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An introvert and an extrovert have different ideas and experiences about concepts such as peoples, socialization etc. They also possess very different kind of views of their futures and rationalize to themselves why there intro/extroversion is beneficial to that future. An introvert and an extrovert quite literally feel differently into their bodies and their surroundings. They possess different types of self-awareness of their minds. They are definitely different states of consciousness but none is higher by itself. If an extrovert is lower than the introvert it's because of other factors that arise from things like socialization. An introvert, because they are by themselves, may be seen as smarter and sometimes more conscious because their stillness allows them more self-introspection. However, the actual introversion or extroversion is not what is higher or lower in state of consciousness. A very highly enlightened person may be live either way. This can be seen beautifully in Hinduism through the example of Shiva and Krishna. One highly introverted and secluded for the most part, and the other highly extroverted and action oriented.

@Bazooka Jesus At this point I wouldn't wanna reveal any information about myself as the job is quite decriptive so all I am gonna see is that it was religious in nature. Only reason I wanted this job was because my friend worked in the same. My friend told me about why I wasn't accepted despite him vouching for me. @Leo Gura Please respond to my request.

I don't feel the new year being anything different than any other day but I understand the meaning it brings to a lot of people, especially when it comes to starting over or starting something new. Therefore I appreciate it and wish success to others in their endeavours. Personally, I would like to master all the Yamas and Niyamas by the end of this year.

The Lurker, after registering, must make an introductory post hailing our lord and savior Leo Gura for the first 3/4th of the post.

When you are ignorant of your nature as God it's not like you seize to be God. However, God is still deluding itself in the form of you as a human ego. Due to this, it would reform itself after physical death. God could reform itself as anything, depends on a lot of factors. Reincarnation is true and so is heaven and hell. Your 'soul' is simply this all pervading conciousness. Your soul is paradoxically entirely impersonal.

They say that when a forum post reaches 84 replies, the digital cosmos align, revealing the hidden truths of cyberspace, and the OP attains a state of metaphysical enlightenment, transcending the ordinary realms of online existence.

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It's really nice. It really feels like this much awakening should be prerequisite before you enter the world lol. Sets a nice foundation, for whatever you want to do from now on. Whether it be further spiritual growth or be it enjoying the material world. I know these two aren't strictly exclusive but they become exclusive at advanced levels especially because we have limited time before we die.

I have had Obsidian since the beginning of this year and I wasted a lot of time taking down notes for my academics for the first few months. It was a waste of effort and time because the purpose of my notes were to be remembered and to be recalled in the exam, not to be used in further thinking. Something like flashcards would have worked much better in this regard, and it definitely did during my exams, while the notes I had so painstakingly prepared proved almost completely useless aside from helping me create my flashcards. I know this was really dumb on my part and I am willing to admit it. In retrospect, I see now that something like Obsidian is supposed to be used for development of projects, articles or books, efficiently. I want something like this to prevent from happening again. So I thought about how I could Obsidian to leverage my growth, and personally I don't find the idea of a Commonplace book to work. I am still very young (19M) and I don't require a Commonplace book to manage my very simple life and my even simpler mind. What I do require Obsidian for is to increase self-awareness and somehow use it to create. Those seem like the most practical applications to me and the notion of a 'second brain' is simply stupid because Obsidian doesn't organize anything, nor does it think for you, you still do that all yourself. It seems like such a powerful tool but I literally can't use it. I kept thinking of the best ways to maximize Obsidian's potential, but that was stupid, I have decided now to focus on maximizing my own potential instead, and it's not that complex to do. However, I do not know all the use cases of such a powerful tool in context of my two mentioned goals above. This is where I need your help. If you use any sort of advanced note taking app, and have similar reasons for using it, I'd like you to share how you use it and why it works for you. I posted here because Actualized.org is really the niche I fit into the most on the internet, advice from here usually works really well for me even on non-spiritual matters.

Thanks a lot! That's an amazing suggestion!

@Thought Art Ill take your suggestion for forming goals. I am thinking of putting in weekly and monthly goals and completing them. I have been searching, and Journaling and Habit Tracking in Obsidian seems like the thing for me. The setup allows for much opportunity for self observation and finding patterns in your day. It seems boring but it's honestly what I need right now. I don't need Obsidian to think, what I need it for is to perform actions and form actionable plans to move forward. I really want to use it to learn but, I am so chaotic in my life and in my mind right now that I'll give up on whatever I decide to learn. I have been trying to integrate Blue casually for a few months now but I am so far gone that I have made negligible progress on my own. This is why I require an external aid such as Obsidian. The reason for my post here is so that if anyone has overcome similar problems with or without note taking I would enjoy guidance. I apologize if it wasn't clear in my OP.

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I read the whole thing. I thank you for this. It directly answered some of my major doubts I had during my contemplation just prior to opening up this post on a whim.

Using the internet since I was 10(now 19), and being young, it has now fried my brain with all the dopamine and stuff. I quit the internet for the most part two days ago, I feel like I can focus now, and it has only been two days. If I open up a YouTube video, I can quite literally feel being sucked into that dopamine trap. It's really fucked me up and I am not planning to go back. I am sure this is a new gen problem. Mind you, I never even watched shorts or tiktoks since they came out. I fear what the internet will do to Gen Alpha, being handed phones at 2 years old.

It's frustrating searching about yogic concepts, a lot of it just regurgitation. I think it's insanely valuable knowledge but also dangerous as it deals so much with the physical body and it's workings. Even if you go at your own pace, there's no telling what might happen, your knowledge will always be incomplete after all. A genuine Guru would be nice if I could ever find one. As much as a lot of people here hate the idea of finding a Guru and adhering to his rules, we are talking about physical and energetic practices here, it's dangerous and warrants proper guidance, like with psychedelics.

That's how most people achieve discipline

I doubt you'll need to worry about being ungrounded. You're in your forties, I believe it's a great time to be spiritual. Especially after your kids can stand on their own feet. Take your time but also be emotionally invested. The path that the people of Actualized.org walk is usually just that of contemplation and truth. Therefore, what you need most is knowledge and time to contemplate and meditate. Once you start grasping things and things start clicking (it'll take some time), you can work on embodiment. Do not concern yourself with contemplating God and such now. First try understanding who or what you are in there.

I agree. It's the case that one must start to see things clearly before one can start letting go. Whether it be mastering/accepting/letting go of the human condition or be it the true exploration of what reality is, it's all about seeing clearly, the truth. In my experience, I have only been able to let go and accept things, when I have seen the broader picture, many many times. Only then does my heart and my mind yield. Seeing the bigger picture just once is not enough.

The human mind works the most, and the best, productivity wise, when in stressful situations. In dire events, you'll find you're capable of things you never imagined. Only those, in the past, who had the energy and strength, both mental and physical, to spare for intense situations, made it out alive. So aside from your daily necessary chores, it becomes essential to save your energy up from stressful situations, which were quite unexpected and frequent in the vast majority of humanity's evolution. Cut to modern society, where daily chores are minimal and dire situation are almost null for many people. Your body-mind keeps saving up for that tiger attack that'll never happen. That's laziness. Your mind doesn't think past a season or two, because there no need to think that long term to survive. This is my hypothesis.

Judgement is necessary. It's a necessity to judge people by their appearance. Just be aware that you're not omnipotent, and do not know everything about the person, or the archetype, or the subject or field that you put them in or group them with. Awareness of your ignorance while also udging someone really shows in your behavior, and provides for a more neutral and accurate judgement. You also end up playing safer. It's a weird and fine balance. It takes time to learn to do that.

It's simply your nature, do not deny your nature. Instead, what you need is to become more aware. Breathe slower and more deeply in the day, no matter what the circumstance. Especially in emotional situations. As for the oversharing, you'll simply learn what to share and what not to as you gain more experience interacting with people. But make sure you are aware while you do so. It's not going to be very easy. Ideally, you'd want to change your habits in your life that make you less aware and more impulsive. This include certain people as well. Since I do not possess that information, I can't say anything in that regard. I must say that change doesn't usually happen only in one field of your life, it requires change in multiple areas at once.

Accept yourself for what you are, let go and give up on changing yourself to something else. It will indeed lower your self esteem, but you'll accept yourself. Accepting your feelings of unworthiness and untalentedness would mean crying about it, feeling pathetic, etc. Once these emotions are settled, you'll find and build up self esteem regarding some other field naturally. Since you are stuck not being able to accept your inferiority in a particular field, you cannot see where you are indeed superior or on par. It's simply not possible that you are inferior to the average person in every field.

It's how my mind works as well. But instead of memories, it goes to the sensation of those memories. Let me explain. Let's say I had experienced a new sensation when entering a large body of water for the first time. My mind would detach the sensation from the memory, and use it as an anchoring point for concepts and thoughts, and connect it with with other anchor points, for easier contemplation. Your mind probably just uses the whole memory as an anchor. Anchoring is good, it develops your capability of thinking more abstractly as it anchors the abstract for you. It's probably something your mind just does as you contemplate a lot.

Being God is entirely logical, just not in the traditional sense of logic(which refers to the common way of thinking, not truly 'logic'). It's because you logically see that you are God that you feel you are God. It makes sense, it's not just something to feel. God makes sense to itself. When you see that you are God, your functioning at a higher capacity of connecting dots which explains to you why you must be God. The way you explain it here seems as if you are making yourself believe you are God. It might be wise to reconsider your conclusion.

I believe that I can do it. It'll be hard, but not impossible. I don't know to which degree it is but I can enter 'No Self' in seconds on a good day and in minutes on a bad one, hence my belief that I am capable of embodiment. It has been maybe two years since my first understanding into No Self but I have never really tried to embody it, but to only take it deeper everytime. It's about time that I tried. The rules are simple, I'll meditate after releasing this post and try to go as deep as possible into No Self and maybe beyond if I am capable. Once I am there, I'll attempt to stay in it for the next twenty four hours. My prediction is that as I interact with people my state will go down, but after several dips back into the ego, I'd learn to keep my head afloat, a low degree of No Self. My goal is simply embodiment, even if it means the shallowest possible degree of No Self, but not a fake idea of No Self and the real deal. I welcome anyone else who'd like to try out this challenge. It doesn't have to be No Self, but the highest possible state you feel that you can reach. I'll post my results after 24 hours of this post.