ajasatya

no, that's too superficial. emotional vulnerabilities are related to the way you deal with deeper wounds, like the feeling of rejection, daily anxiety, bad episodes with parents, having hard times with loneliness etc.

your sentence is true and my sentence is false.

start by making a better use of the time you spend on bad habits.

the purpose of doing things is simply doing things. learning to let go of rewards is an extremely humbling experience. in zen we say "when we eat rice, we eat rice. when we drink tea, we drink tea". you either learn to enjoy the simple act of doing or your emotional state will be a rollercoaster.

find a teacher who has transformed himself/herself through the practice of hatha yoga. my hatha yoga teacher was obese, materialist, possessive/needy and used to smoke before she went to india.

@Jordan94 ashtanga vinyasa yoga would strengthen everything you need for the lotus posture.

@solr you gotta let go of all your attachments if you want real progress. everything else is just a sabotaging lazy excuse.

plot twist: @okulele was the husband of his story and now he's single because his ex-wife went to heaven.

@Shin lots of projections. if it worked for you, great. but most people (me included) need a different routine for this kind of work. disciplining the mind is a hard task by itself and it's even harder when immersed in our culture full of distractions. why make things harder for yourself? go to a quiet place where it's easier to be mindfull of your daily activities. all activities are simple. clean this, do dishes, water plants etc, always taking humble babysteps. and about the "enlightened masters", lots of them did go to isolated places to get started. dogen zenji and ramana maharshi are great examples. "avoiding life"? living in such isolated places will make tons of shit come up to the surface very quickly. it's far from avoiding life. it's more like going straight to what matters as fast as possible.

@Psyche_92 it depends on the monastery. it's easier with ashrams, where you can just sign up as a volunteer and they may provide you with shelter and food.

@okulele go to a physician. your posture might be screwing you up and you don't even notice. use the mind and everything else at your disposal.

@noselfnofun do it. heal everything you need to heal and learn to find peace and contentment in the present moment. then live the rest of your life feeling every second at its peak. that's what i did and that's what i would do if i were you. if you have the chance, then embrace it completely. very few people have this opportunity. the "perfect moment" to go will never come. there will always be something to let go.

'what do you struggle with?' and 'how do you deal with that?'

@ivankiss if you want to teach Love, just be lovely. if you want to teach Peace, just be peaceful. why are you angry? what are you teaching me?

@kieranperez i see what you mean. the guy feels zero compassion. there's still a lot to learn from him. his idea of developing mental toughness to overcome fucked up obstacles is certainly worth mastering. he's being an inspiration to me to workout everyday. i am fine with the fact that he's miles away from humility... that's his problem.

@actualhomie start very slow. meditate 5 minutes everyday. that's a good place to start. forget about celibacy for now. you're still to attached to the train of thoughts.

@kieranperez have you read can't hurt me, from david goggins?

@ingurix your life purpose is something that you're able to accept taking responsibility for. it's something that you deliberately choose to build without the need of a mission or meaning given to your life by some kind of god figure. your life purpose is something that you feel truly free to work on.

@Amun i see what you're saying and that's a very interesting point. humility of heart is the best indicator of integration of enlightenment and the persona. that's why some people are called masters... they don't see themselves as being above anyone else. they're just more experienced with the nuances of various sorts of sufferings thus they're actually able to feel compassion.

here's the thing... high quality social relationships are a heavy component of health.

@Amun it's not just about zen or even spirituality. hypocrisy is a very broad kind of toxic mental pattern.

@Ampresus short answer: refuse kindly.

@Nearfrest go ahead and create your own decentralized platform. you're entirely free to do that. and so is leo to create his own moderated platform. and so is everyone to participate on any platform they think is useful for their own lives. this place has a specific goal, which is allowing people to find the help they need to improve their lives. decentralized platforms become a huge mess QUICKLY and that purpose is completely degenerated. this forum is probably useless for you at the moment. i have no idea what you're doing here. if you want to ditch your vices and change your life for the better, then you're more than welcome. if you want to project your own mental mess onto others, then you're just wasting your time here.

it was when i realized the meaning of the prajna paramitha hridaya sutra during a satsang.

@Nearfrest you sound like a ideologically possessed demon https://youtu.be/IIeI5kByIpI?t=149