Yimpa

Convincing yourself that there’s nothing to do and that all is perfect. Nonduality? More like, Boreduality

@tuku747 but is Reality a thought-form

A belief understood clearly is the antidote to fear.

I would rank overcoming OCD as one of the most challenging feats a human can accomplish. But then again, I’m biased

That’s better than if those few people stay stuck in ignorance. Enlighten the commander, and the entire organization will thrive.

From Osho to “Oh, shit!”

Imagine being in love with someone, say your girlfriend. Do you always need to be with them in order for your life to change significantly and to be complete? Consider how this statement sounds: “I need to always be with my girlfriend in order to understand and be myself.”

@OldManCorcoran Scott free?

Don’t sell yourself short. I’ve noticed that you are taking this work seriously.

You’ve confused some high mystical state for what Reality fundamentally is. That is the problem.

I guarantee that whatever pain you are going through right now is not the end of the story. Life gets worse as a way show you what you are able to overcome. Also, I’m not talking to the “you” you think yourself to be.

Don’t make this a limited belief for why you can’t take psychedelics, though (assuming that you want to take them). I’ve taken both ketamine and cannabis legally in Texas of all places. If there is a will, there is a way.

Take some good ass ketamine

@Arthogaan boredom isn’t just something that comes and goes. You literally embody boredom and become bored!

What do you mean you can choose to go into this one or this one? And how do you do that?

Reading your comment as I’m sat on the toilet

You can still experience boredom, no problem.

Yet it also is.

Not true. Some spiritual insights come from beyond human consciousness. You need to experience beyond human consciousness to understand this. Spiritual insight > spiritual idea

Sweet. I live literally next to vast farmland that I can walk around. I also happen to live near a major highway that’s located close to the largest shopping outlet in Texas. Creation is amazing.

@M A J I Thanks for the reminder. I actually just went outside and took a short walk after reading your comment… it’s a beautiful night out there!

Benzos are actually not recommended for people with OCD doing ERP therapy. Exposure response prevention therapy is about facing your obsession/fear while also not performing a compulsion/ritual (which can come in the form of behaviors or thoughts). These compulsion/rituals are performed as a way to neutralize the obsession and anxiety, but it only works in the short-term. The OCD cycle not only continues, but gets worse the longer they go without getting proper treatment. Using benzos while doing ERP is inadvisable because it essentially tricks your brain into thinking that the solution to overcoming OCD is to just take a benzo before facing any of your debilitating fears. This then becomes a dependency on benzos. Here’s a great summary from NOCD: “Some providers will prescribe benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan or Valium. These medications are often popular because they quickly decrease anxiety when taken. However, it is this exact effect that makes them problematic for anyone doing ERP. In ERP, one needs to experience the natural highs and lows of their anxiety in order to properly habituate. Benzos prevent that process and also interfere in important brain processes like memory formation and memory consolidation, which are important to support the new learning taking place during ERP.”

You CANNOT have mystery without Mind!