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I want to describe my interpretation of the mechanics of the Karma system. I believe Karma is definitely similar to an ironic event, it sums up to, do unto others what would be done unto you or as TOOL would say "Do unto others what has been done to you." There's two experiences in reality, birth and death, there's also a belief that reincarnation is real but whether you believe in it or not its really not relevant for consciousness. The persona is the character or role you play in life, your personality or how you act towards others, It's pretty much an act. The persona is illusory to consciousness and makes the mistake of thinking it is actually the persona. I'ts not the ego its just a trickery of the mind, in other words you play different roles through your experience of birth and re-birth. Consciousness is doing this forever, a very repetitious nature, and is quite possible that you may have experience every single persona that ever existed through the eras of time. You are born into the world and what you do to it will have an impact on you and no one else. Bad Karma is simply, I hurt you, and If you hurt others or harm the world (leaving it in a worst shape than you found it). Eventually you will end up playing the role of the person that you hurt and experience a world that you destroyed. You can relate to this, how many times has someone else made you cry? Good Karma can lead to more good karma. You're born into a world that takes time to understand and you have the power to make someone else's life better and when you die, you did all you could to make the world better for future generations. That's my view of a Karmic system, take from the world put back into it and improve it for your future self.

@Razard86 do you not sleep ? (Just joking lol ) Great thread as usual

Speaking from personal experience, I function in exactly the same way I did before my awakening except for one thing… My fundamental perception of life has now shifted from an ego-centric viewpoint to a “heart” or God-centric viewpoint. This means that I no longer view myself as an individual at an essential level, only at a functional level. Consequently, my actions now arise out of that which is most beneficial to the whole. Time no longer holds any power over me. Past and Future are denied airtime. My playground is Eternity. I no longer need to think before I act. I just do. I just am.

Since I was a very young child, I've always been interested in understanding the universe far beyond the scientific sense. It troubles me, as I'm sure it does many of you, to understand who we are, where we came from, and what our purpose is here. Imagine you have awoken on a train, not knowing how you got there. What would your two first questions be? 1)How did I get here? 2)Where are we going? For me, that is life. The Universe is constantly a mystery to me, and it makes no sense how we exist. And this might be the reason why Andrew Tate have accepted Islam, and I fully believe that he knows the story of Islam and how corrupt and skewed it is. But the Quran simply offers clear-cut answers to the big existential questions like where did we come from ?and why are we here ?and where are we gonna go after death ? When I see someone intelligent (supposedly) choosing to immerse himself in a religion that is simply outdated and not applicable to our modern society values then I notice that people In the West lack spiritual connection to reality . They are by far the largest power when to comes to material power (money, oil,science, technology)etc but there is this hedonistic and nihilistic and pragmatic approach to life that makes people all they care about is food and sex and drugs etc. And that's why in the last decade or so there was a growing number of spiritual communities in the west teaching Buddhism and Zen etc . To fill that existential gap in the hearts of western people. What are your thoughts ? Do you agree with me ?

Not necessarily but potentially. The problem is that the moment you train people to accept religious claims unquestioned you can tell them anything as long as you disguise the claim as a religious claim. The results are crusades, jihads, inquisition, heretic hunts, people strapping bombs to their bodies and setting them off in a crowd or flying planes into buildings(9/11).etc Religion is a tool. It can be used for good or bad. But the basis of blind faith introduces a gigantic potential for abuse. I agree. Even though I've never been into any western country but obviously you could have more possibilities there easily. You live in the middle East if I'm correct? Why don't you consider migrating to a a first world country ? You are a smart guy and should have all opportunities open to you(if its not already Inyour country then my bad ). A secure income is of course a good foundation. To get there, get decent job skills and working habits. Regardless of whether you run your own business or accept employment. Reliability, dependability, discipline and the other boring old fashioned stuff works in that direction. But I say all that is secondary. You must first discover the ultimate truth. Just like how the Buddha or Ramana Maharshi did . They left society from a very young age and went to seek truth .then after reaching the ultimate understanding of who they are and what reality is, they came back to society. That's how it should be. Its not backward.

@Gesundheit2 have you watched any of his podcasts and interviews after his conversion? Do you know that the average mulsim is so ignorant of their religion that they don't even know about the verse in the quran which says that men should beat women if they disobey their husbands ? Islam has come under unfair attack. The average muslim family has not read the Quran and just want their families to do well. When it comes from westerners converting to Islam you can say that they understand more about Islam than arab original Muslims do . the issue here is not Islam really. But the lack of spirituality in the west . People in the west have become so immersed in materialism and hedonism .which started to backfire into new age spirituality. What I want to stress in this thread is that you should build your spiritual foundation BEFORE even getting the basics of survival in life (becoming financially independent, and leaving your parents home and marry and have children). Without spiritual clarity it is simply impossibility to be happy and fullfiled in life. And that's what make westerners convert to Islam or Buddhism because they think they've found what they are truly looking for .

I disagree. He speaks so passionately about Islam. You know that Islam specifically is hated in the west especially after 9/11..so why would he go out of the herd and convert to the most controversial religion out there from nearly 3000 religions? He accepted Islam because Islam is a red pilled religion and it also enforces strictness. Islam maintains law and order and prevents people from getting loose. Which is not the case with Christianity which became so fluffy and no serious to be considered a true religion that has morals and values . I mean they were in the medieval but today Christianity is really losing the battle with Islam. Religions like Hinduism and Buddhism are local religions. Only people who were born in India or China are Hindus or Buddhists. Even though Buddhism have gained so much publicity in the west like I said in the last few Decades which you see with the new age community.

@Holykael seek professional help . You are on the wrong forum buddy.

Well said ?

This is known as the pre-trans fallacy . The god that stage blue people worship isn't the same God that spiritual masters and stage turquoise people know . The first is a bearded man sitting in the clouds who threatens you to go to hell if you masturbate. Whereas the latter is the very fabric of existence itself. Big difference.

Reality is both something and nothing at the same time . Form is empty .emptiness is form. Just like a dream at night. Its both real and unreal.

No. There is no ending to infinity . There can't be repeating in an endless movie . Wait a minute ?..now that I think about ..there CAN be repeat and still be endless . So ultimately it doesn't matter . You are here and will be around forever. Enjoy eternity ?

Karma simply means gift for your deeds. If you do good deeds you are rewarded well but if you do bad deeds you are punished. Karma is something that follows you until many lifetimes. I good example of karma across lifetimes will be : A child who is born to a king will eventually be a king. That child will live a lavish life with all riches and comforts. But the child has done nothing to get it. This is the child’s past life karma. Similarly, a child who is born to a pauper will have a life full of struggles, pain and sufferings without any fault of the child. This is also the child’s past life karma.

@amanen Karma had pay off to me for my good deeds Earlier I used to believe that karma never pays off. God will never punish people till they are alive. He will punish them only after death. But the tragedy is, its just a belief that people either go to hell or heaven. Because no one knows whether hell or heaven exists. Karma has paid off to me Of course it will but don't get too attached to things. Life is a cycle of joy and sorrow. You can never be happy forever nor will you be sad forever. Even if somebody is going through a terminal illness, in the next life chances are he'll be a very happy person. This gives a lot of hope. Persevere my friend. Joy is around the corner as we can't see it now. But when you make a turn you'll be surprised. If happiness is temporary, so is sorrow. Karma takes time to ripen. It waits for the ideal conditions to ripen. You may now feel the effects of something you did a decade ago because the ideal conditions have formed now. And sometimes you do something today and you see the results tomorrow because the conditions are perfect to balance your deeds, both good ones and bad ones.

There are a million different perspectives on this, and therefore a million different correct answers reflected in those perspectives. Of course, I'm going to throw my 2¢ in here and share my own perspective. "Liberation " is when you realize that there is no other place for you to be than here, and no other time to be here than now. And since you are always right here and it's always right now, there's nothing more that you need to do. Everything else is purely optional. Feel free to participate in life however you are able. You don't have to choose between just these two choices here, but if you want to play the roll of a saint, then play a saint. If you want to play the role of a sinner, then play a sinner. Both of those things go together and are completely dependent upon one another. A saint wouldn't know they were a saint without a sinner to compare themselves to. And vice versa.

That's like putting more gas on the fire. You ain't gonna become liberated by believing you are a separate powerless self in a maze or puzzle of problems to solve . You don't "have " to do anything. That's true liberation. I agree partially . If you know the path to obtain that liberation. Knowing it isn’t enough. You require constant, consistent conscious choices in all that you do, every little thing, such that you train yourself in devotion, discipline and dedication to your process. And being in this fucked up physical form, the task is not that easy. If you’re otherwise at a state of emotional equilibrium, that is not enough - liberation is all the more peaceful. And arguably, more difficult to obtain than if you had the fire of suffering to urge you on to liberation instead. Count yourself lucky if you are of the former state (emotionally at ease), not the latter (in suffering), because then it is a quicker, more uncluttered choice to make to dedicate yourself to transcendence and liberation.

@Edvardas Yes I know. Its good to conquer fear of death by realizing it's an illusion. That's exactly what I meant by overcome. It is kind of like the conservation of energy…energy can only change forms, but energy can never be created or destroyed (no beginning or endings for energy). Every single atom that makes you up, is an atom that was made in a star. Every bit of you is the universe itself, that has come alive for a few moments in time, and has become aware of itself. You are the universe itself, becoming conscious of itself for a bit, and then you die. But every single conscious being in the world, is also the same universe. Sat - Existence. Chit - That something which exists, a conscious being. Aananda - Quality of existence. Consciousness which exists in peace. The true nature of every being No you

The advantages of liberation is sat-chit ananda - eternity, knowledge and bliss. Imo, liberation means to conquer death. Have you overcome your fear of death yet ? If not then you are not liberated .

@Edvardas To be free from yourself. Just try being with your self. Its the most horrific experience. You won't be able to be with yourself for 10 minutes also. Liberation means to finally find the contentment, the satisfaction, the complete relaxation, total acceptance, total surrender to life and be in total freedom on to be loving. U shall be so full of love that you have no option left but to share. Right now what I mean is your house is on fire. Some water is needed it will be free then you can help others too saying please just drink this water try it.!!! Outside lies only momentary pleasures. To be dependent on them is a bad idea. Find something inside which is far superior and grater and ever lasting

What is nothingness? As an example of what I mean by this question, lets suppose the universe is everything that exists, then shrink it down back to the singularity and imagine, if possible that the singularity vanishing from existence. Absolute nothingness (You cannot say nothing is left, or you have nothing left, because the word "IS" and LEFT and HAVE, denote that you have a something.) Maybe we could use "Absolute nothingness= Total Absence of Everything? An infinite totally empty void is not nothing, it is three dimentional empty space! Can one describe a negation like this in words?

. I was picking up materials for college, the girl helping me find things at the supplier was pretty and seemed to want to talk. I asked if she had a boyfriend and she said no and I asked if she could put her number in my phone. She seemed a little concerned about my age and asked how old I was (26M) she said she was 19 (I do look older than I am, facial hair, also my line of work it can make it seem like that) but when I told her my age I guess she was alright with it. I asked her if she likes sushi and she said yes and then we kinda just went on our way. I don’t know what to do now… I never ask random girls for their phone number. I approach and ask if the girl is interested in a talkn. Do I call her? Or text? Or text and then call if she replies so that I know if she’s interested or not? i suck at texting and don’t know how to start. I heard it’s good to wait some time but I told her I wanted to make plans this week. We both work nights but idk if she up at night while not working since we have different schedules. I’m really excited to hang out with her and this is the first time I have gotten someone’s number. Any advice is greatly appreciated I must say I'm so happy and excited. "Finally it worked " after months of daily approaching . But I don't want to get ahead of myself and let the excitement makes me appear to her as immature or desperate. What should I do now ?

What do you think will be invented in the next 100 years? Or maybe a little bit more. Science has progressed exponentially in the last 100 years . I want to see Wireless electricity, Human teleportation, Converting ocean water into fresh water,Fully equipped virtual realities VR, self-aware AI, cure for cancer (so that I could smoke all day without worrying about my health ?).. What about you ?

Yes we made our minds to meet up the next weekend.

Thanks man for the advice . I just texted her a bit ago and she replied to Me. I guess If she's texting me, she's interested in me in some way, but not necessarily sexually.i Asked her to meet up for coffee in the next weekend , then a fun activity, in a public place so she's not freaked out if we dont "click" while out. I don't want to put pressure on her .I want everything to run smoothly. I have a question: "How do I Avoid Screwing This Up?" Because the few times where it looks like I'm finally going out on my very first date, it ends up not happening. But from that moment forward. During that spontaneous blur, I got her number, and she now has mine. It was the last thing I was expecting, even as I walked through that door and saw her face.In short, I like her, and I would say that she's interested in me! I assume that if she likes me, she'll think of me just as much as I think of her, and try to find time to spend with me. Once I message her, should I wait for her to message me days that works for her, rather than reaching out to her every so often, such as once a week, so I can avoid crossing the line between thinking of her and obsessing over her? I also have a bunch of other questions, regarding what I should wear, should I take breath mints, wear cologne, that sort of thing, but I find that it is less stressful for me if I take things one step at a time, rather than complicating things.

Yes being decisive is where its at. But I need to know if she is truly interested in Mr to get that boost In confidence. Or just muster it up and do it not caring about the consequences? I approach to ask her out or if she is interested in building a relationship with a gut and other stuff . I never get to the point of asking about phone number because I was rejected 99% of the time before I even have a chance to ask about phone number. So I should make my intentions clear right off the bat ? I'm actually trying my best to not get like excited puppy that finally found a leg to hump lol. ? I just texted her few hours ago and she texted back.i asked for a quick mention how good it was talking to her and that im looking forward to hang out again real soon.she didn't mind and said "sure". What should I talk about in the next date .I want to know what to say and what not to say.if you could help me out would sincerely appreciate it . ? So would be the first priority to get to know her over text and then when we're comfortable ask her out on a date, or do you think that is what the date is for?