Walter B

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  1. Posted

    On 2/25/2016 at 4:12 PM, bobbyward said:

    my understanding of self inquiry from doing research is there is an initial investigation stage, were you look and contemplate what you could be, then you come to something thats not a concept, a non conceptual sense of being (i am), and the goal then is to rest attention in the i am as long as possible as often as possible.

     

    is this what self inquiry is ??

     

     

    Sure, if you can figure out who you are. Most people are simply who others want them to be. People forming others in their image. Sounds like playing God....

    That's what turned me off to so much of today's society. Maybe people will wake the fuck up and realize that individualism is very important to survival. Be who you want to be and quit letting others form what you should be.

    Feminism is the prime culprit of this filth. So is socialism. So is group think. So is much of religion. God is the ultimate and unattainable individualism and Jesus was persecuted in his time because he would not conform to man or woman playing God. 

    Vote wisely my friends! And keep your ballot private!

  4. Posted

    On 2/23/2016 at 11:25 AM, shouldnt said:

    I'm not here to spout any feminazi bullcrap but I have noticed the general trend that men can be considered handsome (and sometimes even more attractive) as they age and wrinkles are considered to add character. While women are supposed to look youthful forever & older women are considered ugly or even masculine. I was just wondering is it biological or just cultural brainwashing?

    I understand that young women can have healthier babies and all that but same with men yet they continue to be considered attractive. Name one woman in her 50's who is considered a sex symbol. You can probably name plenty of men. 

    It is a lot of brainwashing to sell stuff to people.  Like marriage is a huge business and so is beauty.  External beauty sells more than internal beauty in general.  Look at it from an economic perspective and statistical perspective and it makes sense.

    However, I've been very attracted to older women at times.  It's really all about what you think of yourself.  Take an older semi-attractive woman who can't figure out why a younger guy doesn't get attracted to her.  Well, it's much more likely that there is something on the inside that turns him off rather than her exterior.  But the years of her life are what instilled these undesirable traits into her.  And the wrinkles, of course, but wrinkles matter much less than a genuinely good and loving person.  It's vanity vs. everything else.....vain people drive me nuts!  But vanity sells and that likely won't change. Ever

  5. Posted

    1 hour ago, Jan Odvarko said:

    Both self-inquiry and meditation seem to be quite promising means to reaching the enlightenment experience, however each approaches it from a different direction.

    It seems to me that practising both of them is like chasing two rabbits, never catching one.

    What do you think? Does practising both self-inquiry and meditation generally increase or decrease one's chances? Wouldn't it be better to focus on just a single technique?

    Thanks.

    Focus on your self-inquiry when you have something to inquire about by meditating.   They go hand in hand. 

    Forget about how you meditate.  That is generally just the process of self-inquiry.  However, if you are practicing something like chakra work then you would be exercising rather than meditating.  But, it's all really semantics as to what you call it.

     

  6. Posted

    Replying to the title of this thread.

    That's bullshit.  It's quite effective in self discovery.  And cleansing the mind of the bullshit from other people who would influence your thoughts. 

    The hard part of maintaining enlightenment is establishing "difference".  Or better stated to overcome the "indifference" that comes with being in this state.  Why do you think people push control mechanisms like religion or political parties or groups in general.  Some of it is a great thing and when you can find pure rules or "differences" to live by then that's great.  But be aware that people easily try to push their own "differences" onto others to influence them to their side.  Like in that fucking book by Carnegie.  So, few people can be trusted with that kind of power or influence over others.  So, our only refuge is simply to blow that shit off and ignore it best we can.

  7. Posted

    On 2/20/2016 at 1:01 PM, Mad Cat said:

    You keep pushing that question which no one can answer; in other words, you're barking up the wrong tree. There is no magical set of social techniques to smooth out the situations on an external level, because external reality is nothing but a gigantic hall of mirrors. You will continue to attract the vibes which reflect the deeper, internal states of your being which are calling upon your attention. The tricky part about facing the external manifestations of internal rage is that pretty much any response can potentially trigger the anger to escalate. The intention behind the response matters much more than the type of response. The best advice I can offer is that you treat the conversation as if you were speaking with yourself, how would you empathize with your own fury? If you have a bad relationship with your own anger, healing that relationship is likely the key to resolving the conflict, and these reoccurring 'random' encounters with strangers are the world's way of helping you practice. :) The process can be quite rocky, though, just remember that it is an ongoing dialogue with yourself... "It's always darkest before the dawn" and such

    Do you sit and wonder about the dumbasses that think they've got you all figured out and try to present things for you to work out!  When in my case I've long moved on from what they are still hung up on from years ago.  Fucking amazes me every time how shallow their minds are.  And then most of them just still try to force issues or wear one down until they give in.  The story of life!  Bunch of greedy fuckers that label people as "angry" or whatever when it doesn't work out their way....lol

  9. Posted

    3 hours ago, Grt12x said:

     

    I accidently ran across this site several months ago on YouTube and found it very interesting. I watched many of Leo's videos. I found that what he says is true and very powerful. The issue is that I applied these concepts to several areas of my life. The results have been very positive but I now no longer find the results important, and I lost my motivation to continue self-actualizing. It's very hard to explain. I believe it's because I can't find my life purpose. I'm just very confused on how to understand what's going on. Any Suggestions???

    Yes. Don't worry with that if it makes you withdraw. Just think about what bothers you most and go find a video to watch. Now that your feud with life purpose is in front of mind you can go back into the work of discovery and answer the new questions and deal better with the uncertainty of life purpose that holds you back from finishing it. And hey, life purpose could take a lifetime to work on if you think about it. But bills paid, food, water, sleep are really all that matter. Till you find a stronger purpose that belongs to YOU. 

  10. Posted

    6 minutes ago, Jay Brown said:

    Free Will vs Determinism - Does Free Will Exist?

    How To Stop Judging Yourself

    40 Signs That You Are Neurotic - Understanding Neurosis

    27 Qualities Of All Successful People

    How To Stop Being A Victim - The #1 Reason You Are Stuck In Life

    How To Master & Control Your Emotions

    How To Stop Caring What People Think Of You

    How To Deal With Difficult & Toxic People

    How To Deal With Difficult & Toxic People

    Spiritual Enlightenment - The Most SHOCKING Truth You'll Ever Hear

     

    I thought to keep a list at one time. Gave up on that quickly. Just started having marathon sessions while working. Played them over and over in the background even and eventually got in tune with the "air" of them so my attention held. Keep on it bro!

  16. Posted

    Well I think there's quite a lot to see here. There are many methods to deal with it. It is slow. Even after you've spent hours with Leo's videos and reintegrated into social life, it remains important to realize that many aspects of self improvement must be repeated so you can receive the "rest of the message".  Ayla hit the nail squarely!!! But this takes time and more importantly patience.

    The eyething is related to establishing dominance or determining one's true feelings. I don't submit to bullies either, but neither do I agress. Leo's self-control related videos helped me lots. 

    Perhaps "thinking" about how hurtful and judgemental those people's thoughts and actions are has the greatest effect in healing them. People are hateful and if they looked at themselves with that same hate then that is usually enough to break it. Unless they just dismiss it. Then you may need to abstain from contact.

    You know. "Get the sand out of one's own eye before throwing a stone at another"

    The self control comes in useful when they push you to extremes..... And never forget...manipulators are very persistent. It runs in their circle so it creeps its way back into them with time, usually.

     

  17. Posted

    4 hours ago, Naviy said:

    I've read these books. There is also a website, devoted to Douglas Harding's "teaching". The "experiments" section is particularly interesting. Also, Richard Lang (Harding's student) makes videos for youtube sometimes.

    http://www.headless.org/experiments.htm

     

    Wow! Right on!  That makes it very clear very quickly!   How many "things" does one see when they look at oneself! And of course they are familiar.

  18. Posted

    7 hours ago, Boss said:

    Do you have to donate blood or can u just do the iron level test then leave? I know they need blood for the iron test but thats a little. I am taking about large amounts as I dont think I wanna put my body through that in this deficient state 

    And know that the more time you spend around western medicine the more you will think you have problems. It's by design. It's a business designed to keep you coming back. Try the food, do the breathing, and find a friend to talk to but don't talk about how bad you feel. Be creative, ask them to tell you a story. Use it to "change the topic" in your head. Walk an hour each day. Keep these tactics in a journal and look at it from time to time. These habits will become your life and it will improve. As it does you can make improvements. And when those bring you down again you'll have that journal to remember what was working for you. Observe yourself each day to begin "knowing yourself".

    Opportunities will present themselves once you take care of you!

  19. Posted

    On 2/9/2016 at 6:11 PM, Boss said:

    Great advice as this really relates to me. Right now my position is not having energy and my mind is thinking its because im just physically not able too. When I look at it through a mental perspective I am stuck, sick and need a expensive blood test that will cost me 5 months of work to afford to see if I really am sick. What if the blood test says im physically fine? I would have just wasted my money/time I could have used on something else. This may be whats making me tired because subconsciously I really dont want to work because of that possible scenario of me working for nothing. My mind might be getting tired on purpose to prevent wasted energy. Sigh I am getting tired just thinking of this.  

     

    On 2/9/2016 at 6:30 PM, NariusV said:

    One thing you can do to boost energy that can also help with some blood issues is breathing deeply.  Deep abdominal breathing. If you're healthy you can try some yoga breaths like the 'skull shining breath' that can boost your energy very quickly. I have experimented with these for a while, including using breathwork to help stay aware and awake for several days a time when I was younger. These can give you a way to push through slumps of energy that you could not otherwise do, inducing clarity of mind, or physical strength, even during periods of extreme fatigue.

    Something to be aware of is that using these breathing exercises can trigger headaches or sweating, etc. due to direclty changing your own bodies functioning. This can be used to your advantage, but can take some period of adjustment. Be careful and good luck :) 

    When your body is injured, particularly from emotional abuse it induces a PTSD. All injury or sickness appears to increase acidity in the body. The breathing can be used to alter this situation. If you'll notice you may not breath deeply or much at all compared to what you need for your body to heal itself. It's the process of dying basically. So, more rapid and complete breathing lowers this acidity of the body by expelling more CO2. So, slow controlled breathing to allow transfer of the by-product CO2 out of the bloodstream via the capillaries in the lungs and simultaneously allowing O2 back into the blood will help a lot and this is exercising your core muscles and diaphragm through isometric types of exercise. This is of course done during meditation. But you can focus on breathing while doing many things.

    Drinking lots of water helps out lots. @Boss , I hope you are getting benefit from the food. I left out eggs as I was trying to give you things that aren't so perishable. But they do give lots of nutrients. Red meat gives lots of iron also, but is more expensive and perishable. But like has been mentioned, a multivitamin works great. And drink water morning and evening if you can't do it during the day and have water with meals to build the habit.

  20. Posted

    3 hours ago, Olafur Thorsteinsson said:

    I have my own rules when it comes to dating. They are not hard,

    1. Have sex on the firsr or second date (I will never date a girl for a month with out having sex, it is just too fuckingboring for me). 
    2. The more open she can be, the better. I love when a girl can be slutty in the bed with me.
    3. I hate girls that are pretending that they are not sluts in the bed just so I can notice how sweet they are. That is a form of nedeeness.
    Every man has his own roles when it comes to dating, and most of the time they are socially conditioned into them.
     
    To the girls: Never try to be someone you're not. If you're slutty in bed, you're slutty in bed. If you're not, you're not. If the guy does not like your sluttyness in the bed, than he is probably too boring for you even though you fucking love him. Never EVER do something to be liked, do it because you enjoy it.
    "It is a bad feeling when you get rejected for being yourself, but it is worse feeling to be liked for being someone your not"
     

    B|

  21. Posted · Edited by Pyrrhocorax graculus

    13 minutes ago, ayokolomo said:

    My point is more about the subjectivity of certain truths than the relevance that truth has on their lives 

    How do you generally approach assessing subjectivity? But I think I see your point. Do you ever catch yourself assuming that you can appropriately judge the relevance that a truth has on someone else's life?

  23. Posted

    2 minutes ago, J said:

    I treat everyone I know with the same amount of honesty. (Unless they are known to use my or others information presented against people)

    Also can you be more clear on how to "segregate actions"

    I assume that you mean that how do you "change the topic."  I'd say if you can manipulate people in ways that don't notice then you can avoid some of these situations. Manipulation is a skill you may need to develop though if you want to try thus method. In other words practice new ways of speech to your peers when you are in a social situation.

     

    Right. Thanks. Been working on this for a while now.

    But I was referring to some one of an intimate relation. I burned lots of nice people in my past till I learned to bond with "one" or a closed group even and be open with them above everyone else. 

  25. Posted · Edited by Pyrrhocorax graculus

    1 hour ago, J said:

    Honesty usually is viewed as a good habit for people to have, but ti can have some negative consequences. My question is when you should be honest. My honesty has angered people in the past and even destroyed friend groups.   I see dishonesty no matter what the situation as a selfish action in which will always hurt longer than the truth. But after such a long time of being so damn honest I have reached a realization how cold my actions may have been. To make a hypothetical example,  assume someone asked me if they are obese yet they were certainly obese. Should I lie to make the person feel better or be honest no matter how much the person doesn't want to hear it.

    I've asked a few people this question of honesty vs comforting lies and received a mixed bag of results.  I ask this so that I can (possibly) draw a line in the sand were to be honest.

    (Note: I know honesty is heavily determined by the situation thus there may be no "line in the sand" when it comes to honesty.)

    Note 2 (to clear some things up): This is on the habits sub-forum because honesty is my habit

    Anyways, thanks for reading.

     

    I'm very honest and share your experiences. 

    What do you think of folks that just say nothing rather than lie or be honest?