Truth Addict

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  1. 31 minutes ago, DrewNows said:

    @Truth Addict Truth hurts yo. Like really-hurts, so good. When people live a lie they suffer, when they lie to live they suffer even more. Don’t they say living is suffering? 

    Happiness is seeing things for what they are and taking responsibility for it, I suppose that’s why we find people suffering happily ? 

    The relativity is unavoidable, many perspectives here to be appreciated 

    Nonsense.


  2. 6 minutes ago, seeking_brilliance said:

    nah.... happiness is great but its not sustainable and only leads to more suffering if that is what you are chasing.

    Where do you get these toxic ideas from?

    Happiness is not sustainable, maybe. But it has nothing to do with bringing more suffering.

    @Meditationdude You forgot to count your comment as 4% for irrelevant answers.


  3. 1 hour ago, mandyjw said:

    You can't, but you can rest in the space between the words. :) 

    Peace can be found everywhere, in the words and in the spaces between them. Mind and no-mind are identical without the resistance. In fact, there can exist suffering in that 'empty space', independent of thought. Why would anyone resist their thoughts anyway? Thoughts have a purpose, and achieve it they must. If they get out of control, then that's ego and must be killed.

    Sometimes I think that life is completely out of anyone's control, and some other times I think that thought affects life. In the end of the day, it's a strange-loop, the two are entangled and cannot be separated. However, death is the nearest escape. Whenever I catch myself suffering, I surrender to death, and suffering usually goes away.

    @arlin Suffering is optional. It's not up to anyone to decide what they want or where they want to go. If you are interested in self-actualization work, you will not suffer from it. In fact, quite the opposite. For example, I used to use meditation and Leo's videos as an escape from suffering. Right now, it takes special effort to sit down and watch anything or read any books or do anything related to self-actualization unless I have a real problem with something. So, basically the thirst for wisdom is gone, and the only valuable thing for me to pursue right now is healthy practicality and systems thinking. I don't pursue it in books or videos, I try to find it in my own life.

    The point is that self-actualization and happiness are not identical. You can be happy and a complete loser, and you can be happy and very successful. Same thing for suffering. 

    It's attachment to outcomes that creates the suffering, not the outcome.

    23 minutes ago, ivory said:

    The idea that one can be happy with nothing is a fallacy.

    Nope. And in fact, quite the opposite.


  4. 9 minutes ago, TrynaBeTurquoise said:

    one choice is going to give you fulfillment and the other is going to create cognitive dissonance and suffering. 

    It's not just black or white. It's a highly nuanced matter. Sometimes, it's most fulfilling to take. Some other times, it's most fulfilling to give. Some other times, it's most fulfilling to step back and just observe.

    7 minutes ago, Mikael89 said:

    Okay but I meant suffering without dying.

    Okay, but I meant ego-death.

    At some point, you will get enough of suffering and say that's it, fuck everything. I want freedom, I want peace. And you will find them.


  5. 17 minutes ago, Mikael89 said:

    Those spiritual extremist/brown bear games you people are playing works good when your current life is nice, but as soon as it all goes to hell you will be begging for proper enlightenment. Let's hope that wont happen to you.

    Actually, my most ecstatic period of my life was when my life was going to hell. You have no idea how good it is to die.


  6. Great thread! I think it should be reactivated and get more serious, and better answers.

    I don't think the shadow has to necessarily be an entire stage, it could be only some characteristics.

    Blue:

    • Clinging to maps, especially high quality/highly accurate ones, and fear having no-maps.
    • Trying to spread the word because it is the absolute truth, not just as a relative tool.
    • Speaking in an absolutist way; i.e. this is that.

    Orange:

    • Clinging to reason, logic, data, and scientific research as absolute truths, or at least think they have an actual objective value in the real world.
    • Not being able to see beyond one's own interests, i.e. to 'poopoo' other agendas.
    • Confusing Orange for Yellow and using SD for selfish goals, i.e. manipulating systems like in politics.

    Green:

    • Clinging to 'positivity' and demonising 'negativity'. Examples: I must love everyone, no harm should ever be made to anyone for whatever reason, etc...
    • Being easily misguided due to being overly submissive, especially in the political aspect, i.e. having no independent identity, and adopting any humanitarian political agendas.

    That's all I can think of for now, and it's from my personal experience. I can't talk about the higher stages since I still haven't really gotten into tier two.


  7. Okay Leo, seriously, what's with you and synchronicity?! Another video related to me (signature)? I honestly started thinking that I'm the one who's doing the brainwashing here lol.

    Leo is definitely stealing my ideas lol ?

    ...

    So, recently I've been introduced for the first time in my life to this sport called 'Mixed Martial Arts'. I watched two matches, and they were awesome beyond speech. What most caught my attention is the reaction speed of the players, it's probably the most important factor in the game.

    However, I wanted to take a look at YouTube, so I found this video:

    It was very disturbing to watch it. A lot of thoughts started coming up. The knockouts can potentially kill instantly. This is a really dangerous sport. Then again, what's this life really worth? So, on the other hand, it's a really beautiful sport. I guess it's both and none depending on how you look at it.


  8. 4 hours ago, electroBeam said:

    Your videos are founded upon personal sniping? That's literally your technique.

    I don't agree.

    However, if someone feels nauseated from someone else on the forum, there's a feature called 'ignored users'.

    @kieranperez Take a look here:? http://www.actualized.org/forum/ignore

    Health before wealth.