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@Tanz If you were billionaire how would you solve america's problems?

@Nickyy I'll think about it and get back to you. Right now nothing comes to mind.

@Nickyy I don't know what i could do today that would make me happy if i died. There's an entire range of experiences i haven't even sampled yet, i'm not enlightened. Happiness isn't anywhere but right here, i just need to access it consistently.

@Angelite What are you careful about speaking up on?

@Nickyy I honestly don't really know. I'm more concerned about my own happiness and satisfaction right now. I want to find happiness and stop seeking, then I will decide on a life purpose once i'm free.

@Nickyy I would do a bunch of DMT and LSD and get to the highest truth.

@eputkonen @LfcCharlie4 This insight just came to me during my last self inquiry session. I'm sure most advanced practitioners get this point, but for me I was doing self inquiry for months and totally missed this subtle point. When we are suffering if we turn our attention to the one who suffers there is at least a moment of an end of the suffering as the mind realizes there is no one actually suffering and the sensation/experience of suffering starts to reside. Is the suffering we experience because of the combination of thought and unpleasant sensation? Why does the suffering seem to cease when attention gets turned on what is supposedly producing the suffering in direct experience and asking who is experiencing it? It seems like there's a part of my direct experience that is discontent or unsatisfied, in addition to all other sensations. If attention gets turned on that part of experience that isn't loving life it will dissolve i think, but then it always keeps coming back if you're not paying attention and constantly reapplying it.

How about a crowd funding service that centers around funding people's personal development that are seeking financial support to pursue interesting goals. For example, if someone wants to attend a meditation seminar or join a yoga studio they can make a positing and request funding from more financially successful self actualizers. The business could revolve around interviewing people who wish to sign up to ensure quality individuals are appealing for funding rather than frauds trying to lie and steal money. It's basically go fund me but for people's spiritual and self actualization journey.

@Raphael Thanks for the shout out! Keep it up, do what feels right. If you have questions about how to grow your practice ask people here they are a great resource.

@Arcangelo No problem man. Sorry for coming down on you, even though i'm not a mod lol so i can't do shit. It's not about the people we offend or don't offend, it is about us. I do judge people in similar ways sometimes and ultimately the person getting hurt by the behavior is me.

@Nickyy I'm not saying he should be banned. But he should just be made aware of how his behavior affects others, and how we have to do better as a forum community. I like arc this goes for me too. There are times where i just shit post because i'm procrastinating and if someone called me out it wouldn't be the worst.

@Nickyy Certain behaviors aren't tolerated it's all about where the bar is. If some stage blue guy came to the forum and just constantly went off about white people are superior to black people it wouldn't be tolerated. Sure if we were all stage yellow we could just let him to do his thing and give him guidance and hope he figures it out himself. I much prefer cutting the nonsense so we can spend most of our time focusing on our own development.

@Nickyy There was a thread that got locked for objectifying woman

@Nickyy I'm not saying don't judge anything ever. But judging woman based on their physical appearance and then going off about it in a thread is different than judging someone's content for their level of spiritual development.

@Nickyy Judging woman based on their physical features is a bad thing. It hurts your own growth, and it can be bad for people's self esteem if they are less developed. It's one thing if random people are doing it in society. But this forum has higher standards for our conduct.

@Arcangelo It's not personal. I also feel bad when people come down on me in this forum. You have to get over the red pill mentality and your attitude toward woman. It's limiting, and it's only going to create more problems for you moving forward on this forum. I get your perspective. You want to be great, and who the fuck are these people to tell you how to live or what you can or can't say. But trust me if you just keep doing your thing and accepting the criticism and pain associated with it you will be much better off in the future. Be authentic. But recognize the importance of aspiring to be a higher version of yourself.

@Preety_India When you say you know many guys like that? Were they boyfriends, or just friends? I can see how if a girlfriend told you that it could make a big difference, but if you said it to some random guy i don't know what difference that would make.

I think when we start to view our selves more positively we judge others less harshly. When I was less confident about my looks I would always be more likely to put down others or judge others negatively for their flaws. I still think physical attraction is important in dating, I want to be very attracted to my partner. But judging woman harshly against bs societal standards is just bad for everyone.

Enlightenment is the source of experience. It is the experience itself.

@Key Elements Ok. I understand, i think there was some miscommunication I don't disagree with any of that.

@Key Elements So you think it's better to go all in on life purpose, rather than pursue financial freedom first? I feel like i can learn to make money through online business' like SEO (Search Engine Optimization), which will give me space to breathe and more freedom because these business can be managed and can generate income passively with little involvement once I put in the initial groundwork. My life purpose, whatever it is, will not generate money right away it's going to take time to actually figure out wtf I'm meant to do. Thoughts? What do you do for work or a living?

@Nickyy I'm currently in law school, and I don't have that much free time where I can take multiple weeks off like that. I have 3 weeks off over christmas break, do you think it's possible to find a retreat center that would take me so last minute in north america?

@Nickyy What's true for your friends in business is not true for everyone in business. The internet as changed the game with respect to what one can do with business and financial freedom. Once you start a successful business you can automate it or sell it to someone else, and it will generate passive income for you. The sky is the limit.

@Nickyy That's why i want to get financial independence before going after my life purpose. I'm not trying to be a multi millionaire, just enough money that I can fund my life style indefinitely then I can pursue my true purpose to my hearts content. I already do multiple hours of meditation and yoga per day, i can pursue financial freedom while still developing internally and spiritually.

@Neorez Only get pharma gaba.