Devin

Wouldn't it be a belief to believe anything is a belief? Like Isn't all communication even internal dialog based on the belief of separation, internal dialogue would be believing thoughts or feelings are separate from "source", like any question is based on the belief of separation(something to know(finite)).

You know how LOA talks about if you focus on what you don't want you'll get what you don't want, to me it's like that, if you want joy and peace just focus on that, not ending suffering. You have all kinds of beliefs right, now look at the sky right now, there's joy and peace right now. That's what this comment evoked for me. You can focus on watching out for the ego/beliefs/suffering, or focus on joy and peace.

Contemplate hard about what you actually want to do in life, when you find something you're in love with you will do what it takes to do it.

Figure out what you REALLY want to do, not what you want to do because of others. "how to cultivate self-discipline in order to complete and finish your goals?" A man with a Why is always stronger than a man with a How

You don't think that's aversion from ego? I agree it includes "suffering" my point was an aversion from suffering rather than attraction to peace. We got into a pickle a while back and my girlfriend was all upset, and I tell her I actually like it when challenges pop up sometimes, it's like a puzzle.

Like going towards meditation or something that you feel peace from is one thing but obsoleting beliefs for peace seems more like aversion, like running away from flames as opposed to running toward an ice cream truck. If the meditation on the thoughts and dispelling them, if that act is what you seek, not the result of the act then it would appear to be attraction to me rather than aversion. It just sounds like you're seeking the after part. Beliefs cause pain and suffering, but when you suffer there's usually something or some direction to go that is peaceful or enjoyable, dispelling the belief may be it and sometimes is, but I enjoy some beliefs, it's fun to play. I don't know, the dispelling beliefs usually isn't what brings me peace or joy though, dispelling seems rather to just bring more like another layer or chapter.

I think it would be aversion from what is, including having beliefs. It's where I don't understand Phil's teachings, although he says there's no understanding or understanderer it seems like that's what he does, like getting all the words right, trying to not believe or contradict, it seems more like aversion rather than attraction. Like trying to escape what is(including beliefs).

You ever not suffer while with beliefs? It feels like aversion from suffering more than attraction to peace

Don't you think that implies that refuge in belief is bad though?

This is my gripe with Buddhism, it's sort of like ranking states or experiences, good vs bad sort of thing. Like seeking this Buddhist peace is cool, but so is everything else if you want it. Obviously when I no longer want to suffer I seek higher ground for refuge, which this threads topic is a great tool for that, but I'm not sure about that when you're enjoying a "delusion". Sort of like the Ox thing, "adhered to, and abandoned, adhered to, and abandoned, adhered to, and abandoned"

What are some Teas you like? I tend to do black Teas like chai, I like the smoother bolder flavors, green tea's tend to taste sharper to me more pungent.

This is tricky, because the belief that there can be delusion is also a belief.

No, it helped, thank you.

"You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”

What energy do you feel from a thunderstorm, what emotions

Did this newborn take body language 101 while it was on the inside? It's not body language, it's an energy, energy in motion, Emotion.

Are puppies taught this body language?

😁🤣🫠🤪🤭😒🙄😬😮‍💨😔😡 Are these body language? Or notice happy is open and loose, angry is closed and tight and tense, goofy is unfocused, laughing is tight and loose,.... they're a physical feeling, you can feel what they feel physically by looking at them, sort of like "that person gives off good energy".