Posts by Benjamin Taylor6

electrictinker26 said:I see your point, but once you already own a TV and a house full of stuff, the goal is to clear it all out so your attention isn't pulled in a thousand different directions. I wasn't really thinking about escaping to the wilderness. My idea was more about shedding all desire entirely—living with that minimalist, Zen-like simplicity you see in certain Eastern philosophies where everything is stripped down to the bare essentials. That was my focus. And in terms of gaining insight, it worked. Once you truly reach a state where you no longer crave anything, you can finally say, "God, come to me, I'm bored."

Everyone should just do whatever works for them:

1. Just sitting there in total stillness, doing absolutely nothing. Spring will come when it comes, and the grass grows on its own.

2. Chopping wood, hauling water from a well—oh, how wonderful, oh, how marvelous.

3. Heading to morning Mass every day and saying my Rosary in the afternoon.

Kevin Ruiz36 said:Be careful which meditation techniques you decide to practice. Some methods can trigger a Kundalini awakening, and if you aren't properly prepared, you could end up facing some pretty serious mental health issues. I've seen it happen.

Kundalini can trigger enlightenment or unlock a person's full potential, sparking massive shifts across the mental, physical, and spiritual planes. It’s a heavy lift. If you aren't prepared for the process, things can get incredibly uncomfortable, fast.

I once listened to some meditative music that triggered my Kundalini—didn't have a clue what I was getting into at the time. The sensations were incredible, almost infinite, but they were paired with this intense, localized physical pain that wouldn't let up for over an hour. It ended up triggering a bipolar depressive episode, and I spent a month checked into a psychiatric ward.

I had some spiritual experiences back in the day at Catholic charismatic retreats that felt incredibly warm and positive. It’s what initially pulled me down this rabbit hole, getting me interested in spirituality and starting to practice certain techniques.

Since my Kundalini activation, nothing much has shifted. My life looks the same, and I haven't seen any major leaps in my spiritual practice or elsewhere. It’s all still pretty fresh. Maybe it’s too early to claim any real progress since this all started back in early 2014.

Do your homework. Don't go diving into complex meditation or yoga techniques without an experienced guide by your side. The spiritual realm is unpredictable; you never truly know if what you're stepping into will be a blessing or a disaster. I once went through a phase where I genuinely believed I was a god—I was hit with these intense, surreal, and incredibly pleasurable sensations that made me feel like I had supernatural powers. It turns out that’s just another symptom of Kundalini activation. Those feelings can easily trick you into thinking you're something more than just an ordinary human being.

Once the dust settles, you realize you aren't anything special. You can't control most of what happens in your life, let alone steer the course of the world. It feels like being caught in a flash flood on a backroad in Missouri—you just paddle for survival and hope God tosses you a lifeline when He feels like it.

Back then, I actually believed I wasn't just another mortal destined to suffer. I thought there was something indestructible inside me, something that wouldn't bow to death or the passage of time. Even if those feelings were illusions, I leaned into them. It’s rare to feel that kind of surge—like the entire universe had suddenly gathered its strength just to focus everything on me in those moments.

I’m certain now that I was dealing with a Kundalini activation back then. The symptoms were too specific to be anything else. I still deal with some of the side effects from time to time, but let me tell you—this path isn't easy. If you aren't prepared to make some heavy sacrifices, don't even bother starting. It's a brutal climb.

So, what was the verdict from the doctors? Did they actually pin down a specific diagnosis?

And do they buy into the whole idea that this is all just kundalini 😲😁😲
?

About fifteen years ago, I found myself stuck handling the whole estate cleanup for my mother—well, technically it was for my grandmother too. They were the legal heirs to my late grandfather's estate, but the paperwork was an absolute disaster from the start; nothing was actually registered under my grandfather's name, but rather under my great-grandfather’s.
My attorney ended up suing the various "parties" involved in the dispute, and after all that legal maneuvering, we finally managed to get the house, the yard, and a construction lot officially transferred into my grandmother's name.
Later, my grandmother drafted a deed of gift to divide the property. According to her plan, I was to receive two-thirds, while my half-uncle was slated for the remaining third—and yes, she did have a son from a previous relationship outside of marriage.
To make matters even more complicated, a tiny one-twelfth fraction of the house was still legally tied to my mother's biological brother. I eventually sued my uncle to consolidate that last bit into my own share. He never bothered to show up to court, so by the end of it, I didn't just have two-thirds—I actually walked away with slightly more, about 70%, leaving him with 30%.
Now, I’m looking to formally partition my portion. Physically, we had already split the house based on that roughly 1/3 to 2/3 ratio.
The problem is, he’s suddenly pushing back, claiming the physical division isn't "fair." Now he’s demanding an entire upstairs bedroom for himself, hiding behind some obscure legal technicality.
Here’s his logic: the house is a century old, but about forty-five years ago, an extension was added that included a bathroom, a toilet, a small utility room, and a second entrance. There’s also a water tank situated above this addition that feeds the plumbing via gravity.
He’s playing these semantic games, arguing that while the contract mentions "Lot 887," that description shouldn't include the extended section because it wasn't explicitly highlighted—even though, functionally speaking, you can't separate the extension from the house itself.
He’s basically trying to claim that his 30% stake applies only to the original structure, and that the newer section belongs entirely to him because he supposedly contributed more to the costs when it was built forty-five years ago.
In reality, I was the one who footed the bill for the new roof and had to install my own kitchen, bathroom, and toilet, along with running the water lines and setting up the pressure pump from the cistern that I inherited.
Meanwhile, my grandmother had already given him a separate utility space about a hundred feet away, right across the way.

What are the actual odds that he can successfully challenge my ownership of that section??

mellowdrifter9 said:I am so glad you decided to reach out. Please, continue with your work on yourself, regardless of what others might say here. No one else can experience your unique journey quite the way you do. If I may offer a small word of advice early on: Spiritual guides can change. Through further meditation, I suggest seeking confirmations, names, and ways to recognize their presence and communication styles. In this regard, Angels can be a tremendous help; they can protect you from any Beings that are not 100% pure divine light and love. Before you meditate, I find it helpful to call upon them to protect and guide you, asking them to stay by your side. Whether you perceive them visually or not, they are there, but I believe you must give them direction—you have to invite them and grant them permission to assist you.

Working with Energy—whether it involves Reiki, ThetaHealing, Shamballa, Reconnection, or any other technique or system—can be beautifully combined with meditations, affirmations, invocations, and so on. I suppose it is best to allow yourself room to grow; try not to let yourself get boxed in by a rigid system or its various levels. Instead, use those tools to shape your own Personal self-mastery, allowing yourself to discover everything you carry within.
As you progress, I imagine your circle of guides will expand, and you are certainly free to seek guidance from others, such as an Archangel, a Master, a Saint, or a Deity... When you are ready, they will make themselves known.
Best of luck, and please do write back whenever you have new experiences to share.
Namaste.

At 3 p.m. 😲

If you ask me, if we're just talking about all those hollow techniques, I’d much rather have this:

Personally, I think all this irritability and being "cranky" is just a side effect of being in an unnatural state. Humans weren't designed to sit there with their eyes shut for several hours every single day. If you do that in a social setting, you're going to end up in arguments and frustration. If you're alone, you might just spend the whole day fuming internally. And then, the most ridiculous part? People persist in meditating, convinced that their crankiness is some sort of psychic block preventing them from reaching enlightenment.
I remember this one guy, maybe 27 years old, whose sister happened to be a TM teacher, who once threw a perfectly timed jab at an instructor during a lecture. The teacher was droning on about how we absolutely had to complete every possible TM course—everything from Vedic astrology, TTC, TWV, (some acronyms for advanced techniques), Patanjali's Siddhi programs, countless yoga sutras, kama sutras... etc., etc. He was basically saying we wouldn't be "real" meditators until we checked every single box. The kid just chimed in and said: you'll just end up being DISCONNECTED

Maybe we've been doing something wrong all along, because instead of angels appearing, we're getting a face full of arrogant Satan!

Here’s a massive pile of classified ads for you to dig through: http://malioglasnik.slobodnadalmacij...Kategorija=245

Most of this stuff is probably totally above board—I mean, if it wasn't, the local police would have their hands full keeping up with it all, wouldn't they? 😁

Engels once suggested that pudding only truly exists at the exact moment we consume it.

Anthony Robinson10 said:http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/con...tivity-to-pain

People like that—the ones completely disconnected from reality—should probably just tie a scarf tight around their necks. Honestly, I didn't see anything in the text clarifying whether people who are totally immune to pain can actually hold their breath until they pass out... or if that mechanism is broken for them too.

Anthony Robinson10 said:Are we just an illusion created by our brains, perhaps serving as a small part of some much larger whole?

Go drop an anvil on your foot, seriously.😲😁😲

Honestly, you might as well just go ahead and bury yourself in debt all over again.
Go right ahead—take out a massive mortgage for an apartment—and suddenly your whole life will be consumed by the grind of paying it off instead of actually living it.
You really ought to stay cheerful about the whole thing, though; I know one family who’ll be dealing with wage garnishments until the day they die, and they didn't even have the sense to buy a house, a car, or a little cabin in the woods.

Gerald Hill said:It is true that some people eschew parenthood due to a philosophical belief that existence itself is just a mess.

To be fair, it’s not necessarily that existence itself is a disaster for these folks. It's more that they dread the inevitable—aging, decay, and eventually kicking the bucket. Plus, life tends to throw enough curveballs at you as it is.

If everyone were eternally young, loaded with cash, and ridiculously good-looking, maybe life wouldn't feel like such a slog. That is, provided they didn't get bored out of their minds. And then we're right back where we started—boredom is its own kind of hell. 😁

But honestly, it isn't that black and white. Take this woman, for instance—she can't stand little kids, yet she adores them once they hit double digits!!?? :

I tried hanging out with my sister's kids, and it just doesn't work for me. I'll buy them stuff, I'll even play along with them (just to be polite), but actually loving them? Not happening. You all probably think I'm a monster now, but I find kids endearing only when they've grown up past ten—when they're actually big, smart, and capable of holding a conversation. In other words, I simply don't have the patience to raise someone or deal with the constant worry.

Thomas Nelson25 said:We're talking about weirdos here... honestly, though—it all comes down to what kind of person we're dealing with. Like, what they actually do when they're alone? That's the real kicker.

Look, my mother is a total loner. A complete hermit. And she tells me all the time that she isn't bored, even if her only interaction with the outside world is glancing at the morning paper. She doesn't listen to music, she isn't much of a reader—nothing like that. She just spends her entire day tinkering in the garden or cleaning a house that, frankly, is already spotless. Oh, and she’s not exactly a believer when it comes to church stuff either.

David Vaughn75 said:It’s wild—they take perfectly reasonable, standard arguments and just spin them as if it's some deep-seated hatred toward Christianity.

Honestly, this image sums up the whole ridiculous situation better than I ever could:
http://s867.photobucket.com/user/sve...94adb.jpg.html

David Vaughn75 said:Honestly, I haven’t run into a single militant atheist who actually lacks any sense of tolerance toward religion.

The whole "militant atheist" thing really died out alongside Communism—it's just a relic now. In my experience, the absolute worst thing believers have to deal with from atheists is just some crude, tasteless joking about their faith. Nothing more, nothing less.

Something along those lines:

Anthony Taylor393 said:Atheists and agnostics in America.

I assume they’re referring to this specific subset of atheists:
The most radical ones are considered antitheists—people who actually believe religion is one of the most destructive forces in society. According to some researchers, though, this represents the smallest group of atheists, even if they do happen to hold the highest levels of anger toward religion and certain types of dogmatism.

Source: http://science.com/article/not-all...#ixzz3i4f4hi89

Laura Cox said:Thanks to everyone for the input..
It isn’t so much that Mom is afraid she'll be the one facing legal action; it's more that we are all desperately hoping this nightmare of lies, theft, and sheer stupidity is finally behind us. Once he manages to return from rehab healthy and whole, we really wouldn't want him coming home to find a mountain of debt waiting for him—though I know some people here will inevitably say she brought this on herself..
And that debt isn't just sitting there; it's growing. Unfortunately, we had no idea the scale of it, and so far, not a single enforcement notice has arrived at the house. She holds a power of attorney he gave her before he entered rehab, so when she checked the records at the IRS, seeing the full extent of this was, naturally, a massive shock.
Now, the only question left is how to handle this with the least amount of pain possible.

In any case, I think I'll suggest to her that we start reaching out to each creditor one by one to negotiate repayment plans, simply to stop those interest rates from spiraling into something truly astronomical.

Thanks again.

If you ask me, the easiest way out for him would be to find a rehab center out West and stay there while looking for steady work.
Or maybe he could just become a pastor, like my former coworker did after his time in rehab.

Laura Cox said:Hello,

I’m looking for some guidance if anyone can offer it.. My brother has been living in a commune for about a year now; he's divorced and has a child around eighteen months to two years old. Recently, my mother tried to check through the IRS to see exactly how much debt he carries and whether there are any pending garnishments that might eventually land on her doorstep..
What she found was quite significant—a total debt of $13 with interest reaching roughly $20 stemming from various sources (Verizon, AT&T, traffic fines, etc.).
Can anyone suggest a way to stop this debt from spiraling? Is there any mechanism to halt the interest accrual, or perhaps a way to have some of it forgiven?..
It’s becoming incredibly difficult for Mom to cover this out of her own salary, and she’s feeling lost; she can’t take out a loan because she’s already maxed out on her existing credit..
If anyone understands the best course of action in a situation like this, please reach out with advice. I suspect my brother won't be returning anytime soon, and even when he does, paying this off will be an impossible task.. the amount is almost certainly going to balloon further..
Thanks in advance!

Look, if someone owes their brother money, his mother has absolutely nothing to do with the repayment. It’s a completely separate matter—period.

Since he isn't working—and given that he’s officially being treated as a recovering addict—he should definitely look into applying for some social assistance. It's about time.
And they won't be able to garnish her wages either—not if they can't pin her down. Honestly, his best bet is just to keep working under the table and wait for what everyone here keeps suggesting: that personal bankruptcy law to finally kick in.
Either I pack my bags and head abroad—praying to God that the Believers don't track me down—or I stay right here and deal with this mess.

p.s.

There's one thing that's really been weighing on my mind lately. That friend I mentioned earlier—the one we were talking about before—has been grinding away at this loan for five years already, and get this, he’s got another five years of payments left to go. It just seems like an endless cycle, doesn't it?
Now he’s gone and hit a nasty legal seizure because he acted as a guarantor—and on top of that, they’ve already frozen two-thirds of his paycheck. Just my luck, right? Typical.
But the real issue—the part that really gets under my skin—is how this Company actually managed to pull it off:
First off, they start by garnishing his paycheck directly—standard procedure—but then it gets even messier. Whatever is left over after that initial hit? A new creditor steps in and grabs a third of that remaining amount because they’re acting as a guarantor for someone else's loan. It's just one thing after another.
Personally, I’m of the mind that the Company should just send two-thirds of his entire paycheck directly into a protected account. Then—and this is the part that actually makes sense—that remaining third could be used to settle his existing loan first, since he’s been staying on top of those payments like clockwork. It’s just common sense, really.
And whatever is left over from that remaining third—well, it just gets handed off as an enforcement to some new Believer.
What specific legal steps does he actually need to take to establish whether the current loan takes priority before a new enforcement action kicks in? It’s all about the sequence—determining if that existing debt holds the line first, and only then allowing the new seizure to proceed.

Note: Still waiting on an answer from someone here—does a guarantor actually put their own assets on the line too?!

Paul Newman36 said:They should have filed an Answer to the Lawsuit, but so far, only one brother has received the court order. The plaintiff's attorney is claiming they sent them to everyone, which is just straight-up false. I went through all the trouble of photocopying everything and sending it to them myself, even though I know that's not the official way the court handles service of process. And this is where the court can start "playing games"—they might just post documents on a public notice board and claim they were properly served to all the parties involved. 🤔

Also, I'm confused about the power of attorney process when people are out in Australia or Italy. Do they have to go through their local embassies or what? 🙄

So, if I've got this right, one brother owns a 1/7 share and is suing everyone else to claim full ownership. For a final court decision to be legally binding, EVERY defendant has to be served via certified mail and sign for it. The court shouldn't be allowed to issue a ruling if someone hasn't been officially served.
As for the power of attorney, it's actually pretty straightforward. Your best bet is to have a lawyer here draft the document. Then, find a certified English translator to handle the translation along with an official seal. Once that's done, you can ship everything off to Australia to be notarized by a local notary public there.

You’re nothing without a solid lawyer !! Take your cut, lady—don't be a pushover like I was.

I don't quite follow this part:
Quincy:

Everything had been sitting idle and forgotten for ages, until my youngest brother—who, frankly, is under immense pressure from his wife and daughter—decided he was going to register himself as a 1/7 co-owner of several plots of land. His plan? Sell off as much of our shared property as possible through his name and leave the rest of us with absolutely nothing.

Look, if he actually has a legal right to that fraction, then fine—no issue there. The real nightmare begins if he tries to claim ownership of the WHOLE thing!
If that's the case, you just need to file an objection stating he isn't the sole heir.

Quincy:

How am I supposed to represent my five siblings (the remaining ones) before the Zadar Municipal Court at this hearing, or potentially during future proceedings? Can they give me power of attorney if they want to, and how does that work—especially since four of them are living in Australia and one sister is over in Italy?

Either they have to file their own objections personally, or they need to officially grant you power of attorney.
But for that to happen, they actually have to be served with the lawsuits first.

hollowmason64 said:What else could they do? I mean, unless they decide to just take your kidney if it’s healthy—but obviously, that isn't exactly legal around here, so you're probably safe there. 😁

Oh man, come on! 🤦🤣

I saw it in the papers—some claim they’re going to let Mr. Nico seize an olive grove that’s currently registered under his deceased relatives. Now, I have to wonder, how on earth does that even work? I suppose he’ll have to somehow prove to the Believers that it belongs to him, even though it isn't officially in his name.
I can't seem to find the online version of the article, but I did stumble upon something that seems to contradict what I originally read:

There's one particular sentence here that really hits the nail on the head:

He filed complaints with the local Archdiocese and the police, but they all gave him the same old line—that justice can only be served through a lawsuit. "I don't want to sue." – Because if you go up against someone with deep pockets, you're essentially signing your own death warrant.

😲 😁 😲

Mark Murphy79 said:So, the guy we're talking about is my father-in-law. He's lived with his mother his entire life—just stayed put... And once she passed away, the place went straight into his daughter's name (my wife).

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Well, in that case, he's as free as a bird!

Mark Murphy79 said:Please move this if needed. Someone with zero income—working under the table, getting paid in cash—has no bank account, basically nothing to speak of... they live in an apartment owned by their daughter, no car, truly nothing at all... can anything actually be seized or enforced against them?

Theoretically, they can’t touch you. But—and this is a massive "but"—if we're talking about a significant amount of money and the Believer is being particularly persistent, things can get messy. They might start digging around to see if that apartment you're living in isn't actually registered under your daughter's name, even though we all know it was bought with your cash. It's one of those legal grey areas that can turn into a real headache if someone decides to go looking for trouble.

p.s.

I’m actually looking into a similar situation myself—a friend of mine... I don't even know where to start with this—it's just one of those days where everything feels like it's spiraling, isn't it? You think you have a handle on things, you think the path is clear, and then—bam—reality hits you like a freight train. I was sitting there, just thinking about how much effort we put into following the rules, only to find out the system itself is rigged against the little guy. It’s exhausting, really. Just... exhausting. They’re taking a full third of his paycheck now. I actually sat down and poured over the contract—the fine print is brutal—and it turns out he gave explicit consent for them to garnish his wages directly. It’s a mess. The person he’s co-signing for is completely broke, can't meet any of their obligations, and doesn't own a single scrap of real estate to their name. It's just one of those situations where everything hits at once.
But honestly, we’re talking about tiny garnishment amounts here—it's peanuts compared to the real issue. He's also got that loan hitting his paycheck first, which is eating up nearly a third of his take-home pay already. It's a mess.
I've been wondering about this myself—whether he can actually go after that apartment he bought with a mortgage, too. It’s one of those things that sounds simple until you start digging into the legal weeds, right?

wearytrucker22 said:Why didn't you sell your shares when you had the chance? But look, I'm in the same boat. I was promised 10,000 shares in Sun Coast as compensation. When I finally tried to sell them for $107, the courts blocked the transaction. Years later, the lawsuit was tossed out as "unfounded," and the share price plummeted to $6.75. According to the legal system, I haven't suffered any loss because I still technically hold the same number of shares. Since then, I wouldn't touch a stock in the US even if they gave it to me for free. I'm just waiting for some miracle where someone buys out Sun Coast and offers me at least 50$20 per share.

I personally held 20 shares, which were valued at $20,000. I actually only paid $500 for them, using what was left of my old foreign currency savings.
In the end, I sold them for 20% of their value, just like almost everyone else did.
That works out to roughly $4,000.

The whole situation just goes to show that SAS-Vektor was privatized for about 25% of its actual worth—you know, factoring in the land, the buildings, all the equipment and stuff.

If I had actually wanted to buy the company myself, I would have had to cough up 120% of the value.😁