PurpleTree

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  1. Posted

    4 minutes ago, erik8lrl said:

    @PurpleTree I'm not defending. The CCP has made plenty of mistakes. I'm simply saying they are exaggerated or thrown out of context, you can only have a better understanding when you know the narrative on both sides. 

    How many people were killed/died during the great leap forward and the cultural revolution alone?

    How many Tibetans were killed? over a million and thousands of monasteries destroyed?

    Exaggerated i think not

     

    Also obviously a lot of people were led out of poverty (which is great), but for what price?

  3. Posted

    45 minutes ago, Opo said:

    This is your perspective from a Chinese person that looks at the West. 

    Starting wars for money and killing civilians, killing each other for minor differences, allowing people to walk around without a mask and spread a disease for "freedom", basically allowing pharmaceutical companies to get people hooked on heroin because capitalism is a good thing. 

    see the funny thing is i don't really defend my government or country if it does dirt around the world.

     

    we should call that stuff out and bring it to light.

     

    on the other hand we should also aknowledge the good things from each region.

     

    also tibetans etc. aren't westerners so they're not looking at it from a western perspective, i know quite a few of them.

     

    If you feel the need to defend your countrys and governemts dirt, well maybe then you're kind of "brainwashed" :)

  4. Posted

    28 minutes ago, Beginner Mind said:

    Beginner Mind finds this hard to believe. ;)

     

    Well then that's the problem of your "ego" then ;)

    what i'm doing now is trying to be aware or awareness a lot of times during the day without sitting down meditation and i really like that.

     

    7 minutes ago, Dario1995 said:

    @PurpleTree Meditation at first brings up some repressed stuff from subconciouss mind, emotions and thoughts. Your ego becomes more vulnerable as you can see all the shitty thoughts, and then you can stop to identify with those thoughts. It is a good thing. 

     

     

     

    Purple has done it on and off for like 5,6 years so it's not like he's totally new.

    The longest i've done it consistently was about 10 months or so everyday 20-60 minutes but didn't really feel "good" in the end and stopped doing it.

     

    Also i've read online that meditation makes some people feel worse after i googled it, so i'm not the only one but i wanted to see how it is in this forum.

  5. Posted · Edited by PurpleTree

    3 minutes ago, Beginner Mind said:

    I recommend being aware of being aware.  Relax your attention, notice that you are aware, and stay there.  Give it a few minutes, and a feeling of peace and completeness will begin to emerge.  This is the highest meditation.  And no, it will never make you feel worse.

    That's what PurpleTree generally does, thanks though

     

    3 minutes ago, Beginner Mind said:

     And no, it will never make you feel worse.

    I find statements like "never" a bit dangerous

  6. Posted

    1 minute ago, Opo said:

    He seems like that from your perspective. Because we from the west grew up (you could say we were brainwashed) with different values. 

    And there are a lot of lies about China going around so we need someone like him for balance. 

    @erik8lrl thanks for explaining this stuff to us. 

    Ok you convinced me, the "concentration camps", throwing people in jail for criticising the government, tibet, persecution of falun gong, christians etc. not allowing artistic freedom and freedom of speech are actually a good thing.

     

     

     

    not :) 

  7. Posted

    I already have some "anxiety" and overthinking issues and care a lot about how others see me etc. (the ego :) )

     

    and sometimes after mindfulness meditation or after a lot of meditation, I feel like it's making me feel a bit worse.

     

    A bit loopy/out of it or even more self-aware in the bad sense, caring more about how others perceive "me" etc. maybe a bit more vulnerable. It's also not always and it's pretty hard to explain.

     

     

    PurpleTree would like to try a silent retreat sometime but doesn't know if it would be counter productive.

  16. Posted · Edited by PurpleTree

    that's why i don't eat lunch anymore

     

    i eat a breakfast which includes protein 

    and then i eat a big dinner

     

    during the day i eat some fruits here and there, maybe some dark chocolate, nuts and olives as snack.

     

    25 minutes ago, erik8lrl said:

    Go vegan or vegetarian, you will feel more energetic after eating to full.  

    not me, if i eat a bowl of vegan pasta etc. for lunch i still feel tired afterwards

  17. Posted

    20 hours ago, tsuki said:

    It all depends on the general direction that you want your life to go towards.
    If you want to dive deeper into spirituality, then it's better to focus on awareness.
    If you just want to run and enjoy yourself, the by all means do so.

    I don't think that it's possible to dive 100% into one direction. There will be times when you do one thing and times when you do the other. This distinction that some things are more spiritual than other is not accurate. I consider running a spiritual practice where I develop my connection to my body.

    Alright thank you for your answer.

    I'm trying to do it quite often right now because i'd like to make it a habit and form some neural pathways to make it easier.

     

    this is from google

    "Time to create a new habit

    Research from the University College of London (alma mater shout-out!) has shown that the average time for an action to become automatic is 66 days. Of course there's a wide range (from 18 to 254 days) and where that number falls depends on a few factors."

    https://jenriggs.com/change/how-long-will-change-take/

     

    How often/how long more or less do you put most of the focus on awareness during daily life?

  19. Posted

    Hi there

     

    Through some books, videos, meditation etc. i can be conscious of (my) consciousness or aware of my awareness.

    Kind of put the focus on my awareness or that "space"

    I've been in and out of spirituality but have been practicing this for the last two weeks as much as i can in daily life.

    And it's a nice kind of subtle "feeling".

    It's also enjoyable because i get lost in thought/feelings etc. pretty easily and if i put the focus on consciousness much less thoughts etc. pop up

     

    My question is, during activities like jogging, meeting people etc. should one also try to stay conscious of consciousness as much as he/she can.

    Or if i'm jogging in the forest should i move my focus mostly to nature and the surroundings etc. and if i'm meeting somebody put the focus mostly on them etc.?

    (obviously if i'm jogging in the forest for example there is quite some focus on the surroundings too, even if i try to stay conscious, or else i'd just trip and fall etc.)

     

    Also we're all not on exactly the same path, we all have our own practices etc.  but since i never had a teacher and learned mostly through books and internet etc. i wonder if i'm on the right path with this. So i'm just looking for some insights. :)