UnbornTao

You raise a valid question – [...]

A minimum requirement for reviewing or discussing a book should be having started reading it.

@Daniel Balan Maya hee... 🎶

Thanks.

@Sincerity More like a curious newbie.

@Daniel Balan Sure - cowardice, in a sense, is a big factor for that. It seems to apply to social media in general.

We often feel braver behind the mask of online anonymity - among other things. But it depends.

Why? And who's 'they'? Leo only warned you about the repetitive, spiritually convoluted expression you're using, which could be more suitable as creative writing or poetry - or at least that's what I make of that. You felt hurt, perhaps? Notice your reaction. In any case, good luck.

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Just in case, I was being sarcastic in my response above.

Anytime.

Yes, I've heard something like that before: https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/why-caffeine-affects-people-differently

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"Each specializes on just one species." Cordyceps, and fungi in general, are quite fascinating.

What is the worry accomplishing for you? You can always act without the myriad of complementary activities you believe are necessary - many of which are little more than mental masturbation. Taking effective action is clearly not the same as pissing in the wind. But what that kind of action entails is something you need to clarify for yourself - depending on your purpose and goals. What do you actually want to do, and why? What would be an intelligent way to pursue that course of action? Which actions would yield powerful results in this case?

Isn't that just an intellectual recognition? Otherwise, we wouldn't be having this conversation. You're too smart for me. For sure. Which doesn't mean that it is always easy to do, but it is essentially simple.

The picture above is not Kant, by the way.

SOLD!

Melatonin: the "psychedelic" we didn't know we wanted. I've tried high dosage melatonin pills and loved the effects during the first few days - a peaceful, natural, progressive deep sleepiness. However, it did seem to build some sort of tolerance with repeated use.

Ocasionally yes, with a machete. Razor blade.

I think I understand now, thanks. No, wait - how is motivation metaphysical?

@Sugarcoat Stop treating suffering as something external that is imposed on you. It's not. "The mind, the psyche, the thought, the structure." No - you! We could put it like this, somewhat poetically: Circumstances don't care about you - you do. What happens is what happens; your relationship to it, believe it or not, is based on you. This is where you experience suffering - not in what factually or objectively occurs. What is is inherently free of suffering. You're commited to defending suffering. So why resist it? Surely, embracing it would change your experience of it. From there, you'll be able to contemplate it more effectively. In the end, it's entirely up to you.