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Spiritual Rebels

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How to stop judging ?
I used to judge people, people who were narrow minded, eat meat, criminal, people who claim themselves to be higher than others. I used to have a feeling of petty for them. Slowly slowly I realized they have a softer side, that they are not my enemies until I make them in my head. That helped me to focus on what they need, and to not judge them as everyone is improving day by day. But now I am again stuck, People who claim themselves to be enlighted, I can't help myself but to put them on trial. I have this constant urge to prove them wrong. I don't know where this desire will lead me to, but I have not made peace with it yet. Can someone help me overcome it ?
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Most traditions that I have been exposed to don’t share about their enlightenment. Others may, but they themselves don’t. My root guru says he is a simple, uneducated monk. Then his teachings are given from his vast memory and experience in a way that I had never expected from reading books. I absolutely believe he is enlightened as his entire life is devoted to helping others. The Dalai Lama gives teachings about the discrimination needed to choose a guru which I found helpful. So it is the responsibility of the seeker to use said discrimination when selecting a teacher. This is different from typical judgement based on thinking I am better or some other thought process. I try to remember that the I Am in me is literally the same I Am that shines forth in every one else. This awareness is vast and pure. It is what is aware of all experiences, perception, form, thought forms, judgments, etc. Everything rises and falls within this Ocean of Consciousness, which is above good and bad. Thoughts are waves of this ocean.To turn Awareness around on itself allows freedom from suffering. It is unaffected by the ups and downs of life and other beings. Using the wings of Love and Compassion, I can eventually arrive on the Other Shore of direct experience. The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva is a short, profound teaching to help me live in the world. Excellent! May your working through life’s ups and downs lead you to exactly where you need to be to gain in Wisdom and freedom.
Glad to join other seekers!
Greetings all! I am happy to join this group! I am from Ohio, in the US. I enjoy learning how people use spiritual principles to improve their own lives, and the lives of others.
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@Jordan Busschau no, but I will check it out! Thanks for the tip Jordan!
If I have good intent, how to make the universe bend to my will?
Hello there, I'm 28M from India, living in India. So basically, here's what I desire: 1. A room where I can enjoy alone space for creativity and expanding money. 2. Whole foods plant based diet 3. Zero financial dependency on my father (because I've leeched too much from him only to end up in sloth and procrastination) 4. Modern smartphone and laptop to earn money with the least carbon footprint 5. Work that fulfills my soul I want all of this to happen in a few days, and not weeks. I'd be very happy living an independent life with choices. I have good intent of making sure my parents stop living frugally because I'm being a burden on them (I ain't guilt tripping, spend 15 days with me and you'll know why), but lack/possess: 1. Proper brain function and capabilities (A brain with an ability to make proper decisions, understand people, their words and educational concepts better, and retain information) 2. No source of income 3. No solid skillset (my skillset is comparable to someone in 1950s) 4. A criminal past, although I've never spent time in prison 5. Gratitude 6. A few cents in my bank account 7. Tendency to take advantage of others knowingly 8. An acquisitional mindset 9. No love/empathy 10. A dysregulated nervous system 11. Having niceness only in words, not actions + lacking the maturity to take appropriate actions 12. Expecting everyone to come talk to him and take care of him, while he doesn't show concern towards anyone until the person is of any utility to him TL; DR, a walking red flag! Summary: I want the universe to support me and make sure my needs are met until I don't have a job and find my calling to heal the world. I don't want to do a job because the stress in the kind of work we get these days is not worth the loss of peace and time for no worthy contribution to the society.
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I struggled a lot when I was your age too Yogesh. I struggled with addictions, as well as poverty. In fact, my life did not improve until I got sober, and established a sincere life of altruism. This change helped me to escape the mental pain that my desire and expectations caused. The higher my expectation, the lower my happiness and serenity. What I learned was that if I was unhappy with my lot in the universe, I had to change my thinking and behavior first. You could have given me a million dollars, and I would have piddled it away… I had to do the tough stuff first, changing my thinking, not harming other beings, ect. Character building comes first, then my circumstances change. My sincere wish for you is to be happy, and to find joy in discovering that changing your mind will change your circumstances.
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Perhaps start off each day with a little prayer or aspiration that the universe (God) help you with motivation, understanding, and direction throughout the day. Don’t ask for specifics, but that your motives, attitude , and actions be directed for the good of all beings. That is what I did my new friend.
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Don Cook
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Just a fellow traveler on the path, taking time to smell the roses.

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