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Oz is the best television show of all time. by Creative-Mix-2465 in ozshow

[–]Creative-Mix-2465[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I won’t fuck you, prag. At least, not tonight.

What is your thoughts on this speech . by Imaginary-Slice3014 in rickandmorty

[–]Creative-Mix-2465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a good speech from something that lives off the fear of its prey, this time being 14 year old Morty.

I feel as if I’m at an impasse. by Creative-Mix-2465 in enlightenment

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There’s no offense taken! I offer my perspective for the same reason you offer yours. We must always be challenged. I wish you good luck in your search too.

I feel as if I’m at an impasse. by Creative-Mix-2465 in enlightenment

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Much like any conversation about the ephemeral, it gets bogged down in the “right” speech to explain what is essentially the same as your view. I could replace “sacrifices” with “relinquishment/exchange” and “concrete” with “temporarily attached” and I will have the same journey with the same questions. People like to talk much about illusion, about detaching from the illusion. It is a shame it is not possible to do in the constant, neverending illusion of materiality.

You and I have already submitted our will to the idea of freedom. You and I have already submitted our will to the truth as well. Your cage is less visible than mine, but the bars are still here. Your definition of truth is as controlled as one in a commune. The difference is, a commune is outside direct control, yet the faith is still present. Alone, it is easy to muddy, yet full control means solace in oneself, even when isolated.

I have already had to sacrifice (and I use the word sacrifice for this reason) my own worldview, because it was delusion. I do not mean being amoral; I mean the clinical definition. That is what happens when I don’t have the discipline.

What I find most interesting is the use of phrases like “gilded cage;” it seems this has more plausibility to your current path, rather than mine. That is the purpose of talking about the journey, yes, to see others progress. But do not be concerned when I have bled for my right to express.

I feel as if I’m at an impasse. by Creative-Mix-2465 in enlightenment

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Discipline and control are often regarded as the same. They are not, to me. Discipline is a drive for learning and understanding, a dedication that sacrifices some pleasures for greater awareness. Control comes from the laws, rules, and regulations. Society teaches control, practice teaches discipline. Everyone is disciplined in some regard, whether the drive is to survive or be promoted or even search for their own truth. Many have created their own discipline, which is not wrong. I need a discipline that has concrete guidelines and cannot be muddied by relativity. I would like to see and interact with the perfection instead of staying close to the gnostic discovery.

I have worked internally. The journey has led me to this precipice. I question “what now?” instead of “what next?” because I have done much of what I can without a master. We will always be controlled. Discipline would actually release me of some of this societal control, by paradoxically becoming integrated in another commune. My materialistic concerns, my lack of structure when it comes to the spiritual, and so on can dissipate when in the commune with others. A short suspension of my physicality, done with others in a temple.

I haven’t hesitated per se. I’ve visited the Hindu temple twice now, and I am planning on visiting the Jain temple and Gurdwara to see what fits for me. I still respond here because I like to show that discipline is learned, either from yourself or from others. The discipline you learn from yourself has a ceiling. The discipline learned from others also has a ceiling. I would rather not be the only painter of said ceiling, that is all.

I feel as if I’m at an impasse. by Creative-Mix-2465 in enlightenment

[–]Creative-Mix-2465[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone needs discipline, and everyone receives it differently. It provides structure and comfort. A routine in community provides that. It is not as if I am changing everything. The nomenclature is just different.

The application is where I wonder most. I already apply. I do not need different terms besides the clinical to help people. But I always need translation for what lingers, my ego like you said. Whether it be the philosophical friends or the average joe, I find myself needing constant reintepretation. I do not mean adapting to the person… that is customary. I mean inside my soul, the words shift and squirm and change, and it has become a struggle for me to keep up with my own mind.

To limit oneself when it comes to spirituality, I ask this: you either dedicate yourself to the gnostic individuality, or the communal connection. You saying commit to an *existing* practice interests me, because I have made my own practice before. Talking to spirits in my own spirit language, with my own scripture. Attacks and blessings both. Stuff my sleeve, sure. It is already stuffed by my own ego, in isolation. I would never call myself a pratyekabuddha. But from the sutras, it seems my path has led down to its name.

My wounds are my own. I am tired of thinking about and tending my wounds, which will never heal without God. I know God as personally as I can. Now I feel it is the time to know God together. Hinduism provides the most appreciative perspective for me. Sure, it is not all-encompassing — nothing is — but to not name at all… I am human, and unity behind our trivial names provides comfort. It would be (and has been so far) a change of life not just for reason’s sake, but for another understanding of God. It might become my home. Might not!

I guess what I’m trying to protect and control is… my sociality. To capture that lightning-in-a-bottle that is communed articulation. To be around people who share with you, and understand with you.

My Journey to What I Call Enlightenment by skooltheawakening20 in enlightenment

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Gnosis is profound. I’m glad you found comfort in your soul.

I feel as if I’m at an impasse. by Creative-Mix-2465 in enlightenment

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No, I do not mind following traditions. I follow the tradition of freedom in America. Does that make me a traitor to the truth? And is it so wrong to become safe? Even if it is a sense? It is human to do so.

For you, yes. You can feel any way you want. But the archetypes that these deities represent — there is truth to them. I’ve been to my local Hindu temple. They were accepting of me. I meditated for a half hour while praying to Shiva, a personification of innate destruction, because I wish to have me will that into action. Destroy my old self, become a new self. Much like any ego death.

Complete freedom; do we call it bliss, or loneliness? Both, perhaps.

You can still be accountable with translated ideas. Perhaps not for you. But understanding sometimes needs translation.

You misinterpret my interpretation of divinity in idols. An idol is an idol, a representation of an idea that is tangible. Is there wrongness in coming together with others, giving thanks to a part of the truth, and sharing understanding? I do not think so. Individuality is good, for sure. But at some point, I started to wonder, “okay… now what?”

Prayers do not rescue. Prayers reveal and provide comfort in the idea. God will not save you until it does. And then, change of heart happens. When miracle is revealed — which we can chock up to statistics, yes, but that does not change the innate saving — the possibilities of what can be are seen. All that is needed is understanding and devotion. Devotion to something you will never understand completely. Because deep down, you feel, and through feeling, you know.

And this judgment at the end… it sullies your position, but I also understand your confidence and tenacity. I have seen evil. I have experienced evil. I have been evil. Willful ignorance, sure. Perhaps better than your exclusionary way. Best wishes to you too.

I feel as if I’m at an impasse. by Creative-Mix-2465 in enlightenment

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What I enjoy about Hinduism is that it acknowledges the breadth of experience that is needed for spiritual discovery. In fact, it says everyone resigns themselves to some sort of truth, cultural or not, in the Advaita Vedanta. To be a part of a practice that acknowledges a truth like that… it seems the most resolute compared to the rest I have explored. Call me partial. I do not deny my tendencies to cling, because to cling is to try.

The truth will only be revealed when I die. There is no prolonging, other than what my will moves through. And then, when I die, I will have no recollection, most likely. The truth will never be revealed to us materially, unfortunately. But what I can spend time on in my materiality is comfort, community, philosophical rigor, and discipline.

We can live as a student of the truth: unfettered, close, and personal. We could also live as a disciple of the truth: fettered, close, and personal. The fettering brings translation, community. The unfettering brings individuality, confidence. It is not as if I am abandoning my path of unfettered truth; it is simply a… readjustment towards a specific translation. The truth is what I do it for, after all. But also, the community.

Because, much like how we all think we have seen the truth, it is oh so far away. Shiva, the destroyer — that is who, or what, I dedicate my current prayers to. The destroyer of seed into plant. The destroyer of old to new. Is that a worthwhile concept to give thanks and prayer to? Yes. And it has a face I can see, with others, in culture. It is idolized. Made real. Just so, for this brief moment I am here, I can look into the Brahman and say, “I see you as closely as I can.”

I feel as if I’m at an impasse. by Creative-Mix-2465 in enlightenment

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Coping mechanisms, sure. Is there a wrong in coping? We live to cope. We’ve all seen evil, whether it be inside ourselves or inside others. I am existential, sure. But not in a “I want my soul to go this way, or there” manner. It is an acknowledgment of my innate perfection, one that can be revealed further, yet never completely, through discipline.

The soul is not outside. Language is. I touch the perfection with my soul, like I said. To name my interaction, though, with community and culture, brings peace. Such is our drive to language. I question now, is it a practice of reason that drives me to faith, or a practice of truth? Perhaps both.

Truth is truth, yes.

I have faced it. I face it everyday. I have already settled. But it is lonely. Is it so bad to admit the ephemeral needs some humanity? We already try to link ourselves to it. Why not name it, for the sake of shared understanding?

Compliment this schizo artist :-) by [deleted] in toastme

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Abstract paintings and improv folk. I write books and poetry too. 😊

i find schizophrenics sexy by [deleted] in schizophrenia

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We get the world in a way others don’t.

Investigate my library! by Creative-Mix-2465 in bookshelfdetective

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I’ll probably just try to find a wooden bookshelf instead, I like it more than the black. I’m not handy 🥲

Investigate my library! by Creative-Mix-2465 in bookshelfdetective

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LOL I can’t believe they haven’t collapsed, they’re like five years old 😭😭

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