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  2. How do you meet those needs?
  3. I have support groups I go to. They give me something to do along with some board game clubs. The problem is that they are also not autism informed. I am forced to fit a mold that I don't fit even in groups that are supposed to be validating. On one hand the support groups say I'm supposed to speak from my feelings rather than from logic even though logic helps me process emotions. Additionally, they don't actually want to hear about my feelings because people find it to disturbing to describe child sex trafficking. Even my family said they wanted me to talk about my feelings, but clearly it was never worth it because my cousin who was once my friend has turned against me over what I said about my father even though all of it was simply reporting what happened. I wish I had people I would actually be comfortable socializing with. I have been recommended dating by multiple therapists, hence I asked the question. I want to make sure I don't end up in some horrible relationship that leads to a homicide in some form or another. These factors complicate dating for me despite my loneliness. I make people earn trust first. I need to make sure I don't get jumped, scammed, or killed or end up in a situation that would make homicide or suicide seem like an acceptable option. The problem with living in a cheap apartment is that I need to have a reason for living. I would need the resulting life structure to be enough to not have it be worth committing suicide. This is why I was thinking of living on campus at school for a different social environment and a reason for being alive. The complications is that if I don't live on campus then I would need to substitute those payments for the money spent on an apartment and transportation. I'm honestly not sure how the math works out in that case. Maybe it's better, maybe not.
  4. I obviously don’t and can’t control what people say or talk about here , even Leo can’t , unless there is severe violation of the guidelines or something like that . I would like to see more maturity in the discussion. And the only way for this to happen is if the people who post are themselves mature and experienced in consciousness work . If we had 4 people as such , they could autocorrect any confusion which the less experienced members have and help guide the people here towards truthful conclusions about consciousness work .

  5. Garlic

    kavaris replied to kavaris's topic in Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Supplements

    @Elliott Alright, i ended up buying this: It was a last second diversion, and funny because, we want from tlkin bout garlic, to fish sauce, To me sayin , 'Oh that dark sugar looks good (its xtra extra extra dark, but it might give off more like a graham cracker thing... or maybe thats wat ive been missing, i dont know yet...) p.s. the way i describe it in my head, is like choc bean and chicken soup, but i didnt wanna say the word chicken cause theres no chicken flavor im tasting, nor any bouillon or the other stuff thats like bouillon. Its jus like a sweet bean from another planet met a chicken soup for the soul, but w/ a slight fish 🐟

  6. Down time

    Heaven replied to Lyubov's topic in Personal Development -- [Main]

    I’m playing video games but it’s harder to go to sleep right afterwards
  7. @Carl-Richard Every single person who wants to end themselves don't have their basic needs met. Social connection and social safety is EXTREMELY important. More so than food and water. People who end themselves don't have their basic emotional needs met. Again only one thing matters: meeting needs. Physical, social, emotional, mental. All of them. Consistently and predictably met. Every single day from the moment you are born to the last second prior to your death. This is your only life agenda. If one single need is unmet, then the individual is unhappy and cannot function and thinks of killing themselves. I can guarantee people kill themselves over not seeing a way to meet a specific need. I'll answer the part on philosophyzing later. I'm busy hanging out with my coworker and eating a sandwich, 2 things for my survival and well being, catchya later
  8. You could say that, if that’s how you perceive it. it’s difficult to truly know another person’s inner world, even through face-to-face communication, let alone through text messages. Personally, I think he possesses exceptional clarity when it comes to the work of consciousness. that doesn’t necessarily mean he can offer sound advice on practical matters such as health, dating, or other aspects of everyday life. when he attempts to apply his ideas about enlightenment to the practical issues of ordinary life,At that point, it becomes clear that he is conflating consciousness work for guidance about everyday situations. and again that’s my own personal opinion. He’s something from the past now . I wish we could have more people like him on the forum today . Because Leo doesn’t put that much effort on the forum despite posting actively for years because he intentionally posts casually and less formally on the forum.
  9. @Zenterus Oh bro, it happens all the time for me. You just gotta learn to be a gentleman about it.
  10. I want to point out something important. Most people still think governments operate like households, but they don't. That way of thinking is held by orthodox economists and pushed also by the neoliberal agenda. In France it’s a bit more complicated. France doesn’t have its own currency, the French state can’t do everything a country with its own currency can do. But that still doesn’t make it like a household. The limits are mainly political and institutional, which are rules we chose. The real constraints are political will, public awareness, and actual resources like teachers and materials. Of course, this doesn't mean we don't also need to address wealth inequality, but it is made worse by falsely believing governments need to impose austerity when they should spend.
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  12. Isn't it interesting that by percentage dolphins, or perhaps orcas hey, have better lives than most humans? Heh. Crows? Man, they sound like talking to saccadic screeches on a chalkboard!
  13. @VeganAwake I already explained myself concerning. Please avoid responding to my comments any further on this subject. Thank you.
  14. Great Insight. This is also what porn is. It's sorcery and you get possessed by looking at it.
  15. Well, Russia is pretty untouchable if it threatens with nukes. So militarily it cant be beat. And if Russia stopped the war, it would have a lot more resources to stabilize the economy. Also there are still asshole countries trading with russia. So I think its likely russia will pull out its spikes, lick its wounds and carry on a lot weaker then before with worse living standards but not taken over. Maybe in the long game you could trade nukes for trade benefits with russia.
  16. I don’t doubt things are changing but no, that is one poor model if you think Russia will break apart. Russia has nukes and tons of oil and natural resources. A small area like Chechnya which has a history of fierce conflict for statehood, yeah maybe, but they have squashed that before and I doubt Chechnya would have enough resources or military to deter Russia. Their only hope would be diplomatically, they are already an autonomous region. The whole country breaking apart? No, ridiculous. China fully backs Russia in trade as well as India. What you can expect is a more dilapidation, less prosperous, an economy which doesn’t have much variety, etc.

  17. Down time

    Terell Kirby replied to Lyubov's topic in Personal Development -- [Main]

    Naps
  18. I don't know if it has been mentioned on the thread already, but this is extremely relevant https://www.anthropic.com/research/global-workspace Aside from being an emergent spontaneous property, it seems akin to what we'd call a conscious experience, or rather what is consciously accessible to us in a given moment and can subsequently report on, if asked to.
  19. So you agree that philosophizing is consistent with ensuring your well-being, and you're doing it yourself, so why do you say you shouldn't do it? Are you talking about a specific form of philosophizing? Sounds like you're getting fixated on something very specific (basic needs) because you were without them for a while. But you'll see that if you have these very things, you can still have issues. Take the recent case of RJ Mitte as an example, or other similar cases of successful people who seemed to get their basic needs met but still felt like ending themselves. I would say in the majority of these cases, the issues had to do with meaning (and if you want to be more or less general, it always has to do with that). Basic needs are basic. When they're covered, your focus moves over to something else.
  21. Sure, your personality dictates how you react to situations. Being authentic is not just external apperances, it means you're paying attention to what fits your personality. You might say yes to a compromise but really you dislike it, and you can feel regret and inhibit autentic desires. Which is part of your personality. So we are not contradicting here. Your emotions are your personality's responsibility.

  22. Garlic

    kavaris replied to kavaris's topic in Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Supplements

    Oh alright. ill have to think 🤔 Assuming if its very similar to soy saucey and im jus adding soy sauce ontop of soy sauce, amplifying that soy profile, then ill want to def try fish sauce before i try it. Its def something thats like, not just soy sauce on top of soy sauce, unless its gotta radically different element to it. But anyway, def fish sauce ~ in about 30 min im gonna go on an adventure looking for it at Asian mart and my foodstores. Apart of me wants to try tian mian jiang, but like, straining it, or something, like strained beans.
  23. 1. Some of the most major ones; i literally feel 100x more love, constant love, after big heart chakra openings. My ability to speak and use my voice has gone from non existent to completely fluent after throat and solo plexus chakra openings. Social anxiety is gone. My perception has increased so much - i can see auras and energies, and feel other people extremely intuitively. it has both ups and downs - i can instantly feel peoples intentions, but at the same time, being in big crowds is very very draining for me. I cant spend more than a couple of hours in big cities before I feel drained, because of the amount of stimuli and input. Root and sacral chakra openings i've experienced solely as; constant feeling of impeccable safety (root chakra), and sacral chakra is like a constant feeling of pleasure. Also, enjoying movies, eating good foods and watching nature has become 50x more pleasureable, after chakra opening. Also; I've had chronic constipation for 7 years, which im literally able to cure through releasing energetic contractions around my root chakra. it has not been 100% resolved yet, but the symptoms eleviate with every contraction i release. so far it has improved probably 60-70%. Unbelieveable, you literally are able to cure physical symptoms with your mind 2. it really is a sensation of it "opening". Its a very vulnerable feeling. my experience is that it gets covered up by muscular / energetic contractions (trauma / conditioning), which causes us to lose contact with it. Its not that a chakra is something that can "open" and "close", but it can be more or less covered or concealed, which causes you to lose contact with its attributes and essences. So when we speak of "imbalanced" chakras, I guess I would say that simply means the chakra is clutted with energetic contractions, meaning its attributes can become twitsed. For example contractions in the third eye region can lead to overthinking, anxiety based thinking, or other specific thinking patterns, depending on the contraction in question. Contractions in solo plexus can cause you to not be able to stand up for yourself. You will avoid conflict, you will not take up space or speak up. 3. Lots of meditation - psychedelics. But really the big winner is trauma resolution, so find a way of doing that, that works for you. Therapy is good, ecstatic dance, breathwork, psychedelics. endless options really i simply cannot overstate the signifance these shifts carry. it sounds kind of mundane when i put it into words, but these are TRULY life altering shifts. You literally are not the same person after your chakras start to open. It also becomes very clear to spot which chakras other people are operating from. In the west, most people are very engaged in their third eye, and live almost solely from there (due to the societal emphasis on intellect and "thinking").
  24. This goes in the opposite direction of this thread, but I am interested, is this "Will we or won't we?" also about (casual) sex or romantic only? I feel like the longer I know a women the less horny, adventurous and impulsive I get about it. Though the connection deepens ofc.

  25. Garlic

    Elliott replied to kavaris's topic in Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Supplements

    Tamari I've had is like a complex soy sauce. Good flavor but similar to soy.

  26. Garlic

    kavaris replied to kavaris's topic in Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Supplements

    Oh i love shumai- And i jus got a couple more ideas from chatgpt, to try next: 1. Aged or dark tamari: deeper and rounder than regular soy, with some of that cocoa-like savoriness without bitterness. 2. Sweet white miso... I like miso, even tho i know its not wat im lookin for, id def like to try making some miso-ish dishes one day, p.s. ill prolly jus try the regular tamari, and then decide if thats even the right direction first.
  27. @Wilhelm44 a question for you or Newman. Do you perceive right now, without the slightest doubt, that what you are can't die? That it's absolutely impossible, not something that you Intuit but a real perception that's absolutely obvious. Same obvious than the fact of you existing? Another: do you or Newman perceive the unlimited life that is the fact of being now? Not unlimited because it can't end, unlimited in the dimension of depth. That this, now, is the unlimited depth that lives, and it's life is total, not big but absolute.
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