Inspiration/Sources - Sadhguru / Falun Dafa article on loneliness / Buddhism and the Middle way, Greed
Topics: depression, thoughts, emotions, imagination, purpose in life, dead serious, qing or human sentimentality
This guy is truly amazing in his craft of words and logic. His answers to common questions are highly original, creative, and like a slap in the face of freshness.
He said that the majority of people's illness's like depression are self-created. Depression is a thin line between sanity and insanity. Once crossed you kind of get stuck in depression if you cross that line too often. People who want attention become depress so that they can get attention. Asking "How are you" is a form of attention seeking. This qing or human sentimentality is so strong in every human beings. We cannot stand being alone. We rationalize and do so much to avoid the void. We are social creatures?
Illusion
Thoughts, emotions, and imagination are all hallucinations we create in our mind. There's no way to prove it. These intangible ideas only pave way to a will said Sadhguru. Other than that, this is all just assumptions. Our thoughts and imagination are so strong that it becomes our "reality" and we cannot see anything else in a different light. What an illusion. Life is meant to live in the now. Life is meant to be engaging with one another and create experiences and not be super serious all the time. There needs to be balance or the Middle way.
Seriousness
Life purpose and being dead serious is a funny topic now because of how Sadhguru spoke of it. He said do something ridiculous to get out of that seriousness. What I understood from him is that people who are serious think they are self-important or what they are doing is so important that they forget to enjoy life. They don't care for laughter and the simple things in life. It pays to be joyous not sad. There's no point in falling into depression. Depression is a sign that I must change. Anger and negative emotions can cause seriousness and depression.
Reflections
Looking back I've become this "dead serious" person who always strive and strive for self-improvement. I've lost my fun because I'm so serious and constantly thinking about important topics getting lost in my head about what I want to do as a career in the future. Still I'm undecided and I let my life pass me by so quickly wasting time doing nothing but being in my head or constantly doing research = aka overthinking. I Should stop being so god damn serious and have fun. I need balance. Try something new. Go to some place new. Get inspired!
What I think Self-mastery is
Self-master ultimately means having control over my thoughts, emotions, imagination. Self-mastery is being fully present and living a balance life based on self-awareness. Can't be sad all the time or fuel negative emotions all the time. Instead, be happy and live a simple life. Learn and experience life to the fullest.
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