Blessed2 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Anything come to mind about this? I got a feeling there might be something uncovering here for me. The recent Kanye West stuff has brought it to surface. I sort of recognize the pattern, it seems familiar. Same with Trump. Have you ever experienced these kind of ego-tripping thoughts? I have them at times. Quite often actually. I don't know if there is anything to do about it, I sort of just watch it happen. It does feel good, exhilarating even. But I also know it isn't true, it comes and goes like a drug. So maybe it just needs to be let run it's course. Quote Mention Everyone is waiting for eternity but the Shaman asks: "how about today?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 We have the habit of thinking that only people who deserve happiness based on qualities or prior achievements are worthy of it, and that happiness is a product of circumstances, things and events. Sometimes "knowing your worth" becomes indirect and is hijacked by a the thought of a separate self for whom the worth is thought to be for. Happiness is only for You but never for you. The separate self is a limitation of happiness. When I throw the ball for my dog he either jumps and catches it in the air spectacularly, completely doesn't see where it went and looks around confused or somewhere in between. He doesn't care or live in the past with ideas of failure or success, he always just comes right back for a another go, he just wants to play. Only humans sit around talking about great ball players. Quote Mention Youtube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 6 hours ago, Blessed2 said: Anything come to mind about this? Con; yay. Quote Mention YouTube Website Sessions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurthur11 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I saw Kanye West in a recent interview with Lex Fridman. I think he has been sad and disempowered for a long time but he tries to compensate this with "engineering". Most of us here accept that we cant imitate the patterns of yourself while discarding how we are feeling - one will eventually feel numb or burst into anger. Is very good to accept defeat/sadness/fear right away. He talk's a lot about being rational and how engineer(here he mention something similar to presence) is the only profession we need and history is not useful, but doesn't do a good job in being rational himself. I know this was about Kanye but this is how I would relate to his experience. Quote Mention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James123 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/30/2022 at 11:04 AM, Blessed2 said: Have you ever experienced these kind of ego-tripping thoughts? I Any thoughts that you have is an ego tripping thoughts. Quote Mention "It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 As the true nature is initially uncovered, the Great feeling tends to ‘go straight to your head’ and can re-inflate. Quote Mention YouTube Website Sessions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Faith Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 @Mandy lol! Quote Mention You're a thought. Do you think a thought is going to occupy 'no thought'. The 'changeless' can be realized only when the ever-changing thought-flow stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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