#awareness

[philosophybits]

Men respond only faintly to the horrors that take place around them, except at moments, when the savage, crying incongruity and ghastliness of our condition suddenly reveals itself vivid before our eyes, and we are forced to know what we are. Then the ground slides away from under our feet.

Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible

#philosophy #quotes #Lev Shestov #All Things Are Possible #suffering #misery #pain #awareness

[badamlyanhua]

There was a time where I was searching for peace,

searching for freedom, searching for love.

I cried all day, I cried all night.

I prayed for something without knowing what it was.

I prayed, that I will be forgiven by someone

a greater power I didn't believe in,

but I deeply hoped that it exists

so if I don't forgive myself, at least someone, or something,

with all the qualities I liked,

someone who is all loving, forgiving or accepting

would love, forgive and accept me.

At the lowest of my time I decided to it was over,

I was exhausted.

I had nothing to live for.

I had nothing, lost everything I loved doing in the past.

I had no interests now.

Where did that lively soul go?

Will it return?

Out of luck, if it exists, my plans didn't go as I hoped they would go.

I was still here and it revealed itself to me.

It was always there, but I refused to see.

It was always talking to me but I refuse to listen.

It was always touching me on the deepest levels,

and I refuse to feel it.

How could I be so naïve?

How could I ignore the obvious?

How could I blindly look over it?

It has always been right in front of me, everything.

Yet, I had the audacity, the guts to go find excuses that would justify why things are the way they are, or rather, not how I wanted them to be.

I talked all day,

I complained all night.

this cycle repeated itself for the longest time.

There is just one thing I had to do

and that was to fall into silence and keep quiet.

To listen, to see, to feel,

without ears, without eyes, without touch.

- P

#poetry #original poem #poem #consciousness #awareness #beingness

[infiniteko]

"Notice that which has always been here and aware of every experience. Be the "Knowingness" of experience. You don't have to know anything to know and be who you are. You are "THIS" before you learn it. You are the sense of "Knowing" not the one who claims to know something. You can't think about what you are because what you are is the "Awareness" of the thoughts that are trying to figure out what you are"

#awareness #brahman #consciousness #nothingness #beingness #isness

[vesora]

all attachment is illusory. there is no continuity.

#nd #nonduality #awareness #nondualism #non duality #spiritual

[comrade-onion]

Stand with students, stand with Palestine❤️🇵🇸

(Not OC)

#gaza #marxism #palestine #socialism #communism #history #politics #west bank #genocide #student #protest #boycott israel #strike for gaza #anarchism #anarchocommunism #Solidarity #south africa #current events #acab1312 #cops #gaza solidarity encampment #youth #queers for palestine #lgbtq #socialist revolution #peace #news #art #poster #awareness

[iamthat-iam]

This question have been bothering me so much, yes I know imagination, senses and dream are all same but the thing is when I visualise it doesn't feel as real as senses, could you explain why that happens? I also accept that they are all same experience btw

What you define as "real" are concepts only, not fact. There are truly no "senses" just empty appearances, " " experiencing " "

In dreams, you are fully convinced that the events are real, then "waking up" appears to happen and you label it fake. There was no difference between the dream and what you call "real life."

There's nothing actually here but an empty appearance. I recommend reading this as well.

#adding tags as this is one of the most common questions #nondualism #non dualism #awareness #self #advaita vedanta

[i-amyou]

I'm not seeking but I'm spiralling what should I do 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Are you spiraling or is that just a thought?

Breathe, slow down a little, aren't you just effortlessly aware of it seemingly happening? The changeless background on where it all appears, just Notice it. Nothing can harm YOU :)

#ask #nothingness #consciousness #awareness #beingness

[jellyfishhhhhhhhhhh]

Hey, just quick heads-up to anyone trying to support Palestinians on here. Paypal does not work in Palestine -- they REFUSE to work with Palestinian banks but work with isreali ones.

If you see someone on here claiming to be a Palestinian in Gaza and when you click to donate and it links you to a Paypal, it is a scam.

It is very sad that there are people willing to manipulate the good hearts of those who want to give to those facing a genocide.

#awareness #palestine #gofundme #donate #free palestine #free gaza #isreal is committing genocide

[dk-thrive]

It takes courage…to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.

— Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of ‘A Course in Miracles’ (HarperOne; October 13, 2009)

#Marianne Williamson #self discovery #self awareness #awareness #self knowledge #conscious #consciousness #courage #psychology

[53v3nfrn5]

‘Polluted Water Popsicles’ (2017) by: Hung I-chen, Guo Yi-hui & Chen Yu-ti

Addressing the issue of water pollution, the artists collected samples from 100 locations across Taiwan, first freezing the liquids and then preserving their creations in resin.

#trashcore #enviornment #enviormentalism #popsicles #art #resin art #awareness #pollution #aesthetic #2017 #taiwan #cottagecore #weirdcore #asia #artblr #waste #trash #resin

[samarajethwa]

#palestine #free palestine #free gaza #palestine sunbird #sunbird #olive branch #palestinian sunbird #art for palestine #palestine art #art #digital art #artists on tumblr #digital drawing #drawing #digital artist #protest #palestine protest #human rights #awareness

[starfishinthedistance]

I talk to many people who say things like "oh I have trauma but I don't have PTSD", but then when I talk to them a little more I realize that they most likely do, they just can't recognize it as such due to how lacking PTSD awareness is, even beyond the whole "it's not just a veteran's disorder" thing.

The main reason they think they don't have PTSD usually has to do with flashbacks and nightmares, either they have one but not the other or have neither. But here's the thing, those are only two symptoms out of the 23-odd recognized symptoms. Flashbacks and nightmares are two of the five symptoms under Criterion B (Intrusion), which you only need one of for a diagnosis. The other three symptoms are unwanted upsetting memories, emotional distress after being reminded of trauma and physical reactivity after being reminded of trauma (i.e. shaking, sweating, heart racing, feeling sick, nauseous or faint, etc). Therefore you can have both flashbacks and nightmares, one but not the other, or neither and still have PTSD.

In fact, a lot of the reasons people give me for why they don't think they have PTSD are literally a part of the diagnostic criteria.

"Oh, I can barely remember most parts of my trauma anyway." Criterion D (Negative Alterations in Cognition and Mood) includes inability to recall key features of the trauma.

"Oh but I don't get upset about my trauma that often because I avoid thinking of it or being around things that remind me of it most of the time." Criterion C (Avoidance) includes avoiding trauma-related thoughts or feelings and avoiding trauma-related external reminders, and you literally cannot get diagnosed if you don't have at least one of those two symptoms.

"Oh I just have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep, but I don't have nightmares." Criterion E (Alterations in Arousal and Reactivity) includes difficulting sleeping outside of nightmares.

"But I didn't have many/any trauma symptoms until a long time after the trauma happened." There's literally an entire specification for that.

Really it just shows how despite being one of the most well-known mental illnesses, people really don't know much about PTSD. If you have trauma, I ask you to at least look at the criteria before you decide you don't have PTSD. Hell, even if you don't have trauma, look at the criteria anyway because there are so many symptoms in there that just are not talked about.

PTSD awareness is not just about flashbacks and nightmares.

#ptsd #post traumatic stress disorder #cptsd #complex post traumatic stress disorder #complex ptsd #trauma #actually ptsd #actually cptsd #mental illness #mental health #mental health awareness #ptsd awareness #cptsd awareness #neurodivergent #ptsd thoughts #awareness #important #mentally ill #actually mentally ill #psychology

[badamlyanhua]

At night, I couldn't sleep,

at day I couldn't stay awake.

My mind was constantly racing,

looking at myself, I only found flaws.

Overanalyzing my personality,

I always felt improvement.

I couldn't stop comparing myself

to those I would like to be like.

Why do they have it easier?

Why are they more open?

Why are they not anxious like me?

Why are their smiles and laughs genuine?

How come they can eat a meal and keep it down?

How could they meet with friends and not break down?

How can they speak openly about what is bothering them?

Where do they find the words to describe their emotions?

If I try, I choke up,

if I attempt to speak, I tear up.

It was easier to stay silent,

except that some people are meant to be happy,

others are meant to pretend.

I thought that I must've done something to suffer the way I do,

I am never meant to be happy, I am never meant to feel peaceful.

I haven't done anything to be loved,

so what is my purpose?

Should I leave or should I stay?

Or weigh out my options?

If I left, I would be at peace,

if I stayed, they would be at peace.

I do not care about myself,

I do not care about the others,

so which path should I go?

If I leave, the cries of a mother,

something that should never be heard,

would haunt me forever.

If I stayed, my own existence,

is what I was tired of experiencing.

"How are you really?"

I have no answer to that.

How could I, if I look at myself,

see and feel nothing?

If I look at outside of myself, I see and feel nothing,

so tell me, how would I know how I am doing?

"I am fine" is a lie.

"I am unwell" is a lie.

"I don't know how I'm doing" is a lie.

I do not know, I can't put it in words.

So I gave up explaining myself,

I gave up explaining my actions,

I gave up pretending,

I gave up trying,

I gave up.

I prayed to Buddha for peace,

I prayed to Guan Yin for mercy,

I prayed to Ji Gong for help,

I prayed to Chenrezig for compassion,

I prayed to Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva to stand with me.

All those times, I could not shake the feeling of selfishness.

"I don't have it as bad, they have it worse."

What am I complaining about?

What am I doing here?

Am I ungrateful?

Like everything else, I do not know.

I seeked refuge in them,

because I cannot help myself.

I do not know how to help myself,

and even if I knew, I am too weak.

So what should I do?

Staying is unbearable, leaving is unbearable.

How come there is no solution for both sides?

— P

#poem #poetry #original poem #awareness #beingness #consciousness

[infiniteko]

cr: midnight gospel

#midnight gospel #awareness #brahman #consciousness #nothingness #beingness

[decolonize-the-left]

End blood quantum now

Blood quantum is how much native blood you have in you and it needs to be a certain threshold to qualify you as a tribal member. Blood quantum varies from tribe to tribe.

It means my mom is a tribal member but because my dad is outside of my tribe... I don't have enough tribal blood to enroll. Neither does my daughter. Our "official" indigeneity ended with me.

My dad is still native tho. Just southern native. Others have two parents enrolled in separate tribes and can't enroll in either one despite being Full native because their parents were mixed with other tribes so they don't have enough blood of Any tribe to qualify.

And to what end are they doing this?

Under the treaties the US govt can lay no claim to native land. So how do they fix that? Get rid of the natives, of course.

And since they can't slaughter us in broad daylight anymore they did the next best thing. What the colonial government has ALWAYS done to us and other poc.

Made up a bunch of arbitrary laws to restrain and limit our power and numbers.

And this can't continue. We are the only race who needs to apply to be part of the community we were born into. The only race who needs to prove our blood.

And that's the thing: it's not even based on blood. Racist scientists defined who was a full-blooded native based on things like shoe size, head circumference, and skin pigment.

Not blood. And besides that it wasn't uncommon for outsiders to become part of a tribe!! You didn't need to be native by blood to be native! Blood quantum has made it IMPOSSIBLE for them to qualify and made it impossible for tribes to practice that long time aspect of our culture.

So please share this post. So many people legitimately think natives are extinct and even less are aware that we do more than just sit around drinking all day. Few people have good feelings about us and within that there are a few who actively help. Please be one of those few.

We need support and allies and for our voices to be heard. Please don't let this post just be me screaming into a void. We need people to know what blood quantum is, how archaic and harmful it is, and to help us spread awareness to people who otherwise would ignore us. Use your privilege.

#ndn #native american #chippewa #tmbc #indigenous #ojibwe #blood quantum #colonization #decolonize #native issues #awareness #biden #democrats #liberals #leftists #anarchists #current events #2024 #2023 #mutual aid #direct action #leftist #lgbt #capitalism #imperialism #usa #usa politics

[miiju86]

let that sink in....

#capitalist hell #systemic inequality #billionaires #wealth gap #wealth inequality #eat the rich #capitalist system #capitalism #anti capitalism #banksters #class divide #class system #awareness #class awareness #change the system