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by sridca 7y ago
> I may have been inferring a tone that wasn't present. That's most likely the case. From my experience with talking to people on this topic I've noticed that anytime I point out the shortcomings of meditation and the like
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by sridca 7y ago
> Could you explain more about how you would approach things as opposed to gratitude? I think I'm understanding now what you are getting at, but I'm not sure I'm understanding the practical steps that you are advocating as
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by sridca 7y ago
We are definitely not in agreement. When, or if, you get to reading it do a search for `mindfulness site:actualfreedom.com.au` in Google to learn more.
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by sridca 7y ago
Look, just because a handful of commenters reacted in heated fashion to my comment does not make it a flamewar. Have you actually read this thread? You may want to reevaluate your moderation abilities. I'm not going to compromise on my
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by sridca 7y ago
You are welcome. It is part of what is known as the "actualism method" (that I am putting into practice for many years now) as described here: http://www.actualfreedom.com.au/richard/articles/thismomento.
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by sridca 7y ago
Good response, I agree. Except of course for the connecting of appreciation and egocentrism. I can appreciate eating a delicious croissant, for example, savouring its buttery flavours as experienced on the tongue without egotistically think
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by sridca 7y ago
> Could you elaborate on how you would approach getting to the root cause of the resentment? And then once you have identified the cause, how would you go about dislodging that? Sincerity as to what you are feeling each moment is the fir
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by sridca 7y ago
What are some examples of things you appreciate (without being grateful) that stem from ego, self-centeredness, thoughtlessness?
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by sridca 7y ago
> You inserted the concept of spirituality in an attempt to take some kind of stance; that was never present. Incorrect. Gratitude, along with other meditative practices, is a spiritual notion. > You fabricated that Fabricated what
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by sridca 7y ago
Oh, I was making a parallel to religion. As you may already know, even though one becomes atheist that does not necessarily mean they are no longer religious in other aspects of life (here, meditative practices).
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by sridca 7y ago
Fair enough, good points. Will keep that in mind when writing. As for "splitting hairs over minor issues" I disagree; the difference is not trivial as explained over here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19905
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by sridca 7y ago
Okay, but what happens to the resentment while you experience the extreme pleasure of gratitude or unconditional love? Are these feelings merely a palliative (a remarkably strong one at that) rather than a permanent cure?
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by sridca 7y ago
Do a bit of reading by the proponents of gratitude and you'll see that it is not the same as appreciation. For example, here's a quote from a link someone else posted on this thread: People feel and express gratitude in multip
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by sridca 7y ago
Finally someone on HN who is not gaga about meditation. :-P In my understanding, meditation simply enables one to develop a heightened form of emotional detachment that may help deal with life's vicissitudes. Of course, that's aga
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by sridca 7y ago
Okay, so you were talking about gratitude. Yes, gratitude counters resentment (you call it "escaping" it). Yet my point was that it is not a cure for resentment; merely a palliative.
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by sridca 7y ago
> you are so intelligently determined that you need to copy and paste the same response to different people. Some people are so dogged in their beliefs that some things need to be told them repeatedly (and even then some won't liste
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by sridca 7y ago
What is a "non-essential" difference, according to you, between gratitude (defined as: "the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.") and appreciation (defined as: "reco
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by sridca 7y ago
Why not just intelligently respond to my questions/ comments instead of projecting your feelings ("hella mad") onto me? Did what I write offend any of your sensibilities?
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by sridca 7y ago
How does it [the necessity of resentment] make sense in the context of psychological health and well-being?
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by sridca 7y ago
Why not just intelligently respond to my questions/ comments instead of projecting your feelings (anger) onto me? Did what I write offend any of your sensibilities? As to your question, given that you started off in this manner (projec
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by sridca 7y ago
Then why call it "gratitude" instead of calling it what it is, to wit: appreciation? Obviously the proponents of gratitude meant something more than appreciation.
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by sridca 7y ago
I thought I'd join, but the more I read the more spiritual and mumbo-jumbo the course appears. From the course overview: Week 1. Signature Strengths Week 2. Savoring & Gratitude Journal Week 3. Kindness & Social Connect
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by sridca 7y ago
How can you tell that your peace is not an instance of (arguably more intense than usual) emotional detachment rather a simple absence of the feeling of unhappiness?
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by sridca 7y ago
Happiness has become a dirty word. People fail at happiness; and then start devaluating happiness itself probably to rationalize their unhappiness and also justify the consequent resorting to socially inculcated meanings. Mr. Jordan Peterso
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by sridca 7y ago
GHCJS is mature enough to write production frontend apps in Haskell. JavaScript is not required. Try: https://github.com/obsidiansystems/obelisk Example app: https://github.com/srid/Taut
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by sridca 7y ago
It would all be hilarious were it not for the suffering people instigate in order to defend their beliefs.
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by sridca 7y ago
Reposted with different words (same message).
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by sridca 7y ago
The activity of caring can be either actuality-based or feeling-based. A lot of caring from the vegan community is feeling-based. What this means is that one _feels_ that one cares about living species while not _actually_ caring about them
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by sridca 7y ago
Does it also irritate you knowing that vocal vegans take it upon themselves to tell other people to care about things they do not particularly value? If not, why not?
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by sridca 7y ago
It takes two to tango. If vegans stopped pestering non-vegans, then the non-vegans probably wouldn't care to prove the vegan's stance to be silly.

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