How Many Of You Have Detached From Main Stream Society?

[Elton]

This includes detachment from television, social media, parties, clubbing. 

I feel that staying far away in the mountains would be very blissful... 

Detachment from culture, religion... 

Detachment from sex, drugs, alcohol, tabacco,food,talking, socialising... 

Detachment from work and money... 

Only attachment to self, only self actualization... 

Would you like such a life? Or would you hate it and get back dragged in?

I am attached to all these things sex, money, thc,culture, worried about status what others think etc etc no matter how much I fill myself with this I feel even more empty... Few months ago I was self actualizing and I would feel great but drugs, sex and money doesn't give anything yet why am I chasing it? 

What are your thoughts about detachment? 

[egoeimai]

2 hours ago, Elton said:

 detachment from television,

Easy. Done.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

Social media,

Partially easy. And done.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

parties, clubbing. 

Who cares? Never cared.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

I feel that staying far away in the mountains would be very blissful... 

I have thought about it several times. Just staying in touch with nature. Nature is Love. 

2 hours ago, Elton said:

Detachment from culture,

What kind of detachment is that? Lol

2 hours ago, Elton said:

Religion... 

Super easy.Done.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

Detachment from sex,

Easy. Done.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

drugs, alcohol, tabacco,

Super easy. Done.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

Food,talking, socialising... 

Not easy. Not done.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

Detachment from work

Easy.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

And money... 

Not easy.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

Only attachment to self, only self actualization... 

It gets boring to be attached to self actualization and only working on that. Help others too,maybe volunteer.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

Would you like such a life? Or would you hate it and get back dragged in?

I would love it. But it would be super difficult in the beginning.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

I am attached to all these things sex, money, thc,culture, worried about status what others think etc etc no matter how much I fill myself with this I feel even more empty... Few months ago I was self actualizing and I would feel great but drugs, sex and money doesn't give anything yet why am I chasing it? 

You know the answers. Check Lisa Cairns on youtube. She helped me a ton. Someone here recommended this before.

2 hours ago, Elton said:

What are your thoughts about detachment? 

Such a great feeling! Such a freedom! So nice! 

[Visitor]

Fulfillment comes from loving unconditionally. This comes from within a person, not from outside. Anything you chase, other than your own truth, has nothing to do with your fulfillment. Fulfillment comes from radiating energy from within, not by trying to suck it up. It comes from allowing your truth to be exposed and seen, and its expression is love. Remove the veils of fear and deception which covers your true fearless you. These veils are cover stories, fabricated stories of validation, by the ego. But the only thing valid in you is your own truth. Once the truth is exposed you will know what is truth and start living true, because you will know that truth is the only reality. Anything else is delusion and not worth hanging on to.

[Prabhaker]

19 hours ago, Elton said:

Only attachment to self, only self actualization... 

Would you like such a life? Or would you hate it and get back dragged in?

I have always struggled to live life of a 'seeker of truth', now fortunately I have managed to live almost like a mystic. 

19 hours ago, Elton said:

What are your thoughts about detachment?

If detachment is seen as being the opposite of attachment, then it is wrong. But if detachment is freedom from attachment, then it is right.  Actually aversion is also one form of attachment, it's a negative.

[jse]

If attachment could be considered an emotion, then I'd like one of these:
 

               

[Loreena]

@jse Well you cannot use it always, Eventually you will get laid

[Shin]

23 hours ago, Elton said:

This includes detachment from television, social media, parties, clubbing. 

I feel that staying far away in the mountains would be very blissful... 

Detachment from culture, religion... 

Detachment from sex, drugs, alcohol, tabacco,food,talking, socialising... 

Detachment from work and money... 

Only attachment to self, only self actualization... 

Would you like such a life? Or would you hate it and get back dragged in?

I am attached to all these things sex, money, thc,culture, worried about status what others think etc etc no matter how much I fill myself with this I feel even more empty... Few months ago I was self actualizing and I would feel great but drugs, sex and money doesn't give anything yet why am I chasing it? 

What are your thoughts about detachment? 

It feels amazing and terrible at the beginning, at some point the amazingness is prevalent when you find your new friends circle/totally adjust to this new lifestyle.

You're chasing it because you think you will find completion through it, inconsciously, since you seem to be perplex.

Completion can only be realized through spiritual work, because what we chase is the reunification with the Absolute, which is already the case, ironically.

That's the root cause of every addiction, you really REALLY think you'll find what you need in the end, for most people you only see this is bullshit when you got ALL what you think you needed (which of course is rare).

So you're kind of lucky to already realized that it's all bullshit now, it's a blessing really

Edited April 28, 2017 by Shin

[Elton]

@Shin well said 

[Vaishnavi]

What do you mean by detachment here? Having no contact whatsoever or just not being attached to it, despite being a part of it?

In my case it would be both, i.e. not having any contact whatsoever say with status quo or with television and mindless stuff but then at the same time I want to and will stay in contact but not attached to, say with people and.. life! There is so much beauty out there and I by no means would miss out on it.

Living amidst the mountains is one of my big dreams too but at the same time I want to be a part of.. life! The life out there, even culture you know, but in a healthy way, and festivals and dance and music and travel and food and bungee jumping? Yea. So it's about living for me. Maybe all of it is simply illusion but as long as I'm learning and living life, I'm good.

It's about finding your own balance I guess.

 

[jse]

38 minutes ago, Vaishnavi said:

Living amidst the mountains is one of my big dreams too but at the same time I want to be a part of.. life! The life out there, even culture you know, but in a healthy way, and festivals and dance and music and travel and food and bungee jumping? Yea. So it's about living for me. Maybe all of it is simply illusion but as long as I'm learning and living life, I'm good.

I wholeheartedly agree with everything @Vaishnavi has said here, except for the bungee jumping part.

[pluto]

I detached from all those things at one point in my life, that is when i found my true self, my infinite self, that is when i remembered everything i had created the only problem was i had to eventually re-attach myself and create a balance in order to spread my wisdom and share it with others.

Now i watch others blossom and brings joy to my heart and when i am a bit down they help me with my own wisdom i once shared with them.

[Lai]

Would attachment to a loony recluse be considered detachment from main stream society?  You know, like two negative makes a positive.

 

Edited April 29, 2017 by Lai

[Posho]

Detachment isn't as easy as people make out it to be. But man, once you're really detached when you just don't fucking care, man it's the best feeling in the world. 

Especially detachment from low conscious stuff

Edited April 29, 2017 by Posho

[egoeimai]

34 minutes ago, Posho said:

Detachment isn't as easy as people make out it to be. But man, once you're really detached when you just don't fucking care, man it's the best feeling in the world. 

Especially detachment from low conscious stuff

I want to feel that. How? 

[jse]

1 hour ago, Lai said:

Would attachment to a loony recluse be considered detachment from main stream society?  You know, like two negative makes a positive.

[Guest Annetta]

Not yet, I still have a lot of unhealthy attachments.

[Loreena]

@jse @Lai

 

 

 

Lol you guys already started fighting on the forum. What would happen in real life ?

 

 

Edited April 29, 2017 by Loreena

[Vaishnavi]

19 hours ago, jse said:

I wholeheartedly agree with everything @Vaishnavi has said here, except for the bungee jumping part.

Oh c'mon, bungee jumping has to be on the top of my list and i'll make sure that we're jumping off the cliff together the next time I visit Thailand 

[Lai]

@Vaishnavi , are you going to Thailand?  It's a beautiful place, but there are dangerous people there.

[Vaishnavi]

2 minutes ago, Lai said:

@Vaishnavi , are you going to Thailand?  It's a beautiful place, but there are dangerous people there.

I wish to someday, and yea I know about those "dangerous people", don't worry i'll take you along with me, that would help