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My research shows that time is the change of quantuum energy throughout the universe through interactions... to sum it up lightly. Perception of time is experienced by the connections between brain cells
freestyler540My research shows that time is the change of quantuum energy throughout the universe through interactions... to sum it up lightly. Perception of time is experienced by the connections between brain cells
Reckon you could pm me some articles etc regarding this.
DirtYStylESorta this, but "There is a duality to everything"
How do I stop having paradoxes in my mind? For example I can look at everything
as dual and non dual at the same time.
Nothings absolute, I know this but it is annoying holding so much contradictions in the mind
**This post was edited on Oct 14th 2018 at 5:11:46pm
XxAc1DtR1PxXDo you find that you go through phases of constructing an image of yourself, like building a tower. Only to deconstruct yourself for no reason?
I do find that I will build up my confidence on this strong foundation and yet it is still so easy to topple.
Perhaps it is better for us to be constantly grateful for what we have and who we are rather than letting what we want to be consume us..
hubbardsI do find that I will build up my confidence on this strong foundation and yet it is still so easy to topple.
Perhaps it is better for us to be constantly grateful for what we have and who we are rather than letting what we want to be consume us..
Well said. I think that essentially entails practicing mindfulness
XxAc1DtR1PxXHow do I stop having paradoxes in my mind? For example I can look at everything
as dual and non dual at the same time.
Nothings absolute, I know this but it is annoying holding so much contradictions in the mind
**This post was edited on Oct 14th 2018 at 5:11:46pm
Im 14 and this is deep
Its just part of the deal. You can black and white. Or you can slide somewhere in the grey
Its just part of the deal. You can black and white. Or you can slide somewhere in the grey
You can do any thing you want. Be good, be evil. Be nice or be arrogant. You can do whatever your mind pleases.... Is there any true "right thing to do"
Or do we just spend our lives floating round the moon and sun with these questions that will never be solved
XxAc1DtR1PxXGonna kill me ego this weekend if you nomsayin
ahh I knew it. I was getting a heavy psychedelic influence vibe from this. You will never know the answers to many of these questions. That is what I have learned
Rparrahh I knew it. I was getting a heavy psychedelic influence vibe from this. You will never know the answers to many of these questions. That is what I have learned
How do you come to terms with this yourself?
I can't help but want to find the answers. Even though they are not absolute and don't even exist in the first place...
XxAc1DtR1PxXHow do you come to terms with this yourself?
I can't help but want to find the answers. Even though they are not absolute and don't even exist in the first place...
I don't have a good answer for you. After I smoked dmt a long time ago, I essentially had a prolonged existential crisis. These kinds of questions were floating around my head for months and it was really bothering me at times. I was (am still am to an extent) absolutely flabbergasted by the concept of existence. Nobody knows for sure why we are here. Or why anything is here. Dmt is the only thing in this universe that has made me question my own existence. Done right and it will essentially transport you into what feels like an alternate plane of existence. Other psychs pale in comparison. I'm kind of afraid of the substance now. Eventually I just kind of resigned myself and decided I would be better of trying to enjoy life rather than trying to figure out the answers to impossible questions. I found it exhausting to continuously question the fabric of reality
RparrI don't have a good answer for you. After I smoked dmt a long time ago, I essentially had a prolonged existential crisis. These kinds of questions were floating around my head for months and it was really bothering me at times. I was (am still am to an extent) absolutely flabbergasted by the concept of existence. Nobody knows for sure why we are here. Or why anything is here. Dmt is the only thing in this universe that has made me question my own existence. Done right and it will essentially transport you into what feels like an alternate plane of existence. Other psychs pale in comparison. I'm kind of afraid of the substance now. Eventually I just kind of resigned myself and decided I would be better of trying to enjoy life rather than trying to figure out the answers to impossible questions. I found it exhausting to continuously question the fabric of reality
My friend told me that advice. He said why worry about things that you will never know the answer to?
But again that lead into why not try and know the answer and thus we have another paradox!
XxAc1DtR1PxXMy friend told me that advice. He said why worry about things that you will never know the answer to?
But again that lead into why not try and know the answer and thus we have another paradox!
Has your crisis gotten better or worse with age?
It was pretty bad for like a half a year, I basically couldn't go more than a few hours without obsessing over the fact that I'm going to die and all that good stuff. I'm 100% good now, a few years later. Someday I will return to the dmt universe
XxAc1DtR1PxXThe very idea of a loser is subjective.
You may think you are a loser, but who knows. You might have a little bro or cousin who looks up to you, and thinks you are the man
true in most cases, and if i did have a little bro, but i feel bad for any kid who looks up to a 23 year old mostly depressed unemployed college dropout who lives at his parents house and is also a mediocre-at-best skier
DeebieSkeebiestrue in most cases, and if i did have a little bro, but i feel bad for any kid who looks up to a 23 year old mostly depressed unemployed college dropout who lives at his parents house and is also a mediocre-at-best skier
:(
Why are you depressed if you don't mind me asking
**This post was edited on Oct 15th 2018 at 4:43:39pm
DeebieSkeebiestrue in most cases, and if i did have a little bro, but i feel bad for any kid who looks up to a 23 year old mostly depressed unemployed college dropout who lives at his parents house and is also a mediocre-at-best skier
don't worry brother, we are all losers here on newschoolers
So many deep, meaningful posts in this thread and I relate the most to this. Hahahaha.
Not sure if relevant but whatever. Been thinking about death a lot lately and what oblivion would be like. The more I think about it, the more I want to believe in a bigger picture but I don’t see it. I’m scared that my desire to find that greater picture will overpower reality and thus turn into me creating my idea of something that is not true. Because I can only think in black and white. Then I think about eternity of either existence or oblivion and both concepts are fucking terrifying and it is the definition of inevitable.
MinggNot sure if relevant but whatever. Been thinking about death a lot lately and what oblivion would be like. The more I think about it, the more I want to believe in a bigger picture but I don’t see it. I’m scared that my desire to find that greater picture will overpower reality and thus turn into me creating my idea of something that is not true. Because I can only think in black and white. Then I think about eternity of either existence or oblivion and both concepts are fucking terrifying and it is the definition of inevitable.
Yep that's pretty much the cycle of thought I was trapped in for so long. it's okay to be terrified of death. At least we won't be killing ourselves anytime soon. I too would like to believe in a sort of afterlife but I just don't see it either. The thought of eternal nothing is utterly terrifying to me, even though I would not be conscious to perceive it. The only solace I can take is that maybe by the time I'm 70+ I'll actually be ready to die. Sorry I keep rambling on about this in this thread, but I can't talk to any of my irl friends about this stuff and it bothers me. They just call me a nutjob :(
RparrSorry I keep rambling on about this in this thread, but I can't talk to any of my irl friends about this stuff and it bothers me. They just call me a nutjob :(
Feels
I have very few people who I know that are able to talk about this type of stuff. Why that is I don't know.....
RparrYep that's pretty much the cycle of thought I was trapped in for so long. it's okay to be terrified of death. At least we won't be killing ourselves anytime soon. I too would like to believe in a sort of afterlife but I just don't see it either. The thought of eternal nothing is utterly terrifying to me, even though I would not be conscious to perceive it. The only solace I can take is that maybe by the time I'm 70+ I'll actually be ready to die. Sorry I keep rambling on about this in this thread, but I can't talk to any of my irl friends about this stuff and it bothers me. They just call me a nutjob :(
Yup. I think a lot of it comes down to control. Which ends in a lot of what if's and figuring out how to control what I can't control - which is also where "making it up" comes into play. BUT at the same time I don't want to believe it if it isn't true. Like I just need to be right and know what is going to happen. I'm bad with going with the flow when the flow is unknown or when I know what I want. In this case I don't know if I want to exist or cease to exist and I don't know what the flow is so no matter what my brain can't wrap around the idea and I'm just FUCKED. lol
MinggYup. I think a lot of it comes down to control. Which ends in a lot of what if's and figuring out how to control what I can't control - which is also where "making it up" comes into play. BUT at the same time I don't want to believe it if it isn't true. Like I just need to be right and know what is going to happen. I'm bad with going with the flow when the flow is unknown or when I know what I want. In this case I don't know if I want to exist or cease to exist and I don't know what the flow is so no matter what my brain can't wrap around the idea and I'm just FUCKED. lol
Has society gotten the lines blurred in terms of "finding your true meaning in life"?
They talk about it, as if it is a conscious thing you can do. Something organic that arises out of "you" When the only real goal is to survive and full fill your primal urges.
Maybe this is why people are unhappy?
We are shown advertisements 24/7 saying to buy X and X.
However our primal needs are already fulfilled. But due to our heightened awareness, we are convinced there is more, always more levels to be reached (even though we are at potentially a limit, in terms of the human experience and happiness) And with this, we have turned our minds into black holes of consumerism, Where we constantly crave to buy the latest phone or pair of skis.
A lot of products these days are designed to sell you the idea of happiness and fulfilment first. With the product being second to that.
TLDR:
Our primal needs are already fulfilled, making up a base level of Well being. However the natural extension of our awareness, capitalism has negligible gains in terms of our happiness..
XxAc1DtR1PxXHas society gotten the lines blurred in terms of "finding your true meaning in life"?
They talk about it, as if it is a conscious thing you can do. Something organic that arises out of "you" When the only real goal is to survive and full fill your primal urges.
Maybe this is why people are unhappy?
We are shown advertisements 24/7 saying to buy X and X.
However our primal needs are already fulfilled. But due to our heightened awareness, we are convinced there is more, always more levels to be reached (even though we are at potentially a limit, in terms of the human experience and happiness) And with this, we have turned our minds into black holes of consumerism, Where we constantly crave to buy the latest phone or pair of skis.
A lot of products these days are designed to sell you the idea of happiness and fulfilment first. With the product being second to that.
TLDR:
Our primal needs are already fulfilled, making up a base level of Well being. However the natural extension of our awareness, capitalism has negligible gains in terms of our happiness..
I am going to resist writing an essay in response to this.
Our primal(physiological) needs are fulfilled. This is widely agreed upon. (in developed nations)
Once you get past this theres a few more layers, take a peek
Too much selfishness, greed and evilness still in this "modern" society...
This whole concept dosen't really make sense to me. Ideologically yes. It would be great if people weren't judgemental assholes.
Like my post right above, the ego is really important to mental health. Its just the negative aspects of the ego need to be addressed. You can't just remove it entirely.
DirtYStylEI am going to resist writing an essay in response to this.
Our primal(physiological) needs are fulfilled. This is widely agreed upon. (in developed nations)
Once you get past this theres a few more layers, take a peek
What are you supposed to do when you get to the top of the mountain? IMO the smart thing is bring skis up with you and just bomb it on the way back down. Always a bummer to get to the top of the heap and then be like oh shit I have to walk back down but sometimes that is inevitable. Gotta keep going back up once you get down. Gotta get up to get down.
