what are you chains?

Thank you for your perspective!!!

Buddhism addresses this most clearly and compassionately.

1. Life is full of suffering (or bad feelings, fear, boredom, discontent, unwellness, etc, etc)

2. Suffering ( or bad feelings, etc, etc) come from wanting what we do not have, or clinging to what we do have.

3. Freedom (wellbeing, end of suffering) comes from letting go of the wanting what we don't have.

A wise Buddhist saying states that you can measure a person's true wealth not by what he has, but by what he can comfortably live without.



Yes, various addictions are inherent to the human condition.

We are all addicted to air, food, and water.

We add more and more additctions as we "move higher up" in society.

A truly poor person (not modern "welfare poor", but truly living with very little) is overjoyed with a clean pair of socks, or a loaf of fresh bread.

A "higher status" person may in misery if her fingernail polish gets chipped, and is bored by going out to the same country club all the time.

It is my opinion that Jesus was refering to this simple joy of a working man or farmer over small pleasures, compared to the ennui of the rich when he made critical comments about rich people.

All of us can simplify our addictions, and return to enjoying the simple pleasures of healthy food, exercise, etc, rather than going on about baing "addicted to" fancy complicated or unhealthy indulgences.

I AM ADDICTED TO INDULGING MY CURIOSITY!!!

the internet.

Well, you know what they say about curiosity; curiosity killed the cat.

Nicotine, opiates, booze, and of course... my beloved GLP, you make it all come together luv ya..

Internet porn and that sucks big time.

Indeed its not.

Those make glp reeeaaal fun ;)

In all sincerity. Please elaborate as to why. Im curious

Too many to list. :O

A hobby is something that you like to do and that you consciously decide to do.

An addiction is something you NEED to do, wether you like it or not, or know that its not good for you.

A distraction is something that catches your attention without you deciding to make the choice of focusing on it.

However, what i would like to point out is that this thread tells something about your perspective and consciousness. You see things very negatively. And we all are addicted to something?

cigarettes, junkfood and computers

I do have a tendancy to be negative. I understand myself pretty well. The same as you seem to have a tendancy to see the negative in people. But none of us are perfect. And you have a valid point. But i hate exact definitions. However i appreciate your perspective. And i would like to let you know i do have my optimistic moments.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

i was off for 1 month this spring, then everything went to hell

im psyking myself up for another attemt, and then ill do allergy shots, workouts, probably remove all amalgam fillings, change diet +++

full throttle.. if that doesnt give me energy and a better mood i dont know what will

if you know whats up, you are negative.. but if your 100% in full health, the negative might not matter so much, is my theory

ive got allergies, and it makes me tired, i suspect im reacting to the amalgam fillings too.. try to change all this and things might go easier

do detox and the whole thing, im going to try everything when the grass pollen season is over, starting with a new doc i'll call tomorrow

i remember in my 20's i was in incredible shape.. my goal is to be like that again, then all this crap wont matter

Last Edited by funnyfarmer on 06/30/2013 06:27 PM

Ohhhh, pretty...pretty things are, I think, a distraction; perhaps even like a chain that binds.

Let me explain--

If I am overly entranced with the beauty of this world, with love filled for Humanity, then how the heck am I going to be able to be in a constant state of letting go, therefore shattering the chains?

It's quite the conundrumical catch-22, I say...

We all are addicted to something. What is your vice?

Shouting at my computer when I make a mistake - because it couldn't possibly be my fault.

Part of being human

Yeeeup. Just **** a spoonful, howyadoin..and i got you glp.

It's a wonderful life.

How must you feel, while breathing the wind, that no matter how many miles you run, now matter how high you can become...


How must you feel that you have spent your precious time devoted to self, to breath in those good feelings of self well0 being.

How must you feel that every second of every effort that you expended was for nothing but you, and you only.

How must you feel when you reach the dawn of your life, whether naturally or through no fault of of your own, when all you could basically say, is that you felt good about yourself.

Multiple whole body virtually infinite orgasms... what every man should master to be truly free from sexual thirst. It's a long hard very fun road (no pun intended), but you reach a tipping point where you no longer have to focus, it's automatic, kind of like martial arts, at first you learn how to do the basic movements, you repeat them over and over again so that they become natural to you... actually that isn't a chain, sexual energy heals your body, mind and soul.

Great question OP .
Mine would be damaging messages in my deep psyche from long ago that only recently I am beginning to recognize and replace with Faith and present day reality .
Happens to many .

I never understood how to control the upswing of the pendulum so thay the backswing wont be so bad. The upswing is wonderful. And i dont want to curb it

Naked women.

Just a little GLP in the moonlite...

Sex. Well, that is what it used to be until I had 3 kids. Now it is sleep!

Ganja. I quit smoking cigarettes as a daily smoker to a daily herbal intake. Yes, bongs and vapes are better for you health wise but resins do still build up. They are easier to get out then the tar in the cigarettes leaves. Luckily resin only leaves the scillia in your lungs paralyzed where as tar kills them. But health facts aside, I am addicted to it. I wake up, hit a bowl, go on with my day, lunch then a bowl, go o with my day, go to work, then eat dinner and hit a bowl before i relax for the night. I work out and have many hobbies, aspirations and friends. LIFE IS GOOD, but I know that I need weed. I believe that I am addicted to the routine and not the chemical, but who knows.

Red wine,prescription drugs,weed,beer,anything that keeps me calm and sedated...it sux because there's work and other irl stuff so one has to get out of the buzz sometime.

Sad story but true...

Any advice to flip this puppy around..anyone?


Peace