Gesundheit

Not possible. If you want to live as long as possible, you have to accept the fact that you will suffer every now and then inevitably, like everyone else. Otherwise, you will not be able to sustain life for too long because you'll get used to comfort and become weak and lazy, which will lead to your death.

It's possible but you will get closer to death every time you get more positive emotions. If you don't care about living long, then you can certainly do it. Suffering creates life.

Leo advises against it. My question to you is why would you even consider trying it anyway?

@Registered Reality is no different from a movie. Only you're thrown in the middle of it to experience it directly. If at some point you are able to manifest things, it's not you. It's the movie. Same thing with other people.

If you don't have a burning desire for truth, all your seeking will be pointless. Likewise, if you don't have a burning desire to go out with your friends and do things with them, you will also be wasting your time. Set your heart on one thing and follow it through till the end. Don't multi-task. You can't carry two watermelons in one hand.

One strategy will not be enough to make good results. However, there's one good strategy that will guide you very well throughout everything, and it's being present, or in other words higher consciousness. If you can be present in real time, that'll answer most of your questions. It will only be a matter of time until you know what to do in every situation and later on your subconscious mind will handle all that for you. Awareness in the present moment is the most crucial thing you have to cultivate.

It's something you can experience in deep meditation.

Desire is definitely a prerequisite for suffering. Only deluded people think otherwise. It may not necessarily cause suffering in the short term, but it will come and bite you in ass eventually, even if you're on your deathbed. The only way to escape suffering is to annihilate the ego and get rid of desire. That being said, some desires are much harder to transcend than others. Some of them require direct and consistent fulfillment before they can fade away. If you desire having a relationship, well that's because you essentially lack something in your life, and it's most likely intimacy. Because you can't create enough intimacy for yourself with yourself, you project it out onto others so that they can do that for you. So until you get to the point where you can do that on your own, you will still desire relationships. That being said, now what to do? I don't know. Follow your intuition. It will lead you to where you need to be.

I joined two groups on whatsapp yesterday. One is called: "the enlightenment forum", and the other: "philosophy argument". Anyway, both of them suck, and are full of dogmatic people. It's ironic though. The enlightenment forum was more Blue and full of very uncivilized discussions. The other one was a little bit more developed, although not much. It's Orange at best. I left it a few minutes ago and remained in the Blue one for now. I tried to point out some flaws in the logic of logic, but it felt like talking to a brick of wall. The guy who was talking to me was about to suggest some books for me to educate myself about logic before criticizing it. I was like meh, you deluded fool. I said goodbye and left before he could suggest anything. I will probably leave the other group soon. It's muted right now and I don't intend to participate any time soon, but who knows? I might get bored.

Be beautiful, humble, and available. But also be confident of yourself. Act like a princess, and you will become one.

How I deal with something does not change the truth of it. My mind is responsible for dealing with life events and it's not always in control or check.

Change your mindset. Approach with the intention of getting rejected. Seriously try that out and see how powerful it is.

@Bulgarianspirit @Member there is no difference between life and death, everything and nothing, love and fear, reality and void, etc... but thought makes it seem like there is.

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Absolute clarity.

If that was the case I think at this point we would have been able to at least figure out some words of their languages. The sounds they produce seem arbitrary. Also, the way they organize themselves and socialize are very far from humanity's. Nothing really suggests that they use language like us, or at least not in the way you suggested. That is a good point. However, the chemical type of communication is very distinct from the linguistic type, as there isn't much room for interpretation in the former. This makes it very simple, clear, and mechanical, therefore easier to study and understand even if you are completely foreign to it. On the other hand, it's very difficult for an American to learn Japanese for example simply by watching anime movies. I think this is mainly what makes the linguistic language creative and capable of evolution to a greater extent than the chemical one. That's also a good point. I have no comment on it though.

Serious question and I'm honestly lost with no idea whatsoever. Where did language come from? I'm specifically talking about our human language as our main form of communication. How did it emerge?

There's no point in doing anything. Life is merely a matter of luck. You could work and develop yourself your entire life and still be poor and a loser, while others are born in healthier environments with better chances and better infrastructures that they can easily become rich and successful, assuming that they aren't already. That being said, don't make the end goal the center of your attention. Don't place too much value on the things you think you will get eventually. Do what you enjoy and wait for better opportunities.

I've struggled with depression for a very long time. I've been depressed for about 10 years now and thought it ended with my enlightenment two years ago. The reality is that I'm still depressed, only my mood has improved significantly. The main symptoms I'm struggling with currently are cynicism, nihilism, and lack of motivation. I don't struggle with them emotionally. I'm completely detached, but that's the problem. Since I'm detached, I can't solve these problems cuz they don't even feel like real problems. I'm literally stuck but I don't feel threatened at all. My mind says that I should do this and that, but my heart does not agree.

Very well thought and put, thanks. And it all makes sense but it still doesn't explain why we're distinct from other animals. Could it be a leap in consciousness?

Yeah totally I'm wondering about the thing(s) that happened within that window. It must be something really strange.

Thanks that makes perfect sense.

You don't need to know how to hold a conversation. You only need to drop the belief that you need to know how.

Truth.