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@amanen Karma had pay off to me for my good deeds Earlier I used to believe that karma never pays off. God will never punish people till they are alive. He will punish them only after death. But the tragedy is, its just a belief that people either go to hell or heaven. Because no one knows whether hell or heaven exists. Karma has paid off to me Of course it will but don't get too attached to things. Life is a cycle of joy and sorrow. You can never be happy forever nor will you be sad forever. Even if somebody is going through a terminal illness, in the next life chances are he'll be a very happy person. This gives a lot of hope. Persevere my friend. Joy is around the corner as we can't see it now. But when you make a turn you'll be surprised. If happiness is temporary, so is sorrow. Karma takes time to ripen. It waits for the ideal conditions to ripen. You may now feel the effects of something you did a decade ago because the ideal conditions have formed now. And sometimes you do something today and you see the results tomorrow because the conditions are perfect to balance your deeds, both good ones and bad ones.

There are a million different perspectives on this, and therefore a million different correct answers reflected in those perspectives. Of course, I'm going to throw my 2¢ in here and share my own perspective. "Liberation " is when you realize that there is no other place for you to be than here, and no other time to be here than now. And since you are always right here and it's always right now, there's nothing more that you need to do. Everything else is purely optional. Feel free to participate in life however you are able. You don't have to choose between just these two choices here, but if you want to play the roll of a saint, then play a saint. If you want to play the role of a sinner, then play a sinner. Both of those things go together and are completely dependent upon one another. A saint wouldn't know they were a saint without a sinner to compare themselves to. And vice versa.

That's like putting more gas on the fire. You ain't gonna become liberated by believing you are a separate powerless self in a maze or puzzle of problems to solve . You don't "have " to do anything. That's true liberation. I agree partially . If you know the path to obtain that liberation. Knowing it isn’t enough. You require constant, consistent conscious choices in all that you do, every little thing, such that you train yourself in devotion, discipline and dedication to your process. And being in this fucked up physical form, the task is not that easy. If you’re otherwise at a state of emotional equilibrium, that is not enough - liberation is all the more peaceful. And arguably, more difficult to obtain than if you had the fire of suffering to urge you on to liberation instead. Count yourself lucky if you are of the former state (emotionally at ease), not the latter (in suffering), because then it is a quicker, more uncluttered choice to make to dedicate yourself to transcendence and liberation.

@Edvardas Yes I know. Its good to conquer fear of death by realizing it's an illusion. That's exactly what I meant by overcome. It is kind of like the conservation of energy…energy can only change forms, but energy can never be created or destroyed (no beginning or endings for energy). Every single atom that makes you up, is an atom that was made in a star. Every bit of you is the universe itself, that has come alive for a few moments in time, and has become aware of itself. You are the universe itself, becoming conscious of itself for a bit, and then you die. But every single conscious being in the world, is also the same universe. Sat - Existence. Chit - That something which exists, a conscious being. Aananda - Quality of existence. Consciousness which exists in peace. The true nature of every being No you

The advantages of liberation is sat-chit ananda - eternity, knowledge and bliss. Imo, liberation means to conquer death. Have you overcome your fear of death yet ? If not then you are not liberated .

@Edvardas To be free from yourself. Just try being with your self. Its the most horrific experience. You won't be able to be with yourself for 10 minutes also. Liberation means to finally find the contentment, the satisfaction, the complete relaxation, total acceptance, total surrender to life and be in total freedom on to be loving. U shall be so full of love that you have no option left but to share. Right now what I mean is your house is on fire. Some water is needed it will be free then you can help others too saying please just drink this water try it.!!! Outside lies only momentary pleasures. To be dependent on them is a bad idea. Find something inside which is far superior and grater and ever lasting

What is nothingness? As an example of what I mean by this question, lets suppose the universe is everything that exists, then shrink it down back to the singularity and imagine, if possible that the singularity vanishing from existence. Absolute nothingness (You cannot say nothing is left, or you have nothing left, because the word "IS" and LEFT and HAVE, denote that you have a something.) Maybe we could use "Absolute nothingness= Total Absence of Everything? An infinite totally empty void is not nothing, it is three dimentional empty space! Can one describe a negation like this in words?

. I was picking up materials for college, the girl helping me find things at the supplier was pretty and seemed to want to talk. I asked if she had a boyfriend and she said no and I asked if she could put her number in my phone. She seemed a little concerned about my age and asked how old I was (26M) she said she was 19 (I do look older than I am, facial hair, also my line of work it can make it seem like that) but when I told her my age I guess she was alright with it. I asked her if she likes sushi and she said yes and then we kinda just went on our way. I don’t know what to do now… I never ask random girls for their phone number. I approach and ask if the girl is interested in a talkn. Do I call her? Or text? Or text and then call if she replies so that I know if she’s interested or not? i suck at texting and don’t know how to start. I heard it’s good to wait some time but I told her I wanted to make plans this week. We both work nights but idk if she up at night while not working since we have different schedules. I’m really excited to hang out with her and this is the first time I have gotten someone’s number. Any advice is greatly appreciated I must say I'm so happy and excited. "Finally it worked " after months of daily approaching . But I don't want to get ahead of myself and let the excitement makes me appear to her as immature or desperate. What should I do now ?

What do you think will be invented in the next 100 years? Or maybe a little bit more. Science has progressed exponentially in the last 100 years . I want to see Wireless electricity, Human teleportation, Converting ocean water into fresh water,Fully equipped virtual realities VR, self-aware AI, cure for cancer (so that I could smoke all day without worrying about my health ?).. What about you ?

Yes we made our minds to meet up the next weekend.

Thanks man for the advice . I just texted her a bit ago and she replied to Me. I guess If she's texting me, she's interested in me in some way, but not necessarily sexually.i Asked her to meet up for coffee in the next weekend , then a fun activity, in a public place so she's not freaked out if we dont "click" while out. I don't want to put pressure on her .I want everything to run smoothly. I have a question: "How do I Avoid Screwing This Up?" Because the few times where it looks like I'm finally going out on my very first date, it ends up not happening. But from that moment forward. During that spontaneous blur, I got her number, and she now has mine. It was the last thing I was expecting, even as I walked through that door and saw her face.In short, I like her, and I would say that she's interested in me! I assume that if she likes me, she'll think of me just as much as I think of her, and try to find time to spend with me. Once I message her, should I wait for her to message me days that works for her, rather than reaching out to her every so often, such as once a week, so I can avoid crossing the line between thinking of her and obsessing over her? I also have a bunch of other questions, regarding what I should wear, should I take breath mints, wear cologne, that sort of thing, but I find that it is less stressful for me if I take things one step at a time, rather than complicating things.

Yes being decisive is where its at. But I need to know if she is truly interested in Mr to get that boost In confidence. Or just muster it up and do it not caring about the consequences? I approach to ask her out or if she is interested in building a relationship with a gut and other stuff . I never get to the point of asking about phone number because I was rejected 99% of the time before I even have a chance to ask about phone number. So I should make my intentions clear right off the bat ? I'm actually trying my best to not get like excited puppy that finally found a leg to hump lol. ? I just texted her few hours ago and she texted back.i asked for a quick mention how good it was talking to her and that im looking forward to hang out again real soon.she didn't mind and said "sure". What should I talk about in the next date .I want to know what to say and what not to say.if you could help me out would sincerely appreciate it . ? So would be the first priority to get to know her over text and then when we're comfortable ask her out on a date, or do you think that is what the date is for?

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I see a lot of nonsense on the forum recently. Everyone is having awakenings every other day. And Leo as usual reaching super duper levels of enlightenment that are unimaginable and no human has ever reached lol Someone who is TRULY enlightened knows that he is perfect. That he was created perfect: human. He has accepted himself with all its imperfections. Accepting his imperfections makes him perfect. You accept yourself as you are, just human. Nothing more, nothing less. No enlightened person on this forum is special. Me neither. People act like it's something special, with ranks. As if they have achieved something. This shows that the ego is still intact. I know, I am the most hopeless and dependent person on earth, if god/life don't want, I can't even move an inch, who am I? I am nothing at all! The only difference between one who is enlightened and one who is not enlightened is acceptance. One who is enlightened accepts himself, so accepts life. He doesn't fight against life, he flows with, in life. You will hardly ever meet someone “enlightened” here on the forum who admits in a discussion that he was wrong or tells that he doesn't know. Because he thinks he always knows, he knows nothing at all. Someone who is enlightened knows deep down that he was always been perfect in all his imperfections. His only problem was that he wanted to fix his “imperfections". Something that is perfect cannot become more perfect. It cannot improve. That's only ego playing, creating new goals to avoid life. That shows that you are still seeking. That you think something is lacking. Reality is infinite. Therefore there will always be infinite levels of awakening. Isn't that obvious? But doesn't Leo himself taught us that God is a "meta " thing ? You can keep peeling off the layers of the onion forever . And still not reach the end of enlightenment. Because it has no fucking end . True enlightenment for Leo is all about understanding reality . I ask Leo: how tf can you understand that which is infinite ? You cannot step outside of infinity and grab a hold of it . True enlightenment to me is the end of the need to know ,and to understand. Life is simple and straightforward when you truly awaken...then why make it complicated with endless degrees of something that is already endless?!! Dunno . Just gotta get this outta my chest ?

Would i be a better person if I cared more about more things? Is caring an essential mindset for survival? Where would I even start? Do I even know what it means to care? My mom often tells me I don’t care, especially about the things she cares about. I agree. I don’t care. I’m not fussed about keeping a clean house. It doesn’t bother me what I wear when I go to the shops, I only don't throw trash on the main street because there’s a council bi-law that says I should care. Which brings me to the final point : should we act caringly if we don’t care? I don’t care about my siblings yet I’m told I should and demonstrate that caring to them. I could only align that with being nice to a great white shark. How does caring fit with your current philosophy?

I'm happy for you bro. Weed seems to be a very addictive substance. I never tried it .but I'd like to .unfortunately (and saying this for the 100th time lol) it's banned in India. I don't know how addicted you were..it takes years to recover and get your body healthy and sometimes it's irreversible because you waited until it was to late. Diet and exercise and lots of water and vitamins help. Im actually using growth hormone pills to help heal damaged lungs from my cigarettes overdoses .and it seemed to work wonders. Good luck and stay sober it's not worth the nightmare to get high and crash like a fuckin airplane.

Could you share which drug you were addicted to ? And how did you recover ? ....And i thought that my cigarettes addiction was a big deal lol. Props to you man for overcoming a drug addiction.... Its common in Western world both, alcohol and drugs. And I had to go out of my way to find some fine wine in India ,but I have not developed dependency to it. some people suffer and develop dependency. I'm glad I didn't.

It can happen both ways . You reach full awakening and you understand everything and what's more important than understanding is you feel causeless joy and unconditional happiness. I'd say There are indeed stages or levels of awareness. But what you might consider divisions between them .. sort of boundaries you will have to "work" through to become more aware .. are neither fixed nor firm, nor actually real . The distinguishing boundaries that basically demarcate state of awareness (where you are, where you have been and where you might reach) consist of notions, beliefs, definitions and such that one holds which distort perception.

No . I'm a bit all over the place lately. Very confused about big life descions that I have to make (career wise ). And also I'm getting older (I'm 26 now ) and still have not had my shit together. My health sucks because of the fucking cigarettes and my conscience is shit .

Do you mean intuition rather? Is it weird that I just don't care? Like everyone I now could die and I wouldn't care shit what happens to me .. I feel nothing except maybe bordem when I hang out with family and friends. My family was never mean to me. The only reason I've tolerated their obsessing with laundry and whatnot cuz I feel like I'm suppose to and the other people always ask me out. I'm honestly happiest when I'm at home doing my own thing.

I suppose everyone expects or desires a single moment when, bam, they have a new reality, however, I suspect for the the majority of people, it is an extremely gradual awakening to truths, an endless series of "two steps forward and one step back," ending with the scenario of a desire to not return to a prior level. So, are their definable stages when it is so long and so slow? Only in very large general terms, for we each walk a different path, each with different unlearning along the way.

Because people are being mislead about enlightenment. But enlightenment is when you let go of your need to understand infinity. For example im able to enter a stillness that I could only by accident enter for a very short time before, and it usually came after an extremely depressive mood. Now I can do it willingly, although still only for short periods of time, and do so whenever I remember to. Up until now I have been attempting to 'improve the dream' but realised that is my error, and in this stillness or awareness there is no dream, there is just awareness. Everything seems clear, and there is a sense of lightness and a subtle feeling of joy that it is similar to feelings I had in childhood. I'm more 'myself' than ever before. At the moment I bob between this level of awareness and being lost in my mind. My mind feels sharper though, and I'm more aware of my imperfections. Of course. Because we are all one . I'm you and you are me. What's left after this realization than to fall in love with each other for the rest of eternity(I mean unconditionallove not gay love ?)? If you've reached a state of pure joy and bliss, you don't need to go anywhere from there. That is the state of Brahman. The outer world won't change, but your inner world is no longer the same. You will keep coming back to the state of Brahman because it is your real identity.

You guys have a good squad . I expect Belgium to make it at least to the quarter finals. This is the last chance for both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo..I think Argentina can make it at least to the semi final . While Portugal might not make it further than the knock out stage of 16 . I support Brazil anyways.

Yes I'm recently thinking exactly like that ⬆️. All that matters is the quality of the present moment. Because that's all there is to reality .it's just a present moment. That's all you ever have . I found that Fantasy is an excellent way to help yourself feel better. I’ve recently started being intentional about using my imagination to boost my mood. For example, if I find myself ruminating on negative thoughts I choose to change the thought to a fantasy. fantasize about wearing a beautiful dress. Being with an attractive glass girl . I fantasize about being on a tropical beach or beautiful location. I’ve been depressed at the beginning of this year and couldn’t clean my room so I lay in bed and imagined I was in a beautiful resort. That was a much better place to be than my reality. imagination is free. Be intentional about putting it to good use. The mind doesn’t know if the situation is real or imagined anyway.

OK. I agree . I'd just say that Happiness is a combination of both external and internal. But the external happiness is temporary, and internal happiness is a state of mind. To fully enjoy the outer conditions of happiness, you will need to first become happy with who you are on the inside.