[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]
2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/lit/ - Literature

View post   
File: 1.75 MB, 1646x2508, the-power-of-now.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
13260106 No.13260106 [Reply] [Original]

damn... this is deep...

>> No.13260111
File: 726 KB, 3190x3190, ato.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
13260111

>>13260106
deep like brainlet eyes

>> No.13260544

>>13260111
This nigga be selling Hobbit secrets. For shame.

>> No.13260719

>>13260106
this book got my roommate into spirituality

>> No.13260759

>>13260106
give me a quick rundown

>> No.13260887

>>13260759
Now

Now

Now

>> No.13261070

>>13260759
Literally just
>be here now

That's the whole premise of the book.

>> No.13261075

>>13260106
Very cool!

>> No.13261106

>>13260719

this book is essential roommate-core

>> No.13262193

>>13260106
He's too deep for me

>> No.13262205
File: 25 KB, 317x499, F5EB2DFE-4F8A-471C-8DAF-425105D27F5E.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
13262205

>enlightens you

>> No.13262682
File: 147 KB, 1334x1334, E2F3F507-B670-4E26-A4DE-6BDD28574128.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
13262682

>>13260106
Its pretty ok as an introduction to mindfulness, but the dude is a turbo SIMP and probably schitzo. The "woo woo" shit in there, and the chapter on women are just bad.

>> No.13262716

>>13261070
>Literally just
>>be here now
I literally can't even do that.

>> No.13262740

>>13262682
Wtf is mindfulness?

>> No.13262758
File: 106 KB, 1384x692, Screen Shot 2019-06-08 at 3.16.21 PM.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
13262758

>>13262740
>mindfulness

>> No.13262764

>>13262740
>>13262758
The best definition I've ever seen of mindfulness is "moment to moment, non-judgmental awareness".

>> No.13262857

Had a copy of this sitting around for ages. Should I finally give it a try?

>> No.13262903

>>13262857
Yeah, its great for the first 3-4 chapters. After that it's all kind of just re-hashing and inapplicable hippy pop philosophy

>> No.13262919
File: 8 KB, 250x247, 1540331275916.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
13262919

>verbal thought bad
>the "now" good
>the now can not have verbal thought -> cessation of monkey mind / wandering thought
>stop verbal thought (silent speech)
>heureka moment is not achieved through thought.
There are better and way smarter people putting it in better terms but i respect him for milking boomers.
https://realization.org/p/ashtavakra-gita/richards.ashtavakra-gita/richards.ashtavakra-gita.html

>> No.13263172

>>13262919
people do stay way too suck in their heads these days bro. While being in "the now" all the time would prevent modern civilization from ever of forming, living in the past or future all the time keeps you from actually utilizing anything modern civilization has given us.

>> No.13263643

>>13260106

Read The Mind Illuminated and implement a meditation practice. I guarantee you that this will either fulfill or dissolve your every last desire.

>> No.13263680

>>13262919
why would anyone buy a book that teaches them not to think?