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I want to build an awesome sober life. That might sound ironic because we often associate excitement with a highly stimulating lifestyle like parties, constant entertainment , things like travel, social media, and always having something happening. And for a while, it can feel exciting. Until it doesn’t. Modern life gives us endless opportunities for stimulation, but without boundaries, that abundance can quietly make us restless, and it’s the case for me.When everything is intense, ordinary life starts to feel boring. We become so used to chasing the next hit of excitement that we forget how fulfilling a calm, present life can be. I want something different. I want to enjoy things without being so attached to them. To be fully present. To wake up clear headed. To have experiences I actually remember. To create more than I consume. That’s an important distinction for me to contemplate and work on .

Please don’t smoke 🚭.

Then do that if that’s where you are in life . Don’t generalize . Others have different life situations and priorities.

So you separate enlightenment work from personal development work . That’s a distinction I agree with . But why does personal development work have to come first in your theory ? Do you think you can’t become enlightened without first being employed and married and running a business etc ?

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They don’t like jerks too . Balance is key .

This is false . A lot of problems can be solved by meditation because a lot of our problems are just overthinking . you can’t solve your poverty with meditation but you can solve your anxiety through mindfulness practice.

I told you he’s not a “good person” in the sense you seem to be demanding. He can be rude and insulting and unnecessarily harsh toward people ..I’ve seen it happen plenty of times. But that doesn’t make him a devil either. Those incidents, they happen relatively rarely. As for demoting or banning people, I think those measures are sometimes inevitable when they’re genuinely the only reasonable way to maintain the space. You were demoted because you suddenly started preaching mainstream Christianity, and I think you understand that this particular place isn’t really an appropriate setting for that. I’m assuming that’s what you mean when you say Leo personally hurt you. And generally, no I don’t think morality itself constitutes awakening. If anything, the more I awaken and free my mind, the more I question whether simply being “good” because conformity demands it has any inherent validity. There’s a difference between genuinely understanding why you act a certain way and merely obeying a moral code because you’ve been conditioned to see it as right.

3 days without smoking. I’m experiencing the same withdrawal symptoms again, especially the emotional sensitivity. I’ve noticed that I can become emotional over very small things. For example, if I accidentally break a dish, I can suddenly start crying. It feels strange because normally something like that wouldn’t affect me so much. I’m honestly not sure how much of this emotional sensitivity is related to quitting smoking. I know nicotine withdrawal can affect your mood, but I don’t want to assume that everything I’m feeling is because of that. What’s interesting is that physically, I actually feel much better. I feel more energized, I have more energy in my muscles, and I’ve been eating well lately. My body feels healthier, while emotionally I feel much more sensitive and vulnerable. For now, I’m trying not to fight it or judge myself for being emotional. I’ve been meditating and using simple mantras like, “Everything is okay,” and “You are safe.” I repeat them when I feel overwhelmed, and it helps me calm myself down. Maybe this is just part of my body and mind adjusting to being without nicotine. I’m trying to be patient with myself and let these emotions pass instead of overthinking them.

Yes you should start seeing noticeable changes around the 6 months mark .

Yes I use minoxidil for my head and beard . Works magic . some supplements do work like b12.

I’m curious about your perspective on solipsism. pure solipsism as Leo presents it is obviously false .

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A thing is true because it’s true , not because Leo says it . A thing is false because it’s false , not because Leo denies it . if solipsism is true then there is no point of talking to others . Because others are inert like doors . Would you talk to the wall ? No because it can’t hear you . so far what’s Leo’s proof of solipsism ? “Take 5 meo 100 times , not 78” . And lose your mind or in worst cases die . I mean ……

This is part of chapter "song of Solomon " from the old testament in the bible...it's extremely beautiful romantic and sexual flirting poem..: "How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O noble daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand. 2 Your navel is a rounded bowl that never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is a heap of wheat, encircled with lilies. 3 Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle. 4 Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim. Your nose is like a tower of Lebanon, which looks toward Damascus. 5 Your head crowns you like Carmel, and your flowing locks are like purple; a king is held captive in the tresses. 6 How beautiful and pleasant you are, O loved one, with all your delights![a] 7 Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters. 8 I say I will climb the palm tree and lay hold of its fruit. Oh may your breasts be like clusters of the vine, and the scent of your breath like apples, 9 and your mouth like the best wine. .... 10 I am my beloved's, and his desire is for me. The Bride Gives Her Love 11 Come, my beloved, let us go out into the fields and lodge in the villages;[d] 12 let us go out early to the vineyards and see whether the vines have budded, whether the grape blossoms have opened and the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love. 13 The mandrakes give forth fragrance, and beside our doors are all choice fruits, new as well as old, which I have laid up for you, O my beloved. End quote . you love women ? Express it through art especially poetry .