what is your definition of a successfully lived life?

[LoveandPurpose]

I'm curious what's yours.

[TheAvatarState]

There is no such distinction. You're going to live your life how you're going to live it, regardless. It was not a choice you made to have a successful life... Ultimately, every life that has ever been lived has been supremely successful

[LoveandPurpose]

@TheAvatarState I mean this question in the sense of what your measurement of success is. Is it wealth? Happiness? Feeling peaceful? I think you can change and therefore choose that.

[TheAvatarState]

@LoveandPurpose lol, sorry to break it to you, but even that is completely illusory and meaningless. "Measurement of success" is a stage orange idea that doesn't hold any water when you start expanding your identity. 

My answer would simply be to fully accept your life and practice present, conscious awareness. But even that is from a certain perspective, and saying too much. Not everyone is meant to do that.  

[LoveandPurpose]

@TheAvatarState Yes, absolutely, this question isn't relevant.

Relatively, I think it is. So your answer would be to expand your own consciousness?

(If I'm wrong here, please tell me. The spiral dynamic videos are still on my watchlist so I may have an incomplete/inaccurate model of reality right now.)

[TheAvatarState]

@LoveandPurpose sounds like you got it! Good, so now I'll indulge in your inquiry ? 

Raise you consciousness. 

Raise your capacity to love.  

See the beauty in life. 

Feel alive, to not have a day go by where you're going through the motions. (Bring consciousness into even the most mundane tasks).

Drop all ideologies. 

 

Just those 5 would radically change your life if embodied! Here's the rest

 

[fewrocker]

Actualize your vision

[bejapuskas]

@LoveandPurpose  Also, don't think of Enlightenment as some goal, that will satisfy your ego. You have to embody your consciousness in a healthy and humble way. 

[LoveandPurpose]

@TheAvatarState thank you my dude!

[Preetom]

what is your definition of a successfully lived life?

An absence of self referential thoughts that evaluate life

[LoveandPurpose]

@fewrocker What is your vision?

[LoveandPurpose]

@bejapuskas How do you do that? By having a genuine, selfless interest for truth?

[bejapuskas]

@LoveandPurpose What do you even mean by selfless interest in Truth, what does it mean for you? 

For me, the next step was to not talk about my growth, listen more than to speak, express yourself precisely, don't complain, gossip, whine... When I started to love myself more, all these bullshit excuses went away, no need to play video games, no need to watch porn, why would I waste such a precious life?

[Forestluv]

 

@LoveandPurposeI think it’s a great question to contemplate. It seems for many of us, ideas of what “success” is are portrayed upon us from parents, teachers, media and friends. It’s refreshing to pause and think “wait a minute. . . what does “success” mean for me?” . . . Personally, my idea of what personal success is has evolved over the years.

[Shadowraix]

If I consider myself thriving and not surviving I won in my book. I still work towards some form of currency 

[Key Elements]

5 hours ago, LoveandPurpose said:

I'm curious what's yours.

Are you healthy by the time you're 65-100? Some are not. They take a bag full of medicines. They depend on others (younger family members) due to health reasons. Watch what you eat. Learn to cook healthy and go for long walks on hills and exercise.

Do you have enough to retire when you're old? I like this lifestyle:

Looks like a monk's lifestyle. Most of it is great, but I do see monks and others getting into health problems and depending on others. Nothing wrong with that. They should get help but sometimes a lot of trouble. 24/7 job. Completely disabled and dependent on others.

Here's someone (a monk) who had to depend on her wealthy/famous brother for help due to her heart/cancer problems:

They did a book together so she could get passive income.

Another important thing to me is: did you incorporate non-duality in your life purpose? Are you successful in teaching it and reaching out to others saying that 'we are one' so that this can trigger and spread peace in some way.

[LoveandPurpose]

@Serotoninluv I am very interested in what it was and what it is now.  

[okulele]

Waking up feeling happy.

Spending your days contributing to the happiness of others.

Loving life and manifesting beauty out of that love.

Experiencing every aspect of human life and dying with a bang.

 

this sounds successful to me!

[LoveandPurpose]

@Key Elements Amazing ted talk! I'm getting more and more the sense that for me the good life is the simple life.

Do you know anything about the causes of the healths problems of the monks?

23 hours ago, Key Elements said:

Another important thing to me is: did you incorporate non-duality in your life purpose? Are you successful in teaching it and reaching out to others saying that 'we are one' so that this can trigger and spread peace in some way.

Love this. How it is incorporated in your life purpose, so that I can get an idea on how this can be done?

[LoveandPurpose]

@okulele Those are some really good ones