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Stoicism rightly understood removes that dichotomy. Virtue has a social aspect to it, to be Virtuous alone in your house is like demanding trees permanently have no leaves. Here is Epictetus being us…

Read this if you’re feeling worthless after being broken up with — I’ve read this in Jorge Bucays book: Let me tell you a story. It has helped me tremendously when my self worth was at it’s lowest after being discarded. It’s a great reminder that the right person wil…

>Correction: Neville taught to “feel as if”. There were many New Thought authors that taught their students to “act as if”, but Neville primarily taught how to impress your subconscious mind using sle…

That's a great start! Most people aren't even where you are. And yes, your post is extremely relatable to me! I have the same issue sometimes, though I am much better at handling it these days and I h…

Thich Nhat Hanh was a zen master, one of the most widely known Buddhist teachers of our time. He said many times that he continued to practice and that even the Buddha practiced throughout his entire …

“Empty is the word of that philosopher by whom no affliction of men is cured. For as there is no benefit in medicine if it does not treat the diseases of the body, so with philosophy, if it does not d…

For the newer folks I'll also add, I know some periods of life will just be rough. Sometimes we can hear these things and think it means we need to avoid or push down our negative emotions, and that w…

You get sick more often because a) you're with kiddo more often so you get more exposure b) he gets full days to rest and you don't get any. Over time, you are naturally rundown and get ill more e…

I've never run into an ascended master, that I know of. I have been told by an entity that they worked for galactic order. I'm not sure if galactic order = galactic or intergalactic federation. I've …

Look at it another way - i.e.: the mechanics of it: Thoughts drive emotions. Emotions drive feeling(s) - depression or to rest in Pure Beingness. Get rid of your thoughts and you end up living in a…

You look pretty good and competent at writing and self-reflection. Your post has no grammar mistakes and reads easily. And you have better self-awareness and self-criticism than most people. You also …

Extremely precise communication. I was very often interrupted or not listened to at all when speaking so I had to get more succinct for the limited time I was afforded attention. The classic narcissis…

My perspective is only mine and from an American male growing up in the 90s-00s. May be different for Canadians and other Asian Americans. >Can you tell me more about the identity crisis, like what t…

>Also didn't know there was a soft boi vs gym bro aesthetic rivalry. What does that look like? IMO, it's an extension of homophobia. Irony since gay men tend to take care of themselves more than stra…

Well, I believe she would have done nearly anything for me. One of many issues tho is that she’s bipolar and she would blow up in a fit of rage over the littlest inconvenience. Also her narcissist mot…

Hey master, do you have any tips on how to enjoy lucid dreams again? It's gotten to the point where it's almost just a negative thing that occurs to me and I don't wanna use drugs just to not dream an…

I have done some EMDR so familiar with how it works/the effects and have had some chance encounters (a psychologist that introduced it, a reiki master, some meditative breath work, etc...) but I have …

Oversimplifying a lot here. You wanted to talk about feelings. He wanted sex. He left. A man ten years older is always going to want to be your master, in either a good or bad way. It’s just the…

I'd consider your advice if you were a true enlightened master, but the tone of your post feels more like someone who is a skeptic, afraid of being taken advantage of by conmen. Someone who hasn't exp…

> I'd consider your advice if you were a true enlightened master, but the tone of your post feels more like someone who is a skeptic, afraid of being taken advantage of by conmen. Nah, it's someone w…

The mind, the fucking mind, bro! And tons of “gurus” who think that their way is the only way, but most often the “disciples” misunderstanding and misinterpreting the master, guru, teacher, neighbour…