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Buddhism has a good holistic frame work… chatgpt: Buddhism offers a framework called the Noble Eightfold Path, which is a guide to ethical conduct, mental development, and wisdom. It’s designed to lead individuals out of suffering, encouraging liberation through a balanced, mindful approach to life. Here’s an outline of the path and its elements: 1. Right Understanding (Samma Ditthi) Recognizing the nature of reality and the causes of suffering is the foundation. It involves understanding the Four Noble Truths: • Life contains suffering (dukkha). • The cause of suffering is attachment and craving. • There’s a way out of suffering. • The Noble Eightfold Path is the way to transcend suffering. 2. Right Intention (Samma Sankappa) This is the commitment to cultivate thoughts and actions that align with ethical values and compassion, driven by goodwill, non-harm, and renunciation of harmful desires. 3. Right Speech (Samma Vaca) Speaking truthfully, kindly, and purposefully. Avoiding lies, gossip, harsh speech, and divisive talk promotes harmony and clarity in relationships and the inner self. 4. Right Action (Samma Kammanta) This refers to ethical and compassionate conduct, avoiding harm to others through actions like killing, stealing, or unwise sexual conduct. Right action promotes integrity and trust. 5. Right Livelihood (Samma Ajiva) Choosing a career or work that does not harm others or encourage unethical behavior. This extends to engaging in work that aligns with personal and societal well-being, supporting rather than exploiting others. 6. Right Effort (Samma Vayama) Focusing mental energy on positive intentions and growth while abandoning negative patterns. Right effort involves the cultivation of wholesome states, moving the mind toward kindness, mindfulness, and tranquility. 7. Right Mindfulness (Samma Sati) Developing awareness of the present moment, observing thoughts, emotions, and body sensations without attachment or aversion. This state of mindfulness brings clarity, reducing reactive behavior and cultivating wisdom. 8. Right Concentration (Samma Samadhi) Deep, focused meditation that strengthens the mind’s ability to remain calm, insightful, and connected to the present. This practice allows deeper insight into the nature of self and reality, leading to liberation from suffering. Each element works synergistically to heal suffering by shifting one’s habits of thinking, acting, and perceiving the world. The aim is not to eliminate emotions or desires but to engage with them in a balanced, clear, and non-attached way. This path encourages continuous self-reflection, growth, and compassion, offering a way to heal and transform suffering into understanding and equanimity.

I don’t really think I slept that wel last night. I took an hour nap and somehow my sleep score and readiness went up a lot. I do feel much better. This morning when I did my morning pages I reflecting on my nutritition and my sleeping habits. I don’t have a perfect sleeping environment. People make loud noises at night here which the ear plugs don’t seem to stop. But, I wanna see how high and consistent my score can get. As well. How I feel with regard to the score and consistency.

@LoneWonderer An additional question for you is... How is your sleep? Do you have data on this? Are you 100% sure you have incredible sleep? How is your nutrition? Do you have data on this? Are you sure 100% you have incredible nutrition? How is your mental health? If it is not good, and you can't say yes to the above then, what do you know? Maybe excellent sleep, excellent nutrition is the bedrock for everything else. Maybe you over eat because you have stress at work, worry about the future, etc Maybe you are up late at night because you didn't eat properly, and are stressed and exhausted, over stimulated, etc. So if fixing your nutrition requires fixing your job, and view on work, and your sleep. Maybe lowering stress. But you are stressed because you don't eat well and don't sleep well. If are stressed at work because you didn't sleep well or eat well. You don't exercise after work because you don't sleep or eat well. Because you don't exercise you don't sleep well or feel well. Each thing pours into the next thing. Striking a balance is something I strive to do. It have taken me years and I am slowly but surely pressing forward.

@LoneWonderer This is true. You know that you need a holistic approach to fixing your life. That being said, the basics: Sleep, nutrition, socialization, exercise, personal finance... getting those down are the basics of functioning healthy. No one thing will fix all other things, but fixing one thing can help you to fix other things. Also, each thing is connected to every other thing. I do think, sleep, is one of the biggest things to fix everything else. Holism is health. This is true. Sleep, in theory is a holistic practice. Expect though, that most people aren't looking at it this way. Also, most books, teachers, and resources generally are specialized. Which is totally good and fine because learning from them gives you depth. The truth is though, about your opening comments. If you fixed your sleep and nutrition a lot of your mental health problems would go away. This is backed by enough science and data at this point. If most people ate properly, seasonal, and to their unique mind body type, and got quality sleep every night they likely wouldn't have mental health problems. In fact, bad nutrition and bad mental health can actually make sleep bad. So, they are two sides of one coin. Again, I say most people. Some people are going through some strange stuff that could be genetic, trauma, neurotoxins, etc. But, even they could of course benefit greatly by a perfect diet and sleep. Total mind body health requires a holistic perspective and take. You will need to go beyond conventional western science and into mindbody medicine. It requires a dedication, life long learning, and reading lots of books. Perfect mind body health, for those who has the genetics to achieve it is possible.

I am up this morning analyzing my sleep. So much data here that I don’t fully understand. Very very very pleased so far with the ring and service.

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I want more order and excellence in my life.

@Spiritual Warfare Watch your tone when you come here to engage with us. I suggest you review the forum guidelines before you continue posting. Telling people to shut up, calling them crying little girls… really man? You come here and treat us like that? Don’t bother.

@Dazgwny He knows more than God! Hehe

I want to live a data driven life when it comes to productivity, finances, health, etc I want to balance this with intuition, critical thinking and life balance. I notice I tend to over exaggerate sometimes which I want to stop doing. I also make assumptions, guesses, and decisions based on feeling. Which, is good, but can be bad. The more data I have, the better I can make decisions. More critical thinking, delayed gratification, and seeing how all my decisions for together to create future results is important. In terms of gear and technology I am set up. I need nothing more. I will purchase one Holden Qigong Workshop a month for continuing to deepen my Qigong knowledge. I have set a monthly budget which I will stick to. I am sober, and not smoking or using Cannabis at all which feels amazing. I am enjoying my Qigong practice, Tea, etc. I enjoy increasingly honest self reflection. I enjoy the self esteem that comes with making decisions in alignment with my highest values and I am willing to feel and honestly acknowledge the pain that comes with decisions outside of my best interests. Each day, week, month and year I improve my ability to navigate life and my complex mind body system in order to reach my goals.

Got my Oura 4 today! It’s starting to get to know me which will take two weeks. It will give me data on tonight’s sleep which is exciting. it says I likely have a high VO2 max which is probably true.

@Hibahere The attitude you take toward aging can actually affect how your cells age. You can imagine and visualize yourself being 60 plus and very healthy. This will increase the likeliness of this. You can start investing now in strong habits that promote longevity like quality sleep, relationships, Qigong/ Yoga/ Breathwork, regular exercise, awesome nutrition, self love, and a healthy mind body... Being 60+ could be the best time of your life. Could be the time when you reap the rewards of all your hard work. We have a lot of bad role models for aging around us. Don't look to them. Instead, focus on aging well and like Deepak Said, let aging be glamorous.

@Spiritual Warfare That ain’t proof. That’s a logic you invented and a bias you have. “God would serve my limited bias!”. What if you chose everything about existence as it is right now, good and bad but you forgot?

Try to keep context relevant and not post spiritual like “wisdom” where it is not relevant.

@Princess Arabia 30 is a time when you are still young, but it’s getting clear you’re not getting any younger. There is signs of aging. Which, understandably brings feelings of fear and loss.

I was actually just walking through the mall with this heavy feeling that I am old and unattractive at 29. A really cute girl I think was trying to get my attention but I missed out saying she looked too young. Which, I don’t know. I looked in the mirror and broke free of this spell. How we relate to aging both affects our aging and of course how we act and limit/ grow ourselves as a result of this relationship to aging.

@r0ckyreed You can improve your vision with eye exercises. Deepak teaches them in one of his books and there is Qigong for eye sight. We aren’t taught how to exercise the eyes and they can get weaker. My opinion is they can be improved and maintained through daily deliberate practice.

My God is Bald 😄. I have thought about working to treat my thinking and receding hairline. But, I’ve decided to embrace my bodies naturally biological rhythm and aging process. It does bother me. It’s up to you what you wanna do. I think those chemicals likely come with side effects. Definitely worth weighing pro and cons.

@Breakingthewall Well, I wouldn’t say it’s a belief. It’s a dreamer. There is no reason for existence. The Big Bang Theory doesn’t explain where anything came from when you really think about it. What was before the Big Bang and where did that come from? How did a big bang create such a highly ordered and balanced universe? Is big bang theory rooted in an outdated and disproven metaphysics known as Naive Realism?

@AION All relative explainations for the present moment are back stories used to ground universal mind in a self consistent dream. Big bang is a theory. The absolute ground of being, eternity, infinity, God/ Shiva water was without cause. This is the Self. The Big Bang is relative aspect of a human dream.

I think ive had some darker 5meo malt. Could be lower quality? Should store in glass for longer periods.

If you want to expand your meditation tool kit here are some cool free resources. https://shengzhen.online/p/home

I have bared witness to the ever present absolute Truth.

@Bobby_2021 There are houses in North Korea.... There are Cities... How can North Korea Thrive when it struggles to do business with most other countries?