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This is so fancy! I like it, it kinda made me motivated already.

@assx95 I overheard that certain kinds of Yoga can be helpful. Also Shamanic Breathing is amazing and works well for me. Side question: how long have you been addicted?

@Anton Rogachevski The way I see it is that there isn't actually a mind but rather a made-up concept of being a mind. That being said, I think we're free to play with that concept however we like. For a communicator like Leo, body language is required, and most people identify thinking or "the mind" with the head or brain. So, I believe this is a practical gesture more than a metaphysical truth, even more of a habit I would say.

@assx95 I see. This view can be really relieving, right? I just felt some tranquillity from understanding that it could be fine to be addicted, that I don't need to demonise addiction all the time. However, do you think it's a good idea to be addicted on the long run? I mean sure it can feel good in the moment sometimes, but could it possibly be hurting us on the long-term? A bad posture example comes to mind.

I noticed that the more available the stimulating activity is, the more prone I am to being addicted to it. For example, if all phones suddenly disappear, would you still addicted to them? I think probably not. One week or two, or a month at most and you will be free, until they appear again. And here the deeper question arises, is it actually bad to be addicted?

@DrewNows I don't think there's one fixed way to look at any case. I think that would be a limitation. Instead, we can look at everything using different lenses, there's this lens which is nice, and there's that other lens which is nice as well. So, choosing to focus on her would be a good lens, and choosing to focus on her boyfriend would be another lens. I believe the two lenses don't invalidate each other, but rather complete each other to display a clearer picture. Surrendering is great, but the ego can be useful sometimes as well, we don't need to demonise it all the time, perhaps shining some light upon it can be enough. I think sometimes we gotta stand for ourselves and others and stop some unnecessary evils. (I'm enjoying this conversation, and you are awesome btw).

@DrewNows I mean no offence, but I don't believe that lol. Anyway, trying to treat the child would probably be a better idea than simply accepting his defect, would you not agree? We aren't blaming her boyfriend, we're just putting him in the right category for her to become able to break up and for her to move on with her life to healthier places. She needs some motivation and emotional support, and he's draining it all, so we are offering some.

So a child born with a deficiency does not deserve to be healthy? Look at her actively trying to become a better person, look at this whole thread. Her boyfriend is an asshole, and yet she comes here asking how to make it work. She deserves a better boyfriend and he doesn't deserve the clippings of her nails. I get what you mean though, but I think there might be a gap in your communication, not everyone will understand your deep spiritual advice the same way you do, sometimes you gotta speak a similar and a simpler language.

A good partner would tell you that he's worried for your health if you gained weight, that he's worried you're insomniac if you slept late. For the sake of God, LEAVE HIM!

It depends on what you actually mean by the mind. Is it just the ability to process information in a sophisticated way? Or is it the identity of the human being? There is a correlation between the brain and consciousness, but it's never been proved which comes first. Perhaps the paradigm itself is flawed. Maybe this understanding is outside of our reach. Maybe it's the same old chicken-egg problem. However, an idealist would undermine tought and make it useless, while using thought to do that, ironically. A realist materialist would confirm to you that consciousness is just brain activity, although there's no way to prove that claim yet. I guess there's no answer to this question, yet. Who knows? You might be the first one to find out.

I read that it is best to have a skilled mentor to guide you through yoga practices in general. A book would be great, but it could be dangerous as well.

@Serotoninluv Thanks for better communicating the message ? Do you think that the detachment of identity at tier two can be faked? I mean if someone was truly detached that would make them enlightened, right? Are enlightenment and tier two correlated in your opinion?

I would say that there can be unhealthy manifestations at any stage, and basically the spiral counts for consciousness expansion. So, the higher you are the more your consciousness is expanded to include more perspectives, or at least, wider perspectives. The problem with tier one stages is that each one of them takes its respective stage to be the highest stage whatsoever, without acknowledging the possibility of more wisdom outside of their reach and sight. I think tier two is higher than tier one as long as you're still in tier one. But when you become at tier two, things start becoming clearer to you, and the hierarchy breaks down. Stage Purple would not be viewed lower than Green anymore. I think it's only at tier two that consciousness starts practically working in a mindful real-time mode. So, it becomes more of a 'case by case' than an 'absolute solution or view for all cases'. Of course, this quality still can be misused and can be really dangerous. That's where the unhealthy manifestations of Yellow start to appear, it's when you use the wisdom you have for selfish reasons, so that's returning back to beige only with a lot more tools for manipulating reality.

Define awareness.

@remember Thanks for your time and perspective ?

@remember Probably for some empathy reasons, you seem to have a bias towards the Kurds. Just because they're the victim does not make them the hero in my opinion. The Kurds are stage Orange at best, I would think of them as Yellow when they start to have some negotiations going on, like Taliban does. Until then, I would still view it all as fear reactions from a place of weakness that lack better strategies.

@remember I certainly don't like the situation, but what can I do about it? It seems to me like the Kurds without an ally (recently USA) have no political power, and they have been many times made scapegoats by their allies. I'm just speculating here but I think there are somethings going on between Assad and Erduğan concerning the Kurds, it could be an alliance because the Kurds are the easiest enemy for everyone in that area. Iran does not like them just as much as everyone else. And the Kurds don't usually remain loyal to their allies as well, they're loyal to their Kurdistan dream, whoever funds/protects them basically owns them. It's such a bad situation for the people to have terrible leaders. Politics is all about scapegoating and making facades, the Kurds don't seem to have learned that, they think way too simple-mindedly and too linearly. Then again, I can't blame them, when you're the weakest link, everyone gets to bang you from time to time. It's really sad. I just hope that things get better.

@modmyth Much appreciated. I actually was expecting the answer to come in terms of narcissism, dominance, and empathy more than feminine vs. masculine. I was thinking it can be related to childhood trauma or something. What do you think?

@remember Kurdistan is fantasy land. The Kurd leaders didn't spring too much muscles figuring out which is the most oily territory in the area, it was Kurdistan by pure luck and destiny. Don't you find that at least a little bit suspicious? There is no Kurdistan, there never was, and there will never be. That's not to deny the existence of the Kurdish people. But they'd have to find some other land to live in as home like the case with the Israeli people. I think that's how things are gonna end up for them anyway.

I'm also learning to become multi-perspectival. The best thing I've found to integrate the biggest picture possible is to always look in terms of health and beauty, because the health and beauty parameters are above all other parameters. They always count for the whole of the design. Or, at least that's how I see it.

I would say keep looking. Somewhere in this world, there has to be someone like you longing for the same things. Don't close the doors yet, but rather close most of the other unpromising doors deliberately. Keep the door to your heart open ♥️

@modmyth Okay, thank you for the answer. Would you say that most women are like that or is it only you? And how would you classify/view the personality of a woman who demands/desires that and a man who says it like that? What would likely be the cause, in your opinion? Thank you whether you answer this bunch of questions or not. And finally, I hope that thanking you twice in one post doesn't count as a bad thing ? Thanks!

@CreamCat The invasion is not random. Erduğan understands what he's doing. He's after the oil that's in the Syrian east. If he succeeds, the oil will improve the economy of Turkey, plus he will get rid of the YPG, plus he might be able to create a safe zone for the refugees.

Yes. That would still be love, but limited to the part (ignorance/selfishness), not expanded to the whole (flow/integrity).

@Sucuk Ekmek I hear you, but I gotta agree with @Marks199 on Erduğan's (or at least the invasion) supporters ratio. I don't really have the numbers, but it seems so to me. A lot of the Turks I see on social media seem to have gotten sick of the bad economical climate that resulted from taking in refugees. So, the majority seem to support the AK party as that promises more security and therefore economical flourish??? (not sure about this).