aquascoot wrote on Dec 27
th, 2018 at 8:06am:
indeed.
i couldnt do it.(go on a silent retreat)
but i have the common sense to get myself addicted on positive stuff.
but most people of the lazy , soft cock, weak sauce "mode of being" kid themselves that they are going to meditate and seek enlightenment.
they wont.
they often say things like "pursuing money is meaningless" and "i'm so happy now i just chill and smoke a joint and relax".
but its just a rationalisation for their own laziness.
most people sitting around the pool are just lazy and dont want to hustle.
theres the odd guy there who is recharging after a brutal year of hustling.
but most are just in the same durr state, ordering a cocktail to stimulate them and having someone massage them to stimulate them and then going back to the hotel room for stimulating foxtel and then ordering some cheesey fries from room service for more stimulation and on and on
Then they may be encouraged to seek a higher state of mind, dear.
Read Ecclesiastes. There comes a time in one's evolution when stimulation no longer works. Power, money, luxury, they no longer bring any joy or meaning. It's like an alcoholic who no longer gets a buzz from booze. He's only drinking to hold off the DTs. He knows how pointless it is.
When you reach such a point, you can give up your addiction to the durp state. Yes, the durp state will always be there, lurking, but we can chasten it through observation.
This is what a retreat is for. Very few people give everything up immediately. We take time first to learn what we're up against.
Then, if we progress, we become lighter, happier, freer. If we stick to it, we become unstuck.
Cods has potential, dear, as do you.