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Yup, triggered. This guy probably thinks Viktor E. Frankl is insane too. After all, the guy experienced moments of bliss at Auschwitz while he knew everyone he loved had been killed.
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Write a letter to a friend for no other reason than to tell that friend what you like about him or her. I just did that with my homie and it felt amazing. I listed all of his character strenghts and said a bunch of shit that were coming straight from the heart. #notdrunk #nohomo #justlove
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martin_malin replied to Barna's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
Osho wrote a nice little book about courage. “Spontaneousness is thought to be madness. Formalities are thought to be sanity. Just the opposite is the reality.” ― Osho, Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously -
I can relate since I’m going through something similar. I think part of it might simply be hedonic adaptation. We have to reconnect to our LP constantly. It’s so easy to forget our “why” when tasks and responsibilities pile up because of our successes. Finally, remember that your LP will keep evolving and it’s OK to not really what’s happening in real time.
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Take the LP course man. There's no shortcut to figuring this stuff out. I'll just say that LP is all about meaning and impact. It's something that you create, not something that you ''find''. You need to figure out who you really are, what you value, and what you want. Right now, it doesn't seem like you have much of a clue. It doesn't matter how old you are, it's never too late to walk this path. Being in the age of self-education and entrepreneurship, there are infinite ways to make it work outside of the traditional school system.
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@kieranperez The birther poster in the background is the icing on the cake! Wow...Tolle and satanism in the same sentence. That's glorious. @Leo Gura After listening to the whole thing, I really hope he never finds your ''What is God?'' video. But seriously, this video made me appreciate just how lucky I am to be on this forum and not think it's a Satanist cult. After laughing at him for a minute, I became fascinated by the way he was interpreting Tolle’s message. He really seems like a pretty good dude...it's just way over his head.
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@Leo Gura That is true. They trust that infinite intelligence will come to them…and it comes. It's a fantastic thing to witness. That said, that same infinite intelligence will manifest itself differently to comedians, playwriters and actors. Public speaking comes in many forms.
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As a professional speaker, I’ll be the first to say that everyone has its own style. That said, you can be sure that the best speeches or comedy set are the ones that have been done 200+ times. The more time you spend writing, re-writing and rehearsing your speech, the more effective you are. You can’t over prepare. When you know exactly what you’re going to say and how you’re going to say it, you are free to be yourself and improvise. The audience can feel your powerful presence. You are 100% with them. Newbies often think memorizing a speech will make them look like a robot, so they just try to remember the bullet points and go with the flow. If you want to panic and get stuck in your head, do that. Very few people are capable of pulling it off in a high pressure situation. Last year, I attended a Tony Robbins event and some of his stories had to be at least 20 years old. I’m sure he had told his Andre Agassi tale a thousand times before. Yet, even if I knew what he was doing, I was mesmerized and ate everyone of his words. A magical performance.
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With every thing we're learning about Amazon and how Bezos is treating its employees, I thought you wanted to boycott them with your title.
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His mind seems to be torturing him. I felt bad for him during the podcast when he kept saying stuff like ''You don't want to be me'' ''My mind is a never ending explosion'' or ''I thought I was insane when I was 6 and I feared being put away if it was discovered.'' He's got a marvelous tool, but one that comes with a cost.
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I took the course 18 months ago and made great strides. That said, I feel like I've changed a bit since that moment and I think some concepts/ideas could hit me differently this time. Hell, some of my answers would probabably be different too. Has anyone invested the time to go through it twice? If so, what was your experience?
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I read that every person who jumps off a bridge instantly realize the gravity of their mistake.
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And then you reincarnate with the same ego you just killed.
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The segment about Green provided food for thought...thanks for sharing! His way of speaking seduced me and gave me the creeps all at the same time.
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Great question! Yes and no? At the beginning, stoicism was the definition of an ideology since it fought hard with numerous schools in order to gain market shares. But then, you find Marcus Aurelius writing ''People should never be able to tell if you're a stoic or a philosopher''. As for the author of A Guide to the Good Life; The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, he advises readers willing to give stoicism a try to practive something he calls stealth Stoicism. Since a good stoic should be non-preachy and indifferent to other people's opinion of stoicism, I don't see how it can be an ideology. Can a bad stoic turn stoicism into an ideology? Off course. Really interested to read what others have to say.
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martin_malin replied to MrDmitriiV's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
Interesting to say the least. We'll see. -
Some gurus are living 250+ years by doing nothing.
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Our values keep us in captivity. If a person rejects the values of power, material success and security, he or she can break free. It takes tremendous courage however .
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martin_malin replied to luismatos's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
I just finished watching part 1. It's great because it makes what Leo is talking about more accessible. Someone who is not really spirtual but openminded can get it. -
@now is forever I was talking to OP. I'm just wondering if narcissists can be cured by psychadelics. What would happen if he blew his head off with 5-meo?
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If you ever do a large dose of psychadelics, I would pay to read your trip report. I'm serious.
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I entered uni at 27 in similar circumstances. I didn't have a plan, it just felt like the right thing to do at the time. You'll meet some interesting people and some classes will be great. That said, understand that you won't get to read the books that you really want to read. They'll be times where you'll say to yourself ''I don't give a fuck about this'' and yet, you'll have to read, study or write about it. Personally, uni taught me that I was not a student but an entrepreneur.
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The elite players are simply in love with their craft and don't care much about results. They find tremendous satisfaction in getting slightly better everyday. They walk the path of mastery. Anyone who plays poker for the money is pretty much destined to be unfulfilled and a marginal winner.