Gabriel Antonio

Best advice to follow your purpose, no matter what other people say about it.

Similarly, if you say: “I am living in the moment,” you are not in the moment.

Topics such as social anxiety, male vs female psychology, inner-talk, etc.

At least you are aware that you’re doing that. Masculine minds tend to desire modeling the world, but of course it shouldn’t become an obsession. Remember that it’s just a model. I think that sooner or later, you’ll naturally stop doing that. Don’t judge yourself, like “Omg... here am I trying to fit people on this model... I’m such an orange...” If you do this, you’re just adding to the problem. Instead, realize that these (obsessive?) thoughts will too pass. Just like the sky is always changing its configuration, so does the mind.

Meditation is not very good for dealing with depression imo. Have you ever done psychedelics in a correct way? That can really help.

Psychedelics are far more effective for breaking addictions.

Yes... All stages need to be integrated, otherwise we'll have blindspots. That's pretty shallow stuff, man. These things are only by-products... Anyway, here's my selection: (Be a strategic motherfucka!)

Abraham Maslow on self-transcendence:

The guy writes elegantly, I must say. But, hey, he should find something better to do with that skill rather than ranting on Quora.

People are obsessed with Leo. Omg... ? Anyway, you should give us more information about your life: your weaknesses, for example. If you’re a people-pleaser, I highly recommend “How To Stop Caring What Others Think of You” A great one to build a vision for your life is “10 Things You Don’t Know You Want” Another great episode is “Masculinity vs Femininity”. Very useful information there! And my last recommendation is “How To Deal with Strong Negative Emotions”. If you are more specific about your life situation (apart that you’re young), we can give you better recommendations. Btw - I think to really learn meditation, you should go to a Vipassana retreat. If you only learn it on Youtube, the odds of practicing a technique incorrectly is very high. It’s very important to have an experienced face-to-face teacher when you’re starting off.

To everybody who thinks spiritual practices (meditation, self-inquiry, contemplation etc) are the solution to all life’s problems:

lol Absolute Truth includes "party, drugs, and video games". lol

Lmao ?

I really enjoy the motivation speech at the end of "keep walking the path" sorta of thing. Btw - you guys are obsessed with Leo hahahaha

Nice =) Here’s from Osho: Just make sure you are not injuring your body...

“You can think your way into right thinking, but you can’t think your way into right action.” — Bill Wilson (How to stop being lazy video)

? that must be awful to go through... i think red has a lot to do with speaking up, imposing yourself, that sort of thing. Are you able to do that?

Are you able to stay focused during those 30 min?

I wanna go!! Haha yea!

Sorry, but wtf? Love suffering? This sounds like masochistism... Pain is an indication that something is not right. You can’t deal with it by simply telling yourself to “enjoy” it (which is pretty neurotic btw). From what I read here, it seems you need some psychological help.

@Yolusef This is very likely neurotic. Go with the flow instead. Nature doesn't interrupt its flux. Do you see dogs stopping every once in a while to "be aware" (whatever that means) of what they're doing?