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    On 2/5/2016 at 11:36 AM, Stretch said:

    Hi everyone. I’m 25 years old, graduated from university 18 months ago and am trying to find my life purpose. Of course, a fulfilling career is a top priority for me, but I have many other equally critical goals (for example, quality friendships and the right romantic relationship). The difficulty is, all of my promising career options seem to require full-on, intense commitment for either the first few years or the whole duration of the career – it almost seems like an inevitable characteristic of ‘fulfilling’ jobs that, inevitably, a lot of people want to do. I’m going round in circles trying to decide which is more important to me: my work, or all the other stuff. I’ve got no problem putting in the hours to get my life fixed – the problem is, it seems I don’t have enough hours! So my question is: how does one deal with sacrifices and resource allocation when components of their life vision don’t seem to be compatible with each other?

    I chose the path with the most options that allowed me to do the most things important to me long term.

    It was a series of decisions while nudging the "flow" in a direction. But I wasn't fully conscious of that decision or lack of one as the "right one" until it became the only one. Just remember that money is your friend and your enemy.  But all great passions are that way.

  2. Posted · Edited by Elemental
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    4 hours ago, louvar said:

    Not sure where on Earth you're living dude!Diet,workout routine, caloric intake/macro/micro nutrients, progress tracking. Lift heavy generally 8-12 reps when you're starting out. It does vary depending on your body type e.g. endomorph, ecto etc. You'd have to do some experimenting and research when starting out or hire a qualified personal trainer to help fast track your gains with you.

    P.S. the steroid users deterring you made me laugh :D

    It all depends on their existing core. Some folks will just hurt themselves with that. Try 100 pull ups or chin ups per day as a goal over the next year. Start with one if that's all you can do. Once you've got a strong core and connective tissues then explore weight training. Developing the core and connective will heighten your proprioception and fine muscle control which heightens all your senses for more effective and safer weight work later.

     

    Also do lots of body weight leg exercises (100 body squats per day goal) one and two leg variations work great and abdomen work. Calf raises can be great if done regularly. Walking and jogging and machines or bench extensions work great for quad extensions and hamstring curls.  Hamstrings are so important together with the flank muscles for stability.  Add in your focus areas for size growth as extra work or focused work.   Like curls for your biceps or bench press for front of torso.

    But remember, body weight stuff and resistance band work as well as walking and jogging can be done almost anywhere on diverse time frames.

    And for the protein amount mentioned by someone else at .65-.75g/lb body weight seems a bit high!  I guess that is including all your meals throughout the day.   You'll hurt your organs if you intake too much protein without balancing it with the other members of the "pyramid".  Do you're research.

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    6 hours ago, Yourreputationisoutthere.c said:

    Any tips for putting on some size? I'm hesitant to ask the guys at the gym because I do not want advice from potential steriod users (could be harmful advice and I'll be interrupting their workout).

    Eat good protein like a shake or supplement once a day. Get plenty of vitamins (usually in that supplement mix) and water. Strength train, resistance or body weight work is fine to get started. Do cardio to keep extra intake from stacking too much weight and to keep generally healthy, of course, all depending on how much you exercise and where you're starting from.  And again, drink more water and exercise more! And eat!  Build the habits!  Meat and veggies or just healthy food till you're full!  Fruits, grains, peppers,... Just minimize preservatives and cheap sweeteners like the oh so economic HFCS.

    The exercise is key.  Sweating is a good thing. Otherwise your pours may as well be clogged!  And some sort of meditation will really help you focus on that mass gain and reflecting on what's working and what isn't before you follow a dead end path too long.

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    23 hours ago, Zotikos said:

    Isn't all spirituality "fake" spirituality when taught? How does one who is not yet in a spiritual state differentiate between "fake" and the "true" without having any understand of what truth is?

    Sadhguru proposes during his talks that at one point any being comes to an impasse of understanding everything is nonsense, or everything is sacred. Both are beautiful viewpoints, and both equally enlightening. The reason I quote that is to say that any experience or metaphor is illusory, or fake. Whether they are sacred, or nonsense entirely depends on your present view. Leo proposes in his latest video on human knowledge that even everything he is teaching or has put on actualized.org is all illusions, it's all nonsense. What is different here is that his nonsense is claiming it is nonsense which may give you an insight into other illusions present in your world view.

    In my humble opinion this is the true purpose of any spiritual teaching. To give you insights into the illusions you cling to, and perhaps assist you in avoiding illusions down the way. In that sense both "fake" and "true" spirituality are important. Both can give insights (albeit in different ways) into life, and the illusions permeating "your" existence. It all comes down to how open minded your present state is, and how "you" receive the information.

    Sometimes falling into a trap is extremely important, only in falling into the trap and extricating oneself from it can one learn to see the trap for what it is. Furthermore that realization that it is a trap had to come from within, and can then spark the motivation to not just avoid future traps and see them for what they are, but to pursue the actual truth.

    And that's what this whole thing is all about is it not? :)

    Truly

    Z

    It is inevitable. Even the trap. Some of those traps are very enlightening especially when you see them coming and are simply overwhelmed! Some say history repeats but it never happens the same way. It can't.

     

     

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    7 hours ago, Ayla said:

    I did have that type of conversation with my parents last summer. They both threatened to kill me lol :D

    What helped me was the understanding that indeed, I have access to forgiveness if I direct it towards myself. What I noticed in the end is that it's basically a question of motivation: do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy? paradigm comes to mind. 

    What also helps is focusing on the end result. All of it brought me here.. so it has its value. 

    Still remains a tricky subject... 

    Wow! Yep. I think I used the word paradox.

    Perhaps it's an issue of understanding that negative emotional energy to one person may be conditioning that is perceived by another person as belief or doctrine. Those emotions manifest as all kinds of painful things to the one on the negative end. So, effectively, people do kill other people when "the ties that bind" become based on what they may perceive as "blurry".

    I have had very similar experiences with my parents as well as others. People are commonly fearful of what they do not understand.

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    Channeling with guides and companions to locate and heal chakras while using good nutritional intake and lots of exercise both cardiovascular and strength seems to be a good recipe for preparing a clear mind. It can be hard to perceive spirituality when you are not yourself.  And even harder when you think you are yourself! The moments when you are not split are when you feel vividly.

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    8 hours ago, MaydayB4 said:

    There are literally thousands of spiritual techniques, rules, myths, dogma, rituals, etc. 

    Many people take what is convenient for them and use the catch phrases that sound very good to their ego, but most of them end up just inflating that ego to humongous proportions, but never become a true spiritual being. 

    Classic example is that of yoga teachers that have been "accredited" after 60 days course - no understanding and no model of behavior provided there...

    I have "friends" that have been on a "spiritual path" for decades, still, their life is still full of drama, judging, hatred and upheaval. 

    Another facet of this, would be the polarity between "positive focus" (LOA, affirmations, visualizations) and shadow work (forever dwelling in different forms of "clearing" the subconscious) 

    Thanks

    Nice summation! The shadow work seems perpetual to keep track of the spiritual being.

    A quick study of eastern spirituality revealed a lot. The model of behavior is why it may seem that martial arts or some operative practice such as healing, meditative or otherwise, is involved for one to find and maintain enough clarity to make long strides in the right directions.