Bill W

Maybe the forum has too many pictures uploaded now. You could open an instagram or something and just provide a link to the pictures you want to upload and let forum users click the instagram link to see your pictures? It might save the forum getting swamped in media uploads?

That's nice. Is that all your own wording or borrowed from somewhere? Either way its brilliant and true

Yeh but I have no paperwork so I am not the best identify thief going lol

Thanks for this

You are like the pantomime villain of actualized.org

I'm screwed then.

Or as AA says "big shot-ism"

Point taken but describe the "awareness of no-thing" if you can please? And also the definition says Mindfulness is the awareness of “some-thing,” are we not always aware of "some-thing" during all our waking hours? Whether we are being mindful or not?

This is a great candidate for Leo locking the thread with the comment "just do the work" and possibly with an extra comment of "enough of the pointless speculation" or even "quit focusing on others and just sort yourself out" Anyway that's my shadow displayed here! Writing a comment that really serves no purpose other than to out down this thread! Sorry!

I actually prefer this definition "to engage in contemplation or reflection" to this one "Mindfulness is the awareness of “some-thing,” while meditation is the awareness of “no-thing.” The latter definition to me is just a cop out.

So i guess the definition for mindfulness meditation would be the awareness of some no-thing? The do nothing technique people sometimes refer to is a strange one. Because if your intent is to do nothing then you are actually doing something. Anyway for me meditation is about giving monkey mind some gardening leave.

On a lighter note I used to think people who sat in alcoholics anonymous meetings most nights of the week were insane. I would think this when I was at home getting drunk or in the pub drinking. Now i think the people in the pub are perhaps the insane ones and the people of AA are the ones who have woken up! In relation to the good quote you said at the top.

Hey man. I'm not sure how the thread title links to your actual post as they seem unrelated unless I am being dim which happens all the time lol But try telling the bereaved parents of all the young people and not so young that end their lives through insanity that it's something to be grateful for! But I'm pretty sure this is not what you mean but the title of your thread pushed a button if I am being honest rather than just projecting at you.

Why, has that happened to you? Did you end up off the scale stupid? I haven't tried it on purpose but I would imagine it can help remove distractions and allow for a more uninterrupted deeper self exploration possibly. For us it might seem crazy to be celibate but for those practising it, maybe we are the crazy one's for not being celibate ?

Actually they are not. There are laws that help protect people from unwanted attention and harassment. Some people just want to go to the supermarket and get on with their shopping. If you get stopped by a security guard in a store for playing this game then it's a wake up call and time for a rethink.

I vote for Leo to do videos whenever he chooses and lose this weekly routine. It's like a line up of people begging for scraps. He has said time and again he doesn't like coming on here and seeing people standing around with their tongues hanging out like a dog waiting to be taken for a walk.

The mods are in green because they care about the environment. Not sure why Leo is red.

Wax ones. I use them some times. The key for me is to hold them in your hands for.up to 10mins before you mould them into your ear. They need to be soft and the heat softens them. You need to pull them out very slowly after that as to not cause too much suction in the ear canal. I use these (Link removed by moderator)

I say yes 100%

Wow that Whale trailer is powerful stuff. I think I want to watch it. Will be uncomfortable viewing I suspect.

So as my main man below would say, if you are full of a sense of entitlement, you are lacking humility. I used to think I was one of the most humble people in existence. Then reality kicked in when I started on my journey of discovery with AA. It was then I realised that I was not very humble at all. In fact, I was walking around with a strong sense of entitlement. What I hated in others, was running wild through my own veins. I'm now thinking what is too much self-entitlement???????? For now, I'm going to run with the Human Rights Act 1988. As long as I am not subjected to a breach on this I am okay in the realms of self-entitlement. I am entitled to life, to be free from abuse, and to express myself (as long as this expression is not harmful to others). I know there is more to Human Rights than this, but if I am going to be truly humble I think I need to accept that I am entitled to my basic Human Rights and that's it. Anything else is a bonus. Therefore, I need to wake up and get real. On the assumption I am not subject to abuse in the eyes of the law, I am not entitled to any of the following I am not entitled to have my work colleagues acting in a way that I approve of I am not entitled to my boss leaving me alone and letting me get on with my work, in a way that I like I am not entitled to fantastic parents I am not entitled to my father having realistic expectations of the help and companionship I can give him I am not entitled to have my sister fully understand the stress I am under in looking after my father I am not entitled to have other car drivers drive with 100% courtesy toward me I am not entitled to members on this forum only creating content that I like or approve of I am not entitled to 100% great customer service from other professionals or store workers I am not entitled to be free from the subject of others gossip I am not entitled to other people realising that they want more from me than I want to offer I am not entitled to other people simply leaving me alone I am not entitled to get to work on time, even if I have left early enough

Thich Nhat Hanh, Osho and David Hawkins

You are welcome

For the next week or so, among other things, in this journal, I will post word for word some of my favourite passages from my favourite books. These are things that resonate with me on a massive scale, that I try to action and implement in my life. Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (posted on 26/10/2019) Dancing With Life – Phillip Moffitt • Mindfulness is directing your attention to something, and then sustaining your attention on that something • Be honest about the suffering you are experiencing which you may ordinarily ignore, or suppress, or blame on circumstances • Let go of the attachment, do not sink into it • To let go of clinging we need to know that abandonment has been accomplished. If you fail to be mindful that clinging has been abandoned, you do not receive the realisation of the release and it won’t significantly impact on your life • Through the practice of mindfulness and letting go of clinging, you discover that living from your deepest values moment by moment is by far the most successful strategy for attaining wellbeing • If there is suffering, then invite the possibility of the cessation of suffering • Each little moment of cessation, no matter how brief, brings wellbeing. Notice whether there is clinging or non-clinging on this moment and observe what happens when you bring awareness to it • In cessation, winning arguments no longer matters • You allow yourself to know what must be surrendered and voluntarily surrender it

Two films I have watched again recently. Both really powerful and give me goose bumps.