Dedicated

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

My Brother is a Black Belt teacher in Yet Chang Do. We have both studied others. But that's a core foundation for us

I've been enjoying this lymphatic drainage exercise. It is good for general well-being and one part is under the eyes... https://youtu.be/cyOKODs47JA?si=Wihgsne3M-uq8DIc

I'm more interested in empowering others. Perhaps that could lead towards a measure. Being able to without losing out?

"Azoth was believed to be the essential agent of transformation in alchemy. It is the name given by ancient alchemists to mercury, which they believed to be the animating spirit hidden in all matter that makes transmutation possible" I looked up Wikipedia

We can allow for some nuances lost in translation? 🤔

As far as taking criticism constructively, I'll give you half baked. Trying to slam years of study and contemplation into a relevant, conversational reply, I too felt my point would need further clarification. Transcending good and evil doesn't mean we become good and evil by embracing good and evil. We are not doing anything significant dwelling on stagnant, worse fear scenarios, that is still seeing trancendance from a dualistic mind set. But I need not try to clumsily describe the essence of trancendance again.

I know you said herbs, but I heard in an Alchemist YouTube vid from Sarah Elkhady that minerals are helpful.

In stead of distinguishing myself from folk that are hard to be among or dwelling in pity for them, we can be free of judging others as good or bad. However, we can still celebrate people who inspire us, their inner beauty striking a cord which moves us to tear up, making us want to try harder, elegant and poised. Giving energy to what we believe in.

I find turning my thoughts from what I don't want to what I do want shifts the gear from becoming drained to feeling wholesome. It's not always as easy as said, but a good place to start

I have occasional dyslexia, so I know I'm not feeling as fluid as I have. I had a high IQ when I was young, then did a test later and was just average. I used to have a great memory, and now my memory is like it has holes. These are part of my motivation to learn from a sound lineage and book and teacher. Catch ya later

Yes, it didn't sit as well as it could have for me either. It was a sad conversation thread.

Hi Steve, can I please have access? Kindest regards, D