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The ego exists within a false world which it itself creates via an act of ongoing selective attention; we pay attention only to those aspects of the world that match our unacknowledged prejudices, in other words. Anything that doesn’t fit in with the picture of the world that we have in our head we steadfastly ignore and this is this ignoring (this ‘ignorance’) that turns our prejudicial view into an actual pragmatic reality for us. Via the act of selective attention – which creates entropy on an industrial scale – we get to see exactly what we want to see, therefore, and this turns out to be the worst thing ever..

I agree with you that the battle we have to undertake is a pretty daunting task. The only way you will see what life is truly about is to take on this mission. The hardest part will be to overcome your identity. It is like a suit that was handed to you and it is very hard to undo in my opinion. We tend to think we can figure this out in one life time. Maybe maybe not. Having the awareness that there are others level to life in itself is a great awakening. Most will not even consider anything beyond the 5 senses yet alone rack their mind to see what these other levels are about. In my opinion we have to keep exploring this thing call consciousness to see where it takes us. Everyone's journey will be quite different and some things will not be easily communicated. The beauty of all of this will be a gift to oneself not to be explained or even shared. It will be a great insight.

That is a lot to digest I commend you for being vulnerable on an open forum. I really cannot give you any answers that will fix all your issues. We must find our own solutions to what makes life enjoyable. Just remember as young man you are laying the foundations for your later years. We live in a time where this is so much access to information and that can be a gift and a curse. Truly you must decide how you want to live your life. If your all over the place then your life will always be chaotic. Try to just simplify your life a little bit to make it more manageable. I mean you have all the answers to your problems stated in your thread. " Eventually if I don't get my shit together I will be faced with the consequences of my incompetence." You cannot win the game of life quickly it is a process. The fallacy of the young man is he wants everything quickly and ends up sacrificing his youth for it and then realizes this shit doesn't work so it was time wasted. By time he figure the shit out he is a little older but wiser. So man just practice patience and don't overthink everything every younger person has been where you are and at some point they had to put in the work and wait for the results. It just how it is.

There is some hint of truth in some of your statements. There is a element of criminal behavior in human nature that we overlook. Because we have billionaires (bernie Madoff) who obvious didn't have to scam all those people. Society is better without crime but it is part of the system. Because in a capitalist society everyone is looking for an edge or advantage over the next guy. I don't condone crime but when you have a hiearchy in society the lower class people will be jealous of the affluent . There are too many variables to judge people in my opinion because people have different circumstances. Western society loves the bad guy the drug dealers the bank robbers and that can be very impressionable to younger people who have yet to find themselves. Good thing that society does have second chances for people who have made a bad choice.

One of my favorite movies about the ego. It literally lays out how we are in a game against ourselves. It shows how the ego never wants to die and wants the game to go on forever. There is so many aspects of the con-chess in the movie that it lays out everything. It is kind of older movie but I didn't see it on the forum. I would love to discuss it . Found it rather interesting and it helps to unravel the thing called the ego because it is massive and hold depths that we can only imagine. Oh there is even some bonus material at the end of the film the american version with deepak and david hawkins that break down how the ego fools us.

I like the well thought out response. In your scenario it’s like we only deal with the effect of life. That we are virtually prisoner of the past deeds of our parents and so on. Your are correct that the only thing you can do is become more aware even that becomes a challenge if your mind is paradigm locked.

Overcoming the human default system that society has carved out for you can be one of the hardest tasks known to man. How many have overcame the default of the status quo of their parents meaning you surpass them in thinking original and breaking that paradigm? As I look back at friends and family most end up where there parents are or even worst. My def. of a human default systems is staying in survival mode or comfort zone so long that it becomes your lifelong default.

This is a funny question I mean it all depends on the people who are in the relationship. I didn't watch the video. I see a lot of these questions could be answered by a little bit more experience in life. Overthinking things before they take place is always the wrong route. I think if you tried and actually lived with someone and worked 40 hours you can have your own perspective. I mean if you're not working that means you are probably sitting up under each other all day and night and eventually you will get tired of that. Then you wind up having a baby from all the free time now you have to find a job which will probably be more than 40 hours. LOL so be careful what you ask for. In conclusion I think 8 hours at work and the rest with your significant other is more than enough time.

It will give you more experience with dealing with people in which will help you serve your fellow man. Plus it gives something to strive in life .

My advice you are already in college so that will consume alot of your time. Hopefully you are going for something that is aligned with your strengths or something you plan on mastering. You cannot always go on appearance Americans spend alot of money with credit cards and money we don't have. Some even spend thier bill money on vital items. Just stay the course you are investing in yourself so that your older self will have mastery the domain of money.

The depth and research one man does let you know with time and effort much can be accomplished. To have the ability to transfer knowledge that has been contemplated and verbally express it lets you know we have a ways to go. If you cut the fluff out of your life the results can be phenomenal.

well stated

the hardest part of life in my opinion is that we find a particular view point and we stick to it and we even mastery it at some point but eventually its get old and we want a new challenge but it is hard to give up on something that we dedicated so much time to but the key to life is not fall in love with these methods or concepts and not to be afraid to try something new or even risky you have to put your neck on the chopping block to feel alive life is meant to lived without regrets as you get older you will have regrets lost love or certain opportunities have been squandered if we just could live life without expecting a certain outcome it would be better more authentic in my opinion we get to attach to the outcome I know we have to measure some things to see some type of progress but the point of all this is to experiment with life and understand what we actually are in I mean this life is so short once you are gone you will be forgotten well most of us so why not make the most of it why keep playing small ball

Thats a pretty good idea for a book. My son tried to be a comedian this was his dream so he got a job at the improv getting up onstage when he could at first he was terrible really terrible but after seeing all those comics come through he started to notice something. Everybody in the audience wants you to talk about something relatable to them that it. The stuff we do when we are alone is the funny stuff. He never really made it. It was a fleeting passion but he did try and thats the hardest step.

I agree with you Americans spend millions of dollars on unnecessary material items. To truly get in a position where you can live your life how you please your going to have to work harder than the average person. And it is a long game so you will suffer and save well maybe not suffer but go without so you can one day in the future enjoy your life. That's one way of doing it but how about getting more creative and start a business but still work and grow the business take advantage of the tax breaks and keep compounding the money in the business use your income to live off. Eventually this will bring you massive amounts of money. I rather invest in myself than the stock market thats just my philisophy.

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You have to realized everyone is on some type of journey and everyone has a different perspective of the universe. If you believe the people around need to develop to the higher stages then it is your job to maybe try and bring a different perspective to the environment. Some might not be ready for that then again you might be in position to help some one growth or at least point them in the right direction. I work with a lot of people and if your not careful you will begin to develop their mindset just by interacting with them on a daily basis. I always try to speak on something different most of the time I get a funny look from the person but hey at least they know there is another side of the coin from my perspective.