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  1. It's funny how we look at things abstractly and deceive ourselves of higher truths because we're comfortable. When hard survival knocks on your door all morals and philosophy will be gone. And We'll see if productivity won't be a thing then. Why don't you become homeless if you despise that duality so much?
  2. Only from the absolute perspective. Tell that to survival. Survival is a bitch.
  3. Just get a girl. Speculating about it is only wasting your time.
  4. Basically, you've figured it out right. Remember, that there are also a lot of introverted girls that would enjoy a simpler lifestyle. Go out there and talk to more girls. You don't know what you're missing out on. Your view of sex is totally wrong.
  5. @Mason Riggle Good for you. I thought that OP might understand it best with the paradox explanation. The hardest thing in this forum is replying in a way that people can understand you. You can always write what you know, but then you're repeating stuff to yourself that doesn't do anybody else good. This advice might actually be counter-productive, depending on the person and his experience.
  6. @Mason Riggle Of course. That's why I said it was a paradox. If you check the meaning of the word, it says the following: "a statement or proposition which, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems logically unacceptable or self-contradictory". Self and free will are an illusion. So what? You still chose to engage in debate with a stranger on the internet over everything else you could be doing right now. And I bet you feel like you have control or you wouldn't be here arguing semantics.
  7. Haha. Made my day.
  8. I'm sensing neediness. Play cold yourself and see how she reacts.
  9. Yep, a really deep trap for a lot of people. Enlightenment is used as an escape from suffering and problems which ultimately backfires. You have to develop a strong and healthy ego first.
  10. It's a paradox. Control is an illusion, but you can still exert it. There is nobody in control, yet control can be used. You have to admit, that is awesome.
  11. Sometimes we have to spend time in resistance to truly overcome it. You already know it's pointless, you're just not ready to let it go. I think Leo had a vid on letting go, but sooner or later it'll happen, don't worry.
  12. Go talk to lots of women. Learn proper game. And be ready to suffer A LOT.
  13. Why didn't you please her anyway? Make her come before you stick your penis in. This will take huge pressure off yourself. Use your fingers, mouth. Ask what she finds pleasing. You might not be satisfied at the end of the night, but she'll be and she'll come back again and you could try again. Bottom line is, you'll always going to have plan B.
  14. I've always found it funny that we talk about ego like it's a part of us we can overcome. Tolle creates this idea. If you're surviving in this world right now, operating from the perspective of a body, you are the ego. No ego = no you. No you = no survival. You're free from your personality in the sense that it's imaginary and you could shape it however you want. But you can't ever be without personality. It's up to you to decide what it's going to be.
  15. The whole enl work is deeply paradoxic. Take every sentence skeptically, knowing that there's some exception or given the right circumstances, the exact opposite is true.
  16. That's what it's supposed to do! If there's no pressure there's no incentive to change. The idea is that some time in the future it's going to become so painful the only solution would be to act. There are powerful forces that keep you in place. That's survival. Maybe you fear that raising your voice might get you fired. If you're in a financially tight spot, you don't have a choice but to endure. Of course, you could always start small and just hint and see how employers react. You'd be surprised how understanding and compassionate some of them can be. All the luck.
  17. Women don't do that. It could be a bet or she wants to get back at her boyfriend for smth or she's trying to sleep around.
  18. The only person you should not lie to is yourself. Brutal self-honesty is crucial. As to other people, you just have to. I'm lying to my family about the whole enlightenment thing, they just think I'm meditating to be more mindful. They'd go crazy if they found out I want to take psychedelics. So it depends on the situation.
  19. Mate, run for your life. Shit happens so fast no amount of training can prepare you for it:
  20. Congratulations, you've discovered one of the main paradoxes in this work. Unfortunately, this sounds like the "You are already enlightened" argument. Which is wrong. Keep going.
  21. Took me a lot of time to figure out that women were gaming me cos they were doing it sneakily. Like dropiing a "Hey" in DMs. I think gaming for women is dropping hints and waiting for men to take them up on it. Now if they do it like a PUA...
  22. Survival in action. Don't feel bad about it. It's good that you're starting to become conscious of it. You can dig a lot deeper than that.