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Wow fantastic. Thanks for sharing. If I am feeling something, I will put a circle on the relevant emotion square on the chart. That will help.

Wow this is the best topic . Upvote for this one.

What is this 'Dark night of the Soul'? How does one feel while going through it ?

@Markus Yeah, good for Waking Up!

And not just eyes, I find that whenever I am stressed out or scared/tensed, I get less sleep and the dreams are scary, scattered and blurred like mysterious and creepy and I wake up in sweat. So having a positive state of mind before going to bed helps.

Mine - if yesterday was a bad day then today would be same. If someone gets angry and blames me it is somehow my fault. @gj28210 You're welcome sir

@AlldayLoop @Anna1 @I_Like_Thing Unbelievable isn't it! Why not. You can get enlightened without the use of psychedelics. You can stay away from it if you like. You can always create your own path.

I @Visionary I like your point.it makes sense. Whatever we experience in this moment is through the realm of thought and experience. How else can we know anything. We may try hard but we may not be able to lose the true nature of our selves. I mean I understand there has to be something going on at the back of our minds. Whatever realizations we have they are ultimately the product our thought process and experience. It's all experiential. If there is absolutely nothing behind the scenes, even existence becomes purposeless. I get the idea that there can be nothingness. But we don't live in that paradigm. Then how can it apply to us. We live in the consciousness that makes us who we are. To be aligned to an alternative consciousness will be like committing a blunder. How can we blind ourselves from that which is real and essential. So in my opinion there is something going on behind the scenes and in fleeting moments we get to experience some tidbits of that consciousness that we are rarely aware of.

listening skills (good for marriage situations) The Disarming Technique: Seek and find some truth in what the other person is saying, even if it seems totally unreasonable or unfair to you. 2. Empathy: Put yourself in the other person’s shoes and try to see the world through his/her eyes. a. Feeling empathy – Acknowledge how he/she is probably feeling. For example, (husband speaking), "So then the clerk told me to go to the end of the line and that was about all I could take." (wife speaking) "It sounds like that must have made you really angry." b. Thought empathy – Paraphrase the other person’s words. For example, (wife speaking), "I have fourteen things to do that all have to get done by noon today, so I would love to have some help with some of this!" (husband speaking) "You have a lot of things to do today, and you could use my help right now. Is that right?" 3. Inquiry: Ask gentle, probing questions to learn more about what the other person is thinking and feeling. self-expression skills 4. "I Feel" Statements: Use "I feel" statements, such as "I feel upset," rather that "you" statements, such as "You’re wrong!", or "You’re making me furious!" 5. Stroking: Find something genuinely positive to say to the other person, even in the heat of battle. Doing so conveys an attitude of respect, even though you may feel very angry with the other person at the moment.

@Prabhaker @see_on_see @Nahm @Bodhi123 Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions, tips,perspectives, ideas and input. Appreciate it.

? ? ? Physical energy is the fundamental source of fuel in life. ? ? ? 1. Go to bed early and wake up early. 2. Go to sleep and wake up consistently at the same times. 3. Eat 5 to 6 small meals daily. 4. Eat breakfast every day. 5. Eat a balanced, healthy diet. 6. Minimize simple sugars. 7. Drink 48 to 64 ounces of water daily. 8. Take breaks every 90 minutes during work. 9. Get some physical activity daily. 10. Do at least two cardiovascular interval workouts and two strength training workouts a week.

@Wilm Maybe you could try exploring a bit. See what you are really passionate about. For some people they take up something for a while and they are deeply passionate about it but this passion doesn't last very long. they are like a butterfly hopping from one flower to another. It's just their nature because they have varied interests and not something very specific/particular. But that's fine too as long as your life is interesting, fulfilling and wholesome. I suggest you travel a lot, Or wait for the right time for something interesting to come up on its own.

@Wilm Maybe your Lp can be just living a good life. I kinda find it strange that you already have everything you want, but you are still looking for something. But maybe it's a matter of time for you, maybe with time you might find out your Lp, have you ever wondered that you could be having a purpose you are already pursuing or working towards but not feeling content or satisfied with.

@Prabhaker does this mean that we should not find solutions to suffering ?

Enlightenment and consciousness work will surely help you in realizing how your ego fools you into believing and grasping the illusory nature of things. It will make you self-aware and increase your tendency to perceive things with greater awareness and insight. So it does help in reducing the suffering caused be the delusions of the ego. It also shuts down the monkey mind a bit, relieving you from the cycle of incessant negative and ruminating thoughts. However suffering in a more general sense, such as world suffering, is very complex and difficult to solve. In my opinion, it can be lessened by spreading more love, compassion, spirituality, positivity, truth and wisdom and by eliminating evil, ignorance, hypocrisy and falsehood.

Oh great, Congratulations and Celebrations...let them have some treats and sweets made by Papa himself ! Have a great time...

@Wilm maybe you are already living a life of purpose !

@pluto aren't some prescription drugs life-saving ?? I mean I know big pharma is the culprit but then how can someone suddenly stop taking their prescriptions. Sometimes natural or herbals don't work very well for some people.

@Prabhaker true @see_on_see @Bodhi123 @Nahm You're mistaken @Nahm I never did any of these. These are some tips I read somewhere in an article. So I decided to share them with all the folks here. Thought it would help everyone. I am planning to follow some of the tips myself. Anyway, I am glad it helped. The post was initially titled physical energy tips but there was an error because I added an emoticon there(silly me) so it remained unnamed, that was later corrected by the admin and renamed to -'fuel of life' by him, and I was myself wondering how can this be fuel of life lol..but I thought anyway, my post at least got a name lol ..so you all have been fooled like me Ahahah.

@sgn I can think of these right now : * Being strict with oneself (not taking oneself for granted) * Being critical of oneself * talk therapy to deal with root causes of self-pity. * taking someone's advice seriously and working on their suggestions. * serious self-contemplation

@pluto No. That is only what the media said because the media was influenced to portray Bruce Lee that way. The media in HongKong was very careful about his image. They were hoarding a lot of secrets. I am personally a big Bruce Lee fan, I have all his movies and videos. He was such an inspiration and well ahead of his time. He was a multi-talented ambitious guy who lived his short life to the fullest. But a few months back, I was digging more about him on all websites and books and all that - and I found that there were a few secrets that were intentionally kept from the public including his cannabis use, He used to take a lot of hashish/cannabis and he did this for many years. I guess it all started in China. He got addicted to it real bad. During one of his shoots, he went to the restroom and consumed some cannabis and vomited and collapsed, he was immediately rushed to the hospital where doctors discovered edema in his brain tissue as a result of strain and prolonged cannabis use. However the director of the movie told everyone to shut up because this information, if leaked would have been a big blow to Lee's career as the conservative public of Hong Kong back then would have strongly disapproved his behavior. Sadly in 1973, he suffered another of his overdose episodes but this time it got worse because he took equagesic, a potent pain-killer that caused adverse reactions resulting in accumulation of fluid in the brain that worsened his edema. And this time he had no escape and he died in his sleep shortly after taking the pill. Most probably Bruce was hyper sensitive to the ingredients but the cannabis definitely contributed to his death because he had suffered episodes of fainting even before . I wish he had never done it. Bruce Lee playing with his son

@x_x You're welcome.