The Great Randomizer

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Yes, you definitely have a feeling for these things. I haven't clarified that it is about a negative emotion that you let be unwrapped and become powerful enough to affect you. The article provides sufficient information about the destructive power of negative emotions, which are invoked by thoughts or associations. The beneficial aspect of feeling bad(having a negative emotion) in the moment is acknowledging that something isn't right, something is bothering you, something doesn't align with you, and finding the source of it. Use it as a detector. And then again, you decide, does it something that you need to fix, or tolerate, or avoid, or work through to make it less impactful, when the next time it will be invoked — for example — in a situation when you can't avoid it being triggered in the near future. So, you end up addressing it, rather than being blindly consumed by it.

Thank you for taking the time to explain! I appreciate it and this is useful 🙏 And will be re-reading it again One caveat I have is that whether negative emotions are always a “not beneficial” I agree generally that frequent arising of them or ,at moments when they are not needed or helpful, are a hinderance but generally speaking they must have a useful purpose too no?

To put my 5 cents, as I see it in general: 1st key element is awareness, which you clearly already have. 2nd decision making when a thought/pattern arises: what helps here is your identity, with whom you identify yourself. • "I am a person of x,y,z attributes" • "I am a person who wants to become/gain x,y,z" THEN question-answer: Does this pattern/thought correlate with that? Does it help? Does it make me less me and more somebody with whom I don't want to associate myself? Note: as a rule of thumb, negative emotion is always a not beneficial for you. The question is how long will you react to it. We all are humans. Maybe a wise, aware decision would be give yourself a few minutes to walk it through and make it less impactful on you the next time it will arise. The core idea is that your desired identity: your thoughts, your actions, long-term. Should be greater than the ones that pull you away from it. One thing that people usually miss is that the decision to shift the identity happens fast, but the process of becoming it takes time and effort. It usually isn't easy, but it also doesn't mean that the process itself is supposed to be painful, it can be, and it will be joyful, when peace by peace you see that your thoughts turn into actions that shape your desired identity. In this manner, you can work through not only negative things like self-doubt and etc., but also use it to obtain new skills that you desire, and open new doors for yourself. Hope that it makes sense and is useful :)

@krzysztofwos @RandomizerGreat Also I realize this is not only about anxiety, but that is what came to mind writing the above comment and also to serve as an example

Thank you, now I am more open to getting familiar with this knowledge. At this moment, I am going through Joe Dispenza's work, and mixing it(finding references in other books, speakers — the core concept usually is connected, just spoken and approached differently — depends on what you are focusing more on). Curiously, for some reason, my mind and body are rejecting Osho as a knowledge transmitter. Yet, "The Diamond Cutter", as far as I acknowledge, is based on the Diamond Sutra.

I'll look it up. Tibetan Buddhism is fascinating and illuminating, but I have always found Theravada teachings the most directly applicable. Osho’s talks about the Diamond Sutra and other Buddhist teachings are very good, too. But, ultimately, Gautama was concerned with a clear transmission of the Dhamma. His teachings are direct, even though at first it may seem difficult to see what the whole business is about, because it is akin to explaining water to a fish—not an easy task.

I see you are quite familiar with Buddha’s work and teachings. Recently I run into a book called “The Dimond Cutter”. It is stated that it references to Tibetan knowledge(many of which were lost during events), of course, Buddha’s as one of the main ones. If you had a hold of it, can you share how you find it please: for example can the described terms and approaches in the book be used as a practical framework?

@RandomizerGreat @hive_echo It’s not mere repetition. It’s elaboration. Buddha’s dispensation is very clear from the perspective of the Free Energy Principle and Active Inference. He didn't have such precise language at his disposal.

There is a lot of wisdom in the sacred books. Sadly, this times people rarely look up to them . Maybe they find them difficult to understand. Basically humanity come up with rewriting what already been there. Just from a different perspective and in a more comprehensive way. History repeats itself

@RandomizerGreat @hive_echo Buddha taught us how to fix all of this 2600 years ago. His method simply works. Its essence is simply attention to mental formations and their categorization as wholesome and unwholesome. We are a software-defined species.

@B1283Sal I am sure you can do better, than just write comments

@RandomizerGreat Poorly written and over generalized BOO

@Vistula818 Magic mushrooms have similar effect as LSD. They are being studied for curing depression, anxiety. Yet, you need to know for what you are using them. This is not a solution, more of a tool that can help — in the wise hands. Or I would say, Mind.

@RandomizerGreat L.S.D. 👌 beckleyfoundation.org/the-brain-on-l…

I became acutely aware of this when I did the #75hard a few years ago. About 30 days in my physical cravings for alcohol, sugars, being lazy started to decline, but I still felt those ideas and cravings in my mind. And after 60 days both my mind and body were mostly clear of those cravings and desires. But i could still tell they were there, just weaker and dormant- kinda like grass seeds in a dry field just waiting for rain. I went on to do the full live hard challenge for the year and no alcohol for the year… and as the year went on, my body’s cravings and my mind’s cravings changed. The things I remember desiring before I started felt less appealing to me and caused me to question if those desires were actually me or if they were just manifestations of the chemical changes those things fed in my body? And ultimately it led me to realize that most of what I thought of was me, was actually not truly me. It was just a version of me that was fed by the foods, habits and routines that dominated that time period of my life. And by drastically changing those things, the me that existed during and after the 75 hard challenge was different. And my big takeaway from this is that the you that you are now is not the real you. There is no “real you” just the version of you that either by action or inaction you have cultivated. But you can make the decision to cultivate and grow a different version of you. And this does take time because you have to starve the old version and build the new one with your habits and routines. But it’s possible and it’s worth it- especially if you’re able to look around yourself and recognize you’re not where you want to be. But you have to be strict and harsh and patient at the same time. Strict in the sense that you have to set new habits and routines. Harsh in that you have to know that most of the excuses, feelings and ideas you will have now are actually a product of your current self (the one you want to change) trying to stay in charge. And patient, bc change actually takes time- after-all you have to replace how food, nutrients and energy flow through your body and those systems (for better or worse) don’t change right away. But it’s worth it.

Christmas Eve, 1914. The Western Front. 100,000 soldiers lay frozen in trenches, enemies separated by mere yards of blood-soaked earth. The air was thick with tension, death, and the bitter cold of war. Then, a voice broke through the darkness... “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht” — Silent Night — drifted across No Man’s Land from the German trenches. Christmas trees glowed softly along their lines, candles flickering against the winter sky. A call echoed out: “Tomorrow you no shoot, we no shoot.” The British answered back with their own carols. Music replaced gunfire. Hope replaced hatred. Christmas morning brought the unthinkable. Soldiers climbed out of their trenches and met in the middle — the same ground that had claimed so many lives just hours before. What happened next was pure magic: Enemies shook hands like brothers Germans shared beer and sausages British offered cigarettes and tobacco They showed each other photos of loved ones back home They played football using helmets as goalposts Together, they buried their dead. Side by side. No longer enemies, but humans honoring fallen souls. But the war machine couldn’t allow this. When commanders learned of the truce, orders came down swiftly: No more contact. Threats of court-martial followed. Such large-scale peace would never happen again in WWI. Yet for those few precious days, the impossible became real. The Christmas Truce of 1914 proved something powerful: Even in humanity’s darkest hour, when we recognize our shared humanity, peace becomes possible. This Christmas, remember their courage. Don’t build trenches around your heart. Reach across. Share love. Shake hands. Make peace. Because if they could find humanity in the midst of hell, surely we can too. Merry Christmas ✨ Follow the @RandomizerGreat to light the torch!

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