Pillars of the Good Life

[Ayham]

I came up with two main pillars for the good life during contemplation, and I really felt like making a useful post or contributing with it, even if its short, I hope someone finds it useful .

#1 Living consciously
Living consciously means means knowing what you want out of life and living according to that, not being a slave to momentary desires, one can change from an unconscious to a conscious lifestyle to a conscious one by dedicating oneself to a purpose, a goal, a path, etc.

To choose a purpose/path, choose whatever you are passionate about right now, and morph it to suit you as you grow and change.

Some ways to apply this include:

1. Working towards your life purpose.
2. Living according to your values.
3. Weaning yourself off addictions that make your mind numb and reduce your conscioussness.
4. Making conscious choices (ex: eating healthy > not eating healthy, letting theory inform action > pure action/theory, trying to understand a situation from the other persepective > getting angry, etc.)

#2 Being in love with life
It means loving life for it is own sake, finding life magical and fascinating whatever the circumstances are, and being happy just for existing and experiencing life, can be achieved by regularly taking time in solitude to reflect and marvel on life, and by being present.

Some ways to apply this include:

1. Meditation.
2. Real yoga.
3. Contemplation. 
4. Practicing mindfulness in daily life.

Other secondary pillars that i later realized they are not neccessary for a good life:

1. Right knowledge.
2. Healthy lifestyle.

But aren't those neccessary, how can you have a good life without right knowledge and theory, what about health?
Well, both of these actually take care of themselves if you are living consciously according to the first pillar! which is why I consider these pillars secondary.

[Gesundheit2]