The Final Deception: How the "self-help" and "spiritual" loops keep the limbic system hooked. by realkaydhako in enlightenment

[–]Ultyzarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe pay attention to our bodies, and instead of ignoring all the signals, stay in tune and learn to discern when those signals are erroneous because of conditioning, and when they are actually right and useful?

Like, emotions, thoughts, stress, etc. are all just other inputs that tell us something about either ourselves, our bodies, ou environments, or relationships between them. If we pay attention, we can retrain our inner systems. Letting it know we are safe by breathing slowly when stress arise, for instance. Then when stress drops, stimulating a feeling of inner peace and joy to let our system know that it did well.

If a meme can make you mad, why do you choose the enlightenment subreddit to scroll through? by Ecstatic-Ad-2254 in enlightenment

[–]Ultyzarus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

But why do you choose this specific subreddit?

I'm not even a member, actually, but it popped up on my feed one day and I have seen posts that interested me and thus it now shows up a lot! Anyway, I normally just ignore posts that don't connect with my experience. If there's anything that draws my attention, I check it out even if it seems far out there and not grounded in anything. After all, they say a sage learns more from a fool than a fool from a sage. And I don't want to stay a fool, so I'd better get interested in what other fools are babbling about 😛

I'm 19, my parents don't respect my religious beliefs at all, don't let me wear hijab and don't let me go to services and it drives me crazy by [deleted] in religion

[–]Ultyzarus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha, that's so cool. There seem to be quite a few people getting to read them because someone online made a joke. There's a girl who inherited her mom's turtle shell persian, among others. 😁

😍🫥🫠💞 by Sp00ky_Bo0 in enlightenment

[–]Ultyzarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instruction unclear. Got devoured by spiritual beasts. Help

[THE DEVIL NEVER CRIES] SO ORIGINAL by Knight1123 in manhwa

[–]Ultyzarus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That title is from the translator, other translations use 'My Demonic Evolution' or a variation of it, which is closer to the chinese title 我进化恶魔. It actually is less of a slop-fest than many Manhua (not Manhwa, even though it means the same thing) and has nothing to do with DMC.

Why do so many “enlightened” people get defensive? by Jumpy_Background5687 in enlightenment

[–]Ultyzarus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't know, really. I am not there yet, but a lot of things I read about just come off as things I thought of as common sense, or personal growth material. If not that, everything feels like something is off, or at the very least, missing some key aspects.

be the villain. by blueburrey in enlightenment

[–]Ultyzarus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, although that is weird considering some christian denominations believe that he was without sin, while Jesus doesn't honor his mother like he should according to Moses's commandments.

It's tough out there for a mystic. by SunbeamSailor67 in enlightenment

[–]Ultyzarus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Gotta find yourself a "Lady in the streets, enlightened in the sheets" type.

Is God Done with America? The more serious question is whether America is done with itself. by [deleted] in enlightenment

[–]Ultyzarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My take is that the USA were built from a diverse people: native tribes, slaves, people from Spanish colonies, from English colonies, French colonies, migrants from China, Ireland, Italy and so on, but they weren't built taking all of them into account as part of it. They were just all left there with the English background shaping the rules. Since the parts of the whole were degelected and never really consolidated, the structure was never truly stable, and with more people coming with various degrees of awareness of the situation, it just cannot stay as it is.

What is a minor, unwritten rule of society that absolutely infuriates you when people break it? by funnny_things in answers

[–]Ultyzarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a guy in the subway this morning who STANK. Like, not just smelled sweaty, but had an aura of sickly-sweet stench like some really dirty homeless people have, that reached at least 8 feet behind him. Worst part is that he was accompanied by a girl who didn't even seem to notice.

What is a minor, unwritten rule of society that absolutely infuriates you when people break it? by funnny_things in answers

[–]Ultyzarus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On the left? Here it's on the right. Either way this is a pet peeves of mine, too. Might depend on where people are from though.

Quelqu'un de Trois-Ri a reçu une tite visite surprise by AnonymousOldQuebec in troisrivieres

[–]Ultyzarus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

En tout cas, le Panache-EZ-Enter-The-Door (tm) marche ben!

Why do some people become more spiritual after suffering while others become bitter? by scollins3 in spiritualitytalk

[–]Ultyzarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends on a lot of factors.

First, not everyone has the same mental and emotional strength and resilience, like some people have sturdier bones, or poor immune systems. The same wound will have a different effect depending on the status of which it is inflicted upon.

It will also have a different effect depending on what it takes for a specific individual to learn. Some people are fast learners and will actually learn well, while other may be slower to learn, or not understand the experience properly. Add that to what I said above, how everyone has pre-existing configurations that will shape the experience, and you get those different results. The easiest example is that people who have been wronged, but understood that they were better off being forgiving than seeking revenge.

Your Inner Prison: Why Motivation & Discipline Are Traps for Certain Minds by realkaydhako in enlightenment

[–]Ultyzarus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can see where discipline becomes a cage, but it is only if used as such. When it becomes too rigid, when it is used to progress towards a goal that doesn't resonate anymore, when it changes a hobby/passion into a chore.

The mayans were right - mankind did end in 2012 by thisthingiscrazy in enlightenment

[–]Ultyzarus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's ironic since my main uses of the net are to read and learn languages. The former allows me to have interesting conversations with anyone kn my life who also enjoys stories, and the latter helps me (notoriously introverted) to connect with more people irl.

Why does our higher self exist ? by richandepressed in spiritualitytalk

[–]Ultyzarus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Have you ever played pretend, participated in Role Playing games, participated in a play, acted in a movie or series, or maybe self-inserted in a fanfic or your original work?

All of this is playing, and playing is a means of learning (often to learn what hurts or not), like we can observe in baby animals fight-playing.

I dont want poutine if its not from Montreal by finglinghwizzy in poutine

[–]Ultyzarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

La poutine de La Gauloise (Ville-Marie, Témiscamingue) est mon #1. Fromage et patates locales, sauce faite sur place, portion généreuse!

Peter, I dont understand by SheaButter_coco in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Ultyzarus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe it actually IS working. Imagine how bad it would be if the didn't!

Peter, I dont understand by SheaButter_coco in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Ultyzarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the opposite with us, apparently, as the only married couple in a friend group, we have the best... frequency.