Loreena

@Hero in progress What I got from your post : Meditation 2-3 hours a day More contemplation everyday Contemplation like building muscle Be Mindful all the time Freedom from self survival True Freedom = Happiness in Hell. Experience real love of the Transcendent one Do the work One question : Should I be the seeker of what I want aka freedom or should I seek the Truth ?

What's the guarantee that the majority of humanity will gather ?

@Leo Gura Then you become immortal.

@Joseph Maynor Yeah you have a point... forums are customized whereas books are generic.

Maybe I need to take your advice seriously.

The strongest thing in the world : Survival instinct Now nothing beats that.

Finally glad that you're waking up.. Take a Break from the spirituality rabbit hole.

Maybe or maybe not. But openmindedness surely helps.

Aye ye ye ye....so not much difference between them and us then.

Do you watch T.V ? Now be honest.

Me too buddy. But doesn't matter..What we do here is more important. That is anyways not our cup of tea.

Nothing ever goes as planned. Chill.

@Joseph Maynor What is this black hole effect he is talking about ?

Got any statements, quotes that are nice paradigm busters. Post.

@Dodo Please pay attention without dreaming. And walk without walking. Accept the challenge. If your mind is wandering too much, don't forget to fly.

You know it's epic in a bad way when comedians joke about it. That should be the hint. ....

@Danka Maybe it has got to do something with human nature. But I hate to break it yet this is my realization after hours and hours of thinking over the past week :: Human Nature is bullsheet. Absolute rubbish. Human psychology is derived from human nature. Although studying psychology is interesting, the ultimate conclusion is that it's bullshit because it's based on faulty conditioned paradigms that are not rooted in love but in greed and passivity. So what we think is really immaterial because it does not have a true basis. If the looking glass is faulty or blurred or damaged the image also looks distorted. That pretty much sums it up. Human minds are deeply distorted. And the unlearning will take years. So the need for art is also because it appeals to our senses. Whatever makes us feel nice, we just do it, regardless of whether it's right or wrong or good or bad. By the way, there's also another way of looking at this same thing. That is you don't believe something is good, because it's not yielding the results you want. Meaning - you say most people who do art would end up living paycheck to paycheck. So probably that's the reason they shouldn't do it. But in the same thought, you are not realizing that you don't want it, not because it's bad but because it doesn't give you the money you want. So your opinion on art would have been completely different if everyone made a lot of money from selling art. Which means a lot of what we think is very much context dependent. Conditioning the human mind is very difficult. Because our psychology has been deeply damaged at the root from the very beginning. And that conditioning has proceeded through evolution. But what you realize in the end is that human mind is shitty. And all our conditioned paradigms are leading to neurosis and imbalance. The attachment to art is also born out of such paradigms. The only one way to get rid of these paradigms is to embrace the beauty of things, to embrace the beauty of everything. We should embrace the universal beauty that makes up everything the universe is made of. The moment you think that something is dispensable or unworthy you lose it. When you embrace the value or the beauty of it, that's where all paradigms are broken and you see the goodness in the universal nature of things. That's where all discrimination and conditioning ends and acceptance begins. With acceptance and freedom and embracing there is growth and ultimate fulfillment of all desires and this will lead to you receiving the benefit or goodness of everything.

I'm planning to go on a solo retreat probably the end of this month or maybe the next month. What advice do you have for me. All suggestions welcome.

@Leo Gura if you ever decide to make an Aapp please make sure to make it movable to SD card a.k.a External Storage. I already got too many aapps on ma mobile !!!

@Leo Gura What if the browser gets issues. App never fails in loading. Plus there are server issues in browser too. You're IT guy. I don't know so much about tech though.

@Max_V It's ok. Girls will like you anyway if you like them. Girls are sensitive and they have a greater need for love and attachment than guys. To be honest, guys like you are rare, who are searching for love. Most guys look for getting laid and they just want to feel good for the moment and pat themselves for getting a catch. Guys generally don't feel so alone because they have many guy friends to fill up their time. A girl is just another accessory. They might look non needy and detached but eventually the girl gets fed up if he isn't paying attention. So some neediness is needed.Gotta make her feel belonged. How much love you receive from her depends on how much you can give her. Give her what she needs and she will be with you.

Heal yourself Meditate Laugh Love Pray Relax Detach And lastly Don't search for the absolute perfect solution. Even that is a part of your OCD

This is really not a neurotic need. It's natural to want to feel loved and belonged. The only difficulty is the attachment. When you get too attached to someone, it can even become an addiction. Go and find a girl for yourself. Make friends. Get connected.