Just the tail end of a larger trend of detachment and ataraxia, less desire to buy/own things - which says a lot because both sides of my family have a history of hoarding, albeit in my maternal grandmother's case the stuff is put to good use via assemblage.
Yeah that residuum seems more enduring than other desires. Very insubstantial, but still recurring. The interesting thing in my experience with meditation now is that the desire to meditate is beginning to supplant other desires that I consider unfulfilling, like video games, buying things, and porn.
The actual social fantasies here largely take the form of witty, supergenius testimonies at congressional hearings.
I’ve been terrible with meditation recently but two days ago I did 15 minutes when I was feeling awful and fuck me what a godsend
I would agree, if you have nothing to replace them with, in terms of "psychological robustness" (a new pop mindfulness term I encountered).
I’d say everyone on this forum has they ‘you are a genius mate’ fantasy. For this reason I text luke the other day because I’m a good friend saying luke I think you are a genius (I do) and he said he cried after reading it because it was exactly what he needed in that moment
Yeah I think the whole angle of banishing certain aspects of your mind is generally a non-starter as best, and at worst a practice that has a detrimental effect.
Yeah are you able to see how it can override your other desires if you really pursue it seriously?
Where members of both parties adamantly try to fit in as many questions about my psychic quest into their five-minute slots as possible, and ultimately I am able to inspire a a peaceful and dialectical end to the culture war.
Although I find I tend to underestimate how strong Christianity still is, mainly across the right wing. But yeah that kind of pop buddhism seems like the closest thing to a religion for the secular left.
What is your technique?
What role do your ideas about being a man, gender play in shaping how you channel all this energy?
Actually on the face of it, you'd think someone in my position would have a colorful set of sexual preferences, but its actually very mild and innocent. Really I'd go as far as to say I've never had a sexual fantasy life.
