Spiritual practices

What specific steps are you actually taking to achieve "spiritual awakening"?

And let’s be clear: I am not talking about simply reading books or reciting quotes from them.

I want to know about your actual daily practices—things like prayer, meditation, yoga, sleeping in cemeteries, rituals, charity work, Black Mass, Gnostic Mass, orgies, Goetia, Enochian, and so on.

Actually, I suppose I could elaborate on what my daily practice actually entails.

Essentially, it consists of MTRP and MPRH exercises, the daily ritual of casting Yi Ying, alongside visualization training and lucid dreaming work.

And occasionally, if the circumstances feel right, responding to a more significant calling.

I am "trying"

to simply refrain from

DOING 😲

but honestly, that is the toughest discipline I’ve ever had to face 😲

It’s actually staggering how hard it is to just sit still—to not meddle in every single thing under the sun just because we feel this frantic urge to achieve "SOMETHING."

(Because really, WHO is this "someone" inside both of us driving that need for achievement, and what's actually fueling those motives?

Adding more information—more mental clutter—doesn't actually help us level up
(which is where a guy like Steve Jobs would already be waiting for us, by the way 🙄 ))

The real question isn't about how to learn something new, but rather how to deconstruct our logic and let go of the illusion that we have to accomplish these things we keep manufacturing. We end up just spinning in circles, like a dog chasing its own tail.

😉

Ryan Wilson2 said:What exactly are you guys doing to "ascend"?

I just exist.
But since I’m not doing that on purpose, I guess you could say I’m doing nothing at all... 😁

Look, even hiddenpuma75 isn't doing anything! This whole place is just a bunch of lazy people... 😁 🙂

I practice my spirituality in every single moment by simply acting in alignment with my true nature. For me, that means staying fully aware of the consequences behind every action, because I truly believe we become what we repeatedly do. If you consistently choose to act with kindness, you eventually become a good person, and ultimately, a spiritual one.
By the way, I draw most of my strength from practicing Tai Chi.

Jack Harris3 said:Everyone here is just being lazy... 😁🙂

Well, hiddenpuma75 is a Dalmatian, but I’m surprised by you!😁

Ryan Wilson2 said:What specific actions are you taking to actually "live" your path?

I’m not talking about just reading books and reciting quotes.

I want to know about actual daily practices—things like prayer, meditation, yoga, cemetery vigils, rituals, charity work, Black Mass, Gnostic Mass, orgies, Goetia, Enochian, etc.

My goal is to truly embody my personal philosophy in everyday life.

It isn't easy. There are definitely highs and lows... 🙄

V.

We asked a Southerner lounging on the beach why he wasn't swimming.

- Because I have no intention of sinking!

...and to wrap this up—being a Southerner is (above all else) a state of mind 😁

Pure Zen... 😎

Lazy band😁

Perhaps I even have a right to feel this way; every single time I attempt to practice these techniques, I am plagued by these bizarre physical and emotional disturbances.

It might be better to simply do nothing at all, but since I am notoriously stubborn, I shall persist—come what may. 😎

Ryan Wilson2 said:The lazy band. 😁

Maybe you have a point. Every time I try to get out there and catch something, I deal with some strange physical and emotional issues.

It would be easier to just stop. But I am stubborn. I’m going to keep pushing forward, no matter what happens. 😎

Witch Online - Part Two, August 14, 2001

Posted by boldsailor32:
***
I think I found this definition in Webster's:

Languor—it’s that state of total physical numbness, fueled by an overwhelming desire to do absolutely nothing.

Critics claim that on the Mediterranean Coast, the season of Languor kicks off in early June and wraps up by late May. Sometimes I think there’s some truth to that, at least when it comes to me—especially during those last two or three weeks.

Sometimes that feeling is actually quite nice... pure Languor. After all, isn't that just staying true to nature and respecting the natural cycles of the seasons?

When the sun beats down without mercy and the cicadas buzz incessantly from the branches of a black spruce. When the heat hangs heavy in the air and there isn't even a hint of a breeze to break the stifling warmth.

If it isn't absolutely vital to get done today, leave it for tomorrow. Find some shade under a sprawling pine tree and keep a cold Budweiser within reach. With your eyes half-closed, free from plans, intentions, hopes, or fears, just let this crazy planet spin on without you for a while.

To the folks at the far coast—Black Cat, Ellen, Shaman, Kerber, Lost soul, Genom, Dada, and of course, Snake—greetings to you all. I hope you can appreciate the situation. I was struck by a truly perfect form of spirituality, and I simply couldn't pass up such a profound opportunity for self-discovery.

The weather is finally starting to turn, which means it's time to pour some fresh energy back into this thread. Snake, when exactly did we kick this off? It feels like we’re approaching our one-year anniversary very soon.

Greetings.

V.
***

I think it’s clear to everyone now that Ryan Wilson2's recent comment regarding the "lazy band" was nothing more than pure malice. 😁

V.

Nature meditation is the absolute LAW!!!

boldsailor32 said:I really try my best to live out my own personal philosophy within the context of an ordinary, everyday life.

It isn't always easy, and I certainly find myself navigating plenty of ups and downs along the way... 🙄

V.

I'm with 🙂

Listening to Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield 🙂,
The Clash is the foundation... 👍 then Windy & Carl for those consciousness vibes
and yeah 😉... all that stuff you listed... just terrifying!

adriatic said:Well, hiddenpuma75 is a Southerner, but I’m actually surprised by you!😁

If people like

the Spanish Inquisition
Stalin
Hitler
Mao
Saddam
Maddox
or even some obscure cult leader😛

had been "lazy"—or rather, if they hadn't been such massive ego maniacs—

"I want, I want,"
"I will, I will,"
"I must, I must,"

"We need,"

"We want,"

"We shall achieve..."

"We shall fight..."🙄

the world would be a much more harmonious place.

To do nothing, but instead simply surrender to the flow of life and react naturally to whatever comes your way... that is the ultimate skill.

It means being in sync with the Tao.🙂

And the Tao is the true way things unfold.

Our own willpower and rigid plans are really just disruptions in that harmonious flow.

(Go ahead, admit it: I probably deserve a Nobel Prize for providing the most poetic defense and tribute to "Languor" ever written!)🙂

Honestly, it's the kind of laziness everyone wishes they could master... mmm, delicious.

DOING NOTHING IS THE FINEST FORM OF ACTION.😉

That wasn't me talking, though—that was Lao Tzu.👍

hiddenpuma75 said:...
the world would be a much more harmonious place
...

Even though this feels like it belongs in one of those old Sufi parables, here goes nothing:

There was once this guy, Hadschdschadsch, a tyrannical governor ruling over both Iraq and Syria, who asked a local dervish to recommend a piece of wisdom that would please God and benefit both him and his people.

The wise man simply advised him to sleep until noon every single day!

Caught totally off guard, the governor replied, "I had no idea God was such a fan of sleeping in. Where on earth is that written? I need to see the source!"

The man replied, "If you sleep until midday, you leave yourself only half a day to commit sins, and your poor people get at least half a day of peace!"

In that spirit—goodnight, everyone. 🙂

like
Tony Scott - Hare Krishna
how do you actually say ooOmm

Well, you’ve cluttered this thread with nothing but spam, clearly hoping I wouldn’t notice such blatant laziness. It’s a clever little mental game, isn't it? A way to mask your lack of productivity and your utter refusal to embrace change.

Since I choose to live strictly according to my own philosophy, I generally remain solitary; consequently, I have fewer opportunities to practice it on others. Take Blaise, for instance, with his "farting at the KRC" philosophy.

Taking responsibility for one's actions should be the baseline behavior for any mature adult, just as living true to one's personal philosophy should be. In my view, most ailments stem from a failure to uphold such standards in daily life.

Ahhhh....never mind...let us return to our mindless chatter. Perhaps the Immortal has some interesting topic worth discussing.😁

Ryan Wilson2 said:Taking responsibility for what you do should just be standard behavior for any adult, along with actually living by your own philosophy...

Exactly.
I honestly don't see where laziness or fear of change comes into this at all...
Change is pretty much inevitable unless you've gone out of your way to cement your spirit in one spot and refuse to budge.