UnbornTao

Nothing really, if you like it. There are currently two OneNote apps on Windows: OneNote for Windows 10 Microsoft OneNote The former is the one we're talking about. It's like a tablet-oriented app. Its naming is confusing as it is also available on Windows 11. Microsoft recently decided to consolidate its efforts on the latter, which is the desktop version, the one that works and looks as the one in the commonplace video. More info: Making it easier to get the OneNote app on Windows

@AndylizedAAY isn't this one free? https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/onenote/XPFFZHVGQWWLHB

Spain is in the top five, I'd say. We play pretty well as a collective with no superstars, control games with possession (even against Italy and France) and are aggressive at pressing for getting the ball back. But their style is often indirect and slow. Argentina and France are the main contenders. Portugal has so many excellent players, probably the best squad in the competition. Brazil is extremely offensive, it can never be discarded in a world cup. Belgium has miraculously f**ked up their chances at winning any competition with the amazing team they've had for the last six years or so. Awful defensive line currently. Let's see how England and Germany perform. Between these two, I'd pick England.

The OneNote you're using is going to be deprecated in 2025, it has already been hidden from the Microsoft Store. Use an older version or switch to another app. Check out Obsidian. It's a bit more technical but worth learning after all. Your commonplace book is stored as local markdown files, so you don't have to depend on any company even if the app stops being offered. And it is future-proofed and free. It ultimately depends on what your preferences are.

YOU’RE IT – Hafiz

Avadhuta Gita: Ashtavakra Gita:

– Hafiz

Listening:

Looks promising: Naughty Dog’s PSS Visual Arts Collaboration @The Mystical Man Either that or a new Uncharted.

@ThePoint For me, being fully engaged in various activities for most of the day is key, focusing your attention on those, not on what you'd like to avoid. Where does your attention go to in your free time? Put it on something constructive. I've also noticed that caffeine, especially on sedentary days, doesn't seem to help at all. Generally, it makes me anxious and breathing gets shallow, short and fast, making me look for ways of releasing that pent up energy as a means of quick relief or gratification. Cold showers are worth a try.

Pretty good! Also slightly sinister, imo.

I've made the decision to practice semen retention for this month. I started yesterday. My progress will be posted here – simply the day and whether it was successful or not, maybe with additional comments that I find relevant. The main goal of this challenge for me is testing my integrity, making sure that I can trust my word. Done for successful day/week, relapsed for failed attempt. ––– First week - Done I need to work out intensely every day in order to cope with the increased energy. This practice is incredibly useful for implementing an exercise habit into your daily routine. Second Week - Done No major urges. It's been effortless up until now. My voice is deeper now. Again, it seems like my energy has increased since I started this challenge. It may in fact influence or cause that increase, or be a combination of other factors. Not sure. Third week - Done I'm more outgoing and sensitive to my body. That may be a combination of this challenge with occasional, short periods of fasting, and perhaps vitamin c supplementation. I'm a bit aggressive and irritable now unless I work out. My breathing seems to have improved, too. I've noticed that I'm more capable of confronting and dealing with negative emotions, whereas before I'd try to reach for my smartphone or turn on the TV. I'm surprised by how effortless the challenge is going. 22-30 - Done Almost completed. The last four days I've been rather hostile and irritable. The reason why I think that's the case is because I haven't exercised for a long time. Gasping is more common, as if the body is releasing pent up energy. Challenge completed. Benefits that are clear to me by doing semen retention are quite a few. In terms of body-being, I feel more present and grounded in my body and are more sensitive to it. Perhaps testosterone has something to do with it. In the domain of mind, clarity and confidence have increased, too. The impulse to exercise and move arise naturally. I'm now much more ruthless with myself and others, in a positive sense. The ability to be effective, direct, and straightforward have been improved considerably. In general, semen retention is worth undertaking at least a couple months per year in my opinion, especially if you haven't refrained from any form of sex for a long time. It's worth a shot. In a nutshell, being horny kicks ass. The simplest lessons entail the most work to learn.

Nice. I love authentic teachers like him. They're rare.

Aside from speculation, we don't want to admit the plain truth: nobody knows. As a self, we are alive, and we don't even know what life is. Perhaps grasping what life is reveals the nature of death as they're intrinsically the same dynamic or process. But I don't know.

Stop bringing cigarettes to your mouth, despite your motivation to the contrary. That's what it takes, fundamentally. Wishing is superficial; it isn't a serious commitment to act on it. Intent is what allows an action to happen. Intent arises with action. If you truly intend to quit, make it happen, no matter what excuses your mind makes up. Granted, the motivation will still be there but you can refrain from acting on it.

I tend to ignore or overlook seemingly simple communications from others, specially regarding spiritual work. I assume that I understand the subject matter because the expression is straightforward and easy to understand intellectually. But there are almost always deeper points and ramifications to grasp experientially. That basically means that I don't actually listen. Perhaps at times I don't intend to and just want to be entertained. Tricky stuff.

Stop doing it. Seriously. Be willing to go through the momentary withdrawal symptoms.

You basically kill people and "infected". Making friends is part of the storytelling, not a gameplay option/activity. Also checkout the Uncharted series if you want a similar game as TLOU without so much brutal killing.

@digitalkaine The happiness I'm speaking about is harder to come by. It's more like the bliss of one's nature. Consider Ramana Maharshi: after a powerful enlightenment, he'd blissfully sat for days on end while inspects bit his legs. He was living on a cave and barely ate and slept. That's extreme but it might also clarify where to look for this elusive satisfaction. Become conscious of who and what you are. Maybe bliss and your nature aren't separate. Who knows? Remember that being happy doesn't entail being complacent, lazy, poor, ascetic, self-indulgent, or stuck within circumstances -- it is independent of those. You can be happy and ambitious. Practice being happy even if you don't like your experience, regardless of what it is. This principle forces you to make a shift in your experience from being at the effect vs being in control of your disposition. Contemplate it.

@The Mystical Man No TLOU gifs, only Uncharted. Read the guidelines before posting.

Sounds like BS to me. Not every communication that comes from an enlightened person is or has to be true. In my estimation, he frequently shares a lot of woo-woo beliefs and opinions, which are mostly based on Indian doctrines.

Isn't that perception? Why only the visual field? You're holding self differently than I am. I'm using it in the sense of whatever you identify with, the conceptual "persona" we confuse our nature with. What you've come to know as you. Uppercase Self is an absolute and isn't what I'm referring to. The distinctions I like to use here are self and you, the latter being your true nature, the former what you think of as you, with a personal history, agenda, personality, etc. What if you don't identify yourself with perception?

Buddha at the gas pump, perhaps.