Posts by fadedpanther29

darkotter83 said:You know, that whole idea that... in the end, ...nothing actually happens without serving our own ultimate well-being in the long run.....👍

first voice 😉

darkotter83 said:That’s just how it goes... it’s all part of the journey, don't you think? 🙂

Well, dear darkotter83, whatever that's supposed to mean...

Brightlight said:Well, sure... if you look at it that way, you're basically describing a state of absolute, total enlightenment...

I can already see it now, though, where you end up feeling just a little bit "let down" by how things actually turn out 😵

Svjetlosna said:I'm just sitting here sipping my afternoon coffee and scrolling through this philosophy forum... and I can't help but get lost in thoughts about karma...
I have to admit, I’m still having a hard time fully wrapping my head around the whole concept... it's all a bit fuzzy :-)
So, there’s no doubt it exists... there's definitely some kind of predetermined pattern we feel following us, or maybe we're the ones following it. I don't really see it as a punishment or some sort of penance we have to pay off, but rather more like a framework that shadows our consciousness and shapes certain processes to help us grow and broaden our horizons, if you will...
But what I'm really wondering is, how do you actually become aware of your own dharma?
Does it just show up spontaneously as an opportunity, or do you need to actively seek awareness of it? Is it even possible to stay constantly tuned into your own direction or path? Actually, now that I think about it, I have this feeling that I might not even be happy if I knew the destination right now... if I were just blindly following a set path... part of the joy is the discovery, like a game of hide-and-seek where I'm hiding from myself just to be found! Heh, heh... I know, I'm being a little silly!
Anyway, I'd love to hear your thoughts... hugs to everyone!!!! 👋

Just doing things and then dealing with the consequences... that's basically karma in a nutshell. 🙂

Richard Doyle6 said:It’s honestly not the first time I’ve noticed her contradicting herself, sometimes even within the very same post.😁

Are you maybe being a little too nitpicky here? Just saying...

Terry Parker15 said:Suffering???
I honestly don't think I could have sat down and written entire essays about what suffering actually felt like even just a few years ago...
But thanks to God and Jesus, that heavy sense of soul-crushing pain just isn't something I recognize anymore; now, if anything, the only thing that hurts is seeing injustice out there in the world, though I'm not even sure "suffering" is the right word for it anymore...
And you're asking if it's shameful? Why on earth would it be????
It's just your own unique journey...
And trust me, that struggle is exactly what’s going to force you to really sit down and think deeply about where you stand and where you're headed in life...

Man, those question marks of yours...

Terry Parker15 said:Suffering???
I honestly think I could have written entire essays on what suffering felt like just a few years ago...
But thanks to God and Jesus, I don't really recognize that soul-crushing ache anymore; now, the only time I feel any real sting is when I witness injustice in the world, though I’m not even sure if "suffering" is quite the right word for it anymore...
As for you asking if it's shameful... why on earth would it be????
It's just your own personal journey...
And believe me, that struggle is exactly what forces you to take a hard, honest look at where you stand and where you're actually headed...

Man, those question marks of yours...

phew

I really thought I was going to settle in and get some reading done today 🤔

Paul Campbell3 said:It doesn't really matter if it's easy or hard; what matters is that it’s happening.

So, are you a cyclist?

Whether I ride a bike or not isn't actually the point here,

it's just that being fully aware of it all is what truly counts for me. 😁

Paul Campbell3 said:I honestly have no clue.
You might as well ask a fish if it realizes it's swimming, and then you can watch the whole circus unfold.😁

Ah... I hear you on that.

I suppose for some people, things just feel a little easier this way for the time being.😁

Paul Campbell3 said:Like I was saying before, fish are at their happiest when they don't even realize they're swimming in water.

But how on earth do YOU know that for sure?

Tyler Thomas12 said:...because honestly, it’s just impossible for anyone who hasn't truly realized what love actually means.

well, I suppose that's pretty much exactly what I was getting at myself.

🙂

it's really just

what else could possibly matter if you don't have that?

because, honestly, nothing else even counts without it

🙂

Tinchi said:It’s like a total tidal wave, honestly—this whole thing has been dragging on for years now, and at this rate, it feels like it'll just keep going forever. Though, I suppose it might finally wrap up if I decide to relocate my entire power source somewhere else, like moving into a different apartment 😁 which could actually happen quite soon.

Sometimes you just have to tackle those deep spiritual struggles by taking some very real, physical action.

that would really just be a temporary fix, 😁

trying to go the opposite way is definitely the harder path to take, but I truly believe it's what guarantees lasting peace and tranquility in the long run.

plus, it won't cost you a single cent 😉

otherwise, you're just going to end up regretting how you handled the source of it all later on.

good luck!
🙂

Mr. Pes said:You know how those hand mixers work? They usually have three different speed settings... Let’s say the third setting is the highest one. Even if you turn it on, the mixer doesn't just magically jump to that top speed; it stays right where it started. It was always capable of hitting that third gear, but you actually have to physically slide the switch over to the number 3 first.
The mixer might really want to hit that high speed, and it might even wish it could, but it isn't going to flip its own switch no matter how much it tries to find a way to make it happen. 😁
Plus, if you've ever spent any time baking, you probably know that you rarely just crank it straight to the highest setting because you don't want flour flying all over your kitchen counters, so you usually start slow and gradually ramp it up depending on what you're mixing and what ingredients you're working with.
But none of that matters to the mixer itself. 😁

pesa, 👍

(did you ever track down that book?)

🙂