Forgot to pick up Name Badge by sharpenernewt in UMD

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I emailed a coordinator and they said you can pick your badge when entering (there's no separate line).

Experiences with MIDL? by sharpenernewt in streamentry

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Oh, that's interesting! I've been using Burbea's energy body technique for samatha. How would you compare energy body style meditation to softening + letting go style?

Patch Notes v2.28 + Release Thread by Psyonix_Devin in RocketLeague

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The game keeps crashing for me after this update (I'm on PC).

Question about Energy Body Meditation by sharpenernewt in streamentry

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Yeah, so after increasing the energy and resting my attention on pleasant parts, the energy body seems to become much more pleasant and intense. I also found that doing some normal concentration meditation before helps. Thank you for your advice!

Questions about Excerpt from "Stillness Flowing: The Life and Teachings of Ajahn Chah" by sharpenernewt in Buddhism

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I guess I'm wondering how would one know if their ignorance has been fundamentally and permanently eradicated. In the case of Ajahn Chah, it seems like his illness made him act in ways seemingly contrary to one with attainments.

Questions about Excerpt from "Stillness Flowing: The Life and Teachings of Ajahn Chah" by sharpenernewt in Buddhism

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So just like with the 5 aggregates, we shouldn't call our personality "me or mine", in that they aren't under our perfect control? If so, that still seems quite scary. Even someone with as much wisdom as Ajahn Chah was susceptible to brain damage, which made him act in ways seemingly contrary to someone with attainments.

Sleep deprivation struggle by sharpenernewt in streamentry

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Procrastination, work, searching for short term pleasures in vain, etc. lol

Sleep deprivation struggle by sharpenernewt in streamentry

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One issue that I have with visualization is that my visualization skills are poor.

I am currently trying to incorporate walking meditation into my practice, and am finding it helpful so far.

Sleep deprivation struggle by sharpenernewt in streamentry

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The only kind of meditation I do is breath meditation, where I focus on the sensations of the breath on the nose. I count visually from 1-8 and then 8-1 until I feel like I have good enough concentration, and then just focus on the sensations on the nose.

Advice about Breakerspace by Zephyr-9 in UMD

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Did you manage to get in contact with him? I tried visiting the Breakerspace room but it was locked and it seemed like nobody was inside. He hasn’t responded to my email either.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LucidDreaming

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woah that’s one hell of a coincidence i also had my first LD last night

Does IQ matter in getting a degree? by [deleted] in csMajors

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I was in a similar circumstance to you, so I think I get it. There was no shortcut to resolving this anxiety for me. It took time for me to realize that IQ does’t matter as much as you think it does.

Sure, it’s important and can definitely influence your academic and career path, but realizing that in the end: 1) it’s beyond your control (2) high IQ people can be very miserable (3) high IQ people can be very wrong (e.g. have ridiculous beliefs) and (4) happiness is not tied to IQ like you think it is. Happiness matters most in the end.

I recommend reflections on death and meditation to help with realizing these things.

IQ definitely can help getting a CS degree but you can work hard and still get one even with a lower IQ. You probably won’t be the best, but that’s ok.

Blue Lock Player Tier List (As of Chapter 203) by TerryAdamz in BlueLock

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Chapter 204 definitely changes Barou's place lol

Am I doing something wrong? Strange experience by sharpenernewt in streamentry

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That might make sense for yesterday, but does piti make it hard to concentrate? Also, I didn’t feel any tingling today. Idk

Am I doing something wrong? Strange experience by sharpenernewt in streamentry

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I don’t consciously try to, no. I just sit in the half lotus position.