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I no longer have the desire to own a house, to buy things, to work for someone else, to watch TV, listen to music, to have sex, to have friends.

 
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This is the OP here. -

To any of my friends still following this thread, I have noticed a trend here that I would like to discuss.

There is no place to escape to now. There is no sanctuary to hide in like a place in the country or trying to live like the Amish.

This coming change is all about YOU. Nothing else. You can't escape it, you can't hide from it, you can't run from it. Every fear, hang-up, fear and doubt will now be tested to it's limits. What is coming is all of your fears in your face.

All you can do is to stop searching, stop looking for relief from the suffering of the world and face them head-on.

Completely let go....

Only when you completely let go of EVERYTHING:

Buying things
Wanting things
Wanting to escape
Wanting to hide
Wanting to run
Wanting to be someone or somewhere else.
Wanting to be wealthy
Wanting to live somewhere else.
Wanting love, forgiveness, peace

You have to no longer "want". No matter what it may be.

Just my opinion. Your choice though.

Peace
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Please don't think I'm trying to tell ANYONE how to live their lives. Just my thoughts.

Peace
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Just so you understand. This is NOT about weakness.

This is about FINALLY accepting what you need to face like a warrior accepting battle. Without fear, without hate, without doubt, without desire.

Just ready to get on with it!
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I have the desire to just be alone, to eat little, to ignore the madness around me.

And I am happy about it.
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welcome to GLP

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ok,finally you found you are a Vulcan, and you are here on a mission... !!!!!!!
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No Vulcan, but yes, I am here on a mission...
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Re: I no longer have the desire to own a house, to buy things, to work for someone else, to watch TV, listen to music, to have sex, to have friends.
why is it bad or spiritually slow to aspire towards money?

money = control

is it bad to want control over life? not exactly the material things, but to an extent yes. if I have an extra $10k I can easily fix a flat tire, maybe buy some new cooking utensils and learn how to bake lasagna? I greatly appreciate OPs message and everyone in agreement but it also seems like there is a lot of bashing against those who might aspire towards power, control over the physical. through money or otherwise... is it really so bad?
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why is it bad or spiritually slow to aspire towards money?

money = control

is it bad to want control over life? not exactly the material things, but to an extent yes. if I have an extra $10k I can easily fix a flat tire, maybe buy some new cooking utensils and learn how to bake lasagna? I greatly appreciate OPs message and everyone in agreement but it also seems like there is a lot of bashing against those who might aspire towards power, control over the physical. through money or otherwise... is it really so bad?
 Quoting: SteamrolledGobias


I am NOT against money. Money is just a thing. A trading instrument.

The issue is about not buying things you don't need. It is about not being thrown off your path by things or by desires.

If you need something, like a pair of shoes, buy them. If you need a warm and dry place to sleep, then fine pay for it. If you need a job to pay for these things, then fine, work for them.

What I am trying to explain is gluttony in all it's forms.

Money never relieves suffering. It can make your life easier, but never better.

Peace
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You want a purpose to life, one so glorious and simple, yet profound and lasting in it's results?

Help one person. It can even be your spouse. If you try to help more, often you will be unable to sustain enough energy for yourself and all, but helping one is possible.

Try this and see what becomes of your world.

boy
7 Billion people on the planet!
That's a BIG number!
And I am one.
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This is the OP here. -
Only when you completely let go of EVERYTHING:

Buying things
Wanting things
Wanting to escape
Wanting to hide
Wanting to run
Wanting to be someone or somewhere else.
Wanting to be wealthy
Wanting to live somewhere else.
Wanting love, forgiveness, peace

You have to no longer "want". No matter what it may be.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 23177590


:fact:

I agree with this completely. One of many reasons I like Buddhism so much. Stop wanting and just be.
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This is the OP here. -
Only when you completely let go of EVERYTHING:

Buying things
Wanting things
Wanting to escape
Wanting to hide
Wanting to run
Wanting to be someone or somewhere else.
Wanting to be wealthy
Wanting to live somewhere else.
Wanting love, forgiveness, peace

You have to no longer "want". No matter what it may be.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 23177590


:fact:

I agree with this completely. One of many reasons I like Buddhism so much. Stop wanting and just be.
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rather: "stop wanting, and be free" :)

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Been out in the world and lived a very colorful life, chasing dreams and following ambitions. None of that matters to me at all anymore. There's really nothing "out there". Been on numerous adventures but now I just like being home and hanging with my boyfriend and daughter. I can't think of one thing that I would like to do or go. I just love reading my Bible. I even stopped kicking hackey sack...and I love to kick. Maybe it's a phase I'm going through.
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:reeves:
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you stopped kicking?

wtf?
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I agree with this completely. One of many reasons I like Buddhism so much. Stop wanting and just be.
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Yes, me too.
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I agree with this completely. One of many reasons I like Buddhism so much. Stop wanting and just be.
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Yes, me too.
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right. Buddhism is just like Stoicism, except The Buddha went one step further.

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I agree with this completely. One of many reasons I like Buddhism so much. Stop wanting and just be.
 Quoting: Pure of Heart


Yes, me too.
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right. Buddhism is just like Stoicism, except The Buddha went one step further.

stoner
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Desire is the basis of all Life Experience.
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right. and The Buddha said that: Desire + Life Experience = Dukkha.

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right. Buddhism is just like Stoicism, except The Buddha went one step further.

stoner
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Desire is the basis of all Life Experience.
 Quoting: TruthMinion


right. and The Buddha said that: Desire + Life Experience = Dukkha.

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Ralho?
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reprimand?
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Re: I no longer have the desire to own a house, to buy things, to work for someone else, to watch TV, listen to music, to have sex, to have friends.
I'm pretty close to that:

No house (rent a couch).

Never buy anything.

Work for myself.

No TV.

No music, except in the car sometimes.

No sex.

Few friends.

Actually, it kinda sucks.

:l7k7k8k7:
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But you have us...your fellow GLP community. We love you Dave...we're all in this matrix together...
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I'm pretty close to that:

No house (rent a couch).

Never buy anything.

Work for myself.

No TV.

No music, except in the car sometimes.

No sex.

Few friends.

Actually, it kinda sucks.

:l7k7k8k7:
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But you have us...your fellow GLP community. We love you Dave...we're all in this matrix together...
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i've been like that all my life. i guess i was born that way.

maybe i'm a real Buddhist?

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bump :)
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AHMEN BRO"
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It's a calling out,a separation from the things of this world.
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It feels like a spiritual shedding of my skin like a snake does...
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I like that. I might use that..
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I'm pretty close to that:

No house (rent a couch).

Never buy anything.

Work for myself.

No TV.

No music, except in the car sometimes.

No sex.

Few friends.

Actually, it kinda sucks.

l7k7k8k7
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No sex? Don't you get sick of Jaying it?
A Hair Away From Armageddon
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this thread..

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This is the OP here. -

To any of my friends still following this thread, I have noticed a trend here that I would like to discuss.

There is no place to escape to now. There is no sanctuary to hide in like a place in the country or trying to live like the Amish.

This coming change is all about YOU. Nothing else. You can't escape it, you can't hide from it, you can't run from it. Every fear, hang-up, fear and doubt will now be tested to it's limits. What is coming is all of your fears in your face.

All you can do is to stop searching, stop looking for relief from the suffering of the world and face them head-on.

Completely let go....

Only when you completely let go of EVERYTHING:

Buying things
Wanting things
Wanting to escape
Wanting to hide
Wanting to run
Wanting to be someone or somewhere else.
Wanting to be wealthy
Wanting to live somewhere else.
Wanting love, forgiveness, peace

You have to no longer "want". No matter what it may be.

Just my opinion. Your choice though.

Peace
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I and nearly everyone I know is pratising this now.
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bump
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This is the OP here. -

To any of my friends still following this thread, I have noticed a trend here that I would like to discuss.

There is no place to escape to now. There is no sanctuary to hide in like a place in the country or trying to live like the Amish.

This coming change is all about YOU. Nothing else. You can't escape it, you can't hide from it, you can't run from it. Every fear, hang-up, fear and doubt will now be tested to it's limits. What is coming is all of your fears in your face.

All you can do is to stop searching, stop looking for relief from the suffering of the world and face them head-on.

Completely let go....

Only when you completely let go of EVERYTHING:

Buying things
Wanting things
Wanting to escape
Wanting to hide
Wanting to run
Wanting to be someone or somewhere else.
Wanting to be wealthy
Wanting to live somewhere else.
Wanting love, forgiveness, peace

You have to no longer "want". No matter what it may be.

Just my opinion. Your choice though.

Peace
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Please don't think I'm trying to tell ANYONE how to live their lives. Just my thoughts.

Peace
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Hard to see how life is worth living when the attractions are no longer appealing. When you no longer "want" anything, isn't life pointless and dull?
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This is the OP here. -

To any of my friends still following this thread, I have noticed a trend here that I would like to discuss.

There is no place to escape to now. There is no sanctuary to hide in like a place in the country or trying to live like the Amish.

This coming change is all about YOU. Nothing else. You can't escape it, you can't hide from it, you can't run from it. Every fear, hang-up, fear and doubt will now be tested to it's limits. What is coming is all of your fears in your face.

All you can do is to stop searching, stop looking for relief from the suffering of the world and face them head-on.

Completely let go....

Only when you completely let go of EVERYTHING:

Buying things
Wanting things
Wanting to escape
Wanting to hide
Wanting to run
Wanting to be someone or somewhere else.
Wanting to be wealthy
Wanting to live somewhere else.
Wanting love, forgiveness, peace

You have to no longer "want". No matter what it may be.

Just my opinion. Your choice though.

Peace
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Please don't think I'm trying to tell ANYONE how to live their lives. Just my thoughts.

Peace
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Hard to see how life is worth living when the attractions are no longer appealing. When you no longer "want" anything, isn't life pointless and dull?
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well, if you believe that you are caught-up in the never-ending cycle of death and re-birth, then there's work to be done.

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This is the OP here. -

To any of my friends still following this thread, I have noticed a trend here that I would like to discuss.

There is no place to escape to now. There is no sanctuary to hide in like a place in the country or trying to live like the Amish.

This coming change is all about YOU. Nothing else. You can't escape it, you can't hide from it, you can't run from it. Every fear, hang-up, fear and doubt will now be tested to it's limits. What is coming is all of your fears in your face.

All you can do is to stop searching, stop looking for relief from the suffering of the world and face them head-on.

Completely let go....

Only when you completely let go of EVERYTHING:

Buying things
Wanting things
Wanting to escape
Wanting to hide
Wanting to run
Wanting to be someone or somewhere else.
Wanting to be wealthy
Wanting to live somewhere else.
Wanting love, forgiveness, peace

You have to no longer "want". No matter what it may be.

Just my opinion. Your choice though.

Peace
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 23177590


Please don't think I'm trying to tell ANYONE how to live their lives. Just my thoughts.

Peace
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Hard to see how life is worth living when the attractions are no longer appealing. When you no longer "want" anything, isn't life pointless and dull?
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well, if you believe that you are caught-up in the never-ending cycle of death and re-birth, then there's work to be done.

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it's hard work to keep yourself dispassionate and non-attached.

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read this book - War in Heaven by Kyle Griffith
(and start from - Part Two: Theocracy / Chapter 10: The Theocrats / pg 68):

[link to anunturi7.ro]
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This is the OP here. -

To any of my friends still following this thread, I have noticed a trend here that I would like to discuss.

There is no place to escape to now. There is no sanctuary to hide in like a place in the country or trying to live like the Amish.

This coming change is all about YOU. Nothing else. You can't escape it, you can't hide from it, you can't run from it. Every fear, hang-up, fear and doubt will now be tested to it's limits. What is coming is all of your fears in your face.

All you can do is to stop searching, stop looking for relief from the suffering of the world and face them head-on.

Completely let go....

Only when you completely let go of EVERYTHING:

Buying things
Wanting things
Wanting to escape
Wanting to hide
Wanting to run
Wanting to be someone or somewhere else.
Wanting to be wealthy
Wanting to live somewhere else.
Wanting love, forgiveness, peace

You have to no longer "want". No matter what it may be.

Just my opinion. Your choice though.

Peace
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 23177590


Please don't think I'm trying to tell ANYONE how to live their lives. Just my thoughts.

Peace
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Hard to see how life is worth living when the attractions are no longer appealing. When you no longer "want" anything, isn't life pointless and dull?
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well, if you believe that you are caught-up in the never-ending cycle of death and re-birth, then there's work to be done.

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BS. That comment offers nothing.
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Please don't think I'm trying to tell ANYONE how to live their lives. Just my thoughts.

Peace
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Hard to see how life is worth living when the attractions are no longer appealing. When you no longer "want" anything, isn't life pointless and dull?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 38706893


well, if you believe that you are caught-up in the never-ending cycle of death and re-birth, then there's work to be done.

.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 46805758


it's hard work to keep yourself dispassionate and non-attached.

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And what exactly is the point of being "dispassionate" and "non-attached."

Certainly your capacity for pleasure is much reduced in that condition.
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I suffer hypnagogic sleep paralysis and have those 'temp change skin itch frustration" occasionally. I'm a very anxious person, but I hide it behind a dull face, or a fake smile. I seem to get bored a lot as life drifts past me.

I'm 23, male, paying a $500,000 mortgage by myself. I work nightshift, and I lack the motivation I once had. I seem to want to interact with more intelligent people, it seems that I sense someone's conversations logical conclusions based on their expressions and intent very shortly into the story/discussion. Some people just seem to do continuous loops and I find I'm either not going to waste my time or I seem to butt in and go beyond everyones narrow minded, unaware and their scope of mind. Their response is "you think too much... You need to stress less and enjoy life... but your 100% right". So if I seem to come to the inevitable conclusion with a straight forward very precise course of action needed to progress, I seem to be labelled as 'too serious', when really, I'm more calm, well spoken and very understanding.

Who am I to give advice too? I failed school, took some drugs, partied and gave no thought to life. I 'suddenly' changed... I hated to read, I hated school, I gave no fucks. 2 years ago something changed. I read, I write, I'm passionate in educating myself, hoping I'm contributing something positive.

I seem to question everything, intensely, painstakingly 24/7 that I find myself wondering about everything with a confused feeling that really, in the end, nothing matters, as there is a positive or negative response you learn carry on knowledge from either path. There's a balance, a collective origin, or an external observation by another individual that learns and influences that both forces need to exist for one to be distinguishable, we are in a "University"... A quantum state of being resembling a never ending fractal loop because in the moment we really "understand", as one, we choose to experience EVERYTHING again. You square root infinity and as you exist here, simply because its a possibility, you are also everything.

As you can maybe tell, I'm in a clear state of logical delusion. I have no sure answer just a hope, and a sense of intent.

The only thing to fear, is fear itself.
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