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    1. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 14 Dec 2019

      I too shall rise to the glorious @vgr opinion blasting challenge. 1 like = 1 opinion on the proper relation between the individual, the world and their goals. (Some call this ‘the spiritual path’.) Fuck me up 👊➡️❤️

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    2. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 14 Dec 2019

      1/ Spirituality itself - how I hate the word! - is not woo garbage. But 'spiritual' people often broadcast & consume woo garbage. The real deal is compatible with and probably requires stone-cold naturalism.

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      𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 14 Dec 2019

      2/ The first question is what to want. The answer is: 'the thing you already want, and everything that might develop into.' But nobody knows what that means. So instead, this quote:pic.twitter.com/M18R3Pbfrh

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        2. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 14 Dec 2019

          3/ Maybe this quote is too mushy for you. That's cool. Maybe you want a fuckton of money instead. This is cool too. Remember, I said 'want what you already want', not 'want some stupid substitute you heard about from some guy.' It can be hard to find a real, honest desire.

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        3. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 14 Dec 2019

          4/ Esotericism shows up around spirituality for a variety of reasons: • Gurus can maintain authority in both sketchy & nonsketchy ways • Riddles demanding odd mental postures can yield wisdom when solved • Indirect communication can reach people who aren't otherwise listening

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        4. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 14 Dec 2019

          5/ Questions about God/gods are quite important to figuring out one’s relation to the world - even for so-called atheists. I say ‘so-called’ because nearly everyone believes in Powers, holy and unholy, deep down. Sry A true atheist, like a true individualist, is hard to come by

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        5. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 14 Dec 2019

          6/ A (and possibly *the*) major barrier to progress is dishonesty, pretense, illusion. Meditation is one way to try to drill through all that crap and get to reality. But there are many others, including things that don’t look ‘spiritual’. Best to hit it with all you’ve got.

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        6. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          7/ Masculinity and femininity are real and important. The yin yang diagram describes their relation and suggests useful conceptual associations. This is not a gender politics opinion.

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        7. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          8/ Napoleon said "the God of Fortune and the God of War are with me." He was correct. Gods and other entities can be with you or against you. Knowing where you stand on this playing field is a practical matter. This is a naturalistic, 'atheism'-compatible mindset.

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        8. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          9/ Being triggered is important. It's the outside of your bubble, saying hello. It's your sync with the world; it's your desire to expand, to not be small. It's a gift in a strange package. It's a bet that you can handle something that 'you' don't think you can handle.

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        9. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          10/ Being hard on yourself can be done smoothly, in a way that doesn’t fuck your mind up. But this is extremely hard - it may need to be preceded by a shitload of healing. This is a practical, not an ideological matter. (Curious for whether we disagree here @QiaochuYuan !)

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        10. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          11/ Not all of these opinions have to be contrarian do they? Here’s one where I can’t tell if it’s contrarian or not 😆 The great spiritual teachers are completely awesome. Jesus, the Buddha, etc. We all have a lot to learn.

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        11. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎 Retweeted 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎

          12/ Everyone is addicted to something. You can even be addicted to 'good' things, like 'being nice to people' or 'reading'. These addictions morph your perception of the world, distracting from the fundamentals of your situation. This can be fixed.https://twitter.com/michaelcurzi/status/1193977717412098048 …

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          𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎 @michaelcurzi
          1/ I'm coming to the view that something rightfully called addiction is prevalent in the minds of all or most people. I'm not trying to talk about rates of alcoholism or anything like that. Rather, the view is that the macro pattern of drug or alcohol addiction can be used...
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        12. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          13/ I’m fairly convinced that hate & love are two sides of a coin. True enemies are way closer to each other than strangers, acquaintances, or even regular ‘friends.’

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        13. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          14/ Your body knows what you need to do. (Your mind is part of your body.)

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        14. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          15/ If you want to become *really* good at something, you must be willing to kneel before the master in that domain. (Asian martial arts traditions get this right - you've seen the trope in movies. See also Western traditions like ballet & classical music.) The art>>>your egopic.twitter.com/woghQeLJbz

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        15. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          16/ You can & must find a deep love for goodness & truth. You have to love them because the path to them is too hard without pure and straightforward love. And you must come to love them more than yourself, because in some ways you're the thing standing in their way.

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        16. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          17/ A connection to politics: every political system is flawed, but all work better with better people. So a virtuous Communist/capitalist society does better than the equivalent w/ unvirtuous citizens. Moral education can sound stodgy, evil, or outdated, but is prob necessary.

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        17. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 15 Dec 2019

          18/ You are usually above or below other people on a given topic, in terms of your/their worthiness to determine what happens in that area, or in terms of whose opinions are worth hearing. Peers are rare. This can be navigated elegantly, but takes nuance, chillness & humility.

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        18. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          19/ In a pinch, the sincere intent to win can cover for pretty major skill & circumstance gaps. This doesn't mean you don't need skill. The intent to win can lead you towards skill, cleverness & vision if you let it. But you'll do way better if you prepare for this in advance.

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        19. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          20/ Everyone totally loves Goodness, in a complete and full way - but it's quite buried. Seeing/feeling/releasing this is a transcendent experience, c.f. Emerson or the Bible on things like 'the light/breath of God'. This is the one topic on which all people are the most f'd up.

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        20. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          21/ We're all participating in a great cosmic battle. This isn't just meant as a useful narrative for describing human activity! It's a stronger claim. I mean to assert something more firm about the psychological interactions & goal structure of mankind as a whole.

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        21. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          22/ One topic of the cosmic battle is the question of 'whether we can all live well, together.' Independence, solitude, disconnection, coldness, order on one side ↔️ Dependence, violence, connection, heat, chaos on the other If all of humanity can live well together, we win?

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        22. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎 Retweeted Ben Landau-Taylor

          23/ Responsibility can set you free.https://twitter.com/benlandautaylor/status/1197713305906774016 …

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          Ben Landau-Taylor @benlandautaylor
          Stewardship is one of the underrated joys in life. Being responsible for something valuable—a discussion group, a business, a garden, a softball league—is a source of quiet pride and strength.
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        23. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          24/ For a great number of people, sitting down for a couple hours a week to talk to God/Jesus/Albus Dumbledore would be as good as or better than the same number of hours of therapy.

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        24. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎 Retweeted 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎

          25/ Followup to 24 - prayer is a real, momentous mental/social technology. It maybe played a major role in upholding civilization for centuries? Not totally sure about this, bc history is complicated - but I could see it being this important.https://twitter.com/michaelcurzi/status/1195060826605883392 …

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          𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎 @michaelcurzi
          To try to comment on a very hard topic: The mind is *very* deep and powerful. The part you're familiar with - 'you' - is the surface; the rest is the AGI, the wellspring, Emerson's Over-Soul. Prayer can tap this deep power. This properly summons connotations of the divine. https://twitter.com/hmmmcurious/status/1194954328181805056 …
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        25. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          26/ A variety of major trends are trying to drive people away from each other (atomization). Part of the task of a conscious life is to directly oppose this trend.

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        26. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎 Retweeted 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎

          27/ Similar trends are also working on destroying personal power and agency. The technocracy wants you to be 'fine', but it doesn't want you to be strong.https://twitter.com/michaelcurzi/status/1203467812238266369 …

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          4/ A different angle is just that as a society we're *generally* trending towards less (tolerance of) personal power. You see this in our inflated technocratic bureaucracy, the surveillance state, addiction to entertainment/electronics, perhaps attacks on masculinity...
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        27. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          28/ Major personal change can occur in an instant - if you're ready to change. It's certainly okay to 'work up to' changing, and I do this a lot myself - marginal improvements add up. But sometimes you don't need to inch forward, and can change 'in the space of one breath'.

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        28. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          29/ If you can come to understand, in great detail, the ways in which the Great People of the past were a) quasi-divine & supernatural, but also b) utterly normal, human, and mundane - this can do a great deal to clarify a path to skill and achievement.

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        29. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎 Retweeted 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎

          30/ Planning (clarifying steps towards a future goal) is outrageously powerful & technically easy, but we mysteriously forget to do it. A big reason is that planning shows you unhandled parts of your life. We try to dodge this test, rather than pass it.https://twitter.com/michaelcurzi/status/1205196898505609216 …

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          𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎 @michaelcurzi
          One hour of planning can save you 15% or more on not wasting your entire life pic.twitter.com/G3KfgiRRph
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        30. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          31/ Planning (& introspection) can be part of the spiritual path because a bunch of this 'living well' stuff comes from getting your *attention* in the right place. You want to be able to gaze over yourself, your life, the world, people - & foresee the achievement of your aims.

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        31. 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎‏ @michaelcurzi 16 Dec 2019

          32/ Every ideology, no matter how perverse, has *something* to offer. To presume otherwise is the height of arrogance, the rejection of wisdom. The world looks different from different angles - and yeah, looking from some of those angles is going to be triggering as hell. Breathe

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