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I experience the same thing. I made a huge ass ideal about starting my business that I couldn't take the first step in two years...... I had so many angles to looked at, and every inch to be constructed in perfection that I missed action.

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Self Awareness is the key, root of all change. It bring you awareness which bring understanding that guides to new stratergy plus it also bring you self disciple which is the fuel for every change and action. After reading self help for two years, I think if you are a bit of creative and critical thinker, you can build your very own startergy and techniques if you are self aware. ( sharing my experience ) Like today in the gym, I imagined a lighting bulb in my chest, and I kept it shining, lighting, energizing all my body through my mind. I clearly noticed the willpower usage for this, and I stayed to focus on it as I was doing workout outside my comfort zone. I noticed all the excuses my mind was trying to pop to make me stop, I kept my mind lift and blocked them.

I would really like to hear this as well, plus I made a post for topic request for that.

You think you havnt been doing this already? lol

make some videos about this later? What is hell and heaven?

I love his sense of humor. Watch it for laughter

Guys, I am recently adopting a very subtle strategy. This can only be done to those you care for, close people that you do see regularly. What, you have to do is build their interest in yoga. ( physical side ) for health benefits, depression, anxiety, confidence, energy, etc. Anything and everything that is relatable and they are open minded about. Example - Today, I showed my parents video of of yogi guru and his physical endurance and health at extreme age. And, as my parents are aging, they watched it with enthusiasm. And, this was it for today. Later, I will make them watch more, and get them into practice of yoga/meditation. And then over months, years, when they would be in love and have experience of the stillness within. I will introduce them to the philosophy side.

Eckart Tolle again got the attention due to Oprah. She is an established brand, just like eminem got the attention through dr dre. "Social Intelligence" that is precisely what I meant, Yes, these teaching are worth passing down, I have started to very subtly teach my parents about this. I started today, by showing them video of yogi guru and his physical endurance and health at extreme age. I will build very subtly to get their interest over months and maybe take a year or two to make them open to speak about the philosophy side. I think, Social Media is our friend, at first people will reject, laugh and this process will repeat itself, until people started to see it and get validation from other places, this will catch their attention and they will see this for themselves hopefully.

I was watching alot of videos, of great people talking about enlightenment in stage/audience setting. And, I was observing the reaction of people, most of them were unasumed and engaged in their own thing. The speaker said great things but the words used were difficult, ideas incomprehensible and it was plain boring for average person. This is also the case, when I try to explain it to someone who is just busy. Plus, I noticed, this pattern in education too. When majority of school teaches to children, serious speeches, with no enthusiasm, excitement, or "entertainment" If you cant have someone attention, you cannot teach him the best of thing. Example - "Very Own Leo", Alot of people followed him because he was getting people attention, teaching you about lower consciousness stuff that will satisfy your ego mind for survival, love, sex, confidence, etc that build a bond, familiarity, relativity and then he brought you intentionally/strategically enlightenment, Imagine if he started with just enlightenment, how would the majority would have reached? further more, would you have even listen to him? What I would like to hear from you guys, How should one approach to catch attention of someone deeply engaged in materialism and convince him to shatter his belief system, values, assumption and open his mind to spirituality? I think, like in any other field, you gotta sell yourself for this, and what sell is what appeals, so you gotta be entertaining than simple and mystical. Majority of teacher were just plain simple and mystical in their ways but the world nowadays is nuts, also make fun of them. So, you gotta be someone that they can relate to and listen to. Would like to hear on this

some people do it to please god, some do it for their own desires, some do it for love, some do it to celebrate, some do it for fun but hardly anyone does it for enlightenment.

Listen Folks, I am from India. We have people of many religion here. Chiefly - Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Jain. Now, from my understanding every religion follow a certain type of yoga naturally but they exactly dont know why they are worshipping, most people worhsip to avoid hell and being in heaven or to get their desires fullfilled. Hindu - They pray to various gods, visit temple every week and pray. They pray to please god, for meeting their desire, etc. Muslim - They go to mosque and pray 5 times a day. They pray for duty, desires, etc Sikh - They visit gurudhara and pray, also like to serve community, feed people alot. Karma Yoga. Jain - idk much about them other than they have strict diet rules, veg and no garlic and onion. But, hardly anyone specially in the capital of India, New Delhi, where I live have much understanding of "Enlightenment" but almost everyone is religious and hold the image of their respected god in a high place and importance.

For Indian Only, this guy is teaching in such a entertaining way though fresher wont get it. He is doing his own thing and filling his life purpose in his own unique way such a drastic style of preaching spirituality.

No, I highly doubt it.

Yeah reading few self help book wont fix your life but it sure gives you a kick start towards it.

Infinite Intelligence = God = You It is usually spoken in theme involving manifestation through prayers and affirmation or connecting to it and experiencing truth a.k.a enlightenment in self help.

That is such a great analogy brother, Self help is like a chemist shop, you come with a problem in your mind, all the self help products are medicine but you dont know excatly what will cure you, you will pick some, and what will you find more usually than solutions in them, the explanation of your problem, why are you wanting or suffering, and they will make you question to find the truth of exactly what is it that you want, and the more product you consume the closer to truth you reach. You will find things beyond your problems The reason it doesn't work for most people is because they like to delude themselves that they are working towards solving their problem but in turth they procrastinate by reading books and without following it in terms of action. ( P.S. - I have been there )

I want to understand what happens to us spiritually when we are in deep love with someone? What is love? The emotion we feel in the moment when we are in love with someone and we can just spend hours looking at her/him. If I observe and recall this situation, I can notice that my mind use to be completely still, emotions felt connection, love and peace. ( sorta what you want during meditation ) Also, When we have a breakup, we all notice intense pain and hollowness in our chest, so I wonder how does that affect our energy and soul? - do we feel hollow because we have given them a huge part of our heart chakra energy ? Is this what people refer to as baring my soul to someone? Why is this that I am not with her anymore, but I can close my eyes and still feel something, why do I still feel connected to her even though my mind has let go of her? Why do I feel attach to her? Lastly, How can I truly let go?

I texted her to congratulate her, asked for forgiveness and wished her farewell. Letting her flow away from my heart. I reliazed that its not worth to fight this battle, she was right or I was, we have our lives, I should let her live hers and I should live mine. I should forget everything that I hold close and do not look up for anything. Empty my heart and fill it with a new life looking ahead.

thank you Today, I had a conversation with her friend about this, seem like I should just not care and be complete stranger. I have accepted this, I do want to hurt myself further. @Great suggestion, I will meditate on this

Thank you for encouraging words and insight, I am really grateful for everyone here who is slowly and calmly folding the confusion in my life and brining me close to peace of mind.

alright woah man, this was very helpful, deep deep questions. You blow my mind. I have an anxiety disorder so its so difficult for me to be calm and understand mythoughts, I am constantly moving and taking actions. But, what you said ring with me, it is very much possible, I am gonna contemplate.

I feel like I am cooking up stories in my head that there is something left to say, blah blah blah like one last chapter and shit, lol. Somedays, I try to sell myself to this conclusion, someday, I am fine...though I do feel something in my chest. Short detail - She was ambitious and I was very simple, she looked at collection of wealth for great life, my ideology was simple and honest living. I was pretty satisfied and full filled with myself until she left me, which made me question and doubt everything that let me to learning about everything up until today. And, I kinda feel like calling her up and taking about enlightenment and explaining her how I was not wrong, eternal peace and bliss lies deep within, show her direction but at the same time, I am questioning myself that why I want to do that?, Weather to lift my esteem that she shattered or to help her? guess, it is both. I lost all my worth in front of her, and I think I wanna show her that, and show her where she was wrong.

That must be beautiful

I do understand and see it. I am not refusing, I am trying...but I cannot find why I cant.