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lol oh god

It can seem to matter in the beginning but really it doesn't need to matter. You might allow them to be in the periphery - fill the whole body with awareness kind of like filling up a balloon, so there's not a whole lot of room left over for distractions. Get there by gently but firmly returning to the breath whenever you gleefully notice that you're distracted. Unless you can remain attentive to the breath sensations indefinitely, your main focus should be cultivating the readiness to emit appreciative joy upon noticing you're distracted - this positive feedback will cause your mind to associate "noticing you're distracted" with "good," and eventually you'll rarely ever get distracted (because as soon as distraction would arise, it instantly would turn into "noticing you're distracted," meaning there just is no distraction).

...even in the dream, that would even make sense to you, with your limited understanding. You may or may not get it (in fact you probably won’t), but it’s there. It’s there alright...

Oh, you’re so welcome. Buckle up. ? Lol, Rob was something else. He died less than a year ago of cancer. Pancreatic, I think.

@Gesundheit I’m sure I’ve seen you mention Jed quite a few times. I think what OP meant by happiness was not what someone who holds Jed McKenna’s “enlightenment“ in higher regard than “human adulthood” would consider as happiness. For OP, happiness likely means personal fulfillment, profundity, meaning, and other stuff that has a point. Figuring out what he (she? idk) wants is what will help them. And gratitude and practicality, and not taking life for granted. Maybe you were coming from the same place and I misunderstood, or maybe you’re right. I don’t know.

Oh I certainly hope Biden wins, to be clear. But in the end it only matters if your time horizon is rather tiny.

@Schnaby Imagine having a boyfriend that you saw as a manifestation of perfection. Have it as a reality in the next year or so.

@RoerAmit You’re trying to get something from women. You can’t. Someone might seem to, but it’s never their doing. When you see women as yourself, nothing can go wrong. You could probably even fake it, and you’d be a lie, but all people are lies. You don’t need to believe the lies.

Don’t get your hopes up man. Or do. Pros and cons to any way of viewing infinity.

I haven’t considered this particular lens. Not that it means anything. Just... thanks for illuminating it. What fun! Profundity and stakes! Awesome. Keep on keepin’ on, man. I love what you do.

Well, on that, we agree.

My contention wasn't whether or not it's good to vote for Trump - for one to think they know it's wrong to vote for Trump is to ignore the infinite nature of everything. My contention was with your view that Trump is a better person than Biden. I don't think a good person is even a real objective thing, but if a good person is to mean anything, a grandiose narcissist is not it. Most narcissists are vulnerable narcissists - in all likelihood describes your friend. Grandiose narcissists have absolutely no regard for anyone other than themselves, and they hurt people by necessity. Their ego is so all-encompassing they can't even hear criticism. Their mind literally filters it out. It's probably best that the president doesn't have that affliction.

See my previous response just a few responses up - though I voted Biden I defend those who vote Trump. This is me speaking in the dream perspective, but still, I'm curious, are you aware that Trump displays just about every sign of a grandiose narcissist? One of if not the most dangerous of all personality disorders?

Sing aloud, and know his judgements don't matter, because neither do yours, or anyone's. If shame arises, well, it depends on your goals, but shame is the closest thing an unenlightened person can get to enlightenment. Not that you want that, so if it doesn't arise, even better. Fuck him, lol. Bless him.

If you're a seeker who also happens to posses the meditation skill to enter jhana, having a girlfriend will seem completely useless, as jhana is about 100x more blissful and fulfilling than literally anything else, including sex and emotional connection. If you're beyond seeking fulfillment, having a girlfriend is a blessing beyond blessings. Holy fucking crap it's amazing.

Literally anyone can vote for Trump. There's absolutely no reason why the most spiritually advanced "person" in the USA couldn't vote for Trump. This is a dream, after all. Remember? I voted Biden and it was a most obvious decision, it wasn't right or wrong though.

@Pratyekabuddha When it happened here it was like: "Lol, so that was it, huh? Well, back to playing a character."

My life is actually pretty damn good right now, it's just that it's not actually there. If it was bad it would make absolutely no difference.

I recommend both reading the book (TMI) and listening to the audiobook (which is actually available on YouTube, parts 1 and 2). After that, consider checking out Seeing That Frees. It's even more advanced. Might take over a year to process it. I'd recommend forgetting about enlightenment, and just practicing The Mind Illuminated. Also, in your life, practice radical practicality - figure out what you want, and do it. Desire (clarity of desire) is paramount.

@Pratyekabuddha The only reason people don't wake up is because they don't want to. It's so obvious that any person would rather dream they're awake rather than wake up.

This is kind of where I was. "Unfortunately" I had to experience hell for the fear to collapse. It was bad, but incredible.

@Pratyekabuddha Suffering did it for me too. Immense suffering. And it was beautifully amazing.

Don't know if this has been discussed here yet, but this is heartwarming, imo. Maybe people at different levels can actually have discussions after all. Doesn't matter, but still it can be seen as hopeful.

Not owning bitcoin is like not owning gold or silver, at this point. Every country has no meaningfully positive interest rate - the peg on currency is nonexistent. Buckle up, lol.

You would think that once you have no beliefs, you have no beliefs. That’s not actually the case.