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You are correct . But all organized religions today have been completely turned into forms of social conformity and ways to control the masses and assure morality and law etc. The esoteric sects has become pretty rare if not extinct . What is the chance of you finding a serious Sufi naqshabndi order in Lebanon who will teach you serious Sufism which is about recognizing yourself in complete union with Allah ? .We have outgrown religion by now even though the mainstream culture paints that people are still following mainstream religions. But as time progresses and advancement in social media there is more and more people coming to recognize the true essence of religious journey through way better advanced methods .

He’s good . But try to get his name right . It’s not difficult but it’s important because the search engine algorithm might suggest your threads as search results for people googling his name and they can get to know him and benefit from his teachings .

1-yes you are right. I did say that no physical agitation is required. You should have all your basic needs met and be completely comfortable and unperturbed with things like hunger or room temperature or a fly or anything like that . 2- it does get better than baseline but always return back to baseline ..and that’s what is meant . You can argue that a poor person experiences more pain than a rich person. My claim is suffering is equal between all human beings . There is no difference between a rich person and a poor person .

False . I exist right now . I swear

My god .

Finally you got this one correct. There is never going to a permanent cessation of the separate self ..but just because there is no separate self to begin with .

I want to share a helpful distinction in this work which might be already familiar to you. pain is a physical sensation that occurs in the body which the human naturally hates and seeks out relief from it as soon as possible. I don’t think it can ever be completely eliminated from one’s life unless one decides to live very cowardly and comfortably by avoiding all possible discomforts. But you can see how it’s unrealistic. For example for you to be able to eat your lunch you first need to feel that itch of hunger for few minutes first ..otherwise you can’t enjoy the food . Designing your lifestyle around avoiding all possible pain is just not going to work ..plus it’s gonna turn your life into Neuroses and OCD and constant anxiety and distress and limits your potential for living an exciting life . To live an exciting life ..like climbing the Himalayas you need to feel a bare minimum of discomfort which is just the trade off for growth and long term success. You can’t ever get into serious bodybuilding for example if you are divorcing pain forever. suffering on the other hand is ONLY mental. It’s 100% mental and 100% self-made . Suffering is mental anguish about imaginary problems. Usually concerning the past and the future and comparisons between different conditions. Like comparing yourself to that rich neighbor or that successful neighbor or that neighbor who has an attractive partner . heres how to get rid of it. If you sit comfortably right now in your home without any physical issues and just be in the present moment ..there is literally nothing lacking . You are right now in the perfect condition and the best condition ever . There is nothing that needs to be added or removed. This ordinary state of just being here and now without any agitation is the best state you will ever be in . Sorry to spoil it for you but it doesn’t get any better than THIS. But if you pay attention at the back of your mind there is some sort of dissatisfaction. Maybe boredom. Maybe agitation. Maybe desires. Maybe fears and anxieties. They are there unconsciously and they run your entire life and make you miserable because you believe them to be right or worthy of consideration. And they have nothing to do with any physical condition whatsoever. The poor man who works some dog shit wage slave job and eats dry bread for dinner suffers from it as much as the wealthy billionaire having a good dinner with his friends in luxurious yacht. What they worry about or desire may be different but there is always something that is missing . Once you get this sorted out you need to sort that other shit out . And then a third shit pops out which needs to be fixed also ..and it never ends unless you consciously make the choice to end it by recognizing that there is literally nothing lacking . It won’t do you any good to just repeat this to yourself but you have to figure out a way of recognizing this . Perhaps through suffering or through disillusion. suffering is finished once you’re done seeking completeness in external things .

“There is not one person on Earth who can argue against life being a hallucination. Because, of course, it is. What else would life be?“ That’s a poetic line because it’s doing more emotional heavy lifting than logical work. Saying that life is a hallucination sounds profound until you ask what evidence distinguishes it from reality. A statement isn’t true just because it’s impossible to disprove. If that’s the standard..then we’re equally justified in saying life is a simulation or a dream or a giant cosmic nightmare ..Beautiful metaphor? Maybe. Solid argument? No. And besides why are you emotionally attached to defending the notion that life is a hallucination? I can only imagine because it implies life is unreal then you can relax and take the stick out of your arse . But you’re hallucinating anyways . There is no real difference between a hallucination and reality so long as you are hallucinating. Just like inside a dream you live it as complete reality . So the only utility of claiming life is a hallucination is if you are doing serious work to literally wake up from the hallucination entirely. So long as you decide to keep hallucinating what’s the point of blabbering about life being a hallucination ?

I know it’s hard (almost impossible) for most people to wrap their minds around the notion that the ego itself doesn’t actually exist in physical reality . We can speak loosely about overcoming or weakening the ego by spiritual practice like meditation or fasting but in the ultimate Analysis it should be clear there is no ego in the most literal sense possible. The “I” is a thought instead of a physical entity . Whenever the thought “I” arises it comes delayed after the act happens and it claims ownership of thoughts and deeds . The body eats and breathes and sleeps and then the i-thought arises and claims dowership “I slept or I dreamt or I ate etc “

The same pointless confused conversations again lol . Before deciding “we should eliminate the ego “ or “we should align the ego “ ..do you even know what the ego actually is ? the ego is your sense of “I” . Full stop . the sense of I is real . The I itself is not real . so what are you going to align or deny ?

Interesting. Unfortunately these kinds of tragedies happen in real life all the time ..not just in movies. Sometimes the movies are inspired by real life stories . For me personally I don’t need anything horrible happening to me as a wake up call to appreciate what I have . I’m grateful for everything I have in my life and I’m not resentful against life or god .

Oh reminds me of winter knight. Good old days . Haha . We haven’t had a thread like this in a while . but hey good for you .

The story behind SAW is that the guy had cancer and he wanted to practice Sadistic torments on healthy people who don’t appreciate their health and those who die ..die. And those who survive often survive with catastrophic consequences like losing their legs or one of their eyeballs and after they survive they appreciate their lives more .

Don’t bring Ronaldo in . Ronaldo now is a striker who depends on the whole team to deliver him tap-ins in the box . Unfortunately he lost his speed and dribbling ability. But he still can be a powerful clutch shooter and score bangers and bicycle kicks and things like that . Messi on the other hand is a playmaker who carries the whole team on his shoulders and somehow manage to be a goal scoring machine simultaneously . He obviously lost his speed because he’s 40 now but still have his expectional ball control and playmaking abilities. During their prime when both were in Spain in Barca and Madrid I used to watch them both but I was a Ronaldo fan . And I’m still a Ronaldo fan . But there is something that needs to said :Messi is literally gifted from GOD as the most talented player ever . Ronaldo is obviously talented be he worked on himself to create the player he is . And this is a point towards Ronaldo . They both have exceptional qualities. Ronaldo’s headers and bicycle kicks and long shot rockets for example are something Messi can never imitate . Likewise Messi’s dribbling ability and play making ability is something Ronaldo can never imitate.

Sensational comeback from Argentina . Yeah he didn’t score but he lead the win . Also the substitution of England’s coach ruined the match.