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It's gonna be ok bro, have faith in the process.

"Emotional" as opposed to..? As if there's any difference

@aurum Man, I just wrote a mountain of text exploring compassion and death in a non-ideological way, not with the intention to reason or argue with you, but rather to encourage us both (and anyone else reading) to delve further into personal awareness and intuition. Alas, my computer crashed and all of it got wiped before I could post, lol!~ Instead of forcing all that text back onto the page, I'm just gonna let this one go. Much love to you, brother

Yo chill that's my boy

Recall that this is what you wrote: "But I also do not believe I am above taking a life to sustain life. And I don't take that responsibility lightly." This claim is what I was curious about. It seems to me like you are holding on to something. Why can't you simply be "above" "taking a life?" I bet you can. It's not hard. You said you even did it for 2 years. So why hold back? What would you lose by committing to being vegan? (or even, what gain from non-veganism are you attached to, if any?) I'm not asking for a reasoned analysis of variables, but rather for an honest reflection of identity-level instinct. You can just simply choose to minimize killing, lol. It's not rocket science. What's so personally precious to you about "taking a life to sustain life?" Why make it into a responsibility? For a number of us, this "responsibility" you describe has dissolved into nothingness... no longer a burden. 1) You can live according to veganism without being ideological. In fact, you can live according to veganism for reasons entirely other than ideology. 2) Veganism at its core is not about taking ethical positions. It's simply a mode of being. You need no "ethics" or "positions" to be in a particular mode. 3) Have you tried vegetarianism? Matters of compassion are not all-or-nothing as many vegans would declare. Simply putting meat aside is still a meaningful personal change, and products like eggs really do help (for those who insist that "they need meat for health"). Obvious exceptions if you have health problems like SIBO but I assume I am communicating with someone of average health

@Mannyb Ok And you can get the vaccine while I do that~

You're not turquoise lol.

@Forestluv Loving that the structural format of your free-flowing is mind-centered (distinction-making, elaboration, numbering, defining, concluding) despite the topic

What are you afraid of losing by being vegan until the day you drop dead?

Self-made prison

lmao, God weeping for someone else to come save him. Dude wake up. Love comes from YOU, and nobody else.

Who said they're disliked? The question in the title comes loaded with assumptions.

Click link below. Godspeed brother

they're not, who said?

Life does not have to be framed as a 'battle.' 'Winning' and 'Losing' are constructs. 'Meaning' is a construct. To be 'a warrior' or not to be 'a warrior' is a construct. This is false. I see you take a spiritual turn on your blog which is well appreciated. Just be careful with your definitive-sounding statements

LMAO Hilarious topic

Plotinus got it.

Very relatable. You're not alone

Now imagine the pain of the billions throughout human history who've been dumped/cheated on by their sworn partners Your pain is not so deep or unique. That's a good thing though! It means we're all in this together.

So much "subtle" bragging, and you really said "Just wanted to post this in case is useful for anyone" as though your intention was NOT to get personal gratification through attention lol

LOL!

that's so ironic because the O.G. empiricists were the closest to non-duality, and they were full-blown philosophers modern science has bastardized the word "empirical" ...

You should read the academic paper I'm working on ;D

Oh my, a business opportunity!

bruh lmao loosen up and have a casual chat