UnbornTao

So many crises. Where the hell do they spring up from? Can you give a brief summary? What is the "meta-crisis"?

Let's consider it was done because it was done. I just raised my arms because I intended to do so. Admittedly, I also wanted to look into this, but this was prior to and irrelevant to the action itself, even though in my interpretation the action might had been motivated by this or that, whether desire, boredom, curiosity, love or something else. I might as well intend to raise my arms again just for its own sake. What is an action? What occurs as action? In the moment of acting, what occurs for you? How does an action show up? Hmm, it seems to me like the only requirement for action is intention. In the moment you act, an intention has been made. The intention arises simultaneously with the action. If this were the case, an action can show up without needing desire as a motivating drive. To insist, intent is the key, which is interlinked with the action itself. The action and the intent appear to us as "action". It's a tricky distinction to make in one's experience, I'm being intellectual, haven't really generated it yet. To play devil's advocate: Let's say I just farted. Is that motivated, or occurs as a physiological process? In my case, fear was certainly not the motivating factor, and love doesn't seem to be the case either, or maybe it was in a weird way. In any case, I think this might be a cosmology or a model that you hold, simplistic and useful, but not true per se. I feel attracted to it.

Sounds solid. What about just to do it? I just raised my arms. Was that motivated by love or by fear?

Master your mind and say "thanks for coming, next".

@mr_engineer You're acting petty and immature. Before posting, ask yourself why you hold such an attitude and why this topic triggers you. This is an opportunity for you to become more self-aware. Make a constructive thread about this, if you want. For example, what is feminism really about?

@Ima Freeman Good work! Thanks.

@IronFoot What software do you use for downloading them?

Not a therapist. I'd say it seems like the pain is experienced, and so is caused or generated by, you. Two people can react very differently to the same event. But I don't know. Just some thoughts.

@28 cm unbuffed I hear you. Nobody knows the solution, figure it out for yourself. Masturbate, struggle with your socializing, learn to enjoy the presence of women, suppres your sex drive, get over your traumas, are some options that come to mind. That said, interacting with women might be simpler than you make it out to be. You're doing stuff in your mind that adds unnecessary complexity and maybe even pain. I know this sounds like more of a possible description of the problem rather than a solution per se but I wanted to put it out there.

A purpose is not so much found as it is created by you. What do you enjoy? What are your interests? What are you doing when time seems to fly by? What hobbies do you pursue? What do you like to read about and study? What do you talk passionately about with others? A research phase might be needed if the answers to those questions aren't yet clear to you. Figure it out for yourself. For example, a purpose could be having fun being healthy. A medium or strategy for that could be taking up running, signing up for marathons, going to the olympics, teaching others about fitness and nutrition, starting a podcast, lifting weights, playing soccer, promoting your work on social media, etc. There are countless strategies for meeting your purpose. Examples like becoming a gamer, a chef, an actor, a soccer player, a mechanic, a gardener, a philosopher, a biologist, a college professor, a martial artist, a novelist. Overall, mastering a skill is a good place to start.

According to legend, only Gautama was completely enlightened, but we don't know. I don't disagree with your main point, however you can perform the same actions as before, perhaps not influenced as much by pain or fear, depending on one's depth of understanding. Shouting at your students, for example. Why wouldn't this be done out of love? Again, there has likely been enlightened warriors who participated in wars. What was their motivation? Enlightened guys can get divorced, have addictions, vote for unconscious, deceptive people, etc. Overall, I think you are holding enlightenment as a sort of ideal and perhaps conflating the domain of realization with personal transformation. Unless you're talking about something else.

If you're doing them it's because you want to. Some psychedelics can be beneficial, so enjoy. They're unnecessary for personal transformation, although they can be powerful catalysts. Enjoy the awareness episode! It's been a while since I last watched it, if at all. Happy browsing, have fun.

Make sure your motivation is clear. Easy to justify consuming a bunch of drugs under words such as "development". Keep to healthy substances and don't be stupid. Understand they're completely unnecessary to start with.

"Thanks for coming, bye."

Better not to spend a lot of time speculating about what others are conscious of and rather be grounded on your own work.

I think this is enough for this topic.

Mostly a question thrown around for everyone to ask him or herself.

Cultural conditioning applies to our discussion. Consider zen warriors who partook in wars and who killed people. That was done in China, Chan's (Zen) origin place. By exception, I mean that people can still fuck up even when enlightened. There's truth to what you say -- how you respond shows your depth of consciousness. However, my point is still valid. Adi Da was profoundly conscious and wasn't exempt from problematic behavior. Gandhi was a womanizer. Osho owned a lot of luxury cars and ran a problematic cult. Nissargadatta smoked like crazy. Take a look at history. Let's say that you are completely enlightened now. What you could do prior to enlightenment is the same now. Separate the teacher from the person.

Learning= Making distinctions may be the one dealing with your concern. It relates to creating distinctions, hence new experiences, perceiving something you didn't perceive before.

Whatever stands in the way of complete enlightenment is to be inquired into, not avoided. This is the domain of personal transformation.

"Leo, stop it with the videos already for fuck's sake."

"So you always paint the story in such a way to you come out looking a like good guy." This seems to be spot on. It was intended to stimulate questioning, thanks for your contribution btw! It seems like you excuse yourself in order to feel right about not having done something. It justifies your inaction. They are not true and are disempowering. I recommend being honest. That is, if you end up not doing something you said you were going to do, you be straight with yourself: "I was late to the meeting", "I didn't attend that" "I didn't do that" rather than superimposing excuses on your failure to act: I didn't have the money, traffic was horrible, I didn't have the time, I was tired, my brother told me so, etc.

A 13th gen Core i7 is still a "mid-tier" processor and the most powerful GPU at the time is the 4090, not the 4070ti. Can be used for smooth triple-A gaming, 4K stuff, video editing, graphics design, development workflows, etc. It is also future-proof.

Contemplating what life and death are is difficult. As a species we work very hard to avoid confronting the reality of death.