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If you believe that, then yes, you can't change anyone. However, when it comes to changing the people who love you, it's much easier, you just need to know how to play it right with their belief system. @Wasem No problem buddy. And no, I don't want to thank you. I wasn't even defending my post to need someone else to defend it for me.

@flowboy Come live in Syria and you will know.

@CreamCat Sorry, I should have written: "most members are enlightened, and the rest of them have no sense of humour".

@CreamCat I have become so disappointed with this forum lately. So much ego and herd mentality. And the best part is that everyone is enlightened, everyone knows what enlightenment is, and yet, no one agrees with the other. ❤️

@Aethereus 1) Stop. 2) Breathe. 3) Go on. Repeat as much as you need.

@Pernani I understand. I saw how more nuanced your advice was, that's why I said: "in a slightly less harsh way". But still, considering the current circumstances in Syria, even if you earn £200 per month, let's say you'd spend £100, and save £100 every month. You'd need 80 months (almost seven years) just to gather the money that's required to start a bank account abroad, let alone the passport and tickets and college. You can find males who are CEOs in Syria, they may earn more than £2,000 per month, I know some of them, they've worked so hard to get there, and they're in their 40s. But women mostly have ordinary jobs and careers, like being a doctor or an architect, and those jobs don't get that kind of money. There's a hope for Syria, a project called: "Belt and Road Initiative", a continent wide project organised by China, that promises a lot of economical benefits to the contributing countries. As estimated, Syria would get 200 billion dollars a year from that project, that's almost 20 times its current yearly budget. I'm not sure about that number, but even if you take a zero out, it's still a lot. So, if all things go well, everything will change for the better for everyone. I'm optimistic.

@Alex bAlex I worked in sales for over one year, and I hated it. It felt like being a beggar, only a more professional, well suited one. You say things that you don't want to say, you have to keep your clients pleased all the time. It felt like hypocrisy to me, and I don't like being a hypocrite. On the other hand, my brother is now working in my former position, he likes it, because of the money and reputation. I don't know what you should do, but I hope that gave you some insight. ❤️

I'm not interested in watching the video. I'll just say this and move on: There's no point in debating about God, unless you have an ideology to spread. Doesn't matter what the ideology may be.

@flowboy Your advice is so irresponsible. It will cause Sidra a lot of unnecessary suffering. If you're serious about helping her out, don't just spit egoic advice on situations that you have no damn clue about. Instead, send her the money that is required for her to live abroad, that can help her out. Sidra is only 17 years old, she has almost no experience with life, and you want to throw her in a jungle. "Climb over, we're waiting". This is the most irresponsible advice I've ever heard in my life! @Pernani Same goes for you, in a slightly less harsh way.

@Nahm It's a belief, but there's no difference between belief and reality. I can also believe that everything is not perfect and it will become reality. ?

@Nahm ❤️ Veils from experience. Although, sometimes belief can make one so present that they stop thinking. Example: everything is perfect and going as planned. If I believe that statement, it can stop the thoughts temporarily. If I believe it strongly enough, it can even stop the thoughts almost entirely. Being present makes everything else bs, should the questions go away. ?

I know. But why do we say that direct experience is prior to belief then? Is this work designed for skeptics?

The interesting question is who controls the illuminati? Are they free? Oops.

@Nahm It sounded like you were talking about the parents, not the original poster. I was probably mistaken. My bad. The part about memory and direct experience: I was asking: Can we trust our memories of direct experiences? Because memories are fantasies. In the present moment, there's no difference between belief and a memory of direct experience.

200% true ?? ❤️

To answer this question, we have to firstly answer the question: "what is what?". What is a question? A question is something that is looking for an identity, a desire to connect things together and put them into what we call "an answer". Of course the one who asks is the one who picks identities for parts of reality. So, let's reframe the question: What is ignorance in terms of identity? Ignorance is the loss of identity (disidentification) or the mistake in picking the right identity (misidentification). The right identity is the thing itself, a sight is just a sight, a sound is just a sound, a thought is just a thought, etc...

@Liger and @Rigel Interesting to see your names look alike, sorry for this stupid observation @Nahm Isn't bliss and feeling good what everyone wants after all? Why deny them their right to feel good? They've found happiness through belief, tell me, what is direct experience but a belief? Why do you take memory for granted? Questioning is not for everyone, some people are skeptical, and others are believers.

@Nivsch https://sdtest.ru/en/ I'm not sure if it's reliable, but why not give it a try?

There's this kind of past and future, which is imaginary. And there's the other kind, which is actual. I was talking about the actual one, the one that is experienced, including thought experiences. That kind is identical to the present moment. There cannot be present moment without past and future. And although I'm speaking with such confidence, I don't really know if I'm right. It just seems right.

@Shin It's not a conspiracy, it's how it has to be. Your body has memories, and those memories project themselves into the future with/without interruption of the ego-mind. A lot of things are the same way; DNA, cells, chemical receptors, plants, animals, nature as a whole, I don't know about the cosmos but I assume the same thing as well. That's how God runs the show, and that's the purpose of the devil. Past and future exist, they're not separate from the present moment. Also don't forget that you can be thinking about the present moment. "conceptual self"....... "if you were constantly present"....... (self vs. Self) duality. You're looking at the part, while forgetting the whole.

@moon777light This is a very deep question, probably one of the deepest there is. It's not a mistake, it is this way by design. Existence cannot exist without illusion. The past is information processed into lessons, the future is data processed into expectations. All of that is happening for a reason and through infinite intelligence, to sustain the present and keep it going forever. ☯️

@Shaun I understand your fears and concerns, but that's not the case. Conscious people are not irresponsible, they care without suffering. Everything is perfect, and yet it can always get better. There's no end to perfection. ❤️

Because it's healthier for everyone, including yourself. If your health does not matter to you, then, yeah, why even bother?

@Codrina Fasting is meant to fix discipline issues if you have some. I don't know, you know. From what you wrote about your lifestyle, it appears that it requires a lot of sugar, so why beating yourself up for that? Sugar isn't bad, sugar is energy. You clearly don't have weight issues, nor energy issues, I don't see where you are going wrong. Your body knows what it needs, trust it.