hyruga

Yes "spiritual gains" when spoken like this is really just a desire that people want or a badge of honour that someone put on themselves when they think they have great spiritual gains. First of all, we need to clearly define what is spiritual gains? What are the aspects that are important?

Of course. US is a very dangerous country.

You believe that you exist? Where is your proof?

Well there are too many books and subjects to learn. Different people need to study and improve in wide array of area. For example, some people should study philosophy, psychology, communication, mindset and self help topics etc. Then there are those who refuse to learn anything new believing that they already know a lot. Then they should read 'Ego is the enemy'.

If you are wealthy, then you don't really care about what others think and you will be emotionally independent. Another way is to realise that everyone will die. So the life you have now is transient so there is nothing to worry about.

He didn't get Covid? Maybe he got it but count it as a virulent infection but he's still not sick?

You can read this book. Why you should not concentrate on your passion. https://www.amazon.sg/Good-They-Cant-Ignore-You/dp/1455509124

We humans can go without sex but cannot go without food. So one thing to focus on would be food. Besides food, you can also focus on earning income and carving out your life purpose. Next is providing food and shelter for others etc.

Of course you do. Some people took lsd and thought they can fly. They jump out of building. Some even died jumping out of 3rd storey high building because they are still hallucinating and not protecting themselves.

10 years is just a poverty narrative he created to get you to sign up for his course.

How to get paid for living?

Whether it's rare or not depends on societal pressure and own willpower. If you are living in a caveman village where every man can only choose one woman and anyone who strays away from that one woman will be killed and stoned alive, you can expect many guys to stay faithfully to one woman. In conservative countries like China, it is still expected for one man to stick with one woman.

Yes it's all about identity. If you want to be known as being loyal and stable and loving towards one person, then that's what you want others to see you. That's where your pleasure will come from.

In life, is it good to conserve energy or go all out? Because I see people have two different approaches to life. Some people conserve energy and don't go for marathons and do the most basic stuff at work without being sacked. Some also seldom travel and just want to stay home and conserve energy. They tend to be youthful looking. Then there's another group that wants to go all in. Run marathons, join this join that and everyday pack their schedules to the fullest. They tend to achieve more in life. So which is a better approach to life?

Video games are awesome. The most notable positive effects of gaming include: Improved cognitive abilities Improved problem-solving skills and logic Increased hand-to-eye coordination Greater multi-tasking ability Faster and more accurate decision-making Enhanced prosocial behaviors Better eyesight (attention to detail) More physical activity with games that promote physical activity (VR, mobile games) Appreciate and know art. Appreciate and understand more about the mechanics of gaming. Appreciate music

You can read the book psycho cybernetics by Dr Maxwell Maltz.

Think and grow rich is not even a comprehensive book to teach you about life philosophy. Even Napoleon Hill himself has many other books that talks about life. There's just so many things to read about life. You can also read psychological, marketing and sales books. You can also do meditation.

Frozen

There are two types of pain: physical pain and mental pain. For physical, we can only do something to reduce or prolong our existence. But we will all die eventually. For mental, the pain is created in the mind. We can choose to focus on some other things. Mental suffering is not compulsory.

Captain America. Here we become!

Sadhguru likes to exaggerate stuff sometimes. Like for example he will say 'Nobody believes in heaven now' Oh really? Zero person? And sometimes he says factually wrong stuff. "70% are depending on pharamaceutical drugs while the other 30% turn to the streets for drugs" meant as a joke but factually wrong.

China is too busy building infrastructure. No time for warfare. And not stupid like the Russians. Personally I don't think China will attack. The people there are concerned mostly with money making. The Chinese don't hate the Taiwanese and vice versa.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27036528-ego-is-the-enemy?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15

@Ramanujan The easy way out is to find an easy job and sustain yourself. The higher difficulty is to find a quality job or to start your own business.

Everything has opportunity costs. By indulging in porn or paid sex, you are losing the chance to have quality time with your spouse and building a family. Also, you can spend the time working on your business, health or spirituality etc.