How can I pursue Spirituality and get Shit Done?

[Rafael Thundercat]

20 hours ago, Nilsi said:

you just answered your own question. if you have some kind of gnostic ideal of spirituality, human problems and life will slip through your fingers, as you grasp for the "transcendent."

this is also an issue with most traditional spirituality, where the immanent aspects of god are often neglected, or downright rejected as heresy, as is the case in mainstream islam.

if you want to get shit done, you have to be able to see god not only in the beyond, but also in the muck of "mundane" existence.

i'm always reminded of the opening lyrics to george clinton's classic ode to transcendence, "maggot brain," when contemplating this issue:

 

take your psychedelics and jam out to some funkadelic from time to time, but don't get too hung up on it, is what i would suggest.

if seeking non-ordinary states of consciousness is what you truly feel called to, i won't be able to persuade you otherwise anyway - and i wouldn't want to either. but there are also plenty of amazing experiences available that don't require rejecting your humanity - being human may even be the pre-condition for those... so there's that.

Thank you for this Gold MUSIC WOW

[Yimpa]

Opening your mind and connecting the dots between different facets of reality are crucial. 

[Davino]

On 4/6/2024 at 3:03 AM, BipolarGrowth said:

Productivity and getting shit done essentially fell into place for me out of necessity.

It does for me also but I want to be proactive instead of reality forcing me to do things, which I find it to be a very immature behaviour.

[Davino]

On 4/6/2024 at 1:47 PM, Clarence said:

What I meant with the psilocybin trip I had is that I discovered peace in being in that situation, in doing things I didn't like or didn't want to do. I felt peace even though the situation hadn't change. Everything then was made much easier.

I get also that but it's only a state change. It doesn't stick because everyday actions are not aligned with myself.

On 4/6/2024 at 1:47 PM, Clarence said:

I feel that having such a switch in your mind could help you too. Can't you think about some method you haven't tried that could maybe help?

Bite the bullet again and again without needless drama.

 

 

[Davino]

On 4/6/2024 at 2:13 PM, enchanted said:

Judging by your posts it's clear you have a gift in the spiritual domain. Your passion, knowledge, and skills comes through in your words. 

My advice is set high sights for yourself. Don't get bogged down in something petty just to survive. Get creative, use your obvious skill to find something very profound and rewarding to do in the world. Your options are truly infinite.

I suspect we will be seeing great things from you in the near future. 

Oh man, thank you, that shit really arrived to my heart. I wanna make something amazing out of my life, I wanna live my best life and I love my life. I just have to pay the cost for it and I'm being a bitch about it. I'll toughen up and excuses and limitations will be overcomed little by little. I know where my genius is, I'm just figuring out how to live out of it.

Thank you @enchanted I would give you a hug if you were in front of me. Hoping you a great day ★

[Davino]

On 4/6/2024 at 11:30 PM, Yimpa said:

Opening your mind and connecting the dots between different facets of reality are crucial. 

This is the whole point of the post!

Thanks for making it explicit