What's required for self mastery?

What's required for self mastery?
Power, knowledge, or something else?

a reply to: MrBlaq



Dude you are going to have to way much more into detail. This is very vague bro.

a reply to: MrBlaq

First step, destroy your ego...

Peace

Lotion and a tissue?

a reply to: MrBlaq

acceptance...

knowing what will be... will be

originally posted by: MrBlaq
What's required for self mastery?
Power, knowledge, or something else?

C, the answer is definitely C.

a reply to: notsure1

Real men don't use no flippin lotion ... nor tissue for that matter.

What's wrong with blisters and air drying? It's more environmentally friendly ...and makes shaking hands much more interesting.

But getting back to learning the ins and outs of the alleged "self," I suspect that it's a futile enterprise for most humans, even IF a self actually exists.

Partial mastery might be achieved, but I'm not handing out that info without some ka-ching. We masters gotta eat, too.

a reply to: MrBlaq

Years of... working for yourself, psychedelics, a lot of time to yourself, constant research in every direction (especially the mind/brain sciences), and a firm grip on Socio-Agnosticism.

originally posted by: notsure1
Lotion and a tissue?

I was thinking coloring books & crayons, and therapy puppies. Although filling your house with these "POP!" figurines everyones is going nuts over might suffice too (there's even one for Al Bundy).




a reply to: Baddogma

You've been huffing the fumes from that scented beard oil you always be wearin, yo!

originally posted by: MrBlaq
What's required for self mastery?
Power, knowledge, or something else?

According to the collins dictionary - " the ability to take control of ones life without being blown of course by ones feelings, urges, circumstances, etc. Self mastery is that condition whereby your body is your servant not your master."

So there you go. Should've just looked it up.

a reply to: IgnoranceIsntBlisss

Although filling your house with these "POP!" figurines everyones is going nuts over might suffice too (there's even one for Al Bundy).

Did you stumble upon an addiction? Do we need to have 'the talk?'

a reply to: MrBlaq

Firstly one must find out what 'self' is.
Know thyself.

originally posted by: Akragon
a reply to: MrBlaq

acceptance...

knowing what will be... will be

One must stop time.
Forget 'was' or 'will be' and realise 'is/am'.
What is is.

a reply to: JinMI

I'll trade you 12 Beanie Babies for one of your POP!'s, or your entire POG collection.

a reply to: MrBlaq

From the site: www.theself.com

Brahman, the Tao, Buddha-Mind, Christ-consciousness, etc are all labels for the Self. As sugar cannot taste (experience) sugar, being sugar itself (no subject object division); your consciousness (existence) being indivisible is simply realized, and not an experience.

On account of the indivisibility of consciousness, I am you and you are me, but the indivisible consciousness Itself has become neither I nor you! When the wrong notions of 'you' and 'I' are given up, there arises the awareness that there is neither you, nor I, nor everything: It alone is everything.

- Yoga Vasistha

To be the master of one's own destiny....a trust fund helps.

Patience, a temper and being able to listen.

And at times knowing when to say screw it all.

42.

a reply to: operation mindcrime

I agree with this. It has to start with humility. Where it goes from there depends on your vision.

I appreciate the responses, thank you.