UnbornTao

Where did you even learn that notion and term from? Give it an Indian name, and so-called spiritual people will pretty much eat it up indiscriminately, as long as it satisfies their inclinations.

Well, from my current point of view, it's basically an impossibility rooted in wishful thinking. Even going a couple of days without sleep is extremely difficult. And it's a scientific fact that humans can't survive more than 3 to 7 days without water. Claiming you can go for years is objectively wrong. Openness doesn't mean pretentiousness or "anything goes." It's easy to be abstractly impartial, but things work a certain way, not the way we wish they did. Asking to be open to the possibility that 2 + 2 might equal 7 is absurd.

Gautama actually didn't intend to facilitate others initially. It was only after a man asked him to teach what he became conscious of, on the premise that someone might get it. His initial response was something like, "Why? Nobody will get it." Mahasamadhi is a fantasy, too.

"Someone might get it."

With food, you're obviously always going to feel a frequent urge to eat. So why establish an antagonistic attitude toward that impulse? Occasionally practicing controlled fasting for half a day, or trying time-restricted eating, might help you manage your eating habits. I don't see a problem with eating sweets or snacking in moderation, like on weekends; it doesn't sound like a major issue, as you said. Perhaps the real issue is feeling guilt from pleasure, thinking that you aren't worthy, or something along those lines. As for music, again, what's the problem? You could limit it to certain hours, but I see it as mostly beneficial. It's generally not considered an addiction or harmful habit unless it starts interfering with your daily life.

You can't even go three sleepless days without starting to experience cognitive impairment and mental instability, let alone years. This doesn't include the need for water and food. Some people have survived without food for a year or so in extreme cases (apparently), but that is not the same as claiming to live without food, water, and sleep for years. What are some of you guys smoking?

Try going to outer space without an astronaut suit. If you have anything that's real in a grounded sense, it is your body, not fantastical concepts.

It's okay, just send your monthly payment to this address as usual: xxx@paypal.god

Cult!

Not at all. It's true now and you're doing OK. The problem is conflating drug trips with your notion of what it means to encounter "God." It's whatever is absolutely true now.

And you have left the chat.

Unless you're rage-baiting.... because that would violate basic human biology. Which should be obvious.

You can laugh.

No food, water, and sleep for years is stupid BS.

I know, which is why I quoted @Thought Art's post instead of yours. I don't necessarily disagree, but it has to be done in a certain way for people to find it appealing. This is where the conflict lies.

Hey Meta, scrap THIS!

Sure, thank you. I just wanted to mention that detail.

Not sure he was a millionare, but the point of that story is that he gave it up.

What do you mean by addicted to music and food? 🥝 🥑 Is it functional?

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Enjoyed!

--- Disclaimer: not an actual quote from him (as far as I know).

@Lord of Darkness It's OK.

The laundry?