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Feels so timely, like Spirit is talking to me about these ideas I have of earning more money, hot girls, fashion, Jesus says these all are ego’s shaby offerings that shouldnt be valued and pursued. Hm. So I guess it’s not so simple as to just do ehat the character wants but peacefully. No, chase nothing and live simply, improving understanding and deepening silence and valuing the world less and less. I guess Jesus encourages to let the world go but not through adamant effort, instead through gentle understanding that it has nothing to offer. True happiness is the miracle and peace and eventually God.

Hmm, maybe it's also psychologically liberating to not have any expectations or large plans for the future like I was trying to conjure up, like just living every day just for the day without a single long-term goal or vision. Just absolutely no interest in the future, living every day one day at a time and that's it. Having no big plans, nothing, zero expectations. Yeah, this feels good, this feels better than what I was thinking before. Before I had a pain in my heart, now it's disappeared so it means, yeah, this is right, this is better.

Okay, so I was contemplating this lifestyle because I felt a pain in my chest, which is an indicator that I'm wrong in my thinking. And then I thought, okay, so I went to nightclubs many times, and even when I had a lot of money, the problem is that I never truly meet anyone who I could fall in love with. That's one part. Another part is there's quite a lot of disappointment when going out to nightclubs a lot. Another issue is that it's unfulfilling, that type of a lifestyle. Another issue is that if I don't reach for this lifestyle and don't want to get into a relationship with someone and meet those hot girls, then I don't need to do anything else like in terms of money, starting a new business. I don't need to do that. I have enough for myself. I would only need to do that if I wanted more. But now that I'm thinking about it, I will never be fulfilled in a relationship. Fulfillment is in the mind. The true relationship is in the mind. Dating with other people, even if it's hot, intelligent women, doesn't change anything, really. And it seems like quite a lot of work to actually get those relationships. There will probably be quite a lot of disappointment. And the girls I've met through my times clubbing, if I'm honest, weren't really anything I liked, like genuinely. So after further consideration, it seems like I shouldn't do that. I've tried it a lot, and it just doesn't give me anything that I desire. Do I meet hot girls sometimes? Yeah, but even those hot girls are never for me. We never connect deeply. I think if there is another relationship waiting for me in this lifetime, it will be presented like the first one was presented. All of these are like side quests that won't lead anywhere. I will just have to work more and have been disappointed a lot of times. So yeah, maybe it's better to just chill and still contemplate and stuff, but just on my own and not start any business ventures, just live a very peaceful lifestyle and stay open, of course. But yeah, don't do that.

so basically it doesnt matter what you do in form - you can be rich or poor, a teacher of ACIM or solitary, in a relationship or not, going to clubs or not - what matters is the content - are you doing it with Spirit or with ego, right? ChatGPT said: Yes — that’s exactly it. Ken would say the form is just the stage set. You can have wealth or nothing, live in a bustling city or alone in a cabin, teach ACIM or never mention it, go dancing or stay home reading. None of that is spiritually relevant in itself. What matters is the content — the thought system you’ve chosen in your mind: With the ego, every situation becomes a way to reinforce separation, specialness, and guilt. With the Holy Spirit, the very same situation becomes a classroom for forgiveness, joining, and peace. That’s why Jesus says in the Manual: “Changes in life-situations are not what the teacher of God is concerned with… There is no point in trying to change the world. It is incapable of change because it is merely an effect” (M-21.1:1; T-21.in.1:7). So you can absolutely be in any lifestyle situation and be on the same spiritual track — the form is just the backdrop for the inner choice you’re making moment by moment. The trick is to remember that the ego loves to moralize form, making it seem like God has a preference between “club-goer” and “hermit.” Spirit doesn’t. He’s only interested in your mind’s decision for love instead of fear. Would you like me to show you a short example of how the same form can have totally different content depending on whether it’s ego or Spirit?

What would Ken say about fashion? I like dressing well -- should I stop doing that, it's not in allignment with acim? ChatGPT said: Ken would not say you should stop dressing well. From his perspective, fashion — like any external form — is neutral in itself. The real question is the purpose you give it in your mind. ACIM teaches that the body and all worldly forms are part of the dream. They’re not sinful, but they can be used either by the ego for separation and specialness, or by the Holy Spirit for joining and forgiveness. This is what Ken emphasizes when he explains the difference between form (the clothing, appearance) and content (the purpose or thought system behind it). If you enjoy dressing well simply because it’s creative, fun, or you appreciate beauty — and you don’t use it to make yourself better than others or to hide guilt — then it’s not a problem spiritually. But if fashion becomes a way to compete, compare, or get your worth from others’ reactions, then it’s an ego device. As the Course puts it: “The Course’s emphasis is always on content, not form”. So you could keep dressing well, while using it as another classroom for forgiveness — noticing any guilt, pride, or specialness that comes up around appearance, and choosing instead the Holy Spirit’s quiet content. It’s not “stop dressing well,” it’s “stop dressing for the ego.” Would you like me to give you a few practical ACIM-based checkpoints for telling the difference? You said: "So you could keep dressing well, while using it as another classroom for forgiveness — noticing any guilt, pride, or specialness that comes up around appearance, and choosing instead the Holy Spirit’s quiet content." yes, this seems to be right. I notice some guilt sometimes come up because of dressing well or not dressing well, so the classroom is to do what I want, but from that silent center inside with no guilt no matter what I choose, dressing fashionably or simply ChatGPT said: Exactly — you’ve captured Ken’s point beautifully. In ACIM terms, the Holy Spirit isn’t asking you to choose between “fashionable” and “simple” as though one is spiritually better. That’s just the ego’s game of form competition. What He’s inviting you to do is notice the inner commentary — the guilt if you “indulge,” the pride if you look good, the shame if you don’t — and bring that to Him. Ken often emphasized that when we’re in that “quiet center” you mentioned, the form naturally loses its power to define us. Then, whether you’re in designer clothes or an old hoodie, you’re the same loving mind — free of the specialness game. The Course reminds us: “The body is merely a fact in human experience. Its abilities can be, and frequently are, overevaluated. Yet it is almost impossible to deny its existence in this world. Those who do so are engaging in a particularly unworthy form of denial” (T-2.IV.3:8-11). So you let the body do what bodies do — including dressing — but you don’t make it the source of your worth or guilt. That’s the real freedom. I could give you a few quick “inner check” questions Ken might suggest, to help you spot when the ego has crept into your wardrobe choices.

Sri Sri Gurudev said it's best to have not too much and not too little ambition. You still have to decide what you desire and can go towards that and he says you need luck, but luck comes from meditation, to o be successful. Ken Wapnick himself said that if you want a relationship please go ahead and pursue it. Not pursuing it because it's not spiritual would be a mistake. You can live a completly normal life and still awaken perfectly according to Jesus. It's juust that your underlying purpose for everything is forgiveness and doing miracles, but in form you can do whatever makes you happy, do not repress your beautiful character. I looove meeting the hottest and most intelligent women. That';s the best experience I have in this dream besides revelations. And I literally have access to all of them, or most of them if I just have money, workout, dress well, etc. It's also soo exciting. Seems right for nooow I'm also so developed emotionally and psychologically, relationships now are so non-conflictual, smooth, I have deep convos or sometimes just have fun with girls. I dont project, or rarely do, stay kind, supportive, I dont try to impose my spiritual ideas, just share and talk with zero judgement or expectations.

The more I contemplate this, the more this seems like the right choice. I can literally have the hottest girls in every club. I already had them. Whenever I go to the club, I pick up the hottest girl there. Now, the issue that I'm currently facing is that I don't have enough money for that type of a lifestyle. If I just had 3,000 euros every month to spend on this type of extracurricular activities, I would have every girl in every club. I would dress extremely well. I'm pretty much back in shape after two weeks of working out. That's funny, but my body adapts very quickly. So yeah, this just seems like it could be such a glorious awakening, where I'm studying the course, I'm living from present, and also, I'm wealthy, I'm hooking up with the most beautiful girls, I'm dancing, I'm driving nice cars, I'm always the best dressed in any event. That just seems like such a fun thing and so integrated. I'm not denying that part of myself, that my character, my beautiful character, I'm not denying him his freedom. He can express himself however he desires, and above it, I'm staying aware. That's how you awaken, not through trying to repress your character. No, no, no, it seems like the most beautiful flowering into enlightenment will happen when I fully express the character consciously, mindfully, from spirit, and still focus on presence. It's like a combination. I think that's the issue I feel now in my life, why it feels like something is missing. Because yes, I'm present, but the character isn't expressing himself at all. So yeah, this would create a beautiful future, and as Peter Ralston says, an amazing future creates happiness, and a sad future creates depression.

Okay, so considering that I still have like 30-40 years ahead of me, and having more money is so helpful, so fun, opens up so many doors, it might be a good idea to actually carry out that business plan I was considering. It would probably take around a year for me to carry out, and would almost certainly add 2-3-4 thousand euros of income monthly, which would be more than enough for me to add on top of my current day job. Then I would have all the clothing I desire, I could eat good food, I could travel, I could even take care of a girl, and just have everything I want for that amount. I would also add a lot of value to people, and it also would be very helpful for myself, because the nature of that business is increasing understanding. So I'll see, maybe I'll have an intuition telling me no, but so far it seems like a good plan. I will be able to have fun, so more money isn't in contradiction to A Course in Miracles teaching. You can have more money, have fun, have relationships, and awaken.

Having a lot of money and spending it carelessly was so exciting. I mean, those few months when I had a lot of money, I slept just like 3, 4, 5 hours every night because I was too excited. Every moment of every day something exciting was happening. Like, it felt like this world became my playground. Like, I would bless everyone with money. In this world, what people often need isn't spiritual mumbo-jumbo, they actually need money. And it, like, it makes them tear up, it gives them a lot of joy. When I would give a lot of money to homeless people, they would, like, stand up from wheelchairs and give me hugs, and then we, like, every time they see me they would be so excited. And just shopping perfumes, meeting amazing girls was so fun. When I was rich, for that time, I would literally just invite the hottest girls through Facebook to my friends, and they would say that they usually don't do this, but they see that I'm rich as fuck from my photos, and they do accept my invite, and sometimes they immediately come over to my, like, million-worth apartment. So, money, if you're really rich, is incredible. I mean, it's so exciting. Life becomes literally like a video game where you feel unstoppable. It was so fun. I probably had more fun when I was spending money than when I was meditating and figuring out metaphysics and walking in peacefulness. Having a lot of money is definitely better than just, like, studying spirituality and so on. The issue is that I ran out of money, and I don't know how to make more, but I can't deny, like, it would be delusional to say that money doesn't change anything. It changes so much. But, like, the issue is that my money ran out, and that law of attraction bullshit doesn't work, because I felt literally I was a millionaire, and I didn't magically attract another million. I just ran out of money, so that law of attraction bullshit doesn't work. But what does work, I mean, I think, like, because, like, look at Andrew Tate, he's just, I think, mostly scamming people. Or maybe not, maybe he does give some value, but he's not, like, manifesting or attracting because he's so divine. Actually, maybe he has a strong mind and belief in himself, but it seems mostly like it's just mechanical stuff. Like, you either have something of value or figure out an idea how to make money or not.

Stoping thinking doesnt work, what has to be done it involved with thinking has to be cut off. They come and go and you do not get lost in thoughts, you so not idwntify with them, merely observe. I tried silencing each thought and it just creates tension inside. Better to let them be and appear without soing anything to them, just being still and not getting cought up in thinking that is happening automatically by no one, thoughts are just programs running by themselves, awakening happens theough obsservation and non-identification, not believing, not giving meaning to thoughts.

A miracle is a shift in perception from perceiving through thoughts in a horizontal domain to perceiving in silence in the vertical domain.

So basically Jesus is teaching that thoughts are all meaningless. All these private thoughts are empty of meaning. Nonsense. That’s why he says atonement is escape from thoughts. He says enlightenment is no past and no future. He says this course is not concerned with what to think but with the fact that you do think and are lost in concepts. He says seek not yourself in thoughts. He says forget this course, even, and come unto God with emptiness in your mind. He says stop this attempt to understand the world and yourself and God with thoughts. Escape thoughts and you are free.

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It’s so helpful to remember that the mind will never find satisfaction no matter what. The whole purpose of awakening is to not listen to the mind. As soon as I begin to use the mind, at first fantasizing about good stiff, it then always thrns into misery in one form or another. The mind is extremely confused and really knows nothing. The purpose of life is to transcend the mind, and then awakening can happen.

Watching Wednesday series. Haven’t connected with anyone so deeply ever.