UnbornTao

@Leo Gura @MihaiXx life's a bitch and then you die

sounds good. Simple structure, as if it were a OneNote commonplace book. 3 sections, each with its own subfolders. So I'm not tapping the app's potential but currently I see no need to overcomplicate things. Might eventually look into it.

Probably guys like Ramana or Gautama did transcend suffering. But don't confuse that with pain. Pain is a function of the nervous system whereas you can probably do away with most of what you call suffering because it is an unnecessary activity done by you. Suffering is added onto pain. But hey, awaken and find out. Extrapolating doesn't make any difference except that it's entertaining.

search the video library. there are a few of them that deal with what you write. Why is there something rather than nothing, etc.

@Carl-Richard just a joke man haha

no porn euphemisms please

Being emotionally, psychologically, and "spiritually" mature as an adult isn’t a given. It takes deliberate, hard work. We’ve all encountered people who don’t seem to have grown beyond adolescence - at least in certain ways - and this, too, applies to ourselves. Likewise, you’ve probably come across someone you’d describe as “mature.” What does maturity consist of, though? What does it mean to be mature?

I like Obsidian. You might want to check it out. It has local file storage so that you own your book, not the company behind the app. Also, since it is based on Markdown (plain text format), your files will be readable by any computer long after the software has been shut down. It's harder to learn at first but you can keep a simple structure.

Once saw a weird, instant lighting at night on the beach. Could have been a comet or a Perseid.

Of course being effective at business requires following whatever rules the game has. In that context, communication doesn't seem to be the best strategy. Sometimes it might be appropriate sharing your enthusiasm for the service or product, if it's a real sentiment. But yeah, manipulation is needed in business -- creating an effect on another for one's own's benefit.

Create a solution. If you want to stop certain actions and thoughts, stop generating them. As has been mentioned, you could stop all that for a time and take up a relaxing practice, or simply by doing nothing for three or four days. Maybe consider taking some supplements like CBD oil, melatonin, L-theanine. Take naps and cold showers, exercise, make sure your diet is whole foods, plant based, reduce added sugars and caffeine, replace with green or chamomile tea. Read a book for five hours, meditate. See what works.

We're holding manipulation as a machiavellian activity when it doesn't have to be. It may be the context of self-survival. Notice emotions are self-manipulations. You get angry in order to manage a sense of hurt. Manipulation can be done to empower others, etc. There's another possibility: communication, which is getting your experience across as it is, untouched. You're not attempting to gain anything but sharing your experience. Say you resent someone. Then you may say: "I resent you for saying that", with the only intent of communicating that experience. In this case, what she does with it is up to her, there's no attempt in your part to create an effect on another.

You hold certain ideals about what it means to be spiritually advanced, whatever that is. So drop them and relate to the person in front of you, rather than to your expectations of how another should behave.

I bought it a few weeks ago, thank you.

manipulation: by 1730, a method of digging ore, from French manipulation, from manipule "handful" (a pharmacists' measure), from Latin manipulus "handful, sheaf, bundle," from manus "hand" (from PIE root *man- (2) "hand") + root of plere "to fill" (from PIE root *pele- (1) "to fill"). Sense of "skillful handling of objects" is attested by 1826; extended 1828 to "handling or managing of persons," especially to one's own advantage. Business itself is about manipulation, as well as domains such as politics. The whole game is about influencing, moving, creating effects on others so that you get your agenda met. It's a form of self-survival. It can also apply to a collective form of survival, like that of an organization or team. Not all manipulation is negative, scammy, unconscious or purely about your own benefit. You can do it in a straightforward way, and empower and inspire others, etc. Better to look into what manipulation is for oneself.

@AndylizedAAY Relax. Breathe. Contemplate.

Have you read it? What do you think of it?

Definitely look up to excellent individuals, especially in the field you intent to master. Ultimately, though, you should be focusing on your own skill and growth. The risk of burnout is possible, but you're extrapolating and getting ahead of yourself. Make a decision. What do you want to do? Figure it out for yourself. While pursuing mastery, challenges are going to arise in one form or another; this is inherent in the process. You'll also be pushed to confronting self-imposed limitations, regardless of what you commit to. I imagine that the experience of mastering a skill and field is well worth it, as you'll also learn massively and your consciousness will be deepened.

@Vajra what are you conscious of?

@AndylizedAAY yes I can, thanks.

Thanks for sharing. What about the state of the oil: natural vs processed? Does that account for the differences between naturally produced and ultra-processed? The least processed form is the healthy version, not just the plain one which in the manufacturing process has been stripped of many of its beneficial compounds. Processed coconut oil, for example, is said to be nutritionally deficient, full of saturated fats, etc. The extra virgin, unprocessed variety is beneficial even, sharing some of the healthy compounds from coconuts. It's sensible advice to avoid refined, hydrogenated oils.

A prevalent social fear seems to be that of being found out, of being seen through, of having one's “soul” looked at. It is the fear that others might recognize that, at our core, we may be living as though we are, in some way, broken, incapable, or worthless. Due to existential reasons, we feel inauthentic at out core, since we don't have an experience of having created our selves. This fear may partly explain the urge to present ourselves in a less-than-straightforward way so as to fullfill our social needs. In a sense, misrepresentation can't not be done. Perhaps this fear is one of the reasons why we, as a society, don't feel like we can be truly authentic.

For form to be recognized, we must allow for its non-existence. We notice "apple" thanks to "not-apple." We're aware of the apple because we're aware it's not a banana, and we distinguish the air around it as "not-apple." That something comes to exists as that particular thing is dependent on not-that-thing; these distinctions arise together. Said with different words: a "thing" gets to be recognized in contrast to what it's not that thing. - I'd like to expand on this reflection at some point.

Notice how, for depression to occur, one's image of the future has to be held as a negative. Change your relationship to the future by envisioning a positive, hopeful one Contemplate: "How might my worldview be influencing the happiness that I am able to experience?" Ground yourself on your body, work on being present Avoid believing in negative thoughts, they aren't true, so stop identifying with being a depressed person, life story isn't true Consider physiological factors, too. Master the basics: daily, moderately intense exercise whole-foods diet consume less added sugar cut down on caffeine or replace with green tea more sunbathing supplement with vitamin D take only cold showers for a few months eliminate all meaningless distractions like TV and smartphone etc. It's always temporary! Relax. Be happy.