Dedicated

Actually less than usual

Hey, At least you these strong reactions make you know you're still alive. You have a couple of things to heal and process here. But the drama is over, so take a breath. Energy moved. Perhaps it's like to spin wool. With experience comes smooth movement of energy. But learn what assists you to feel happy and relaxed. Time will tell what works

My view is that he is a beautiful person with an astute mind. But I'm not inspired to the point of goosebumps

Nietzsche's ok, I studied him at Uni. But no

It can be problematic. In the Art of Happiness the Dalai Lama suggests sticking to the path you're familiar with because they all lead most of the way and the rest is up to us

Fortune favours the bold

To avoid being morally boring.

The lion can be a symbol to represent heart. My surname crest has a lion

The beauty only reveals itself experientially

My research has led to an interesting revelation. I will casually look into a loose timeline for events that took place in antiquity. We need to approach cleaning up our understanding of History in a patient, open and mildly methodical manner. I was looking into stories of Inanna and Gilgamesh from different angles for multiple reasons. And what shook out was the old testament is a collation of oral stories and our sense of old testament timeline is way out. It's just on my list of areas of exploration, but one I was thinking of just the other day. On a different note, one thing I adore about the history of Jewish culture is the fact that these people walked for forty years forming customs alive today. To understand the beauty of their culture is a blessing.

I would put it as people who don't understand the religion they're pushing

Perhaps these entities are distractions?

We are unified by suffering. The middle path helps reduce suffering. Siddhartha experienced both opulence and asceticism, and while meditating heard a music teacher instruct his pupil to not have the string of the instrument too tight or too slack which was a revelation. An other way to look at your musing is, we all need to eat to avoid suffering hunger, so why not turn this necessity into a shared joy.

Receiving acupuncture is passive, spiritual practice is active

I have experienced the phenomenon, but decades ago. I sincerely encourage you. Once you have you want to