ajasatya

you're still pretty lost. enlightenment is not the result of something specific like a particular technique or event. enlightenment is the result of a LONG process of existential inquiry and contemplation. eckhard tolle, for instance, woke up enlightened after an episode of deep awakening during the night. but his enlightenment was a result of DECADES of suffering and depressing existential crisis. don't meditate? what a terrible advice. the life of an enlightened master IS meditation.

your motivation to start this thread was suffering. you suffer because you don't feel motivated enough to become enlightened. how deep can it go? maybe enlightenment isn't for you. even reading what i write may cause suffering to you. why do you suffer? why can't you be content right now?

@Ilya thirst for Truth comes from becoming conscious of the latent suffering that's caused by ignorance.

@krazzer don't worry too much about that. instead, observe your bodily consciousness expanding and becoming more accurate as you practice. you can study about the asanas and it will enhance your practice. but practicing is the most important part.

@egoless notice the I that became egoless. when we say I, we think that we're pointing to a limited fragment of Reality like a body or a thought. but what we REALLY mean by I is the existence as a whole. the Universe says I through each of us.

@Shakazulu hi. we're growing up. becoming a man can hurt.

it's because only now you're really interested in learning. the humble attitude is the key. even University can be wonderful. it depends on your thirst to practice what you learn.

@eduardo ceccarelli yes, but how can you integrate the intellectual knowledge with your day to day experience in order to create a rich and profound life?

@IAmJohn welcome! since you asked, i recommend this book. prem baba is a brazilian guru who has suffered from issues related to intimate relationships in the past as well. we share a common background. i hope you can channel your suffering to skyrocket out of the mud of spiritual poverty. i'll give you a hint. every woman is woman and man. every man is man and woman. let your heart bloom like a huge flower. discover your female nature and find your balance. draining female energy from women is harmful for them. and so is it when they drain masculine energy from us.

@kieranperez if you like to read academic articles as well, i recommend using mendeley.

this is lovely. contemplate how you can actually implement it. in my experience, the best way to free mankind is freeing myself first. people start to notice and ask. they feel inspired and encouraged. "dude, you're walking differently. your eyes are different! what the hell is happening to you?" "hey, what do you do to be so serene? do you meditate or something? would you teach me?" "what do you eat and how do you organize yourself do maintain a healthy diet? your skin looks so soft" Truth attract Truth seekers. i don't even do anything to them directly. i just live well.

@Alexo45 i'd stay away from artificial methods to sustain addiction to masturbation. that's not freedom. that's more bondage. human beings have anxious desires to masturbate because we create physical/mental/emotional blockages. sexual energy accumulates very quickly instead of flowing gracefully throughout the multidimensional body. as a consequence, the energy that should nourish our creativity, compassion, willpower and intuition causes anxiety and sexual possessiveness instead. in my opinion (and experience, of course), the best method to solve this is intensive practice of yoga. hatha yoga, kundalini yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga, karma yoga. all of that. becoming an yogi was the solution for me.

@egoless no teaching is absolute. no set of words are unconditionally welcome. what good does it do to shout repeatedly "you don't exist" to someone who comes here with deep emotional difficulties? teachings to enlightenment are very specific. traditionally, teachings are given by a master to his disciple after days living together because the master has to know his disciple well. enlightenment is very peculiar and counterintuitive. we're not trying to guide mankind here. we're trying to attain spiritual liberation. if you want to play the role of the messiah, that's your bondage. if you want ultimate freedom, drop all the roles altogether. the process of dropping the roles may require monastic confinement for some people. but in the end, detachment is a mental phenomenon so it's possible to do it in the midst of chaos. it depends on the strength of your Practice. in conclusion, letting go of "good" and "evil" is a teaching for you. it's about your freedom.

@Liam Johnson attending to yoga classes and zen sessions together.

you have no choice! consciousness expansion is something the the Universe does spontaneously, whether you like it or not. what did you do in order to come to be?

no, you cannot take it home with you. it's not yours only! it belongs to the society. but we have the right to drink it twice in a month (socially again, not alone).

that's what i did. and that's how i was able to find a calm, humble and healthy yogini to walk with me.

in my experience, i just felt retarded. meditation is not relaxed retardment. meditation is relaxed alertness. wake up!

the healing that farming provides comes from becoming part of Nature and actually working with your hands. even if you want to have your own business, i highly recommend that you work with people that you hire. it's good for you and good for them. it's empowering and encouraging. Nature is very receptive when men behave and feel like brothers. because we are. i am sure there are substitutes. study study study. observe how forests grow where you live. that's what ernst gotsch did. and now he's the richest cocoa exporter in the world.

oh sorry. i thought you would be redirected to an english version of the site. syntropic farming is a different thing. we don't aim for particular crops. we aim for a rich forest that produces fruits and vegetables. in the process of growth, some plants are more resistant to the sunlight and they grow faster like corn and banana. they grow up first and protect the ones they grow up slower. why syntropic? it's the opposite of entropic. a syntropic system renovates its own energy levels. in a regular farming system we harvest less and less as time passes by. you need to spend money to nourish the soil over and over. in a syntropic system, it regulates itself. earthworms start to appear out of nowhere! it's beautiful. it requires a lot ot initial labor and manpower, but then nature takes over. how do we manage the system in order not to waste energy? pruning! it's the great revelation here. we chop entire banana trees (after they give us their fruits) and put them back on the ground. they decompose and fertilize the soil again. we do the same with eucalyptus, but we don't need to wait for fruits. we just practice pruning when the tree is strong enough. then the eucalyptus grows stronger and we do it over and over. the soil becomes a rich pool of organic matter. we do it in linear plots. there are the corridors where we can step and the corridors where we plant. watch this video for detailed visual instructions. interesting links: http://syntropicfarmsco.com/

yes. practice the principles of syntropic farming as taught by ernst gotsch. the result is ABUNDANT and GREEN and HEALTHY and PROSPEROUS. the speed is the speed of Nature. here you go for more detailed info. be fearless. embrace Nature and it will embrace you.

@MiracleMan spiritual liberation REQUIRES discipline and mental training. improved ability to focus is the true transformation here. the rest is just a big dance of beliefs. get REAL. find a sangha where you live and practice with them religiously. by "religiously" i mean assiduously. practice with your heart for MONTHS. stop fucking around.

unnecessary existential suffering.

my fiancée had this. get rid of sugar, alcohol and dairy ASAP. find ways to unblock your emotions. emotional blockages f*** up your liver.

here in south america we speak similar languages. in brazil we speak portuguese but in all other countries people speak spanish, which is similar to portuguese. you speak from a place of fear. very pessimistic. i speak from a realistic perspective. i speak about what i see, not about what i speculate. about my own experience, i am water. i fit almost anywhere, i don't eat much and i don't bug anyone. i teach zen and yoga. i help people with their diseases and eating habits. in my adventures, people i meet actually want me close by. they want to give me food and shelter. i never traveled abroad, but that wouldn't be a problem because the power of a good heart transcends all barriers. another good choice is traveling to ecovillages. ecovillages usually have structure to receive and shelter visitors. it's very common, you should give it a try. the usa have several ecovillages.