UnbornTao

Go for it. Maybe create a week-long intensive solo retreat with the intent of discovering who and what you are. Although "who you are" isn't exactly an enlightenment question - it's more like an insight or relative realization. The nature of the entity asking the question ("What am I?") is the enlightenment question, but this doesn't matter too much as long as you grasp the subject of the question.

A "should" will necessarily be based on some value system, likely inherited from one's particular culture. In a cannibal culture, should we all become cannibals? Or something like that.

Fucking cappuccinos.

Great entertainment.

You can focus on taking action toward your goals and creating what you want in a realistic way. But I'd say - don't want happiness. You'll only end up unhappy chasing it. Also, happiness might be different from what you think. When it comes to perfect things, those are ideals - and they create suffering, not happiness. By definition, an ideal isn't meant to be attained. You'll compare your current experience to an idealized future and find it lacking as a result. Make your goals more realistic and specific - you could even break them down into smaller, more manageable actions. Instead of "having the perfect body," you could phrase it as a habit: "run 30 minutes daily" or "increase your vegetable intake in this or that way," and so on. Just some examples. Maybe focus your energy on one or two major aspects of your life at a time.

Have faith in rationality! Looking forward to it.

I think these haven't been shared yet: Another one:

@Someone here Behave. Let's stay on topic.

Generally one of the left-leaning parties.

I do.

If I lived in the US, definitely not Trump (or anything related, generally speaking).

Sure.

Fine.

They both drank mate that day🧉

I'd agree for the most part, though it'd be tempting to use that "impersonal" bit as a way of seeing suffering as externally produced - that's a trap to watch out for, in my view. You seem to know that, though. A good exercise to get the hang of this principle is to deliberately produce a minor and yet specific form of mental-emotional suffering (frustration, jealousy, impatience, fear) and observe what you did in your experience that caused that disquieting result to come about.

@Someone here They just seem alike, but Messi's more challenging and technical.

Adi Da knew what he was talking about, for whatever that's worth - at least regarding direct consciousness. I'd recommend rewatching P3ne_Descomunal77's video, too. @zurew

💙 How would you characterize your experience? I'd describe my 5-MeO breakthroughs as "bliss," perhaps - powerful experiences indeed. This might not do it justice - besides, it's just a single term - but it's somewhat accurate in my estimation. It's hard for the mind to make sense of such a state, particularly after the chemical wears off. I recognize that I could have interpreted it - any experience, for that matter - in a way that simply confirmed my existing beliefs or desires. It can easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's a nice online social space - for fun, interacting with other minds, learning stuff, sharing or asking for advice, having the occasional thought-provoking discussion, and so on.

@Ramasta9 @Leo Gura Bulgaria, apparently.

@Schizophonia Just a joke 🤣

The purpose of this journal is to share questions, humor, miscellaneous creative content, and raw reflections on personal empowerment and consciousness. My goals are to deepen my experiential understanding of these topics, improve my communication skills, have fun, and help others see things in a new light.

I hope not.