How does one achieve pure clarity of thought? –@rballe33 You can’t achieve pure clarity of thought. Achieving something makes me think of a race. We’re all running around this track, one two three seven(!) times until finally at the end we break through the ribbon, we’re panting like pigs, we’re sweating, it hurts in our […] Read On…
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Is God someone in your life?
Is God someone in your life? –@croixchartreuse I’m going to address the actual semantics of your question. You ask: “is God SOMEONE in my life”. I don’t think of “God” as a someone. That sort of means the organized religion way of viewing God as some sort of being external to me that created me. […] Read On…
How do you deal with obsessions?
How do you deal with obsessions? –@PriscillaPWood I get obsessed with stuff ALL THE TIME. The worst was when I used to get obsessed with people that didn’t like me. Those were awful periods in my life. There is nothing wrong with obsessions. Obsessions could be fun, particularly when you are learning and deriving benefit […] Read On…
How can I reduce stress? And what is real stress? I hear so much about stress reducing health, but really don’t understand it.
How can I reduce stress? And what is real stress? I hear so much about stress reducing health, but really don’t understand it –@Parito I feel really bad for you. I hate stress. Stress has killed me. Made me sick. Made me angry. Made me want to kill myself at times. Made me want to […] Read On…
How do you establish ethics or recognize ones you already have? Especially when you don’t have a religion to rell you
How do you establish ethics or recognize ones you already have? Especially when you don’t have a religion to tell you. –@jonathankyou It’s an interesting question when you add the “especially when you don’t have a religion to tell you”. Ask, “who told Buddha?” or “Who told Jesus?” or “Who told Lao Tzu?” I suppose […] Read On…
How does one become a faster decision maker while still maintaining the quality of your decision?
In one of my posts someone said, “you’re always pushing ‘The Daily Practice‘” http://bit.ly/fuiRS9, but the fact is, when I was down on the floor, going broke, losing my home, losing family, losing friends, losing businesses, any number of times over the past 25 years, the only things that’s lifted me up is simultaneously getting […] Read On…
How do you Find Ethics Without a religion?
How do you Find Ethics Without a religion? – @jonathankyou It’s an interesting question when you add the “especially when you don’t have a religion to tell you”. Ask, “Who told Buddha?” or “Who told Jesus?” or “Who told Lao Tzu?” I suppose you can say God did and then he asked them to transmit […] Read On…