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".....No, that is not the way of a sannyasin, Gayan. A sannyasin has no expectations from existence; he simply flows with the existence without any resistance. The sannyasin allows existence to have its own course; wherever it leads, the sannyasin is ready to go with it. The sannyasin has no destination, no goal as such. And then these glimpses (of God) will be coming more and more. "...Perfectionism is a kind of neurosis; it is neurotic — it is a beautiful name for neurosis. Gayan, drop that idea. Just be ordinary, simple, nobody, and then things will start happening in leaps and bounds. That’s what I mean when I emphasize again and again the philosophy of let-go. Let-go is my only approach towards life and existence." http://www.oshodhara.org.in/blog/2015/10/flow-with-life-osho/

@Commodent Yes I agree. Osho has said, "be a yes man to life." Meaning, anything that happens, fully embrace it and say yes to it. Feel angry, say yes to it and embrace it. Feeling happy, say yes to it. In that regard, you are right; 'letting go' doesn't fit. It's more like, allowing what is to be.

Ask yourself the question, "Why am I choosing to remain in this shame? What is the payoff to staying in this spot?" If I choose shame.....then I don't feel good about who I am......then I don't feel like worthy to go out tonight with my friends.....then I get to feel comfortable.....then I don't have to face up to things......then I don't get to be my confident self the world needs....I remain in a closed box.....I feel worse....I turn to the bottle. Ego loves shame. It loves to marinate in it, so check yourself to see if there is a naughty temptation to do this. Above was just an example.

No need to work life out. Life works out for you. Pick something to do. And if you cannot pick, wait till God shows up (and yes, God will).

Thanks for your post Callum. It has come at a good time for me. A good reminder for me. I am too tense this week. Osho has said, the ideal Sanyasin has an approach to life: "they do not care one bit how life turns out, and they dont bother about needing things to be a certain way." The book The Diceman and Yesman discusses this princiapl in an extreme fashion: roll the dice, have pre picked choices, and whatever the dice rolls on you live it and and let it happen. Whatever happens, happens. Let go. Great writing of yours.

Yes here are 3 secrets: 1. Learn a couple items really well, really deep, really confidently. Its better to know 10/100 concepts really well than 50 loose disconnected ideas. 2. Practise uni work every day. Do not skip a single day. Every day just for 15 minutes. It is so important to not skip a day. 30 days back to back and then for the rest of your university career. 3. Try Photoreading. And dont just dismiss it. Investigate it.

@daniel695 Simply believe in yourself. It is your birth right. Talk soon.

This is a great insight. There is ONE difference that is subtle. - The leader, leading from Shadow/Ego, cultivates this practise as a strategy for self-interested gain. A bit like Dale Carnegies How to Win Friends and Influence People; all salesman tactics. - The leader, leading from their centre, does this naturally because of the inherent sense and trust in humanity.

@Preetom I actually agree with her in this video. She put him in his place, and I agree.

Osho encouraged drugs- but not in the commune. He requested that the pharmacists do their best to make the drugs as PURE and CLEAN and SAFE as possible, so people can get a taste of God as quickly as possible. He also advised that if people meditated better on drugs, to take the drugs if they desired and enjoy. He was one of a kind.

Sheeva was a power-tripping, psychopath. She desired nothing but power. My friend/mentor (disciple of Osho) said Sheeva even refused him to travel to America with Osho from Puna. Osho heard of this, and realised quickly he was powerless with the little mini-cult Sheeva was creating already. She was the devil. Yes, she is charismatic to listen to. But she is a good tool for recognising we all have a devil inside of us.

My dear Daniel san @daniel695 You have an issue of lack of self-trust. Beyond this, a better term for it is a style of carelessness. Carelessness) "Stubbornness; refusal to believe in the self. Denial of one's personal power, manifesting in the form of over-thinking, constant self doubts, intellectual trappings to avoid producing art or work. Refusal to acknowledge one's place in Existence and one's importance and necessity for being involved in Life." The 'tiredness' you experience when you make videos is a lack of purpose in life. You don't know why you are making videos, so tiredness comes up. This is a psychological trait not a physical one. If not tiredness, some other distraction. If you know clearly why you are making videos, or you trust yourself, then notion of tiredness becomes nonsense. To get out of the loop? Don't "get out of the loop." Burn the loop altogether. Kill the loop, kill the paradigm of the loop. Destroy it, burn it, make it a permanent destruction so that the loop never exists again and you can never risk being caught in it again. Meditate or come into your centre. From there, act without needing fruit from your seeds. From this position, you are clear what you are doing. You don't need to know why, or who will watch the videos, or what people think of you. Come into your centre, shoot the video, and then produce it as it is. If the word 'perfectionist' comes up, then that is a little boy/girl in you that needs to be loved, tamed, and then understood that they are good enough as they are. The secret to killing perfectionism is realising than nothing in life is perfect, that people grasp what is graspable and attainable over what is a fantasy fake beautiful plastic flower. In practise, the way out of perfectionism is to do something deliberately non-perfect in your mind, release it, and allow your beliefs to recorrect themselves. The purpose of life is to flow energy for no reason or agenda. Not producing your videos, you are killing yourself slowly. Do not wither away! Become alive! Produce that video as it is! If you cannot produce your video, if you do not have the conviction to do it, you are going to live a painful life for a bit of time. Then in yours 40s you hit a mid-life crisis (healing in disguise) and begin to live. Be a Heisenberg now. No more Walter White hiding in the shadows, afraid of their own beauty.

@kieranperez Afinalexpress.com Why doesnt it work? (Tell me so I can help you!) Unless its the country you are in and they dont ship there? I have had multiple success with them and very happy with them? Honestly, if you can troubleshoot around this, modafinal will solve this for you. Its worth trying at least once. Antidepressant effect as well.

@Alexander Goffrier Meat to remove from list. Unless its organic and free range. Even in this case, have little of it. Not remove completly from diet, just considerably less. 90% less than a standard Western weekly eater.

@8Ball Go for it!!! Study philosophy!! But be prepared, university dogma, they LOVE Descartes. Be prepared to argue well. And if you are going to be a student of this, you have to take psychadelics if you dont already. A philosphy lecturer who studied for 40 years never took any drugs in her life. For me, I dont even consider her a student of philosophy. Spending 40 years with the seeming intent to know the Truth. Bullshit. University- yes just the academics alone- is highly political. Be aware of this. I mention this only because youre on actualized.org. And dont worry about a job right now. Just do the degree, and go out and have some mothafuckin fun.

@RawJudah After reading through this again, and whilst I stand by my anti-pickup views and am attached to them, I dont feel you benefit from them at all right now, or only grasp it superficially. Im judging this based on your responses and imaginations. For this one, I agree with @flowboyand @Shin. Only I take it a step further. No escorts. No tinder. Go learn and practise some hardcore, mainstream pickup. This will be YOUR path (for now). and then some escorts and Tinder. And Im not joking. Thats it for me on this one.

Because youve opened a topic about rock paper sciccors. .

@SQAAD He took opiates in his final years, post being poisoned and murdered in jail. It simply was pain management. End of story. Source: from an Osho disciple I know personally. A direct disciple. And this disciples Sanyasin mother was Oshos chef.

@FoxFoxFox I know. Silly. Youre not gonna be able to satisfy any answer with intellectual thinking. Only a metaphysical answer will suffice. He must have had past karma to work through. The 20 years of jail. The lessons he learned. People he met. Relationships he formed. Things he learned about himself. A 20 year jail term or a 20 year education stream? Hey, id never want to go to jail so i cant talk like this. Who knows. But there had to be some significance to it.

Universities are very......weird. A recall taking a philosophy class. The lecturer said she had studied it for 40 years and had a conclusion that all our knowledge is only possible because of history. ........So when I asked her if she had the same conclusion after taking LSD? She said she never took LSD ever. You see what I mean?

@Arcangelo So what I hear you saying is that he HAS to do pickup? Or is it a free choice and up to the individual?

There is so much bullshit out there....I cannot fucking believe it. I fucking cant believe how much bullshit is out there in the dating scene. Men and women meant to be best friends. Instead, Battle of the sexes Pornography Red pill bullshit Pickup. ....where are the adults in this world? Yes. Pickup is a phase that can be skipped. Pickup is not love. And it is not a trusting relationship. I damanged a relationship because i told the girl whom i used my pickup skills on that I was just with her for pickup. It broke her heart. It broke my heart. And I cannot believe people dont see through it quicker. Fair enough, give it a try. But any intelligent human can see the deceitfulness and dishonest behind it. Apologies for the swearing. It is a subject I am enthusiastic about after having robbed my soul away for many years in pickup.

@Time Traveler A worthy question!! You have insight to ask this. Check within yourself for any rescuer codependency issues with robbing from other players. You could try a Robin Hood mentality; win thousands and donate 80% of it to a cause you feel inspired toward. Apart from this I dont have any clue, and I am equally fascinated by this question as you are.

Yes you can skip pickup. Its only for those people whos self esteem is so beyond hell low (I fell into this category). Once youve 'mastered' pickup the only realisation you have is that you are good enough, and, you were good enough all along. The pickup stuff is just a long, silly road to get to that realisation.

If you want to be grounded here is a method: 1. Imagine a person who is grounded. They can be real or fictional. It could be the version of you that is grounded, or a fictional guy. I visualise Ken from Fist of the North Star. 2. Visualise that person in front of you. Take your time until it feels like they are actually 'there.' Imagine they are in a circle on the floor in front of you. 3. After you feel they are there, physically step 'into them.' If you do this properly, you wont feel like yourself. You will feel like someone else. 4. Behave in the world as this person. 5. Over time, youll naturally find you take on these qualities. Soon you wont have to use this method because you will embody the trait. You can use this technique for any skill or talent or attribute you wish to have. The key is doing is daily consistently.