Something to watch out for when doing Being Complete work. There is a strong tendency (it is very strong!) of wanting a better experience when shooting for being complete. It's not going to work that way! You can't want a better experience and be complete. Accept the wanting and make it a neutral experience. Then you can make a distinction between the wanting and just being there. Through this you can notice that it is a separate activity from your being. Good luck!

Had an insight in the last workshop. I create and then believe in the thought of an "outside world". To this thought I attach emotions, commitments, goals, strategies etc. When I believe in that thought unconsciously. I'm in a mode of constant battle, suffering, managing and chasing. Instead of being truly in contact with the world as it is in the here and now. Thanks

...not giving a f**k is the name of the book I got this quote from. It really changed my outlook on life, so I wanna share it with you today. "Pursuing a more positive experience in itself is a negative experience. And, as paradoxical as it sounds, accepting (embracing) the negative experience is a positive experience." It was called the law of reverse effort by Alan Watts. Thoughts?

On the surface, intent seems to show up in the human social domain relating to potential action, choice and 'free will'. Going deeper, biological life seems to just move and adapt on its own without intent e.g. hair & nails, grow, heart beats, lungs breathe, plants grow etc. Forces of it-not it is interacting, changing living-dying. What is intent? Where does intent arise from? What is the nature of intent? What is it to intend to become conscious? What is it to focus solely on self-survival gratifications? What are the consequences? I'll post a communication if I come up with something. Back in about a week. Interested to hear from others what they come up with 😊 -RD

I’ve been noticing something slightly disturbing about spiritual teachings. For any teaching to survive, it has to attract people. And to attract people, it almost always has to offer some kind of “goodie”. Freedom from suffering.A better life.Authenticity.Peace.Enlightenment. Something the ego wants. Because if a teacher simply stood up and said: “Let’s pursue truth for its own sake, even if it destroys everything you believe and gives you nothing in return.” Almost nobody would show up. So teachings package truth with incentives. Even teachers who deeply care about truth still have to do this. Take Peter Ralston as an example and this community. This work clearly points toward something very serious. But notice how the entry points are things like improving your life, ending suffering, authentic experience, workshops, courses, books, etc. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s probably unavoidable. It just reveals something about us as humans. Most people don’t come for truth. They come for something they want. And maybe, if they stay long enough, truth sneaks in. Which brings me to the funny part: Even writing this post… I can see the same mechanism in myself. Part of me genuinely wants to explore this dynamic. And another part of me hopes people resonate, like it, comment on it… so I can collect enough points to reach Level 2 in this community. So even this reflection isn’t free from the same incentive structure. Which makes me wonder: Is it actually possible to communicate truth without any incentive attached to it at all? Or is some level of “goodie” always part of the game? -Talat