If you think you’re enlightened, go and live with your parents for a week.

[Ponder]

Quote by Ram Dass (rip).

I think this is accurate. If you’re truly ‘free’ there should be no tension between anyone in your life, including your family members. 
 

Open to discuss. Let’s hear what y’all think. 

[cetus]

I don't have my parents anymore, but I do have a sister that believes in the all mighty $$ over all else. If it were someone else, I could care less. But being my sis, I can't help it but to sometimes feel disappointed in what she values most.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

Try working with your Dad, younger brothers, younger sister (in a construction business, no less) and then tutoring your half brother on the weekends (who lives with Mum).

I tell you what being confronted with stiff socks and stained curtains in the half brothers room IS SOMETHING ELSE.

Family has a way of making you revert to patterns one was under the impression had dissolved... 

I do alright  

[Natasha Tori Maru]

Accurate quote

[Natasha Tori Maru]

5 minutes ago, cetus said:

 I do have a sister that believes in the all mighty $$ over all else. If it were someone else, I could care less. But being my sis, I can't help it but to sometimes feel disappointed in what she values most.

I am not sure how you experience this - but my sister is a narcissist and very materialistic.

I just end up really confused around her now. I don't understand her or relate. It is almost like she hasn't got a fully formed personality yet (at 34 with kids) so has substituted integrity and substance for materialism and attainment.

[Someone here]

Why should your relationship with your parents be bad?why is that assumed ?

[Natasha Tori Maru]

1 hour ago, Someone here said:

Why should your relationship with your parents be bad?why is that assumed ?

There is nothing bad about the statement.

It is about patterns of behaviour - good or bad.

Samskara type shit 

[Leo Gura]

I'll wait it out in hell, thanks.

[Inliytened1]

2 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

I'll wait it out in hell, thanks.

My sentiments exactly.

[Inliytened1]

@Leo Gura this is an interesting philosophical question though.  What if you were absolutely forced to? How would you turn it into a positive?

These questions that we do not want to face- those are the ones that make or break us.

So its not about this particular question.

[Hojo]

@Inliytened1You can just ignore them you arent a baby anymore. Say mom dont talk to me until its food time dad fk off.

Edited 9 hours ago by Hojo

[Inliytened1]

Just now, Hojo said:

@Inliytened1You can just ignore them you arent a baby anymore.

That's not the point. 

The question is really can you stomach doing something completely against your worldview.

And if you were forced to how could you react.

[Hojo]

@Inliytened1It goes against my worldview to tell my parents to fk off. I was taught to not do that.

 

Edited 9 hours ago by Hojo

[Inliytened1]

1 minute ago, Hojo said:

@Inliytened1It goes against my worldview to tell my parents to fk off. I was taught to not do that.

And did you?

[Hojo]

@Inliytened1I have never done it. I would easily do it now if I had to.

Are you asking if I would have to go back to obeying them? Like restarting as a kid?

Edited 9 hours ago by Hojo

[Inliytened1]

Just now, Hojo said:

@Inliytened1I have never done it.

Are you asking if I would have to go back to obeying them? Like restarting as a kid?

No i asked if you told them to screw off...

[Hojo]

@Inliytened1I told them to leave me alone and never ask me to do anything cause they treated me like a slave when I was a child. I was living in my moms basement before I awaken and it was fine. They left me alone.

After I awaken I got a house.

I was the definition of failure at life.

Edited 9 hours ago by Hojo

[Inliytened1]

2 minutes ago, Hojo said:

@Inliytened1I told them to leave me alone and never ask me to do anything cause they treated me like a slave when I was a child. I was living in my moms basement before I awaken and it was fine. They left me alone.

After I awaken I got a house.

That's good then. Im sorry you had to go through that.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

8 minutes ago, Hojo said:

@Inliytened1I told them to leave me alone and never ask me to do anything cause they treated me like a slave when I was a child. I was living in my moms basement before I awaken and it was fine. They left me alone.

After I awaken I got a house.

I was the definition of failure at life.

Do you think you would be chill and normal with them if you saw them now?

[JoshB]

6 hours ago, Ponder said:

Quote by Ram Dass (rip).

I think this is accurate. If you’re truly ‘free’ there should be no tension between anyone in your life, including your family members. 
 

Open to discuss. Let’s hear what y’all think. 

It is a absurd fantasy that'll you'll get along with anyone and everyone just because you are awake. If anything you'll get less along with your family the more awake you are.

Edited 8 hours ago by JoshB