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@Rasheed It isnt the same as skill acquisition, but is a major aid. Not only in humans!

Well, I have to admit to not be well grounded in this type of thought, and I am not exactly sure what you are doing or what you are asking.

You mean like, click bait or a hook? or used to spark interest?

This forum is a finite piece of God, and so are the hands typing this message. paradoxically, even the hand and forum is infinite.

The Untethered Soul - Michael Singer

@Lynnel @Robert Leavitt It sounds to me like this is really your ego crying out because external situation didn't fill ego needs

Hmm, Good books are: 1. Mastery by Robert Greene 2. Sparks of Genius: The 13 thinking Tools of The World's Most Creative People by Robert and Michele S Root Berstein a very implicit vs explicit comment

How do you folks get through it?

@Lynnel What did you negotiate on?

I am on the fence about pursuing music and creativity or diving in and learning computer programming, marketing, business, data analytics. Looking for people to dive deep and discuss how coding, programming, big data etc can be used to raise awareness and improve humanity!

Is/ Does anyone: Do any one these resonate with you? Which ones? 1. hypersensitive? 2. an Old soul/ old for their age? 3. Hyper emotional 4. Big heart for humanity 5. Thinks super fast/ talks faster than most people 6. Think in images that you try to explain to others but can't because the image is far to much information to really put into words easily 7. Working through emotions scars, traumas, fears, neediness 8. Know that you are a devil, and that you have a shadow. That... oddly enough your trying to love and understand/ transcend. 9. Are obsessed with understanding human nature, and giving back 10. Struggling to find your own unique way through life (this one is likely a given) 11. BONUS: Concerned about the climate IS THAT YOU?!

Today I was at a funeral and I was reminded by some Christians symbology: 1. Christ is on the cross, christians pray to the death and immense suffering of their prophet, why? To me that seems related to the idea that Christian's egos are ultimately resisting their true identity. 2. Why do christians symbolically eat the body of christ? Drink his Blood?

Hey, I am interested in this! Down to work this out because I work with similar emotions. What is the context? Story? What's going on internally and externally?

@Mircan I've really been on mine lately, and I've made a lot of progress and have learned more than I can say here: Thought: 1. I learned that I need to be persistent 2. A good book for the work we are doing by opening our hearts is Michael Singer - Untethered Soul 3. I really like Leo's video on Self Love 4. I often put my hand on my heart and say " I love you" or "I forgive you" to myself. Especially during meditation, or just when I notice negative chatter I put my hand on my hear and tell myself "I love you" 5. noticing and working on things like: Transference, envy, neediness, 6. Expect to make mistakes 7. Be radically open 8. I listened to a really good guided meditation in the App Fabulous that helped a lot 9. Letting go Letting go Letting go 10. Neti Neti 11. Gratitude exercise 12. A visualization/ meditation created by Vishen Lakhiani called 'The 6 Phase' I am still learning. There is so much work to do. But, I can honestly say its pretty amazing how much we can grow when we persist. Anyway all I can say for now.

@Scholar There is for sure, try searching on Amazon! I found the book Peace in Times of War to be helpful as well as the book Non-violent Communication

"Pewwwwwww"

Infinite Potential - Lothar Schafer

@actualizing25 My earlier experiences were in Amsterdam! Truffles!

How does the idea of purity hold up to our actions, given the relativity of most of what we think, do, consume, create, etc? For example: Eating meat even though it causes an awareness to suffer IE slaughtering the animal...? Vs eating a vegetable which doesn't. How do we measure the purity of a teacher? Or of a teaching. By purity I mean closest to Truth and the Good and God.

@Conscious life Are you being a jokester?

@electroBeam I like how this comment wedged into my head and the ideas it gave me. I don't have a vision board but it's something I am looking into. And no, I don't think it was exactly 'spiritual conditioning' but I see your point. You are right. I fell in love with music and video and it was my main focus and love, and I poured a lot of time into mastering it. I would have mystical experiences or like 'Downloads' as complete songs. It was really a interesting time creating the songs. Now that muse I was following has moved onto something bigger. All the while exploring reality through books. I did a bunch of really cool stuff with music and video... organizing photographers, graphic designers, volunteers..., got a grant, started a business, relationships, first clients yada yada and really pushing my entrepreneur muscles. It was like, an early taste of business and doing work that effects my community. The bug has bit me and it's becoming clear that Music is actually really limited. I think everyone has a different thing they do, or spiritually connect with. I am taking Leo's life purpose course and I am reading books, trying things, and I think what I am really struggling with is my identity, dreams, interests are at a cross road. Learning to code has been really fun. IT lights me up!

@Serotoninluv @remember You are right. I don't think we should exist in power hierarchy when we think of our spirituality, if thats what you mean't? Also, Yes. I don't know what to expect yet from being on the actualized forum. But, I am not part of any spiritual school, I am a student of truth. Also, I know little and I am a life long learner. I agree its more complex than simply have spirituality being vertical and psychology being horizontal. All models are relative and limited, yet can be useful even if somewhat inaccurate to how we see reality once we have developed further and understand the whole inner work maze of life. I got the model from a book about the relationship between western psychology and eastern spirituality. For me, spirituality being vertical has to do with letting go and transcending, the enlightening aspects of spiritual practice. Which of course is more nuanced. developed through meditation. beingness. And the horizontal has to do with our ego and how it interacts in relationship to other. So, shadow work, working on your neurotic symptoms, self image. This involves talk therapy, counciling. intellect. East - Vertical work West - Horizontal Work I know all dualities collapse.

@Nahm Thanks!

@Nahm I think so. I sometimes get these huge rushes of love and joy and creativity as my mind explodes with images of potential apps or, businesses, platforms surrounding technology. I've been working through confusion for a few years now. And, yeah I am starting to realize it really sparks me up inside... I think big picture thinking is a strength of mine and I think as I develop more experience and hard skills that I can provide a great gift for humans.