@kiwiasfi A purpose in service and a practical project aligned with that purpose. You might still get depressed at times, but the key is to keep looking and moving toward something higher than oneself.
And, of course, move the body and get the sunlight.
‘Question: What is inspiration?
Answer:
Inspiration is an association. It is the work of one center. Inspiration is cheap, rest assured of that. Only conflict, argument, may produce a result.’
Seems so, some logic thoughts on it: most dreams are random associations from undigested impressions, and when we use our phone, how often are we actually aware that we are using a phone while much of our attention are actually taken by the contents or activities such as talking?
G: Because you will have to make a choice; decide whether you will become entirely mechanical or entirely conscious. This is the parting of the ways of which all the mystic teachings speak.
- from Gurdjieff's Early Talks
G: If you do not get beyond the stage where you see that all men, yourself included, are machines, you will become merely cynical. But if you persevere in your task, you will cease to be cynical.
QUESTION: Why?
"Civilization is what old men manage to salvage from the onslaught of young idealists.
There are no more old people, only decrepit youths.
A prolonged childhood-permitted by industrial society’s current prosperity-redounds merely in a growing number of infantilized adults."
@maximumpain333 It's a special condition that the learnt beings of new formation in the west intend to pathologize every behavior/reflex as much as possible without understanding the principal cause behind it.
@gotrice2024 I didn’t know much about Charlie Kirk, but now i know he was doing the real things to help younger generations build proper world views & values and become normal human beings. These deeds alone made him a honorable, decent and aspiring man.
@BGatesIsaPyscho A weak man,didn't see any emotional strength or intelligence in him.A real masculine man has aim and has noble reasons why he wants a woman&what qualities he requires,he pursues that actively.He sees woman who is fit or unfit instead of whining about he is or isn't wanted by her.
However, as abnormal as we are, we often fail to see bigger picture. We always seek quick fix and instant gratification rather than pursuing meaningful aims which requires much patience and persistence.
Further on previous post:
Everything comes in proper order. Targeting at the right aim and cause, everything else will be in the right place.
In other words-