Comforting lies and delusions are addicting but unfulfilling. The more you desperately drink, the thirstier you get.

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Comforting lies and delusions are addicting but unfulfilling. The more you desperately drink, the thirstier you get.#445296

By Eckhart Aurelius Hughes - August 11th, 2023, 6:29 pm

- August 11th, 2023, 6:29 pm #445296

"Why waste your energy being angry at the world, as if the world would even notice? The universe doesn't care if it broke your heart."

- Marcus Aurelius

It's a happy and deeply liberating way to think. Comforting lies and delusions are addicting but unfulfilling. The more of it you desperately drink, the thirstier you get. Bravely loving the stable truth will set you free, for everything else is tainted with the desperate anxiety of a liar, desperate to keep their lies straight, desperate to hide or escape the ever-encroaching creep of the inescapable truth.

#MementoMori #AcceptWhatYouCannotControl #RadicialAcceptance #UnconditionalAcceptance #UnconditionalLove #JustLoveEverything #AmorFati

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My entire political philosophy summed up in one tweet.

"The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master."

I believe spiritual freedom (a.k.a. self-discipline) manifests as bravery, confidence, grace, honesty, love, and inner peace.

Favorite Philosopher: Eckhart Aurelius Hughes

Re: Comforting lies and delusions are addicting but unfulfilling. The more you desperately drink, the thirstier you get.#445302

By Surabhi Rani - August 11th, 2023, 11:41 pm

- August 11th, 2023, 11:41 pm #445302

I like the words 'the universe doesn't care if it broke your heart' in the above post. The path to truth and any worthwhile accomplishment in one's life is straightforward. It requires constant practice and undaunted courage.

Re: Comforting lies and delusions are addicting but unfulfilling. The more you desperately drink, the thirstier you get.#449987

By Tommy Mayengbam - November 19th, 2023, 2:18 pm

- November 19th, 2023, 2:18 pm #449987

Comforting lies may be comforting! The more we hear/ listen to such, the more we want to hear/ listen. But for how long will it continue to comfort us? And what happens when the truth finally comes crashing down?

Better a cruel truth than a comforting lie and save us the shock of our lives.

Re: Comforting lies and delusions are addicting but unfulfilling. The more you desperately drink, the thirstier you get.#454143

By Gee-Q Mdluli - January 24th, 2024, 2:22 am

- January 24th, 2024, 2:22 am #454143

Oh, absolutely! The truth can be painful, but once the pain subsides, you feel freer than ever before.

Re: Comforting lies and delusions are addicting but unfulfilling. The more you desperately drink, the thirstier you get.#455622

By Jarkline Ouma - February 12th, 2024, 3:32 am

- February 12th, 2024, 3:32 am #455622

Facing uncomfortable truths may be challenging, but it often leads to genuine fulfillment and personal growth. Embracing reality allows for lasting satisfaction.