ajasatya

there's no need for forceful masculinity. let your heart bloom.

why would YOU do selfless acts? studying the behavior of others is helpless.

don't get caught by the follower mindset. not being responsible for yourself is a dangerous trap. if you feel that you should do something, do it. experience is extremely important. it's not like you're completely clueless about spirituality. you're not diving too deep in the ocean of ignorance anymore.

it depends on how deep you've gone. @harisankartj is having a hard time to function due to his existential anguish so the only option is to face it for once. if you can touch the fear slowly and get gradually accustomed to it as you are able to function and feed the body and pay the bills normally, that'd be the best approach for you.

@MiracleMan it does feel physical. it feels like you have to let go of EVERYTHING. not as a meditative practice, but for real.

@Max_V i don't know about your likes, but in moments like this i'd go to some indian restaurant to eat some marvelously healthy vegan food.

@Ilya sit down. watch the question arising, gently bring your attention back to your breathing and watch the question go away. that's not confusion. you're just sitting. what could go wrong from there? why do you bug yourself so much?

@harisankartj i love you too

@Lord Bwyra that was some motherfucking awesome reply. we all need to feel completely hopeless at least once.

@Voyager do you want a candy for that? either overcoming self imposed challenges or failing at them just strengthens the egoic illusion.

follow your intuition. if what leo (or anybody else) says doesn't ring a bell for you, then let go of it.

after? there's no after. just live with it. get used to it. you call it darkness but it's just a relative judgment. darkness or lightness, it doesn't matter. it feels uncomfortable because it's unusual.

@harisankartj then go meditate and try to stop existence. get it over with already. you don't have to label yourself as a "monk" for that. you can just sit down and do it right now. if you try to escape this task, anxiety will grow stronger. you've reached a point of no return.

@Ilya self inquiry gets you to an uncomfortable state of uncertainty in which there's no words left to be said. get used to that state. stay with it until you become comfortable with silence.

@emind so much ego! so much pride! give up already. we don't have to be better than anyone else to be happy. happiness is something else. if you're not willing to stop feeding your ego, don't even get started. the way of ego is an endless hole of agony and unsatisfactory.

@carlos flores

@How to be wise observe your state of being throughout the day. are you taken away to horrendous trips by thoughts of regret or fear? if your answer is either "i cannot observe myself that much" or "yes", then you lack concentration.

@PetarKa i dare you to die

@Lorcan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeral_system binary system: 0, 1 hexadecimal system: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F when we state a mathematical truth like a²+b²=c², it doesn't depend on the numerical system. it will be true no matter what basis you use to represent the numbers you plug in the formula. so calculus, geometry, linear algebra etc do still work.

@ParanoidAndroid if you want enlightenment to get something out of it, you won't make it. enlightenment is the very absence of egoistic desires. enlightenment is living each moment for its own sake.

don't rush. it's about loving yourself. it's impossible to release repressed emotions fast and comfortably. jeez, it's actually impossible to do it comfortably, slowly or fast. why don't you go on a slow and purposeless walk? visit the sea or a river. fill up your being with some loving experiences. have you ever tried singing the mahamantra with krishna devotees? it feels awesome!

@Charl when she said that "your political view is one of the most important things in your life and is the most effective thing concerning impact (through voting, demonstrating, etc)", she was talking about herself. instead of arguing, just listen. it's a richer way to know the other person. and when you talk about what you think, make it clear that you're talking about your way of thinking. don't try to dismantle the other person.

@Hardkill your problem is very typical and i've been there. ask yourself again about trying to use others. you want to meet girls just to get laid and because of that, you suffer greatly. if you want to heal yourself, then be truly interested about the other person. what does she like? what are her strange habits? what kind of suffering does she go through? why does she turn her eyes to the right before smiling? how did she get that small scar near the ear? what's she scared of? open your heart to childlike curiosity.

@Hardkill you still need to go through a LOT of suffering until you decide to stop using people. stop being a vulture. stop being a vampire. meditate more. reach your deepest pain.

@egoless @Shin, do you look like shia labeouf in real life?