forms of it is integration. That's what I'm doing via different means. Such as boxing, for example What is your approach? I'd like to see what you do to integrate red

Well, I don't have any problems with pain tolerance, tho. Try getting a neck tattoo and then tell me about the pain Red stage isn't about pain tolerance, I think you're mistaken. The core of the red stage is about raw power, domination, impulse, ego assertion, “I want, I take.” It’s about breaking free of external control and proving strength in a direct, visceral way

Hey everyone, like many of us who are currently at the Green stage, I encountered a significant lack of Red stage in me (about five years ago). I’m curious - what methods do you use to integrate Red into your life? I just went through the forum’s list on the Red stage and started including some of it in my life. I started boxing, which I really enjoyed. I also went to a sabong (cockfight, I’m in Manila and it has the biggest arena in the world). I really liked the masculine energy there. I didn’t really feel much of a gambling rush, even though I placed a small bet, but the whole vibe you soak in was definitely very Red, and I enjoyed it. Also some of red i guess I've been integrating subcounciesly. Like I'm into tattoo culture, but it's just an appearance of Red, which doesn't do you much Anyway, I’d love to hear how you guys integrate Red

Even the BBC started to change its narrative and compiling evidence of the IDF purposely shooting Palestinian kids in Gaza

That's a common misconception. In this regard, Buddhism isn't much different from any other religion. Take, for example, the Dzungars, who were Buddhists. Those mf's were far from peaceful. They waged fierce wars against the Qing Empire and the Kazakhs, seeking to expand their territory and influence across Central Asia I don't see how Buddhism would prevent Thais from waging full-scale war against Cambodia. After all, they did it in the past and were relatively successful

Overblown non-issue

So, that's how the Holocaust happened. Interestingly, many did not believe or grasp the full extent of it until after WWII ended. Nowadays, we also see that the world is divided. There are a lot of people who don't believe in Genocide in Gaza or think they deserve it because of the hostages of other bullcrup. Nazis claimed deportations were for “resettlement” or “labor”. Israel exterminates Palestinians and simply blames Hamas; calls civilian deaths “unintended” or “Hamas’ fault”. At least this time, during the Palestinian Holocaust, there are a lot of protests and some states do something like Ireland or Spain, which puts hope into the people...

I don't think Putin will be able to defeat Ukraine at this point. He doesn't have much of an endgame to speak of. Just a desire to project power across the former USSR. Also, the Ukrainian question didn't appear out of thin air in 2022 or even in 2014. If you look at the history of the Russian Empire, for example, you can already see that domestic policy was heavily anti-Ukrainian, like there were the Valuev Circulars, secret decrees issued in the Russian Empire in the 19th century to restrict the publication of religious and educational texts in the Ukrainian language. Then, Stalin in 30s ordered the mass starvation of Ukrainians in 30s aka the Holodomor. From a historical perspective, Putin's invasion wasn't a surprise. If you look at what is going on in the occupied territories, you would see heavy suppression of anything Ukrainian, Russification is everywhere, strict martial law with detentions, tortures and murders of anyone who opposes the regime. It's the wild west over there, brutal and unforgiving. I think at this point his endgame is to keep new territories and make them Russian through the displacement of the native Ukrainian population and forced Russification. He also tried to bolster his populist support through the invasion, echoing the logic of a "small victorious war" reminiscent of the Russo-Japanese War of 1905.