Inception (Journal)

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Post #41: Rubber meets the road

I feel like I have now have a solid understanding of how to live the good life. The following period of my life will be dedicated to practicing my philosophy.

Edited January 24 by Inception

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Post #42: Express yourself

You’re an artist, express your unique experience.

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Post #43: Happening

It's happening, it's really happening.

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Post #44: Seriousness

You’re not going to stumble your way to freedom. This works requires a sense of seriousness. Now, when you’re finished you can fool around as much as you want, but don’t get ahead of yourself.

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Post #45: Intellect

The intellect is a tool which can be used to get you closer to or further away from truth.

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Post #46: The great tragedy of life
Life is one big tragedy. It’s nobody’s fault. We really just can’t help ourselves. Completely and utterly lost. Please try to have compassion for me as I will for you. Ultimately salvation will come from beyond us.

Edited March 4 by Inception

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Post #47: Not a field-trip

Self-actualization is not a field-trip. This endeavor demands deep respect and reverence.

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Post #48

Anything that diminishes your ability to reason or comprehend realty is evil. I don’t care what it is. From now I will make an effort to eliminate such things. Something/someone is either helping me understand reality or restricting me. I want everything in my life to ultimately help me understand reality.

I WANT TO UNDERSTAND REALITY.

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Post #49

If you’re not preoccupied with truth you’re lost. The fool thinks he can do without truth.

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Post #50: Spiritual ego
A “spiritual person” is an oxymoron. You are either spiritual or a person.

Edited October 11 by Inception

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Post #51: Mental self harm

Mental self harm is normal in our current world.

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I’ve been trying to drink the ocean with a fork. I’m done trying to get it.

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I’m not done, I’m just getting started

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From now on my life is going to be strictly about two things:

A: Figure out reality.

B: Survive so that I can do A.

Let the grind begin

Edited October 16 by Inception

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Post #55: Truman

Similarly telling a normal person the problems you’re faced with on the path is adding problems to your life. It’s like being on The Truman Show. I should probably vent my spiritual related problems (more).

Edited October 18 by Inception

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Post #56: Non-stop

 There’s no pause. Not even sleep.

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Post #57: Clueless

I’m clueless.

Infinity is infinitely bigger than me. My ideas about it are infinitely wrong.

Edited October 18 by Inception

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Post #58: Raison d'être

The only reason I’m alive is because I’m afraid to do anything about it.

Edited October 19 by Inception

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Post #59: Cosmic joke
My life is a joke. I’m a joke. Humanity is a joke. But hey, at least the Watcher is entertained.

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Post #60: Bitterness
I’ve tried to be optimistic, I’ve been on the path for 4+ years, I’ve spend copious amount of computation on how to live a good life, but now (expect for avoiding pain) I don’t care anymore. Yeah I’m selfish, but it’s not my fault and you’re too.

I’m descending into apathy, nihilism, pessimism and cynicism.

I’m turning to Nietzsche and Schopenhauer for consolation.

Edited October 19 by Inception