UnbornTao

Could you share the source where it says turmeric contains heavy metals?

@Hardkill not exactly like that though I don't know what to recommend beyond this point. Perhaps learn basic dating principles, being that straightforward will put many people off.

Many people go to clubs just to have sex and it doesn't need to be romantic as far as I know. You can get clear from the beginning what the purpose of the relationship is. As long as the persons involved agree on it, I don't think that "romance" needs to happen. I imagine that it wouldn't hurt though.

“If you limit your choice only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.” ― Robert Fritz.

You already know what to do. Travel, go to parks, beaches, museums, gyms, and other social gatherings and start talking to people. Sign up to a group activity, some sport like soccer perhaps. Eventually, you'll find people who you resonate with and who share your interests and values. Basically, expose yourself to social situations, be organic, natural, and see where it leads you. In the end, there's little more that can be gained from watching a video apart from the advice "go do it".

@integral "there goes my vitamin D."

The idea of having a single romantic partner for most of your adult life sounds a bit "unnatural" to me as a mating strategy. What do other animal species, especially mammals like apes, do? Something to research, perhaps. I think a more effective survival strategy would be having multiple ones, especially in the beginnings of humanity. So in that case that type of behavior would be "genetical" or natural somehow. It's a fact that marriage, monogamy and all beliefs associated with it seem to be relatively recent cultural inventions. What was survival like before these inventions, considering that historically it's been extremely rough? What's it like compared to other species? Notice your cultural bias when talking as one "style" having certain positive or negative connotations as opposed to the other. Though I don't know what I'm talking about ultimately, just sharing some impressions.

Noted, appreciate it.

No prompts on my part but ask what is it? How does guilt come about? Why is it there? What are its components? An open, direct inquiry is a better strategy in my view. Instead of tackling it as a conceptual or intellectual matter, look into the experience of guilt itself and wonder about it. Experience what it is. Hope that helps.

What's your experience like when you throw yourself into whatever you're doing instead of resisting it? How does it influence your level of satisfaction?

I haven't really studied his stuff yet but from a few of his quotes it's clear to me that he was enlightened. Appreciated the quotes!

I find myself continuously revisiting the practice of mindfulness and its power. Just being able to maintain one's focus and sensitivity towards something increases effectiveness and makes space for powerful observations to take place. The difference is jarring compared to the more common experience of being overwhelmed, distracted and stressed. There's beauty to any activity when it is carried out mindfully. There's a richness to life that's easily taken for granted unless full attention is given to our present experience. Apply this principle of "one thing at a time with all your focus" into everyday life. After ecstasy, the laundry, right? Then you might as well learn to master the laundry.

Yep. Are they toxic? What about canned legumes like beans? I mean the "fast food" ones with tomate sauce and all that. They may contain some harmful compounds, I've read somewhere.

Soundtracks included? Epic music: Faded by Alan Walker Chopin.

No. Enlightenment is independent of experience. Neither is it an experience or set thereof, no matter how grand and dramatic. The absolute is already the case whether one is angry, blissful, hungry or bored.

Vernon Howard strikes me as a "real" man and a mature person. Some of his videos:

Intent and commitment.

Recognize and eliminate beliefs and assumptions you have about yourself, life, the world and reality. Now you can truly question what anything is.

He can go out of his way!

As I was looking into what intention is, I realized something: prior to being cognizant of the decision, I already know what I'm going to decide. That is to say, intent is present without having to go through the process of figuring out what decision to take. Check it out! On a related note, I've also been using confusion as a pretext to feeling justified in putting things off, even though the intent was there all along! I just was unaware or playing coy so that I could go on procrastinating.

Grounded. Able to stand on its own feet. Able to pursue something independent of, and beyond, himself.

Gamma!

Not a movie, but Until Dawn is even more disturbing as it has an interactive component. In terms of movies I don't think I have anything to offer.