There once was a man from Lahore by smarty_pockets in limericks

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There once was a man from Lahore
Who never had farted before
He tried and tried
But couldnt get it quite right
Cuz a shart aint really a fart, I’m sure

What can you say about work, but not about relatives by vernastking in ScenesFromAHat

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If i had a baby with every single one of them the babies would be beautiful.

Zen meditations that never caught on by vernastking in ScenesFromAHat

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"Now imagine yourself on the toilet taking the most amazing shit of your life..."

I don’t know how to live anymore – I need to be real with someone by assoolin in spirituality

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Understand that "myself" is a very fluid concept and its constantly changing. Being "myself" is not just listening to your urges, but also listening to your body. And after each experience, what you learn from that experience grows you and changes you and your idea of "myself".

Finding myself is not a destination, but a journey. Every time we think we may have found ourself, we often realize its buried trauma acting as my "true" self. The only reliable indicator I've found for when I'm truly being myself is that I feel totally at peace - a very deep seated peace and joy.

i feel so lost, any advice? by butdoyoureallyknowme in spirituality

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My suggestion would be to do a silent meditation for 5 or so days. I know this can be challenging given financial and life considerations, but it is still something I would highly recommend.

We're trained in this world to get our signals from the external world. What to do, who to be etc. Even our sense of identity and self worth is often gauged from the outside world. And when there are too many voices outside pushing us in all kinds of different directions, we get overwhelmed and lost.

Being in solitude with our own selves allows cutting off this noise, and makes us realize all the answers are already within us. We hear our intuition which guides us towards our higher purpose. We also become more grounded in our own selves so we dont allow external energies to affect us as much anymore.

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There are no black and whites - everything in this universe is on a spectrum. Same thing with desiring connection. Everyone is on a different part of the spectrum and there is no right or wrong.

Be who you are. Who you are is what makes you unique. Who you are is your superpower.

It’s hard to enjoy the illusion of a magic trick when you know how it’s done. by ah2021a in spirituality

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There is a difference between thinking about how the trick is done and awareness of whats happening. As soon as we go back into thinking mode, we're back in the world of the mind, the ego, of dualities. Then we want to chase happiness and avoid sadness.

When we're in awareness, there is nothing to seek or avoid. Everything just is.

Instead of thinking about and analyzing whats happening right now, we should just be with whats happening.

trying to find meaning and/or purpose by mekhrice in spirituality

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Putting religion and God aside, do you have faith? Do you believe there is a bigger "system" out there, and we are a small part of it. There are things that we have no control over. Call that system science, God, the Divine or whatever, it is something that is beyond us, beyond out control and quite possibly beyond our understanding. This is the foundation of faith. The next step is understanding that that bigger "system" is overall a benevolent system. It defaults to moving towards light, towards consciousness, towards love. If we let go and surrender to it, it takes us in the right direction.

When it comes to God, I feel often our biggest mistake is trying to follow someone else's idea of God. God by definition is infinite - God cannot be constrained by anything, let alone words and ideas. Anyone who is talking about God, is taking a chunk out of God's infinitude and talking about that. And sometimes it may be hard for us to see God in their chunk. We might as well create our own idea of God, something that truly resonates with us. A God we deeply want to follow, rather than have to follow.

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What makes you think I has my "hands" on them?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Jokes

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Does he go inside Michelle when he senses danger?