Gesundheit

@ivankiss How do you know it's your true self and not a form of addiction? Where's the defining line? Also, what are some ways of using music that you think have a great potential for abuse?

@ivankiss I see. Music can very much help you levitate.

@ivankiss What are you talking about?

The theory behind the path I've chosen: Society is in a craze, a rat race I vow to not join. We live in a world where the hamsters that keep their wheels running the most are the most loved, idolised, and worshipped. This process is never ending, even though cannot go on forever by an individual hamster. The collective creates a hierarchy, and everyone is responsible for this creation. I choose not to join society in this delusion. This delusion manifests in the form of competition. This competition creates a dynamic of winning and losing, better and worse, us and others, me and others, and so on. This dynamic is the root cause of all of human problems. It's simply what the term ego is all about. Without this dynamic, there would be no racism, poverty, wars, nations, borders, ideologies, identities, suffering, pollution, rape, abuse, addiction, violence, divorce, cheating, and a variety of mental disorders. Or at least, these problems would be much less severe than they currently are. People can't just fucking sit down in silence and meditate! They (and I'm still one of them) are hooked up to all kinds of stimulants that are designed to distract them from being. In reality, happiness and peace of mind can only be truly found in meditation. I'm currently experiencing a heightened state of consciousness due to decreasing exposure to stimulations. I'm feeling hyper aware and present. I now see a truth that I've never seen before, and rarely see anyone aware of. I'm alone on this path, but I don't care. I want my conscience as clean as possible, and that can only happen if I contribute with the least possible amount of collateral damage due to the process of getting my needs met. Therefore, I'll try to always keep my needs both in check and as minimalistic as possible. I'll keep updating this journal if anyone is interested in seeing where this goes, but mainly for myself. It makes perfect sense for me now to choose this path. I don't know what will make perfect sense for me tomorrow!

@cn03 The shift between Yellow and Turquoise is similar to the one between tier one and tier two. Your criticism is coming from Turquoise, so yeah, probably that's why.

Music is no different than a drug. It has its advantages and side effects. Main side effects include tolerance and addiction. It can be used in many good ways for healing but eventually it must be discarded. An ideally healthy life must be pure of all attachments.

@Robi Steel OK.

Ideas: Almost total media blackout (that includes YouTube, Facebook, and all other sites). Cleaning up the feeds on all sites and narrowing them down to the essentials. Closed-minded approach to life. High focus on survival and what directly contributes to it. Abandoning all sorts of pleasures, dopamine, and whatnot. No more learning about things that don't directly contribute to my survival. Selective use of technology; the least possible. Selective socialisation, but nevertheless, constant.

@Nak Khid You seem very well educated, but you don't seem to know how to read between the lines. Or do you consider reading between the lines delusion? Or is it something else?

@Someone here How are they two separate issues? You don't perceive me doing philosophy. The only thing you perceive of me is the words I post here. No more, no less. And the rest is your imagination. If I am capable of doing philosophy, that means that I exist as a self-aware person. But you don't perceive that internal process. Therefore, you doubt that I exist. You've cornered yourself into a metaphysical dilemma. And now you're left with two choices: you either have to drop solipsism and admit that others exist. Or you can deny otherness and live a soulless life that is merely appearances without a substance. And btw, anything less than that is hypocrisy. P.S. I do philosophy more than you could possibly imagine. I was only playing with you to show you how you're deceiving yourself.

@Someone here Well, isn't that hypocrisy? You doubt that I exist independently, and yet you presume that I have the ability to do philosophy. OK have it however you want.

@Someone here What's that supposed to mean? I still don't do philosophy, but I do type things on the internet. That's not philosophy. That's reality.

@Galyna Same thing. General theorising comes second to the universe, not the other way around.

@Someone here The universe was not created by philosophy. Philosophy was created by the universe. Newton and his philosophy and all the later technologies couldn't even exist without the universe.

@Galyna I don't. And you can't disprove it.

@Someone here I don't do philosophy. It's silly.

@Galyna I don't feel prisoned. The only thing that I think can make me prisoned is trying to verify every philosophical concept that exists. It's like trying to win a video game, that is completely optional and absolutely unnecessary. You guys make it seem like it's a must. This makes life feel like a prison when it didn't do earlier.

@Galyna I hope what you just said is also merely a philosophical concept cause otherwise things might get problematic for me. The best thing about philosophy is that it's not real.

@Galyna So, it's merely a philosophical concept? Well, that's a relief! Plus, is one's mind proven to be real? How come? I haven't even once seen a mind, whether mine or not.

@Aquarius Your heart will come crawling for that first lover. They have the keys to your heart, and only they can give it life. Take the keys and run away! And FYI, there's no safe falling in love, that's a myth. You're welcome.

I'm very confused! Can someone please explain to me what solipsism is? Let's start with the fundamentals; what is solipsism?

Why trying to change his mind when he's already close to finding out? The transition from one perspective to another is a hefty endeavour, which he will resist with all his power. Instead, I suggest that you try to spend more time on making him happy and satisfied. Let him have some peace of mind.

@Kross Stop! Literally stop whatever it is that you're currently doing on a regular or an irregular basis. Heard of dopamine detox? Might want to check that out. You'll see good results in a few days.