Charlotte

No no, I respect your opinion if that's what you think, fair enough. Unfortunately I think your extremely close minded and quite patronising. You say we are "EQUAL" but yet we shouldn't persue certain things? ? So equal in what way exactly? In your meaning of equal? For someone that doesn't wish to argue over trivial nonsense you have a lot to say. Just to clarify I'm in no way 'defending' myself I'm simply stating my opinions on yours. @Shin ?

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Yeah! Can totally resonate with what your saying, I've seen a lot of that... "Mentally pissing at a tree" ??

??? @Shin I'm stealing that ?

Very true! Also, I think in some people's case's they create this alternative spiritual ego and it just reeks of BS

Yeah, I fully agree with what your saying. So, in that case then, it's all in my head BUT what else do I have? How else am I supposed to interact and communicate with other beings? Haha thank you! I genuinely don't understand why you've made this about the sex of a person.

I appreciate your advice completely and your absolutely right... I was also referring to YouTube video's also, not just text but yeah, definitely see what you mean I get what your saying. I'm definitely not projecting in this instance but thanks for bringing up as a possibility. Can you say this is 110% always the case? "Special @Joseph Maynor "video on point to watch"... ? made me chuckle.

YES, exactly! I thought smug would come under the same definition maybe.

I can do that, thanks Do you mind if I steal this? I think it's a beautiful quote. In what's sense, in many ways. Hard to describe really... Say like, so self confident in their knowledge it comes off as arrogance or say you aren't where they are at in your personal development journey so they don't give you the time of day or they act like they just know more than you so then talk to you like your dumb and talk down to you. Many more examples but I'm struggling to put it into words but that kind of theme really.

@egoless Done a quick Google search and it's saying the same. Too high of a nicotine level or your vaping too much. You did say "after heavy vaping" so I'm guessing that could be it, one of them 2.

@egoless irritation in what way? Itchy, sore? Headache's... Prior to vaping how many cigarette's did you smoke? Also what Mg is your nicotine in your juice? You could be vaping to much nicotine to what your used to. I'll have a quick Google search also.

They did some studies over here in the UK on vaping for a programme called 'Panaorama'. I was naturally interested because I vape. Their conclusion was that vaping is 10x better for you than smoking. BUT what they did find was that every time you vape, there is a particular part of your throat that becomes inflamed. I vape and hope to quit because I've replaced one addiction for another. At the end of the day I'd breath in more toxic fumes if I went for a walk down the high street (which I avoid). People be like "You don't know what your inhaling!" I'm like "Yeah neither do you when you go for a walk near traffic" ?

Sorry, as I posted the thread I thought your response was aimed at me. I do apologise.

Looking for opinions on this guy? Interested to know what you make of him? (Just curious)

Thank for your input but I think your judging me by saying I'm being judgemental of teachers. I'm not. I was literally just curious of other people's opinions of him, anybody's opinions will not influence my decision. I was interested. Thanks again ❤️ I'm not being influenced by anyone elses opinion @Joseph Maynor I was interested in people's opinions is all, just from sheer curiousity. Yes we certainly do. Thanks for your input ❤️

I remember leo mentioning something about compassionate deliveries and logical thinking style deliveries (female and male) and he likes to use both at time's (harsh and not so harsh). I think he mentioned this in his video about male and female psychology, so I know what you mean. That's fair enough ? @sgn thanks for your input @aurum thanks for your input also ❤️

I'm 27 and I literally have no friends. When I chose to start my own personal journey they all didn't like the choices I made and the person I was becoming (no drinking, partying, social media, materialistic lifestyle etc) so dropped me at the snap of their fingers. I have started Yoga hoping to meet like-minded people but unfortunately they are 40/50+. I start my career in studying psychology in September (college) and hope to meet like-minded people but again this isn't guaranteed. How do you all find friends? I'd make an awesome best friend if I do say so myself but everyone (I've met so far) thinks/acts the same to everyone else, 'Follows the croud' let's say. My partner is my best friend but unfortunately he's a very low consiouss person and I can't resonate with him on a lot of levels. What do you all do? Just to clarify I'm not looking for a friend to share my journey with, it's my journey and I know only I can take it. I'm just speaking as a person that would love at least one friend.

I'm a sensitive person, always have been. I really feel pain when I'm hurt, I have so much compassion and love to give people/earth/nature/animals. I cry at a beautiful view, the sky, stars or the sunrise or setting. I truly feel all emotions. Thing is, when this comes to conversing, I can take things waaaay out of proportion, take things the wrong way, personal etc. I don't want to be the kind of person that blows things out of proportion. My other half told me to "Man up". This (I think) is my nature though. How do I change this? Not the love and compassion because I always act from a place of love but more the 'hurt my feelings side'... Throw some wisdom at me guy's ❤️

I'm exactly the same, hope you don't mind me following for advice @WhiteCongrats

Thanks @adam747 @NoSelfSelf I agree. Thanks for your input guys ❤️

Thanks for your advice and tips @Elisabeth I think what your basically saying is (and correct me if I've wrong) is go to such activities and have patience? Also don't get me wrong, I'm able to go into bar's etc it's just I choose not to drink. It takes someone with understanding to not apply pressure, understand and respect my choices, not someone that will try and take me down the wrong path. Thanks again ❤️

Right now my main purpose is to sort out my life purpose. I have to be FULLY commited to that (at the moment). I'm going studying psychology and hoping to progress to university etc but I've been out of education for a while so it's a little daunting. I've studied and inquired to death, I know on the surface level there is a glitch in the matrix, I know my whole life is just like some theatrical play, I makeup, I know 'Charlotte' and all my beliefs, likes and dislikes are fictional, I know I AM not real, but honestly? What else do I have? By knowing this, I don't take myself as seriously as I used to. I try and use life as a playground to have fun with everyday, but at the same time I weed out the shit. I've only been studying self actualisation and spirituality from around Aug last year and I've come a LONG way in such little time. My life has radically changed. Yes I agree with what your saying about the defence mechanism but if you truly believe your perception of reality is flawed and you know there is no 'I' you will ALWAYS be searching in one way or another.

Okay, well AT FIRST I thought you mean it as... How do I put it... " How do I know your real person? You could be anyone over the internet" See not everyone on this forum talks from a non dual perspective, some people, as we know are at different stages of self actualisation. So when I say "it clicked" I meant as in, I realised you meant it literally. I went through this "does my mum even exist?, Why am I here then?" And to be honest my head was absolutely baffled and I became depressed for a period of time, my mum understood what I was going through and she said "You need to take a break from it Charlotte". I did too much to soon And from what I understand I had an 'Ego backlash' which wasn't a pleasant experience. So yeah, hope that explains what I mean.

Right... Explain to me what you meant by "lol It still doesn't feel like you really exist, just like the people I saw this morning and even my mom."?

I have to admit, I took what you said in other thread completely wrong and then it clicked. Once again I took something personal, quite embarrassed to be honest ?but never mind that Is this why you feel your having a depressive episode?