Lyubov

That’s what you get for voting Trump

weird thread

Capitalism and communism lead to the same result if people are unconscious and corrupt.

This one is kinda funny

Yes, it's largely a parasocial dynamic. Human social behavior sometimes can be heavily driven by hierarchies. Gurus come from India which sociologically has one of the oldest social hierarchy systems in existence (the caste system). So they heavily perpetuate this dynamic because they haven't reflected on it (most won't bother). I'm by no means against learning from teachers or masters, studying under sages with integrity. There are a ton of great teachers, zen masters, monks, etc you can meet and they will help. In fact I'd say the sign of a good teacher is someone who actively removes a hierarchy from their dynamic and all conflict of interests, they will design their entire interaction with you under such terms and will even sort of gently toss you from the nest like a mother bird in order for you to learn to fly, after they have taught you what they know (someone mentioned this as well). The Taoist master I learned from and who taught me to awaken with self inquiry literally told me they taught me everything and we have done enough sessions and it's time for me to take responsibility and put it into action what I know is true after he helped lead me there. This is love, to respect the sovereignty of another, knowing it's their path they need to walk in order to learn. A guru's love is to leech cash and to sleep with you if you are a hot woman, they will open up an entire fucking compound with bunkbeds and a giant hall to sit up front and have you glaze them, make you dress like a total nerd and be a "follower" and leech money from you and scout you out to invite you back to their quarters for deeper healing if you're a hot girl. These gurus are scumbags born from Indian caste culture.

Low quality teaching, same people who yap and yap and then the moment shit gets real in life, which it occasionally will, they crumble and scurry off to the mountains or regress into Christianity after awakening. You go much further in spirituality when you prioritize wisdom/maturity, sensitivity and humbleness to shape your teachings. I’m waiting for this joker to live with some integrity and fuck a traumatized big fat hairy dude to heal him.

I’ve done some Qi work and Qigong and a decent amount of Taoist meditation and to be honest I don’t see how it fits into this discussion. It doesn’t make you efficient at being a sexpest. It calms you down and grounds you and lets you be in total flow where constant insight and the Tao are present moment to moment, shaping your life. This is your typical immature young guy who thinks he’s cool sitting on a couch smoking a cigar while getting a bunch of victim mode sheep to give you cash and listen to you speak. It’s marketing but for non duality. Of course an immature young guy like him is gonna try to fuck his horny female followers. He’s a sexpest and they are the sheep who cling to being victims. Match made in heaven.

People who line up to take photos in a famous spot

nah oversized is where it's at though tbh most people have no business wearing anything tight fitting given their physique (including me).

Ayahuasca community is generally a very immature, childish, and unknowledgeable group of people who make poor choices to resolve inner issues. It’s a super powerful psychedelic and when you enter that sort of new age space that drinks it you don’t have the language or the tools to really resolve much. It’s incoherent and a very messy community. A lot of people drink and think it’s going to solve all their problems in life. I briefly entered this phase years ago when I first got into psychedelics and it’s no joke, and I can say now you either make it to the other side more advanced or on occasion some people who aren’t able to do this revert down to Christianity because of the stability.

Damn, this old guy got seduced by all the “here’s the part most people miss which you understand” ass kissing built into every response.

I started reading that Cal Newport book and to be honest I didn’t take as much from it as some of you so I put it down after a few chapters. I actually disagree with what I read to a degree based on the terms I think in. When I say passion I don’t mean a whimsical feeling or the fun you’re having when playing the sport you enjoyed with the boys in high school or some near sided fling with a hot woman. I mean clear inner guidance given to you by expanding your consciousness and awakening and living based on principles that allow you to be more authentic while still maintaining your stability. Usually comes with trial and error and it’s not always entirely clear because life is always changing. I think doing 100% raw skill pursuits can be authentic to you if it you’re able to authentically make that choice with yourself without self sabotage and fear heavily shaping your choices. I’m inclusive of all paths. I just think Cal’s claim is limited the way he goes about things. From what I gathered it was a book that read like a guy trying to convince himself he was on his authentic path doing work that’s soul draining which most corporate work is and which this book was based around. Prof Scott Galloway thinks in the same “means to an end” skills terms and idk I think this line of thinking fits a very materially cognitive person who maybe highly values material success first above all else since he seems happy, prof Scott seems like an authentic guy suited for the exact path he is on and life he has built, he does not seem to have an ounce of interest in pushing the envelope of his worldview or awakening. I think if you are a highly sensitive person or an artist or have a lot of heart felt energy or are more suited for awakening it’s awful advice.

posting his christian stuff as a cope I guess

I have a theory Covid broke a lot of people mentally. Putin with his invasion for example. I don’t think it would have happened if not for Covid. From what I read he was isolated the whole time reading Russian nationalism revisionist history. A lot of people got huge egos over Covid.

Don’t over analyze these models. What he said is correct. What is here now is the most important thing happening, and you are always exactly where you are supposed to be. Washing the dishes isn’t some glitch where you fucked up along the way and are now having to devote time towards stuff you aren’t supposed to be doing. There isn’t some absolute hierarchy of how you spend your time in the sense that one moment is less valuable compared to others. There are just moments and in each one remembrance, and from this you have a canvas where you can create a life that is authentic and important to you and delights your soul. Zen recognizes this. Reality is open to everything and jsut because it doesn’t align to how you think it should be it doesn’t mean you are not walking your authentic path. Life purpose is a tricky word because it can carry a lot of hidden expectations about how we think things should be. Life purpose is not some grand destiny that’s charted out. It’s alive, constantly evolving, not entirely knowable, embracing uncertainty and going with the flow while using your faculties to chart and plan the way. It’s discovering what you’re good at through trial and error and delighting in surprises of what happens when you embrace your talents and authentic self. It’s being keen enough to ride waves of luck when you are able to catch them and capitalizing on different opportunities.

Probably 50% of all people have made some sort of mistake to do with sex/dating. Ranging from minor things like making a girl uncomfortable cause you have no game to major things. Not to excuse his behavior though. Just recognize that it isn’t exclusive just to elites but all people. Sex/dating requires responsibility. Sleeping with a 16 yo when you 30 is a pretty big mistake. Was 20 years ago. I imagine he has grown a ton since. He’s reverting to a lower stage of development though since when the going gets tough it’s quite familiar to go back go something that absolves you like Christianity.

I think the reaction to his behavior is appropriate. I don’t believe anyone is innately bad nor do I think my value is higher than any one person. Every person is innately valuable and worthy of love. You can judge the behavior and recognize it is unaligned with spirit and dishonest.

I literally was watching this yesterday… it’s so ironic that this guy was so anti woke anti establishment, saying the elite are sick and after kids etc. then he supports Trump… Epstein’s best friend and of course is sleeping with a 16 yo when he’s 30….

Yeah really sorry to hear this. That’s not easy to accept. I related to what you said about not being angry or scared of death, just sad and worried about your family. That’s a good thing that this is the first thing you think about.

I've noticed a weird trend where some people who I saw as free thinkers and attuned to mystical states (usually keeping it relatively dogma/religious free) almost sort of revert to Christianity especially if they are western minded. what gives? Usually they are living a very material life.

I actually find the commitment and practice part to be much more rewarding than improvisation. I mean from the present moment we improvise, I do photography. I often just take my camera and go film. With a little distance and solitude though you can add some rhyme and reason to it. I definitely think there's room for both when making excellent art. Releasing control, letting things work out while simultaneously having intentions and your compass calibrated towards your truths.

Y'all yap way too much go get a job or something

We live in the unknown. All that arises comes from this and returns to this. Wouldn’t it be so boring if we didn’t?

I’m just saying that it lasts a lot longer than the cope a lot of red pill guys throw out there that women over 30 are spoiled. Def not true. There’s guys lining up to throw money and support at women well past 30. Like I’m taking probably until you need to be put into a nursing home. A lot of hot women eventually get sick of men though past a certain point and look to live their own life.

Nothing is ensured in life. We only can make reasonable observations. Being hot absolutely influences financial income flowing into your life in different forms. It’s like being born with a six figure standard of living (more or less) more often than not. How many hot homeless women have you seen? The one exception is maybe the occasional stripper? But to be honest even the prettiest ones I’ve met were making so much cash and were focused. The crazy homeless hot stripper is largely a trope from a movie. Most hot women can even sustain their addictions while receiving support from a man or simps.