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there's no right answer for your question. you need to find a rhythm that suits you. what you really need is consistency. as soon as you find your rhythm, commit to it with all your willpower to become free from distractions. have a wonderful life!

@JustinS beautiful!

it's not just a matter of our liking/adaptation capabilities. it's a call from mother Earth. as Earth heals Itself, we will gradually enjoy a simpler and healthier lifestyle.

@egoless do it! less worries, lighter mind, healthier life!

taking good care of your physical/mental/emotional health. exercise, meditate and forgive.

@egoless your past looks like mine. i'm slowly letting go of "my achievements" and migrating to a simpler lifestyle like ernest gotsch's.

@Psyche_92 you haven't lost anything. in fact, you've never gained anything in the first place. live each day for its own sake.

@jhmarrio you cannot comprehend what thoughts are with more thoughts. the intellect cannot go further than this intrinsic limitation of logic/language. if you truly want to "comprehend" it, you'll have to find another way. and it CERTAINLY will require a huge leap of courage.

@Max_V practically speaking, it comes down to your way of dealing with daily/mundane tasks. do you experience lack of patience? are you attached to the fruits of your work? are you possessive on your relationships? do you allow addictions to ruin your goals? do you experience fear of failure?

@Visionary practical example: yoga teacher A works very hard but gets frustrated because he's not the best yoga teacher around yoga teacher B works very hard but he is detached from comparisons of any kind result: A faces hard emotional frustrations and is more prone to quit. B will just go with the flow and allow himself time to perfect the quality of his work. clarifying what i mean: when your goals are authentic, you are unstoppable.

@Visionary contemplate how you would feel if your goals were achieved but nobody noticed who you are. if your goals are authentic, you should be free from needs for external approval.

right now i'm an academic researcher (computer science/artificial intelligence)

this question cannot be answered with words. go look by yourself if you have enough courage to experience true Nothingness. hypothesizing is almost useless for it can only expand your curiosity for true (un)knowing.

@Berjohansen Reality is fundamentally mystical and groundless. it's the highest hallucination ever. enjoy the trip.

no. only the optional suffering is caused by an untrained mind. but the optional suffering corresponds to at least 95% of our suffering anyway. the other 5% are intrinsic to the nature of Life. we age, get sick and then we experience the process of dying.

@Lorcan do it!

this is truly beautiful.

i am not a thing experiencing Earth. i am a fraction of Earth experiencing what it is like to BE consciously. i haven't come to Earth and i ain't going nowhere.

@john5170 there are many enjoyable meditative practices to achieve a mindful lifestyle. these are the ones that i've incorporated in my life so i can have a huge variability of possibilities without overdoing any of them: zazen kin'hin silent contemplation hatha yoga bhakti yoga biodance ayahuasca trips

@Damir Elezi because right now, with the current median genotype of mankind, men are strongly hardwired to try to excel, thrive and, thus, copulate. of course you can become free, but it requires some deep self hacking method like hardcore yoga.

@The Monk notice the alignment of your health with the planet's health and you'll be fine. right now, the production of beef and its convenience for consumption are raping this beautiful planet. so are the extensive practices of mono-agriculture. this is one of the causes of our diseases as a whole Living Being. we become ill as earth becomes ill.

then drop your laziness and train your mind to be present and accept Reality just the way it is already. we grow out of the mud by cultivating the attitude of fixing our posture a bazillion times in a day. open your chest and watch your breath. self destructive thoughts will arise. then you observe them and fix your posture once more. walk with dignity throughout the day. allow the top of your head to touch the blue sky. there is no freedom without discipline.

this is why Truth is so devastating. not being here is actually impossible. welcome to Eternity.

@AlldayLoop if you can bear your ignorance about your true nature, go ahead. i couldn't.

@LaucherJunge the needier you are, the more "others" will reject you. this happens because, very intimately, you're already rejecting yourself.