Sir Raz

There is also a book with Osho's explanations of all these techniques, called "The Book of Secrets"

In my experience, as long as I study the whole semester, I have absolutely no problem in passing an exam! You shouldn't have any problem either! I usually make summaries of courses to cover core concepts then just practice exercises! For the shortcuts though, it depends on your circumstances! If you have acces to the previous exam subjects (unofficial sources) and you have an idea about how much subjects change semester by semester, just solve one of those subjects once or twice and you're good to go!

@B_Naz if you want to type, then type! Simple!

Me, I do both! I'm keyboard typing when I have too many thoughts running up in my head, or when I wanna do some stream of consciousness writing! When it comes to contemplating very deep & personal things about myself, or planning for the future, I use a pen and a notebook! For class notes I recommend typing! It just saves time!

You got inspired by the jp topic? ?

What do you mean by studying smart? A good student ,in general, would not be in a situation like this, so they can't relate. Do you want to learn or do you want a shortcut?

Motivation has a feeling like, you know a 100% you'll feel better about yourself if you (from your example) do better in school! Again it's about improvement: you inprove youself in a certain area! But, motivation isn't everything! Work should follow!

I personally think it like this: "I'm very good & ok with myself now, but it's always room for better!" Maybe look at change as an improvement , because with time and effort you get better as a person! But , like @ajasatya said, accept , then change! That's the order.

@Homer Even if they talk about shallow topics, get involved and express your opinion! It doesn't matter if they disagree or laugh at you! You'll still influence them! If they are not interested about deeper topics or meditation do not shove it down their throats! Try to understand them more!

@Actualizer777 Do you have other activities to chill besides watching netflix? You could do something creative in this free time of yours! I don't know what you like, maybe draw something, or do a vlog, or start writing in a journal. I don't know man, you choose what makes you feel better. It could be both a time problem and a mind problem! Try first to fill your time with one activity that you enjoy alot. It is good to do a little bit every day. Otherwise you'll burn out! It is a mind problem if you expect to fill every minute and second of these 7 months , and thinking constantly about how much time you have left, because you are always thinking in the future, you know what I mean? Do not expect to do something meaningful non-stop. So, if you're thinking like that, it is best to stay in the present and enjoy filling your time with one more thing you like. If you still have time, then rest your mind. You can even enjoy doing nothing! Time in which you are present is not time wasted. Time in which you enjoy things is not time wasted. As long as you have a path, you're already going in the right direction! Good luck!

Despite being too complex to describe myself in a single sentence, I'll just say I'm art.

Yoooooo!!!? I REALLY FORGOT THAT!! Thanks for this ^^ ... having the same issue here.

Wait what?? Gary doesn't read books , but got his own books published. This statement "He doesn't read." brainfucked me! Like WHAAAAT????

This forum is pretty good for finding such people. If you mean meeting them in real life , it's obviously harder. You have to invest some time & emotional energy in building strong bonds. I have a really interesting idea. Express your emotions that you're feeling through some form of art (drawings,music,prose) & share it with others. That should bring you relief. Maybe if somebody notices & understands what you were trying to illustrate , you could have a conversation with them. Idk ... this is my suggestion! I just try to help?

Made by myself! I draw illustrations & graffiti sketches. Hope you like it ?

It smells like us being tested. -.-

What if I told you that minus with minus is a plus? LOL ?

@Prabhaker I see that you read Osho from what you have posted .. @Sage_Elias I don't think you'll be addicted to sex if you do it once or twice. It won't affect your meditation habit....and I mean....you can have sex and still remain a celibate after that. You know?

I don't know if I am more happy/satisfied than others because I don't know how they truly feel. ......just trying to act smart here. AHAHAH!! I don't know....I think I am ?

I have thought about that in the past but I find it quite hard to do this. I just have random notepad texts in a folder on my laptop. If Leo has some ideas to bring through a video , that would surely help!

It's a pretty long process. I'm working now at the pillar of self-acceptance: the 1st week. Wish me luck! By the way, I should say: read mastery first because it's shorter. I'm offering my perspective here

E-book reader for the win! I mostly read from my e-book reader but I like physical books as well. Maybe in the future there won't be books in physical format so we won't cut so many trees to produce the paper for them. Just my imagination tho!!!

I deal with this too...I've installed & deleted facebook from my phone many times! Now I just check facebook on my laptop only to search for new events. Also my feed was full of bullshit so I unfollowed almost all of my "friends". What we could do is stop checking social media sites when we have nothing else to do.

Lol I have similar issues. I get jealous when somebody is better than me , no matter how irelevant is the thing he's good at for me. I also want to be the best at everything. Usually that happens because I look outwards in the wrong places or because of too much thinking & dramatizing. One solution to this is to master something in life and to focus only on yourself , not bothering about others.

Good job man! Congrats...this is great! I also walk sometimes through my neighbourhood & get the sensation that I've never seen it before.....maybe because I really didn't.