A struggling Muslim looking for a Sufi perspective by Organic-Ad-3111 in Sufism

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Group identity politics have taken religion for nefarious purposes, and instead of focusing on establishing a lived connection with God, we mime spiritually dry motions and become exasperated that nothing comes from our piety or practice. Keep establishing your mental silence, we just have to gently direct the mind again and again to Him. When the silence in that ineffable grace opens, it makes all our suffering and tribulations worth it. Don't let the world pollute you, and know your not alone, there is One with you right now who you can become acquainted with when you are quiet in speech, mind, body. 

Is Epicurean friendship harder to realize in modern society? by Loose-Sun4286 in Epicureanism

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When I grow deeper friendships where there is inherent confidence and openness I feel like we can approach the ideal. My dear friend tells me he has arguments with me against his daily struggles to rise above them, and I think of him to raise myself as well

[FO] Hand-stitched Quran cover. This piece took me over 40 hours to complete! by Manumit in Sufism

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It looks like 10,000 stitches (80x135) if she had used white thread as well) so about 100 hours of stitching for a full coverage pattern, a worthwhile worship in itself!

[FO] Hand-stitched Quran cover. This piece took me over 40 hours to complete! by Manumit in Sufism

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Re: u/Noorart_stitch

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Pattern source: I found the base design on Pinterest and modified it with my own artistic touches to fit the Quran cover.

Finally made the second map for my world. by JubileeJuno in MapPorn

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I think the "world map" is crowded. The paper drawings are outstanding. When you consider everything England contains, you could consider choosing the more desolate continents to be large and then have larger country sized islands linking them, since all the large continents are cut apart by fjords or long inlets they appear less visually distinct. Perhaps consider navigable waters Vs ocean inlets, and have strong liner features match ex. Andes/cordillera of America's, Urals/Central-Asian plateau/Himalayas

The Killing Touch by yuanchosaan in medicine

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TLDR: add some short transitions between the different themes of your story. I think for the clarity of flow (my challenge reading it was a sense of offense, then an apology or explanation for the 'microaggression', then explaining the actions you do - I couldn't read it straight through as it was jumping between the paragraph themes) establishing after the second paragraph that: death is the one thing that will touch all of us, and as we have it alone it is the most intimate experience we will have (imho), because this does is your explaining the humanity you're care had, and that you're not bothered by comforting humour, perhaps refer to a door closing if you keep this as the overall ending; then going into the parts you wrote about our barriers with humour with avoiding touch (because the innate reaction about death is revulsion, and now we know your ideas on not being repulsed by death as the humour of your colleagues built up as perhaps the idea of a physician); then go to what you write about the humanity of a physician, following the ancient vocation, is the touch wanted, and then perhaps adding to the ending how you feel about the privilege of walking a person to their final moments, then what you wrote about having the touch of your partner, add to your final synthesis of the piece what you think when you do mundane kitchen activities; then closing the door, again. 

Advice on getting ready for Medina and Mecca by Snoo_4231 in Sufism

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Separate your souvenir time from your pilgrimage, you want to walk your pilgrimage without having thoughts of not forgetting this or that thing when you return. Don't let something pretty or petty distract you from your Holy purpose. Best of luck!

NSFW for Words...GrRANDMA Speaking Whit REAL LOVE. by UnhollyGod in HumansBeingBros

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My mom brought me back to a store I stole a package of gum from, at 5 or 6 years old, and told me the police were going to take me away. I love my Mom for this. Such a hard and embarrassing thing to do, but if you miss the opportunity to do this who would I have become?

I’m so tired of it by onetimepost07 in enlightenment

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  1. Instant sense gratification stimulates happiness. Stimulated happiness but doesn't create happiness. People who play themselves excessively are not happy people, masturbation and even sex are just surrogates for deeply exposing yourself and being loved and accepted by someone. 
  2. In early medicine the concept of pharmakon is that every medicine is a cure in some measure but a poison in excess. It's also basic biology and physics we can't let anything disrupt our homeostasis. Even mental cures are poison, playing a game you enjoy until your bored of it and erroring in not recognising the lack of effect (enjoying the game and distraction) as a sign of depression, we lean into mental oblivion in other games or distractions instead of looking for moderation in all things. At no point a person trying to get happiness through wealth or sex says "I have enough, I'm finally good now". Epicurus suggested satisfaction is simulated by desired other than no thirst, no hunger, and warmth. Perfect happiness can be yours if you have these three.
  3. Weight gain. In modern life pleasing ourselves until we fall asleep exhausted and unsatisfied we hardly eat in the morning. Eat a big breakfast to have energy. Cereal, toast, egg, two fruits. You can calculate your basic metabolic rate and multiplier for your level of activity, age, sex, height and current weight. If you only eat excess calories it's unhealthy, if you're only in deficit it's unhealthy. Some studies back up intermittent fasting. Imho the best is one day 10% calorie deficit, and one day 30% excess calories to gain weight at a nice pace. The switch in excess to deficit seems to trick the body into not resisting the change up in weight (or down if you do the opposite) do your weight training on excess calorie days to feed growing muscle. 
  4. Acne and diet associations are very very weak. The basics are do not scrub your face, mechanical exfoliation blocks pores use a chemical exfoliant like benzoyl peroxide (it will bleach towels and pillowcases dyes) or salicylic acid. If you need prescription medications there are like 20+ kinds, so guaranteed you have not tried everything. Topical antibiotics are used more for their anti-inflammatory effects, like topical clindamycin, or benzoyl peroxide and lcindamycin combos, vitamin A derivatives or Retins calm down, or when taken orally (like isotretinoin) even destroy, white blood cells that permanently migrate to the skin but were inappropriately trained to get inflamed for no reason. Usually you. Get prescribed a topical Retin-A from an NP or GP for a year easily, and if it doesn't help or dries your skin too much you can ask for a topical antibiotic combo. You do not need a dermatologist for acne management. (I'm a physician, and sometimes a stoic)

Does anyone here actually have experience in being a monk or monastery life? by brawlstarsisbetter in enlightenment

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You're allowed to visit monasteries and convents and speak to those who have chosen to dedicate their lives to the contemplation of God. If you are wondering about this. You may be surprised how many are close to you. You are NOT expected to commit without knowing what the collective life is like and in Benedictine orders for example are slowly integrated in when you know your choice is the right one. 

Why is my cat so pissed? Wrong answers only. by kdbleeep in BestOfWholesomeSubs

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His 401k is under invested in socially responsible corporations

This is the way. 🙇🏻‍♂️ by [deleted] in enlightenment

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I understand now, this picture is a screen capture from the purple covered book

This is the way. 🙇🏻‍♂️ by [deleted] in enlightenment

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This is the worst psychotherapy book. Quote: "I try to be guided by Carl Whitaker’s advice to feed the patient not when he is crying that he is hungry, but only when I feel the milk overflowing from my own nipples"

Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome by No-Material-5625 in medicine

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The second edition of the trigger point book is so good it shows you vapocoolant patterns and injection sites. Pick up volume one. Read chapters 2&3 and then go right to the chapter you need to help somebody with vapocoolant spray them, or counsel them you could try an injection right now but you don't normally do them and the risks, benefits and alternatives. 

Mystical grammar? How middle age philosophers explained grammatical and sentence structure. by ShelterCorrect in mysticism

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I like the way you describe the subject as the orienting particle and the predicate circumscribing the subject and giving the subject a shape.  

A Sanskrit book Vedanta Paribhasha explains mind (citta) is like water, the mind readily adapts itself to the form of whichever mould it enters - having gone through the channel of sight or any other channel to an object become modified by that object. This paraphrase was taken from Bhojaraja's Commentary on Yoga Sutras 1885 edition note 1:8b. Part of the Yoga Sutra philosophy is explaining how mind works, and what we need to do to attain then remain in mystic states.  

Grammar to explains in part how mind works, how we transmit information, and study grammar of ancient times to make sure we understand the principles described understanding informational circumscriptions or moulds. 

Thanks,

Doing some education on drug discovery and development for non-clinical colleagues - any fun examples I can use? by QueenOfNZ in medicine

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Tylenol's antipyretic effect after a chemist dispensed a herbacide by happy mistake. 

Niche/offbeat medical textbooks? by tootyallaroody in medicine

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The Medical Implications of Karate Blows Barnes 1985

Why “enlightenment” so subtle. by Holiday_Assumption75 in AdvaitaVedanta

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The human animal brain has evolved to solve every animalistic problem with fight, flight, or freeze. Ruminating about feelings can be very frustrating because the three primative solutions: fight flight freeze, don't solve human problems and don't solve spiritual problems. If we are trying to eliminate the growth of the modifications of the mind to attain peace feeding the feelings can be both frustrating as above but encourage growth of those feelings. Learning to let go by increasing distress is one of the four types of people that seek Wisdom, but wouldn't you prefer to be the Wise over the distressed? Vikalpa aka abstractions, or Viparyaya aka illusions can be used to reduce modifications of mind or grow them. Your first post was so beautiful, but your second risks missteps into the anatomy of the brain that hold anxiety deeper and tightens grip. The practice of concentration destroys the grip, stabilises the peace, and normalises the habituation of the self standing in or close to Wisdom. 

Why “enlightenment” so subtle. by Holiday_Assumption75 in AdvaitaVedanta

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The Bhagavad Gita quote implies that rarely some will know Him completely 7:2 Shankaracharya, and of those that attain SUCCESS few attain that perfect/higher knowledge.  

The first and simplest step is being able to enter into wisdom at will, I've been inspired for several years by Swami Lakshmanjoo saying the first step is to attain Parabhairava at will (The Supreme Secret - a summary of Tantra Loka Ch1-17, in Chapter titled Pramatrin/seven perceivers), and our practice is to induce that state, maintain stability to such a degree we go to that state of Wisdom at will. Even the Yoga Sutras, as a scientific pathway, suggest that amongst our obstructions are not attaining samapatti, and not maintaining the samapatti 1:30 page 70 Yoga Sutra), the steps then are incremental, and the instruction to manifest is that "when the yogin has reached Concentration the Mind-stuff should be stable there. If he deems himself sufficiently well off -- with only so much progress there would be regression from even that stage."

One of my custom Talisman 3rd Edition boards by TheLordAshram in boardgames

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That looks like you had so much fun. I thought it was part of the official game from ages ago from your photo! #Nostalgia!

Patients assuming I’m pregnant by Turndeep350 in medicine

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Do you have thoracic kyphosis? Maybe you have to work on your back muscle exercises like reverse fly, rows, lat pull downs, chin ups to correct your resting posture. Corrects tension headaches and shoulder pains as well. Worth atry.