Salvijus

Authentic means natural. It's like when people put a camera in front of somebody and say act natural and then they put a nonchalantè posture for no reason. That's inauthentic ?

Having a relationship can be a beautiful experience for sure. But so does sky diving. Nobody complains about being a virgin at sky diving. Beautiful experiences and exploration of life is good but it's secondary compared to spiritual work. Confusing the priorities can be a problem imo.

@softlyblossoming lol ?

@paprika perhaps there is a way to use alcohol in a positive way, but you're walking on a minefield with this logic imo. There are better ways to improve one's life imo.

The tricky aspect of the mind is that it is highly prone to self deception. If there's some kind of compulsion towards something, mind can literally bend logic and invent clever phylosophies to justify seeking those compulsions. It's good to know this and be aware of it I believe.

Yeah, I agree with everything @catcat69123 sayed. Instead of trying to silence worry, observe the worry and observe the difference between worry and presence. Worry doesn't have any impact on the presence. You can have presence and worry together. Being aware of the presence while worry is happening will dissolve worry after sometime. Then maybe something else will come up after that. Doesn't matter. Keep seeing that it is not intrusive to presence and you will trancend time and it's play.

At least a relationship you can find. Doesn't cost anything ?

Wanting to live an intense adventurous life is a good desire imo. But I doubt pandemic has something to do with preventing you from doing that, it's more about how you are inside imo. I traveled like 3countries while the lockdown was on in all europe, lol. That's much more then what I usually travel when there is no pandemic.

No significant effect imo. The whole idea of doing pick up is to work out that karma (which I feel makes no sense) and end those mad lustful cravings. If you're already out of the pit, I don't see the reason to jump back into it lol. (Not that I have anything against relationships)

I doubt there's any danger in neglecting relationships. I would say do whatever you're attracted to even if it's dating but keep a spiritual practice close by always. Hold onto it tighly, it will steer the life for you in the right direction. Everything else is secondary and insignificant imo.

Yes.

One who can do nothing for 24h peacefully without going crazy.

If a person wants to be free from reacurring patterns(karma) he/she needs to dissolve those patterns by being equanimous and aware when they come. Every time a person blindly reacts to the sensation or a craving it multiplies. Everytime a person observes a craving or a sensation with equanimity it burns and dies out. That's what burning karma means. It means purification of the subconscious mind through meditation or other spiritual practice.

Soil extinction, (Had to say it.) I was looking to do something similar also, just struggle to find the place where I'd fit in better. Kudos for doing what you're doing ?

If you’re able to do this, you will trancend the universe. May the gods watch over you brother. Safe journey.

Okey, sorry if I misunderstood something. ? I would still rather not go into a discussion about what is real because I fail to see the point in doing so. "Apple is real, it's not a concept" going beyond that simple logic deeper into the woods is a headache of mental masturbation and I'm doing nofap this year, so... ?

@Khan 0 what does that have to do with anything lol. You're overthinking this, what i wrote was very simple, no need to overcomplicate things ?

@Judy2 I was just joking, it's okey ??

My god, not another one... ? @Sugarcoat bro. Increase in awareness is not a concept, it's real. Dissolving pain body is not a concept either, it's real. Practice of awareness and other spiritual practices are legit and have direct correlation with those results. This can easily be verified through direct experience imo.

"Being honest makes all things right" A quote i heard somewhere that I think is very true. How come then when I express my angrer at people it creates disharmony and conflict? That's the question. It's because the way the feeling is expressed is in a form of an attack and blame I think. A nice tip the next time this situation happens would be instead of saying "You piss me of", better to say "I feel hurt, I feel frustrated, dissapointed etc." Directing all the attention to oneself instead of another person. Better not to use the word "you" even. Just using "I feel this and that when somebody does this and that". Just sharing what I feel without blaming anyone for being the cause of these feelings. This would soften the blow of expressing anger by a lot. Being honest is a good thing and often leads to love and truth if it's not done in a form of an attack but a mutual observation of feelings. There's a thin line difference there. One side causes conflict and disharmony another side causes love and better relationships. Was contemplating what it means to be honest and wanted to write this down somewhere, i thought this could be relevant in here. ?

1) How long are you into spiritual path? 7years going to be soon. 2) How many trips on psychedelics have you experienced? And what psychedelics? None. Don't like them. They don't make any sense to me neither. 3) How often do you meditate? daily, can't remember a day when I missed an opportunity to meditate. There was a time when I tried to forcefully stop myself from meditating but I couldn't ? it was the worst feeling ever. I believe if a person understood the point and value of meditation, no power in the universe could stop him from doing that ? but few are able to see that imo. 4) Has your life gotten better or worse? How? Better in every way. For starters, I can't remember what depression feels like. That itself is a huge thing for most people. But by far the most single valuable thing that ever happened to me is the shift into permenant presence awareness. Which is the cause of all the other benefits and a solution to every problem I face really. I wouldn't exchange that for anything in the universe. Grace is another single most valuable thing in my life. Don't know which one is better even. 5) What are your main insights, what advice could you give to others? Without grace, there is no spiritual process. And benefits are rather meek. Seek a high quality material to study from. Be aware of self-deception and arrogance because they go together. And there're 1000ways for mind to trip a seeker over. And arrogance is like a first class invitation for self-deception to happen. Rule of thumb to remember: "if you think you're great, you're a fool" ?

Yawning and sound making is likely to be purification of some sort. I think those are pretty common even without psychedelics. Eyes watering and burning sensations I don't know. Could be many things imo. ?

Where the hell are people getting this info from? I keep seeing this nonsense over and over again on this forum. Where is it coming from?

Blows my mind... Rip to your friend ?

Got secure. Never had a relationship. Nor do I have friends. Nice. What good is that. ? not that I care tho. #PersonalityTestsAreLame