Loreena

The first step towards enlightenment is to know oneself - Me

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You taught a good lesson. Thumbs up.

Good question. The thing is if you don't resolve suffering, you might end up suffering even more. So You can't simply watch it. And suffering gets intense when you get attached to it. Detachment to a certain extent reduces the experience of suffering. But You can't simply watch it and allow yourself to suffer, can you? So You must put active effort in reducing your suffering in whatever way you can. However no matter whatever you do, some level of suffering does exist and you can't expect to completely rid it from your life.

I'm not triggered at all. It is you who is triggered and who cares to reply when he sees something insignificant. And on the basis of someone's thread, they even go as far as That they even chart someone's progress in life. keep speculating good luck

Ego is extremely destructive. It's the worst thing that can exist in anyone. I have tried to get rid of it and I am glad I'm successful. Ego causes conflict, chaos and destroys order and peace. It makes you an ugly person. It's the lowest of the lowest form of low consciousness. Not only does ego destroy peace, it arouses jealousy, narcissism and lack of empathy and understanding. A healthy ego is born out of self respect and maturity. However most forms of egoes are unhealthy and rooted in greed and destructive self-centeredness. Ego brings in neurosis. Ego can destroy a good seed, turn a good person into a low conscious neurotic nut. Ego even destroys genuine and pure love. Ego lacks appreciation for love and kindness and takes all the good for granted. Breeds hatred and division. Ego rids one of empathy, kindness and wisdom and turns a beautiful garden into a desert. When you're on your Life Purpose journey, remember to leave ego behind and cultivate empathy. The last thing you'll ever need on the path of spirituality is kindness. Without it, all spirituality is a hollow shell.

I understand that they are rich in different ways. However my point was not that. The point was that someone like Bill Gates could still be happy. The perception that he is not happy just because he is wealthy or successful is a mere assumption.

What if Bill Gates is happy ?

I am aware. But to succinctly believe that because someone is successful and therefore he must be unhappy, I see it as assumption. Maybe they're happy. How can someone know for sure they aren't.

That ws as real as could get.

@Preetom I have helped a friend of mine when she was in some financial trouble. I gave her my scholarship money.

@Just Do Nothing You are very creative. Looking for more from you.

@CuteCornDog That's great. I hope it helps in your healing process.

Leave him.

Self acceptance is key

The Snick within us must go on.

We assume that successful people are not happy. Bingo. They're happy.

@Himanshu great post. It's like following someone's example. That's how it should be and not jealousy. Having a role model in life is essential. A very thoughtful post.

Great advice. The one thing I observed is that you got great potential in advising people on life issues related to Goals, time management, task management, and consciousness, spirituality. Keep up.

@Stoica Doru i kinda get the feeling you're a Pisces because there are so many similarities between you and me. I feel exactly same. There's so many experiences that we're just so blind to. I'm happy for you. The power of the PRESENT MOMENT. THE POWER OF NOW.

@Toby Great topic today. Very inspiring. Just wow. Great insight Thanks Toby For sharing.

@Annetta Indeed my pleasure.

I'm not sure but Sunlight is essential for good health

@Annetta Honey, the following tips might be of help 1) positive visualization 2) Exercise - moderate 3) Meditation with positive imagery 4) positive affirmations 5) dissociation from past 6) Eft techniques from YouTube for pent up emotion release 7) Supportive care - Surrounding yourself by people who uplift you 8) Writing goals on the walls. Follow @Nahm method on this in the most useful post Write it and hang it. 9) practice self love 10 ) Visualization used by @Leo Gura during his weight loss journey, it's called creative visualization. 11) Increasing your will power by achieving step by step Baby step based mini goals.

Now I want you to imagine that I'm constantly surrounded by megaphones. You could only imagine what it must feel like. So I've been wishing for some silence. Does pin drop silence bring you peace of mind ? I'm sure it does. So for the past three days I've been trying hard to meditate but no relief. No relief from megaphones. I am in deep pain. Is there a way to shut off completely from the outside world without going on a retreat because I won't be able to do that. Please help. Any tip would be highly appreciated.