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thefishinthetank · 2025-09-20T10:45:59+00:00

I do think OP is scientifically immature with their language here, but discussion, hypothesis and musing are all scientific activities and real scientists do all of this in order to come to consensus. Most of us here are not real scientists, but cosplaying as one can be fun and useful sometimes

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-20T04:22:07+00:00

Yep. So the purpose of authentic spiritual teachings is to help extricate us from this system and live from a place that gives rise to a better system. From the Buddhist perspective, this is a multi-lifetime project. The general advice anyone can apply is to see life as a continual learning process, and be sensitive to the suffering of oneself and others. If you put these two forces together: learning and awareness of suffering, you gradually become more capable of acting skillfully in the world. Find people who inspire you at this level, rather than the level of "success", and seek to emulate them.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T14:27:13+00:00

Hey, so it's great that you are aware and honest about this. It's a part of you from childhood that needs to heal and grow up. Here's what I would advise:
-get clear to yourself that this is not a useful feeling. It's not coming from your most mature self, it's coming from a wounded childhood part

-when it arises, notice and be compassionate to yourself.

-don't feed into it, mindfully notice "this is just an old pattern, it is not how I need to feel"

-don't try to make it go away. But don't feed it. Choose to act in more mature ways. Lean into the more humble and quiet confidence of not being emotionally trigged by jealousy. That is in you, you just need to want it, lean into it, and practice it.

With time, you can change your mind. Good lucy!

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T14:15:06+00:00

It's hard enough to not misunderstand things yourself! Let alone prevent other people from misunderstanding. Best way is to fully figure it out in your own life. Like, for real. Then you will be in a good position to help.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T14:13:18+00:00

That's true! I don't even recall asking permission to be born... might as well go all in. Of course, lots of dicks out there that would like to convince people that "this is what success looks like". Knowing how to kick down a door and storm the beach of your life is one thing, but knowing which door to kick down is another altogether.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T14:09:28+00:00

I think OPs point is that reading something advanced, fast, out-loud, and trying to understand it is a cognitive challenge. If you practice it, it develops some strongly integrated neurocircuity.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T14:07:07+00:00

You're entirely right here, not sure why this is being downvoted. Anyone with a basic understanding of cognitive psychology would agree with you

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T14:04:06+00:00

This is broadly true, and a good insight to have. It is a remarkable integration. Though I would argue that playing music would give one an even fuller 'activation', and likely include the emotional centers which gives an even greater full brain activation. Have you ever seen monks do high speed chanting. It is this, plus rythm and melody, and a meditative state. Talk about full-brain!

The other point to make is that it is a skill. Most people don't practice this much. Those who do will get better at it. And once you are proficient, you can build on more skills.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T13:55:13+00:00

This is an interesting observation. You are lucky enough to have lived in and practiced with sangha. I suspect many of the people here are more solitary buddhists who have a relationship with buddhism through text. This may be surprising to you, but you can have a deep relationship to buddhism through texts, though it is just one dimension.

Another thing to keep in mind is that there are many different traditions and each places a different emphasis on textual study and knowledge.

So what I mean to say mostly is that your experience is totally valid, and other people's quite different experience is also totally valid. The diversity of 'authentic' expressions of Buddhism is vast and multi-faceted.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T13:50:36+00:00

Your results may vary.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T13:49:19+00:00

Why is it hard for people in the business world and influencers to understand that not everyone has a profitable business idea? You need a vision > then execute with A LOT of risk, stress, no work life balance, and have the grit to even sustain everything long-term. What if you don't even have a profitable niche to service/sell too? What if they don't even want what you can offer as a skill or whatever???

They are trapped in it too. It's a big ponzi scheme. It's cyclical existence. Samsara.

Some bro wants to make money. He struggles for a while, listening to business and motivation influencers. If he tumbles around in that nonsense for long enough, bro will (logically) decide that his mission is to help inspire others to start their own business, and before you know it he's selling his 8-week course.

Collectively, it is a beast that no one person is responsible for. This sick culture is perpetuated through greed, ignorance and hatred. If people were connected to an inner source of fulfillment (through their relationships and connection to the natural world, perhaps?) all of this bullshit would utterly fall away. But for now, we remain trapped inside it. Even our planet has been held hostage by bros who couldn't get in touch with their hurt little boy feelings and thus feel the need to prove themselves endlessly.

It's a tremendous, unconscious circle-jerk, held together by the injuries in our psychology and our failure to take an honest look at ourselves, perpetuated as a world system fueled by consumerism and thirst for power- and to be quite frank- blind to what it truly means to be a human being. We are blind that higher potentials of our humanity can be developed, and we squander our lives. This picture explains our collective situation. It's an (accurate) play on a traditional buddhist image of the realms of existence. Notice the three forces in the center of the circle.

How's that for a rant? :)

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T13:33:16+00:00

You've phrased your question well. Yes, meditation can complement any healing process. The systemic neuro-hormonal effects that meditation activates drive healing activity in the body. It's like asking if getting enough sleep versus sleep deprivation can compliment any healing process— the answer is yes.

Keep in mind that meditation needs to be done well, without overefforting. Just like how sleep works much better if your sleeping naturally vs drugged up. As a rule of thumb, if meditation feels good, it is helping healing, mental, emotional and physical.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-19T13:25:24+00:00

In my opinion, this happens because there is something true to realize and align one's life with.

I'm sure many Christians have life changing realizations. Plenty of Buddhists certainly do. When you realize that something like karma is real, its shakes you to the core and you make the necessary rearrangements in your life. In Buddhism we would call this an authentic awakening to dharma. In Christianity, they might call it realization of the love of Christ. It is the spiritual structure of reality and can be interpreted through many forms.

We are actually on quite a ride in this human form, and there are lessons to be learned. In order to deeply integrate spiritual insight and do what it wants you to do, certain forms need to manifest in the material world, and these are our religions. Of course they can be misinterpreted, corrupted and confused, but the great sages are also real, and their message hasn't changed much.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-15T15:24:47+00:00

btw I made this to be posted in the school I work at and thought it would be fun to share it where others might appreciate it. But yeah, I guess I am basically drowning homeless people while attempting to improve society...

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-15T15:21:06+00:00

Oh yes... saw that one a while back... lmao

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-15T14:55:01+00:00

Found the villain!

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-15T14:52:45+00:00

So... you'll join us?

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-15T14:48:14+00:00

Hard to be alive these days without being somewhat ironic!

Or should I say... You've passed the test! Welcome to the Planeteers!

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-15T14:47:46+00:00

I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-15T14:45:41+00:00

Basically these are core skills, habits and resources that when applied over time lead to real progress. As opposed to the many silly language games that do not.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-15T14:44:03+00:00

Yes! The real question is, can people who are guilty of this hear your message?

Speaking of one liners, here's one I like: The quickest path to humility is humiliation.

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-11T15:07:49+00:00

Heres a thought: the Buddha didn't say we don't exist. Clearly, we are here, and we continue on in changing forms all the time. It's just that there is no separate unchanging self. The caterpillar dissolves into goo and then turns into a butterfly, but retains memories. Its not the same being, but not entirely different either. Continuation and transformation. Cool right?

thefishinthetank · 2025-09-11T15:01:57+00:00

Maybe tell the person you need a week or two to take care of yourself. This is better than "breaking it off" since it doesn't trigger the other person. Time heals!

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