Whitney Edwards

Cast iron pan. Stainless steel pan. Ceramic pan. I currently use a ceramic pan.

Celebrities talk about climate change but fly in private jets

Yea definitely! I would want solar plexus Chakra exercises.

I have been able to maintain a consistent time table since I don't know how long.

I think you generalize women.

@Lila9 hey welcome

Took my meds. Right now trying to think what I can do for the next week. I think my anxiety will stay until I get my passport.

Woke up from a nap. These days I'm napping a bit more than usual lol. Don't know why. It could be my meds.

Thanks to your carrot wifey!

January 18, Saturday, 2025 I ate a lot today. Don't know why. Just finished lunch.

I want to go to Hawaii.

You don't need to be a hyper rational individual to have good intuition. I have seen mentally ill and delusional people have good intuition too. And love and intuition aren't same things. Intuition is just good inner instinct, anyone can have it. Even a rapist can paint well. Like that.

@Emerald do you also feed only vegan food to your children?

@RightHand

You don't need rocket science to figure out that a non-vegan omnivore diet is the most optimal diet for humans. It's simple. It's a balanced diet and animal protein is an absolute must. We are omnivores for a reason.

January 18, Saturday, 2025 My mom went to the supermarket to get fish. Meanwhile I sneaked out and went to the store and got ice cream and snacks. Glad she didn't spot me because she was in an adjacent store lol.

A non-vegan omnivore diet is an optimal diet. I should not have to sacrifice my health for veganism. Makes perfect sense.

The nine tastes of breath may be practiced with or without the following visualization of the energy-channels. Visualize your body empty like a balloon. If you have received a tantric empowerment for a particular Buddha-figure, you may in addition visualize your form as that of the figure; otherwise, you may not. Visualize your central energy-channel as parallel to and slightly in front of your spine, hollow, the thickness of a medium-sized bamboo, white on the outside and red on the inside. Its upper end curves like an umbrella handle, passing over the crown of your head and ending between your brows. Its lower end is four finger-widths below your navel. Visualize your right energy-channel (ro-ma, Skt. rasana, pingala) as red in color, the thickness of a stalk of wheat, starting six finger-widths below your navel, running close to the central channel and ending at your right nostril. Visualize your left energy-channel (rkyang-ma, Skt. lalana, ida) as white in color, the same thickness and length as the right one, and ending at your left nostril. When doing the first three breathings in through your right nostril and out through the left, visualize the bottom end of your right energy-channel inserted into the bottom end of the left. When you breathe in, imagine your breath in the form of white cleansing rays of light passing down your right energy-channel and accumulating in the left, in which the energy-wind of the disturbing emotion of longing desire (‘dod-chags, Skt. raga) is blocked and frustrated. When you exhale through your left nostril, visualize your longing desire leaving you in the form of black rays of light. During the second three breathings in your left nostril and out the right, imagine the bottom end of your left energy-channel inserted into the bottom end of the right. When you breathe in, visualize your breath in the form of white light passing down your left energy-channel and accumulating in the right in which the energy-wind of the disturbing emotion of anger and hostility (zhe-sdang, Skt. dvesha) is blocked and frustrated. When you exhale through your right nostril, imagine your anger leaving you in the form of black light. During the last three breathings in and out both your nostrils, visualize the bottom ends of both your left and right energy-channels inserted into the bottom end of the central energy-channel. When you breathe in, imagine your breath in the form of white light passing down both right and left energy-channels and accumulating in your central one in which the energy-wind of the disturbing emotion of naivety (gti-mug, Skt. moha, closed-mindedness) is blocked and frustrated. When you exhale, visualize your naivety leaving you from between your brows in the form of black light. Once you have completed a round of nine tastes of breath, do not repeat it with further rounds. If the first round fails to eliminate your gross mental wandering, another method is as follows. Breathe in and out both nostrils silently, not forcefully, with your in-breath the same length as your out, and without holding your breath. Concentrating totally on your breathing, count in your mind each round of in- and out-breaths as one for twenty-one rounds. As it is normally difficult to concentrate on even one thing at a time, by concentrating both on breathing and on counting, little room remains for extraneous thoughts. https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/vajrayana/mahamudra-advanced/commentary-on-root-text-for-mahamudra-geshe-ngawang-dhargyey

Engaging in acts of kindness and compassion holds great importance in the quest for enlightenment in my opinion. Why? Kindness fosters connectedness. Connection with Others. Acts of kindness and compassion foster a sense of connection and empathy with others. By extending kindness and compassion, we recognize the inherent worth and interconnectedness of all beings. This sense of connection can deepen our spiritual understanding and promote a sense of unity. You need that fabric of connectedness. I have seen great changes in my life since my compassion practice, especially loving kindness meditation. Any opportunity in this regard should not be wasted. In fact I would feel guilty if I did that. Anything that births itself from kindness will never be lost in vain. Kindness is a virtue, a gift that keeps giving. You'll never see it until it actually does. Kindness and compassion are considered virtues in many spiritual traditions. Cultivate virtues. Engaging in these acts helps cultivate qualities such as empathy, generosity, forgiveness, and love. These virtues are seen as essential for personal growth, spiritual development, and living a meaningful life. Bind them to yourself. See every act as an opportunity. Suffering exists due to a dualistic nature. Nothing is really separate. Alleviating Suffering. Suffering of some form will always exist though.compassion is often motivated by a desire to alleviate the suffering of others. By showing kindness and compassion, we contribute to creating a more compassionate and caring world. This can bring comfort, healing, and support to those in need, and it can also enhance our own sense of purpose and fulfillment. Why bother to alleviate suffering right? Welll... When you reduce the burden of suffering you stop the cycle of suffering. Again this is a principle of vompassion. Spirituality without compassion is like a car without fuel. You can't really go anywhere with it. It wouldn't make sense long term. In its absence, everything is egoic. We have an inherent self centeredness anyway. Practicing Non-Attachment is ideal.Engaging in acts of kindness and compassion can help us develop a sense of detachment from our own desires, ego, and self-centeredness. It shifts our focus from personal gain to the well-being of others. By letting go of self-centeredness, we open ourselves up to a deeper spiritual experience and a greater sense of interconnectedness. This also fosters our inherent non duak nature.

I once tried to make an account on it but it told me I have to pay some dollars all my life. So I refused. It's a cash grab. (I hate Donald but I thought the app must be for something useful. Glad I couldn't be on it)