This phrase and people who use it are one of my biggest pet peeves in life. The phrase suggests that each of us has some 'real' yet unattained self out there simply waiting to be discovered, a core being that needs to be hunted down. It smacks of essentialism as is the true you is somewhere floundering inside stifled beneath layers of an unauthentic you. Does that make you, the one doing the seeking, an imposter?
Its a euphemism for masturbation.
Usually, it means looking in a mirror.
This does not apply to vampires.
Try all positions with both genders.
Aaargh I know!!!
I hate these vague statements!
It could mean all manner of things.
Find a job.
Wife.
Tibet.
Hippy colony.
Racing pidgeons.
Gardening club.
Inner chef.
I did a 180
It's what you do after you get your degree from an expensive liberal arts college while you live off your parents money and claim to be enlightened. Usually, you adopt the convenient parts of Buddhism that serve you. Then you get some of those colorful flags for you deck to let everybody know you're superior.
Trust Fund Kid wrote:
It's what you do after you get your degree from an expensive liberal arts college while you live off your parents money and claim to be enlightened. Usually, you adopt the convenient parts of Buddhism that serve you. Then you get some of those colorful flags for you deck to let everybody know you're superior.
i laughed; i laughed.
Yes they are impostors and most are.
But with what merit would you criticize them? Unless you have an understanding of the facets that make them false, phony and ignoble. Otherwise you are a scoundrel, with them. In a pool of scoundrels that fight each other, endorse each other...: ye, Different clothing and positions, but moving the Great Ball of Ungood, along, together.
Your criticism of them is shallow unless you stand in great plane of thought, practice, knowledge and devotion.
The extended, real answer:
Christians filling the churches... lay Buddhists, eastern spirituality yoga bs types...
The ideas these stupid masses supposedly have some regard and proximity to, (worship and give lip service and fashion to),
Are like stars in the night sky;
they are light years away from comprehending and approaching.
Woe, if you knew how terrible a thing this was. For Christ did say "sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof" and it's true more than ever but the homework lies undone; the garbage, not picked up. The field is intended. The house in disrepair. The Christians shout for joy and proselytize and excuse themselves & help themselves out and relegate responsibility.
great truth, integral humanity and truth-form and enlightenment exists. It is the greatest thing.
Runners, businessmen, artists, lovers, horny bulls, mothers, fathers, scientists, people with power, should seek it.
But alas they have and will fail and are too steeped in flawed ways, and mostly will make things worse with insincere attempts and pretentious spirituality.
There are many methods and variables to discuss. Continual systematic critical thinking about everything. Being ethical. Being honest. Being idealistic. Being realistic. Being individualistic. One example: Sex itself is not bad. You gotta think more complex about it. Yes, multi variate pain in the ass algebra. Everyone misses this process; fake Christians, "real" Christians, nuns and priests, secular people alike.
The communication and education line is hopelessly broken. Those few souls living on the earth who are enlightened, know chiefly this great terrible situation and are troubled by it continually. Confusion, blasphemy, lack of integrity, and phoniness is too massive a mountain--growing exponentially every year--and matrix to overcome ,
even with superman boundless technology and thousands of psychic knowledge weapons and shrewd politics.
There is no pivot. The son of man has no place to rest his head. Every institution ,every demographic, many cultural and subcultural components, every walk of life and age and gender.
The psychic airwaves and the temple of knowledge is polluted by Christian book writers and commercial pastors and programs, pseudo spiritual types, aggressive motivational speakers, be inspirational people, bs fitness and culture magazines, bs social media and movie, tv, music and celebrity culture, on and on and on.
Finding yourself means, when you step off that bridge...ARE YOU GOING TO DO A FLIP! Everyone below will be looking up asking the same meaningful question.
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