UnbornTao

Okay.

Man, you must be all clogged down there.

This was a true awakening.

Better survival conditions. This makes my point - you assume that happiness depends on circumstances. Are you talking about happiness, or something else - perhaps getting what you want?

Yeeeeepp. Is enlightenment a shift in state, though? Is it caused? Come on, Kieran's answer was personally directed at you. Rewatch P3ne_Descomunal77's video above.

Consider that being happy has always been a possible condition for humans throughout history. You think that circumstances determine happiness but that might not be the case.

@Cathal Thanks for answering. Good points.

Yeah, all that sounds reasonable. It's probably the way to go.

I'm glad they're useful in that regard and that you're better able to deal with stress as a result of the medication. But it depends, I can't really tell you what to do. You could ask your doctor what it would take for you to stop taking them, or even if that's recommended for you at this point. I assume the drugs have some withdrawal symptoms, and it probably wouldn't be ideal to stop them all at once. Maybe one at a time? And gradually? I might be naive, but are there some natural supplements that could help replace them - L-theanine, opium (I'm kidding with this one), magnesium, vitamin D, along with an exercise regimen? Just asking.

@Leo Gura: "you little bitch, shut up already."

No, I don't really take any meds. I like my suffering raw.

I personally don't. Hope that was useful.

Cool! I'll have to look up half of this list...

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.