youngshinzen

First try was 2 weeks, starting again: Day 2 now.

@UDT It is possible to realize that everything is perfect as it is. Your wish to change others is fear within yourself, this problem can only be solved if you work on yourself.

@AleksM Thanks, slowly becoming ready to resonate with these ideas :-)

@Serotoninluv I had huge problems with eye contact and still sometimes have. I‘ve noticed that eye contact reinforces our awareness of what we feel. It‘s a good way to see if we really feel ok and also to trigger these emotions. You could ask her what and where she feels uncomfortable while doing the exercise. This will help her to understand herself better and also bring you closer together.

@Psyche_92 Usual symptoms of higher awareness. You're seeing others as creatures driven by impulses, because you have understood yourself better. It's all good, it just feels weird because you need time to implement it. And don't worry about your financial situation, you will do what is necessary when the time comes. I've been there too and still am. Enjoy this time!

@Joseph Maynor Could we say that there is no distinction because there is no free will in the first place?

@Lynnel Pick a judgment you have and do some research on how this behavior occurs. It will fill the gaps in your knowledge and show you, that it makes absolute sense and is actually neutral.

@Max_V Take a pen and just start to doodle like a lunatic. Look at your work and try to identify an object in there (like looking at the clouds, your subconscious will pick sth. that is relevant) Take that as a starting point and find associations towards your highest values. Create a story with that. It's just about eliminating the pressure in the beginning, after that it's easy and fun. If you have done these steps, I would be excited to see it

@How to be wise In the first few sentences in The Power Of Now he talks about being depressed since his early childhood. That day when he disidentified with his "self", he had even more emotional and physical pain than ever, which shows the connection between enlightenment and suffering. It's a sudden change of brain activity, going from the most powerful self-blame to complete innocence. That happened to me too. But I just became aware of infinite determinism, which implies a lot of good stuff regarding insights, but I'm still in ego mode. Maybe because he was 29 when it happened and I was 22... Damn, only 7 years more left in hell

@Alex K If it does not get better with using techniques, you should try to get some psychedelics. There will be a huge gap between the experience and your everyday life, which creates a tension between the two. I just had one trip 4 years ago and it still motivates me to a very high degree.

@Fredrik Andersson There's evolution and then there's spirituality. Do you want to serve the first or the latter?

@Geog Haha that's really messed up that you have to meditate to not be aware of your breath:D But I have done a few months of solely breathing meditation too and focused on it automatically during the day. Try "chaotic breathing" (Elliott Hulse) whenever you feel anxious about it, that will help to lose control and become more relaxed.

@MsNobody That really inspired me, especially the part with nature being a teacher. That's something Wim Hof talks about a lot, but he tends to repeat the same phrases over and over again, which gives me the feeling of him being too unconscious while talking. But hearing this from you or a source of higher thinking is much more acceptable for me :-) Thanks for sharing!