Some thoughts on the effects of solitude and living more humbly

[C T]

yeh in this society being 24 must mean that you should be weak and powerless, unemployed, working some crappy job/just coming out of uni a nobody in the world. Fuck that I decide what my age means, people in the past were kings and warlords at younger than 20

When i was 24 (back in the 80s), i had already amassed a quarter of a million dollars profit from investing in the stock market (thanks to some shrewd advice from those in the know, of course).

 

 

 

This gave me a certain amount of confidence in life. I needed a job to occupy my time then, and despite the fact that i was less qualified than the other candidates (no college degree!) who applied for a plump job as Marketing Manager in an exclusive country club, i was picked, and because i knew what to do with money, in a positive way, it gave me the leverage to do very well in this position. In return, the rewards, financial and otherwise, simply kept multiplying.

 

I knew from a very young age that its not difficult to capsize and drown when too much is given too soon.

 

Affinity is crucial. Without it, everything becomes a bitter lesson. With it, harmony follows like a shadow that can never depart.

Edited January 25, 2013 by C T

[raimonio]

If I could meditate more than 1hour a day I would be doing this, if not now, then after my studies. It is my dream to go on a long lenght solitude and do nothing but meditate. I believe it would be a very powerful tool, like someone mentioned here. On the other hand I have had ages in my life, when I was really depressed and was all alone, in those kind of cases it destroys your psyche whether you like it or not.

 

So I guess if it is planned and the person is ready, then it can be a bliss, but if not, then not

[GrandmasterP]

Lad from our centre is going to do that Camino de Santiago 500 mile walk to Santiago de Compostella in August, he's raising money for Water Aid charity.

I reckon something like that might be a good chance to meditate etc as one plods along that ancient route.

There are pilgrim hostels all the way where folk on the route can sleep and eat for very little money.

[raimonio]

rainbowvein yea I know what you mean, in Stillness-Movement we have "walking in the wu wei". Which basicly means you are in a meditative state at all times. Also I have read about enlightenment so I know what it is about, I mean technicly there would not need to be any formal meditation right?

 

However, for some reason, unknown to myself, if I try to "walk in the wu wei" or be mindful at all times it overexhausts my nervous system and nothing good comes out of it. The only times I am able to pull it off when I read spiritual literature at the same time, so it somehow makes it happen on its own. Over the years I have simply given up and made a decision that I will let the practice take me there little by little, but I will not try to solve the whole dilemma of existence once and for all at all times. I guess it does take energy to make the change or get into that state, now ofcourse when it is done and you are in the right state of mind, you will not need energy.

 

Now, after doing Stillness-Movement for 4months now I have actually got to a point where there have started to be moments of wu wei outside of practice, so my plan is working As a matter of fact I feel like I am coming to a crossroads, because the moments of wu wei have increased so much, that it might become possible for me to start walking in wu wei in the coming few months. Anyways, in my case it has been better to slowly change the nature of my mind, almost secretly working behind the curtains.

[raimonio]

btw tried walking in the wu wei today for 3 hours, I think it went smoothly, I feel like I might be ready to breach the barrier of non-wu wei and wu wei Will have to run more tests..