Jwayne

It depends on where you live and what you mean by better. Many inexperienced guys are going to clubs for what they think will be easy sex when they actually would be more fulfilled by a loving relationship. But all they see in-front of them is their lack of sex and so they dive headfirst into resolving that immediate problem and then end up with other issues as a consequence of their short-sighted, not well-thought out plan.

What I see in online spiritual communities, including lurking in the Actualized forum, is something derivative of a larger trend in Western society. And something which is not innocent of having been manipulated by heinous actors for ideological ends. I refer to individualist solutions to collective problems. Specifically, the individualizing of a larger issue usually due to not having the foresight, willingness or opportunity to engage with it at the collective level. Another reason may be due to the spiritual bias, which practically translates into a political error, of zooming-out to an ostensible root level mistake (e.g. 'a lack of CONSCIOUSNESS') and attempting (or actually) resolving it at an individual level - with the intention of long-term, stable progress - and which practically/actually forfeits the immediate prospect of collective/political action towards the manifested issue. Obviously, I would argue, there should be a balance between the short-term collective response to structural-institutional-etc. problems, and the long-term spiritual response at an individual level towards overcoming the root errors (e.g. of cognition, of awareness, of realization, etc.). And there are practical reasons for not falling into, what I would consider to be, the trap of individualist pseudo-solutions to collective problems. Because even God-realized (assuming) aspirants' loved ones, children, friends and communities (including the societies in which they live, and its future prospects) are still subject to the institutional-structural-economic-political authority as legislated and implemented. So this face of manifested mass spiritual-intellectual knowledge, that is to say, the political climate, must be addressed on its own terms, just as the deep work of spiritual evolution/awakening must be carried out on its own terms. This is worth mentioning because spirituality is able to be coopted (and often is) by heinous actors (e.g. think of authoritarian state intelligence agencies) to keep individuals atomized and isolated from one another and hence disempowered and concerned with otherwise mystical, ethereal and immaterial aims while looking away from or marginalizing existing material conditions, such as class relations, inequality, and so forth. There must be a balance that is practiced amongst the spiritually-inclined because they have already made progress in the deep inner work. And if they can also adapt themselves to real world social action, such as education, community organizing, etc., then they will be a more powerful force for good in the world. One must be powerful in a worldly way and also in the sense of spiritual capacity. Too often, and at great detriment to human civilization everywhere, only one side dominates over the other. In spiritual communities like ours and elsewhere, the community-based, pro-social and real world on-the-ground implementation of our spiritual work must be consciously emphasized, especially in a way of serving others and relating in empowering ways to the collective.

@Leo Guralikes to throw around the term "human scum". Well I can't think of anyone it belongs to better than Andrew Tate.

Can you give examples rather than a barrage of abstraction?

I don't understand why the author concludes that AI leads to the extinction of everything on earth: "If somebody builds a too-powerful AI, under present conditions, I expect that every single member of the human species and all biological life on Earth dies shortly thereafter." The only way that happens is if it hacks its way into every network and somehow irrevocably sabotages them to end human civilization? Is that the line of reasoning?

Is everything alright with you and your loved ones?

You need to get her on a date. If she doesn't like your previous recommendations but is still talking to you then suggest different ones.

It won't work obviously because women will read your energy. Do something more productive when you're in introverted mood, like reading.

The mRNA vaccines have far more risks than the traditional vaccine. Even countries which used traditional vaccine have realized it only had temporary immune-modulating properties, didn't prevent transmission and wasn't as reliable in reducing severity as expected. Just as masks don't really help as they were promised to but they still linger as a preventative recommendation.

Can you give an example? Some forms of discontent are highly productive and beneficial. It would be regressive to reduce them.

Stop going to clubs to meet women. Meet women online or in-person and set up normal dates.

Why don't you just try to date the girls that you like? Why not just date the girls that you like?

Of the names you me Of the names you mentioned, Rupert Spira is very helpful as a teacher for new people to learn meditation. From that starting point they can move into many different directions. It's a place to begin from, not to finish at. Personally I find much lacking in the larger geopolitical schema that internet nonduality personalities lend themselves to and for that reason regard nondual spirituality teachings as unfinished. The application of metaphysics to social concerns is a major blind spot in all online spiritual communities. It is only remedied by concurrent study of political philosophy, economics and so forth, as well as with international travel, networking and active engagement on the ground to get direct insight of things.

The connection is that suffering which is created by one's own unconscious narrativity comes to an end as you become aware of it. And that's no small part of the total share. But physical and circumstantial suffering aren't abolished. Aurobindo, for example, did teach that even physical suffering is a part of ananda and a major part of his personal efforts in Integral Yoga was regarding that subjective transformation of his experience.