How to be wise

@OctagonOctopus wise man

Or better still, you can become conscious that McDonald’s is equal to any life purpose you can aspire to. Saves a lot of time.

That probably won’t work. The mind will come whether or not you like it. The key is to unattach from those beliefs. If you unattach from them, then you won’t feel it’s affect. It will come and go like air. You will remain untouched. It requires some deep work, but definitely doable. I’m partly there already. I’ve been working on the awareness of this truth for two years now. The fact that there are no starving African children is from my direct experience, I’m not pulling this out of any book. As for when you’re starving, I’ve largely removed the suffering from it. I have some of it left, because my work isn’t done. But I will definitely get there. Starvation isn’t real. It’s created by mind.

@Truth Addict direct experience without thought is nothingness. You can’t call it anything.

@Serotoninluv what else is there to deconstruct other than thoughts? Please give me some examples? @Truth Addict ‘Direct experience’ is another thought. Notice that you had to think of it.

@Serotoninluv Before action, you need to be aware of what is actually going on. I’m not telling anybody to stop acting, I just want them to see the truth. And the truth is that there are no starving African kids. Those kids only exist in your mind. They are the story of a past. So now that you have the facts down, what will you do now? That’s your choice. What makes you happy? Is it donating to some charity, or just sitting back and sipping beer? You decide on that. But don’t let your unquestioned thoughts take you out of your happiness. That’s all.

Exactly! If your work was being motivated by fear and guilt in the first place, how can you be happy?

@Serotoninluv without a thought, what would be left?

@Emerald I’m working on it.

Donald Trump is just as good as Ramana Maharshi. Except for your mind’s judgment.

@Zeus Is it true that you are speaking with other beings? Meditate on that question.

@Iiris 1% theory, 99% action. Are you falling into the ‘too much theory’ trap.

@Leo Gura It’s not that it’s ‘other’, it’s that it’s not true. It’s fake. Unreal.

Environment is just a thought. It’s not real. Even when you look at an “environment”, if your mind doesn’t name it with thoughts, it remains as nothing.

I shall translate the above comment: I was having a little discussion in the following diary: Because I do not want to spam big personal thread @ Iiris, I decided to open the discussion with the rest of you all. So here's what a user wrote: "Changes come after we accept that we are creators of our anxiety and therefore have the power to change the way we perceive and react to certain circumstances. Acceptance does not mean that we take the blame, it just means that we no longer feel it useful to point the finger out and instead reflect internally. The outer world will always reflect the interior ... that is what it means "we create our own reality" So, here are my thoughts for each of your points: ”The changes come after we accept that we are creators of our anxiety and therefore have the power to change the way we perceive and react to certain circumstances.” First, according to science, generalized anxiety and clinical depression are not caused by our minds, but by our brain chemistry. But let's talk about "regular" anxiety. Let's say that the most spiritually enlightened person who ever walked the earth was given the task of raising ten children by themselves. Would not you feel stressed or anxious? Of course, our reaction to anxiety can actually amplify its power. But to say that "we create anxiety" is a big leap. I would love it @ DrewNows would present some evidence that this is the case. After all, as Carl Sagan said, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." “Acceptance does not mean that we take the blame, it just means that we no longer feel it useful to point the finger out and instead reflect internally.” I agree with this point. We ourselves must act to change what we do not like in our lives. “The outer world will always mirror the interior ... this is what it means "we create our own reality" So will the outside world always reflect the interior? Give me some time! Is the fact that babies are hungry in Africa just a reflection of their inner world? Did not you support your first statement, or is it an axiom only developed spiritual people can understand? (also known as non sequitur) Great reading on this topic: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/intimacy-path-toward-spirituality/201412/do-we-create-our-own-reality

@SQAAD The Work of Byron Katie: The Four Questions

@Eric Tarpall Probably just your story. You had a thought about how they would smell, and your mind projected a smell. Just like when you think of a lemon, you can taste it.

@SQAAD The problem with positive psychology is that it does not focus on undoing stressful beliefs. It just glosses them over with affirmations. That may be well and good, but the power of those stressful beliefs are so powerful that they effortlessly overwhelm all of the positive affirmations that you try to cover it with. Undoing those beliefs requires spirituality, because the thinking mind cannot cure itself. You need to go in deep enough to ask the heart-mind, which can undo those beliefs and cure your depression/anxiety.

@JohnnyBravo Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

@Leo Gura what about questions such as “how to create a magic pill for enlightenment?” If I contemplate that question for 40 years, will I get the answer to it? Is there a chance for me to get the answer for it?

When I started watching his videos, he seemed Blue to me, because he’s a Muslim. But when you listen to him speak, you can feel a Green/Yellow aura coming from him. Can somebody pin him down by this video:

@Leo Gura please upload it on your website.

@Mezanti yeah, that’s Orange’s need to win. But we all have that to some extent.

@Shaun Lol. I mean his Spiral level, not his skin colour. ?

@Nahm Please elaborate.