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@Mu_ The only spiritual practice I've done is meditation. I started January this year, but my meditation routine for the past 2 months has been bad but its recently picked up again. I've had enlightenment experiences. That's about it.

@Emerald Thank you!

Today was the first time I ever tried anything analagous to "pick up". I sat down next to this nerdy (but good looking) Jewish girl on a train who was 20 (I'm 18) and she was playing a random mobile game so the conversation started there. We were both going to the same city since we were students in the same university. Talked with her for an hour. I went outside of my comfort zone quite a bit, since I'm usually very shy infront of other girls. Turns out shes obsessed with MBTI, was interested in having deep conversations. I was attracted to her. I interpreted signals of interest from her since she was quite enthusiastic when talking. I asked her if she wanted to chill or do anything, after I'd walked outside of the train station with her. She said no . I am thankful for the practice/confidence I got at the very least. So my question is directed at the guys here. How many times have you gotten rejected when asking people out? Are the odds quite bad?

@Emerald yeah, 20 per day is a no go. Its probably impossible for me to do that in my day-to-day life. A few per week though sounds alright. I feel bad for that guy you talked about lol. I find it difficult to pick up on social ques as well lol, making this process harder. Right now I'm just flirting with the idea of a relationships, but I feel very pessimistic about the whole thing. I'm an INTP who only enjoys talking about maths, physics, philosophy, psychology, politics... Etc and besides that the only thing which interests me is Eastern spirituality. I just feel like I'm on a different temperamental level from everyone around me, e. G. I'll have better conversations with my university professors then I do with my acquaintances. Sustained periods of loneliness in my life has made me skeptical that I'll ever find people I connect with. Edit: Even if I were to cold approach girls, my only accomplashible objective is likely sex since I doubt I will find anyone on the same wavelength as me.

@Emerald I just read the note you added. I hate clubbing with a passion. Its full of drunk retards awkwardly dancing to trashy songs.

IT WAS WORTH A SHOT, LOL. You don't look old Good point. Thank you for the response (all jokes aside).

@Emerald thanks for the response. You gave quite the guide there. So cold approaches don't work out that well on a case by case basis. If women were to cold approach men, they would succeed. I think this is a consequence of women finding it easier to get partners. The way males and females form attractions is different as well. I mean right now, I don't know if I want hook ups or an actual relationships. I just have urges for affection and sex. Stronger urges for just intamcy. So if I approach 20 women a day I'll probably find someone after 1 and a half weeks. Today I've approached 1, maybe you can be my second? ?

@now is forever (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ Matthew 21:12 (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ Just call me Jesus

That's true. It seems as though the phallus was the more powerful decision maker than the brain. At the time I felt convinced she'd go out with me because she seemed very engaged and interested when talking to me (from my perspective anyway). Seems that she was passionate about the contents of the discussion rather than being passionate "about me" . Is it bad that I feel quite deflated lol

@now is forever @now is forever @now is forever Bro I am livid after reading that. I've got that feeling where I just wanna (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ flip tables due to the bottomless pit of rage that you have incurred.

@kieranperez 5w6, the type of a compulsive worrier.

@VioletFlame humming with different tones sounds like a good idea, bonus points if chakras are affected. The fact that my voice sounds like a dying frong whenever I try to sing might be a small obstacle, LOL. And I don't have a singing bowl. @Strikr thanks for the suggestion. @PsiloPutty I'm typing this sentence whilst I'm sipping green tea.

I've found that if I'm struggling to enter a meditative state, humming and listening to gong noises helps. One thing that really helped me the other day was listening to this with headphones, And humming in synchronisation with the noises. If you ever block your own ears, with headphones in this case, the sound of your voice is sort of amplified in sense in your perception.

@now is forever @now is forever From my experiences of what is referred to as "non-dual love", I'd say that it's quite different from egoic love. I am sort of the state now to a small degree so, I'll try to describe it. I'm in a state of ease and acceptance with everything around me. "I" feel slightly happy by seeing different expressions of reality around me, even if those expressions threaten my ego. Despite this however, I am detached from things. I can feel no ill feelings towards someone (in fact I might "like them") yet I wouldn't hesitate to do something that might harm them. Right now I feel no need to do something that causes harm but I feel detached enough to the point that I could. Egoic love on the other hand is all about attachment.

Love how you made that prediction. Love you too Joseph.

@Viking To add on to what @aurum , do you feel as though you are not being uninhibited because being uninhibited would result in you not fitting in and being socially rejected?

@winterknight Why/how does there arise the distinction between something that is "pleasurable" and something that is "uncomfortable"?Why do some things cause "suffering" whilst other things cause "happiness"? For example, why is eating tasty food pleasurable whilst getting stabbed with a knife extremely painful? A scientist will tell me that things which are beneficial for my biological survival will give pleasure and things which are not advantageous will cause me pain. But that's just a shallow thought story imo, I've been wondering if there is anything deeper to it. Why are some sensations pleasurable and other not pleasurable? Can whether a thing is pleasurable or not pleasurable be reduced to thoughts? Or is there a complex relationship between thoughts and this extremely intangible thing we call awareness which causes sensations to be perceived a certain way?

@Merch you can likely generate an infinite number of proofs which prove that you are a coffee table and you can also likely generate an infinite number of proofs which prove that you are not a coffee table. As a quick digression, the word "infinite" as I have used it is synonymous with the idea that "at all times, more can be generated". Infinity isn't a number. E. G. We have an infinite number of numbers between 1 and 2. Just consider this list of numbers: 1, 1.01, 1.001, 1.0001, 1.00001..... The list can go on forever. No matter how may numbers I write down, I can always generate a new number because of how mathematics as a language has been defined. Infinity is like a property of the language that is mathematics, in this context. In order for us to make any truth claims or chains of reasoning, we have to start off with baseless assumptions and axioms. By arbitrarily changing your axioms and assumptions you have created a new perspective on reality. There are a practically infinite number of perspectives then, and an infinite number of proofs that you can generate. For example, Mathematicians generally share the same set of axioms and assumptions as other mathematicians. It is because of this that you have this massive body of knowledge, discovery and research. However, all of this knowledge rests upon foundations which are completely baseless in nature. For me to make any of the claims in these sentences I type to you right now requires baseless assumptions.

@winterknight @winterknight Is what I want to know the same as what I should know?

@winterknight btw I love the fact that you're doing this. It's the kind of thing you can do as a joke.

The question I want to ask you is : "What question should I ask you?"

@winterknight why didn't you answer my previous question?

@winterknight what question should I ask you?

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For any given topic in nutrition, you have 1 million different opinions floating round. It's as if you have studies which back up every single possible point of view (with a few exceptions). If you ever use google to search for something , it's like you're being flooded with information and do not know what to read and not bother reading. "Experts" are to be found left, right and centre on every single issue. Money corrupts the living fuck out of nutrition science like hell on top of it. I just want wished there existed more clear cut science on health related issues. If I'm interested in researching a physics topic for example, the only "concerns" I have are metaphysical/epistemological. That's not the case here. To eat meat or not eat meat, low carb or high carb, low fat or high fat. The only thing I know is safe is to avoid eating burgers and pizzas and much down on some broccoli. Edit: Can a mod please move this topic to the health, fitness, nutrition section.