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So what? That's just one other thought posing as more important than others. Just because you feel strongly about it does not give it any more weight in actuality. Just because you associate it with an altered state of consciousness does not give it any more weight in actuality. All weight is imaginary, after all, and only necessary for the cope.

@Breakingthewall It's a cope. You don't need it. Reality does not need explanation. Besides, any explanation is limited, and therefore automatically false, so there you go.

I personally think that Leo cannot handle his own love for the world, so instead he copes by believing in solipsism in order to shut down and lower the love. If he knew how much love he has for everyone, he would die. At least, he probably thinks so. But maybe something more amazing could happen. Let's wait and see.

I absolutely love this even more!

I absolutely love this!

Actually now that I think about it, I'm not really interested in my guy friends either. I'm mostly just coping. Thanks for the input, though. It was insightful and I have to contemplate it more.

Not endorsing of harshness or anything like that, but where did this notion of soft spirituality come from? God has been known through religion for thousands of years to be a tough masculine character. Please don't tell me He's got brainwashed by feminist propaganda Not that that's necessarily true either, but I get the sense that many people come to spirituality having certain "soft" expectations. When I think about spirituality, I think about connection to source, unity, the magical nature of existence, and all that kind of stuff. No pictures of paradise come to my mind. When I think about truth, I don't get any paradise pictures, either. Again, I'm not saying spirituality and truth are harsh, either. I'm saying these are just one's own emotions, and they're irrelevant to both truth and spirituality. Yes, the results of practicing spirituality and seeking truth are soft and paradise, but who said the process should be so? Why can't people accept something as it is without populating a bunch of irrelevant stories around it? I guess my rant is over, but of course feel free to share your thoughts on the subject.

LMAO! That's actually technically, medically true. Women with high levels of steroid hormones become hairy and more masculine generally.

Do not take anything personally, even if it's meant personally, especially if it's meant personally.

That's not how I operate. Sexual interest leads to general interest, and general interest leads to sexual interest. I can't separate those two, and I don't think I should. Any girl I'm not interested in generally, I'm not interested in her sexually. And any girl I'm not interested in sexually, I'm not interested in her generally. I think that's how all people operate, even women. The only reason people socialize is to gain some value, whatever that might be to them. The only scenario that I can be platonic with a woman is if I have a specific interest in her that is not sexual interest. Like for example, she is a good teacher, and I like her delivery. That's the value I'm getting, so I'm fine with being platonic. In fact, I want to be platonic, and if she would try to suggest something more, I would friendzone her, maybe even ghost her eventually. Now I'll explain to you briefly why it has nothing to do with being developed Green or whatever. For women, it's easier to be platonic with males, because: Women benefit from these kinds of relationships a lot more than men do. They get free validation, ego boosts, physical and psychological and in some cases even financial support. Men on the other hand, we get all that from the sex. So basically, no sex, no value, no interest, no friendship. There are plenty of awkward males who are lonely and desperate (I've been one). Any male who is not awkward nor desperate would not tolerate having a woman in his life that he is interested in sexually but she is not. I don't have people in my life that I'm not interested in. Even my guy friends, they have something that interests me, even though it isn't sexual. It's usually something that I lack and they have, be it in personality or otherwise. You did not friendzoned him. He friendzoned himself. Seems used to it.

That's not how money is created. It's just how banks work.

I just realized I've been unbanned twice. That's something, you know. I bet nobody's ever achieved this before. I'm basically the talking dead.

I suppose that's over now?

Socrates was not talking about writing as in using a pen and a paper specifically. He was thinking more general than that. If phones were available back then, he would have said audio recordings or whatever. Derrida refers to the same concept with the same word, but they both mean the general use of symbols rather than writing, as that is similar and prone to idol worship. Basically he was afraid that recording his ideas would: End creativity and evolution, cuz of dogmatism. Kill his job, cuz nobody knew how to think except a few (my speculation).

A retreat.

On the other hand, there are benefits to not meditating. I feel more in the world now, and less in the skies. I'm more effective and practical. I can also think properly and speak and relate with humans. Although, I kind of lost my spiritual connection to God, and it's hard for me to get clairvoyant thoughts.

It seems like he was attracted to you but was awkward and couldn't ask you out.

I'll believe it when I see it. The only scenario I've seen women and men being platonic is the friendzone kind. I'm willing to be proven wrong, but no such evidence yet. What happened then?

Neediness is repelling, so it's kind of an impossible scenario.

@flowboy Damn! You exposed all my BS with this telepathic psychoanalysis. I'm speechless That's not what I'm suggesting. I'm suggesting that trauma victims don't fill their minds with stories about how serious and dangerous their trauma might be. And instead, just acknowledge it and look at it as objectively as possible, learn the healing techniques and apply them. My trauma is not anyone else's, so there's not much point in collecting stories about other people's traumas, cuz they don't necessarily indicate or mean anything. Feeding the mind negative stories can impact your life negatively even if you're healthy. And if you're not, then the effect is double.

@Lila9 I'm not saying that men and women cannot form friendships with each other. I'm saying that these friendships cannot be platonic. They're always more than just a friendship. It just doesn't make sense to have a deep friendship (Green or above as you're suggesting) and not take it to the next level. What are the chances of two highly developed people to meet and learn about one another in a deep way after all? I'm curious, do you have any male friends who are Green or above? What's your friendship like?

I think childhood trauma is overrated by mainstream media. It's not as bad as it's portrayed to be, and healing is quite easy if you're unplugged from the triggers. I've had a lot of traumas and was able to heal from so much of them even though my environment is still toxic. It's paradoxical. The less seriously you take trauma, the less serious it becomes. And the more stories you make up about it, the longer it sticks. Victims taking their victimhood seriously will simply lock them up in that role forever. Ignorance is bliss. You should never read about trauma if you're traumatized. That'll only keep you stuck. Only read about it if you're healthy, and hope that you remain healthy, because it could sneak silently into your mind without you even knowing.

I've been losing consciousness. I started to make a lot of mistakes in my daily life. I say words instead of other words, I forget what I was going to do, I stumble by the wooden table, etc. Probably because I haven't meditated in a while and haven't been allowing myself enough rest. When the final earthquake occurred, I felt somewhat scared. But this wasn't just a loss of consciousness issue. It's reported that many people have experienced mental breakdowns and even death. This did not happen with the same intensity the first time, because now we have thoughts and expectations about earthquakes. The first time, we were completely ignorant, so it didn't have the same psychological effect. My sister cried in both times, but the effect was stronger and lasted longer with the final quake. I think if I had kept consistent with my meditation practice, it wouldn't have any effect at all. But it wasn't a big deal, so no problem. The earthquakes are over, but somehow I'm starting to feel a bit dissatisfied with life. I know it's just because of the lack of rest, but I don't feel like resting. Gotta do something about this. I haven't orgasmed properly in a while.

Obviously, you have not met me yet Nor have you met me 10 years later I don't know about that. I like the open chat and casual hanging out feeling to this forum. I wouldn't want it to become very solution-oriented, as that would get boring very quickly.

I agree. I think he really needs to correct this behavior. People have been complaining for years, and it seems to be getting worse. He is aware of it, and he admits that it needs correction, but still no results. Maybe awareness alone is not curative. Maybe there's something missing in the prescription.