Gabriel Antonio

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  1. If you didn't have depression, you wouldn't care so much about that. There's no advice that would solve your problems. You need medical help.
  2. @Swagala Do you realize that you sound “neo-religious”? Thats is, instead of God, you use Infinite Inteligence. And instead of Devil, you use the word ego. Have you been taking psychedelics?
  3. Omg, you’re so funny and wise... ?‍♂️ What you’re saying is just repackaged religion. Instead of God, you use the word Absolute Infinity. To answer you, first of all, we have to define what awareness is.
  4. "Everything is perfect and there is always room for improvement." - Shunryu Suzuki
  5. Depression is a mental illness. It's a very tricky thing, and in most cases, medication IS needed. I'm glad he has sought professional help. That's right. When someone starts a treatment for depression, it is not good to be in a relationship. That wouldn't work. Give him plenty of space. He's going through a very hard time. When he's mentally healthy again, you two can have a relationship together. But not right now, unfortunately. Maybe you can meet someone else in meantime.
  6. I got into it because I was going through a lot of suffering, and I was looking for healing.
  7. Dear spiritualist, please prove that nothingness (or however you wanna call it) creates awareness and get noble prize immediately
  8. What you're describing seems like a bypass. You justify why you didn't do those things by maybe belittling what teenagers do. This can be very dangerous, because it hinders your maturity. It creates a hole in your development. One of my biggest fears is to be a 40-year-old teenager... Read more about "the unlived life" at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happiness-in-world/201011/the-unlived-life It depends on what you mean by self actualization. If you mean introspecting the shit out of you, then I'd say a big no. If you mean mustering the courage to face the parts of yourself that are under-developed (with the help of others), then yes.
  9. HAHAHA! A little arrogance, don't you think? Does that include your post? You could have summed all this mental masturbation with, "The tao that can be told is not the eternal tao." For a person who advocates "being quiet" and "words are limited", you sure used a lot of words...
  10. You're right. Don't let "nondualists" convince you otherwise.
  11. Yin and Yang https://qphl2.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-b30b944a70721aad026835853dc76812-c Day and night, gain and loss, sweet and sour. Positive and negative -- both are included in the human incarnation ticket.
  12. Agreed. I think that you should do something in-person (for example, psychotherapy). The odds of you misunderstanding a concept through online videos is REALLY high. I speak from personal experience. I started to get interested in personal development at 12.
  13. Psychedelics are a tool. So it can be misused. Many people use it in a way that only feed more into self-delusion. What is the reason you're doing psychotherapy? Depression? You could take a break from psychedelics, and try her out for like 3 months. It could give you very interesting insights.
  14. Right, it can be very painful though. And there are other ways to learn about relationships in an easier way. Right. Wow, that's a tough spot to be in... I'm glad it has ended. Many couples stay together for years, feeding the co-dependency.
  15. Remember that thinking that "this is all an illusion, people don't exist, everything is a dream" is a belief. And even if you had direct experiences of that, it could be just a delusion. Seek professional help. You're probably suffering from depression. Avoid spiritual content, they will likely only worsen your state of mind. And one thing that can help you is get together with a good friend. Hope you get better, man.
  16. If you can love everyone around you unconditionally, and if you can always find contentment just where you are, then you’re probably a dog. Sometimes they are. When a person abuses those things, then it's obviously not a good thing. That being said, there are underlying causes for a person to seek to escape from reality through those things (TV, drugs, sex, etc)
  17. First of all, stop defining things as "low consciousness". Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is to have a beer with your friends. Second, Careful not to put yourself in a bubble. Spirituality can be used to bypass wordly problems. I speak from personal experience. I had a phase that I was rebelling against the world. All I wanted to do is meditate. I thought it was the most important thing in life. But it's certainly not. Human connection is far more important, from my experience. Check the motivational model hierarchy of needs by Abraham Maslow: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjl7IWN1r_hAhVIHbkGHWltB1QQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simplypsychology.org%2Fmaslow.html&psig=AOvVaw1nz4_oK6azTHjfWVY873yx&ust=1554784592654070 All the best ?
  18. Idolizing people is definitely not a good thing. People who are in a state of emotional fragility might project exarcebated qualities onto, especially, spiritual teachers. Check Leo's episode on projection. It can go either in the negative and positive aspects. By the way, don't forget to add Leo to your list
  19. Why worry about death? There's so much to figure out about life.
  20. Plot twist: You were just allucinating. Before enlightenmend chop wood amd carry water, after enlightenment chip wood amd carry water.
  21. I don't like that saying. It can be used to justify passivity.
  22. Yes, since Rape is done with tobacco and for example tree barks is it a great way to root oneself into the present moment. I do notice that I am developing a psychological addiction. But it's something manageable. But eventually I want to stop using it.