UnbornTao

What about a cooking contest? Or a race?

The ability to actualize, to make real, to realize, could be called mastery.

What's for dinner?

Rather than resisting problems, viewing them as insurmountable obstacles to avoid, reframe them as challenges—processes of struggle that open the door to opportunities and lessons if you pay attention (and to the degree to which you do). — Vernon Howard

Create a contrast between "living dead" and vital people. What sets them apart? What does a powerful presence entail and what does it take to develop it?

When you hold life as merely a pragmatic matter, this may diminish, and even undermine, your experience of vitality, intimacy, creativity, and all the other things that make life worth living.

Be increasingly honest and uncover your motives, assumptions, reactions, etc: What is my experience of X really about? Why do I behave the way I do? What is this (emotion, thought, feeling)? Is it true?

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"Life is a bitch and then you die."

Should have titled them "The Buddhist Myth" and "Meditation For Rats".

@Yimpa Has it already rolled out?

My first cup after having quitted for a couple weeks was one of the best ones I've ever have. Pollan drinks once a week, if I recall correctly. That might be a good option for you.

Moved to Pop-culture and Entertainment section.

Worth taking a look: List of epistemologists List of philosophers

I have been noticing for some time the role that metaphors play in shaping our thinking and language. It's quite revealing and more prevalent than we think. I'm going to use AI in order to compile a list of metaphors that invent, define and/or shape the ways we experience, conceptualize, and communicate: Jumping to conclusions Falling in love Splitting hairs Being blind to something: another's motives, etc Recovering time / Making up for lost time Seeing eye to eye Bridging the gap Turning over a new leaf Planting seeds of doubt Nurturing a relationship Weathering the storm Climbing the ladder of success Walking on eggshells Burying the hatchet Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel Dancing with the devil Playing devil's advocate Painting with broad strokes Swimming against the current Casting a wide net Walking a tightrope Sowing the seeds of discord Building castles in the air Climbing the walls Lifting the veil Time is money Food for thought Beating around the bush Letting the cat out of the bag Hitting a wall Keeping an eye on something Opening a can of worms Feeding an idea The weight of responsibility The flow of a conversation A window of opportunity The roots of a problem Climbing the corporate ladder The fabric of society A memory lapse The spark of an idea Bottleneck Cloud computing Emotional baggage Brainstorming Surfing the web Feeling drained Burning the midnight oil A heart of stone Breathing new life into something Spinning your wheels Biting off more than you can chew Going out on a limb Raining on someone's parade Having a chip on your shoulder Burying your head in the sand Letting someone off the hook Being a couch potato Having a green thumb Pulling someone's leg Cutting corners Hitting the nail on the head Passing the buck Biting the bullet Beating a dead horse Reinventing the wheel Going down the rabbit hole Putting your foot in your mouth Chewing someone out Giving someone the cold shoulder Hitting the sack Having a change of heart Making a mountain out of a molehill Breaking the ice Letting your hair down Having a blast Losing your marbles Spilling the beans Hitting the books Feeling under the weather Turning a blind eye Having blinders on Having rose-colored glasses on Being in the dark Wearing beer goggles Seeing what you want to see Having a blind spot Living in a bubble Having tunnel vision Connecting the dots Gut feeling Butterflies in your stomach Stomach dropping Gut-wrenching experience Standing on your own two feet Being grounded Being open Being bent out of shape To straighten you up Being fit, being out of shape Being off-balance (psychologically or emotionally) --- Time Metaphors: 1. Time is a moving object: - "The years are flying by." - "The holidays are approaching." 2. Time is a stationary landscape: - "We're looking ahead to a bright future." - "We're leaving the past behind." 3. Time is a resource: - "I don't have enough time to finish this project." - "We're running out of time." 4. Time is money: - "Don't waste your time." "Saving time." "Spending time." - "I invested a lot of time in that project." 5. Time is a container: - "We're in a new era." - "The meeting fell within the scheduled timeframe." Space Metaphors: 1. Up is good, down is bad: - "She's really down today." - "Her spirits were lifted by the good news." 2. Physical closeness represents emotional closeness: - "We've grown apart over the years." - "They're a close-knit family." 3. Physical force represents emotional force: - "She was deeply moved by the speech." - "His words struck a chord with the audience." 4. Physical balance represents mental balance: - "She's a well-balanced person." - "He lost his equilibrium after the incident." 5. Physical obstacles represent difficulties: - "We're facing many hurdles in this project." - "She overcame numerous obstacles to achieve her goals." Might read Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff at some point.

The difference that turns life from a mediocre attempt at subsistence into an adventure of growth and learning is your ability and willingness to open yourself fully to your present experience and contemplating it.

Haven't read it yet but How To Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci might help.

@Leo Gura According to Claude, you're an author: He has written books like The Job Myth and Meditation Theory exploring concepts around work, purpose, spirituality and meditation. So that's that.

Claude finally available in Europe.

VPN doesn't work for me.

Have you ever drunk alcohol? If you do now or have recently, obviously I'd quit that immediately, to start with.

Caffeine by Michael Pollan, recommended audiobook.

Yes.

Thank you!