You want to be self-sceptical “You should be sceptical about your own beliefs” This is absolutely basic and has been talked of over and over again You should be sceptical not just of your beliefs. That is easy. You should be sceptical of every THOUGHT which emerges in you And you should be …
Tag: Doubt
Same Thing to Say (Truth)
Whether you love someone or hate someone or work with someone or work against someone — you have the same thing to say You have the same thing to say and in the same way, really You have the same thing to say — the truth In the same way — LOVING way …
True Growth vs False Enhancement vs Cynicism
You’re ugly and imperfect and ordinary There exist better being than you Their mere existence threatens you. Don’t deny it because it’s not a subject for a dispute. If they join your environment — they join ABOVE YOU in the hierarchy — therefore you get demoted in the hierarchy. Therefore you lose (that collectively we …
To Know Who You Are Is To Not Know Fear, Not Know Doubt
To know who you are is to not know fear, not know doubt All fear is fear of death All doubt is doubt of one’s own survival, fitness To know who you are, truly know, is to not know fear of death Because to know who you are, truly know, is to know …
Desperate to Feel That You’re “Good”
We want to feel that we’re “good”, We want to believe in something We want someone or something to lead us Used to be god to tell us what is right and wrong Priest telling us what to believe in Telling us what to do Used to be god or priest or your “love …
Ruthless Before The Ruthlessness of Existence
You do have to be ruthless Because the ending is ruthless, definite Impermanence is ruthless Once you truly understand just how ruthlessly everything will be taken away from you, this opportunity to live and create — you understand you must be ruthless in response The rules are clear: when the end comes — it’s the …
Don’t Be Sceptical — Be NAIVE
In life-living : you want to be NAIVE. You don’t want to be cynical. You don’t even want to be sceptical Of course you don’t want to be too naive. You don’t want to hit an absorbing barrier: you don’t want to die, you don’t want to go broke, you don’t want to damage your …
“Positive” is Nothing but Will to Improve
There’s the situation. This situation has positive aspects and negative aspects. To improve it is to: -amplify the positive aspects -eliminate the negative aspects This is all there is to it. “Positive thinking”, Optimism, “Law of Attraction”… Give me a fucking break THERE’S THE SITUATION YOU AMPLIFY THE POSITIVES So of course you …
The World as Paradise and Great Disappointment
Is the world a great disappointment? Is the world paradise? I’ve seen pain and joy I’ve seen love and hatred I’ve seen confusion and clarity I’ve seen abundance and scarcity I’ve seen elevation and decay I’ve seen intelligence an ignorance I’ve seen darkness and light All of it is real How can you …
It’s Not So Easy to Stay Ignorant if You Ask Questions
I observed that fools don’t ask questions. I also observed that real fools don’t ask questions — even when they don’t have a clue Know a fool if he doesn’t ask you questions about something he clearly doesn’t have a clue about Some men ask questions. Some men ask questions about that which they …