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Do you think of life as a serious matter or something to be enjoyed lightly? Are you serious about life? Should you be? Or do you think of it for fun? What's your attitude towards life?

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What's your goals and plans for the new year? Is their some mistakes you did last year that you wish to change? For me, my goal is to develop unconditional happiness and peace of mind? What about you?

Have you tried antidepressants?

The atman of Hinduism is identical to the Anatman of buddhism. Both Hinduism and Buddhism are pointing to the same thing but from different angles.. Just like the cup is half full and half empty at the same time. Instead of "moksha".. Buddhism calls it "nirvana" which literally means "extinction" or "vanishing ". And it actually makes a deeper point that what nirvana is.. Is not merely the realization or knowing of your atman but it is the atman itself. Atman =Brahman =nirvana. Buddhism says that this world of samsara which you live to suffer in it and constantly getting rebirthed to suffer endlessly according to the law of karma because of your "lust" and "desires"..that is identical to nirvana which is what you realize after enlightenment. This means that there is only one truth and two states of consciousness.. If you are ignorant and lustful.. This world will be your samsara in which you suffer endlessly.. If you are free of attachments and false identification. This same world will appear to you as nirvana itself.

All is well

It doesn't matter what the Buddha said. Is life suffering for you?

RIP. He was truly an inspiration.

@Tim R Great reply. Thanks for sharing.

I think balance is key.

@CuriousityIsKey exactly. You was never born.

Do you remember a beginning to yourself?

You need to realize that no matter what you experience, others are ALWAYS IMAGINARY. "Other" cannot exist as anything other than imagination. If it does exist as something other than imagination, then it is not what you call "other" anymore. You can't have any experience of "other" if it isn't imagination. There is no "other" without imagination, that's the only way the experience of "other" will function. Even if we assume that there are multiple experiences happening right now, "others" will always be imaginary in those experiences, because it cannot exist as anything else. When you say that you want others to be "real", you're completely disregarding how the existence of others work. "Other" needs to be imagination, that's as real as it will ever get. You're expecting imagination to be something other than imagination. Anything other than that cannot be "other". This is also how the existence of the ego works, you imagine it to be real. You can't have a "real" ego, it's only as real as you imagine it to be. If you know that you yourself are not real, how can you expect others to be real? The only way for you to experience "others" and be attached to "others" is only through imagination. If you were God, how exactly would you prove to yourself that others exist? What would evidence that others exist look like? 90% of your life is you putting imagination and superficial distinctions on top of your experience. This is nothing new. It doesn't matter if there are other experiences, because even considering that to be true is always within the realm of imagination. And also, within all those experiences, others will always be imaginary too.

And the context of the context? And the context of the context of the context? Ad infintum Where is the universe? What is it's position? Where is it located? Nowhere right? That doesn't feel comfortable for me help me unravel this.

@snowyowl @Breakingthewall thanks. Happy new year.

Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward conditions. Happy new year and merry Christmas for everyone in the forum

Will science ever figure out everything about the universe or is it impossible to encapsulate Infinity?

@snowyowl so is it accurate to say that the universe exists nowhere?

I@Breakingthewall i've been taking medications for a while now and I think I made progress on my anxiety. I specifically experience unconditional joy and bliss especially these days. I made some Improvements. But thanks for the advice

@The0Self thanks ❤️?

Not anymore. There is ups and downs ofc

Yes. What's your answer to this question...? Where is the universe contained?

@Tim R no I didn't say or imply none existence. I know that none existence Is impossible. My question was what's the Context of existence? And as it turns out for me it's nothing or nowhere.

1. Tuna was my best friend Growing up... Is it healthy? I'm hearing all these things about mercury and heavy metals and I'm worried. Should I stop eating tuna. 2.Can you eat one meal a day if you are trying to gain weight? 3.i go to the toilet to take a shit very often these days. What could be the reason?

Thank you guys for the answers