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Why bother trying to improve yourself? Because the self the venue through which you experience everything, including, taking action in the world. But the self isn’t like a car, it doesn’t just work—it takes work to make it work for you. The self is not only the thing you use to experience the world but it’s the thing you’re discovering through your exploration of the world. What’s more, it’s also the thing you’re creating through your actions and thought processes. Oddly enough, the self is the thing we have the most control over and is the most influential in our lives, despite its elusive nature, it makes sense that trying to improve ourselves is arguably the master key to success in all areas of life. The preceding information discusses the importance of self-work, speaking to techniques, psychology, philosophy, or spirituality. Put simply, there are two choices in life: develop control and mastery over the animal self or let your animal instincts and fears control your life. For many, the tools needed to gain control and liberation therefrom are not available, and so the quest to improve the self seems worthless. But suffering in general is one of many spiritual influences that motivate the individual to become the best version of themselves. This sacred call to realize your full potential is something almost everyone feels at some point in their lives. Those who step forward in this path, despite life’s hardships, transcend suffering and become active players in the Great Work of making the world a better place through their very being.
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Maybe it’s just me…? but I disagree with Jordan in that 1st video that “nature is out to kill us”. I think that someone who would say that is just not living that closely to nature. I say maybe it’s just me because I’ve always had a “thing” with animals and so, I’ve always seen that nature NEVER goes out of it’s way to harm us. Nature harms those who live in fear.
I have never studied psychology from a book. However, from “doing the work”, I know my own psychology and when I hear certain things that I disagree with from, ahem, people with degrees in psychology, I know that they have not explored THEIR OWN psychology but have only studied SOMEONE else’s explorations into psychology that is not complete. I don’t get how people can’t understand that when they learn from a book, that they are only taking information from someone they’ve never met and that it may be full of holes, misconceptions and half-truths or total lies altogether! (depending on where the book came from) It is one of those “obvious things” that people frequently miss. I think this is how people have been led to believe that the ego is “bad” and must be killed etc, etc. They think because this person has a few letters after his/her name that they must know something that they don’t so they believe everything that comes out of their mouth… this happens with psychology just as it does with metaphysics and the constant misuse of the words dimensions and densities… yeah, I’m still reading THAT one! lol
No disrespect Justin, just bringing up a point to consider. You may want to read, “Self Therapy” by Jay Earley… a totally different way to look at the self, through COMPASSIONATE eyes… ; -)
And as far at the second one, from London Real, goes, he’s clearly talking about himself and projecting! Suffering is a choice! You don’t transcend suffering by “picking up your burden”. You transcend it because you do the “inner work” and you share the compassion that IS YOU with your ego self! Suffering comes from how we choose to see things. You can see something as a “burden” or a “blessing”. PERIOD. Healing comes from changing our perspective of OUR SELF!
He’s only “suffering” from whatever disease he’s going through because of the thoughts he chooses to hold onto… isn’t that clear? The body will reflect the condition of the mind per the mind/body connection.