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DividedQuantum
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Not taking oneself seriously
#23550869 - 08/17/16 06:56 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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The sentimentalists and the heavy and humorless types can't stand those of us who don't take ourselves too seriously. They naturally also do not know how to appreciate the humor in that.
Do you feel it to be in your best interest not to take yourself too seriously? Is there anything fundamentally wrong with not taking oneself seriously?
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DividedQuantum said: Is there anything fundamentally wrong with not taking oneself seriously?
my 2 cents:
short answer:
Only if you think you should suffer.
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longer answer: when it comes to making the effort to be responsible, good and so on we should not use the notion that 'we don't really exist', or are actually a 'social construct' or other such notions as an excuse, not to make a serious effort. I washed my kids diapers back in the day.
But when it comes to thinking I am important, then 'not taking oneself seriously' is an antidote.
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Re: Not taking oneself seriously [Re: laughingdog]
#23551208 - 08/17/16 08:31 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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laughingdog said: ...when it comes to thinking I am important, then 'not taking oneself seriously' is an antidote.
My thoughts exactly.
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Well, alrighty then. This thread has run its course.
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Uh...really? I would welcome insight from all comers...
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No, we covered all the bases.
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this topic is an immediate relief. I can apply it to myself, but others in my sphere would be appalled if I raised the issue.
instead I remind them to consider relaxing or being calm more often.
this could do the trick (telling them 'not to take themselves so seriously') if I knew a way to deliver it and not die in the ensuing explosion.
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redgreenvines said: this topic is an immediate relief. I can apply it to myself, but others in my sphere would be appalled if I raised the issue.
instead I remind them to consider relaxing or being calm more often.
this could do the trick (telling them 'not to take themselves so seriously') if I knew a way to deliver it and not die in the ensuing explosion.
Jesus: "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."
Buddha: "Before you speak, ask yourself: is it kind, is it necessary, is it true. (Another version has 'helpful' too)
"Before you speak, ask yourself: is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence?" - Sai Baba
Edited by laughingdog (08/17/16 10:26 PM)
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Re: Not taking oneself seriously [Re: laughingdog]
#23551619 - 08/17/16 10:43 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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"Before you flap yo' gums, ask yourself: is it hip, is it chill, is it better 'n nuttin'? Does it get you laid?
~ Swami
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DividedQuantum said:
Do you feel it to be in your best interest not to take yourself too seriously?
Yes
It is the most challenging thing in life, but the most important
If you are seeking peace of mind . . .
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Re: Not taking oneself seriously [Re: RJ Tubs 202] 2
#23551843 - 08/17/16 11:55 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Man, since I stopped taking myself seriously I've really started to enjoy my own company. I laugh out loud at myself several times a day, and shout playful shit and dance all the time.
Really, it's pretty much the best skill I've ever learned...
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i can take myself very unseriously. the world, a different matter. it's on/off with that one. my perspective here is: clearly people are mostly different in their portrayal's in under the proscenium of the theater of life.
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Re: Not taking oneself seriously [Re: akira_akuma]
#23552301 - 08/18/16 05:41 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I do not take myself too seriously anymore, this has helped me become a better employee on many occasions by being able to take criticism and not get butt hurt. To even laugh aloud at myself at times when i do something stupid or wrong, as long as no one gets hurt. It helped me understand criticism is not an attack, it is a chance for collaborative improvement of myself.
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Re: Not taking oneself seriously [Re: nuentoter]
#23552744 - 08/18/16 09:33 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Great responses, guys.
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I don't take myself seriously, the trouble is that I don't take other people seriously either and that sometimes winds them up, especially if they think they're somebody important.
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Re: Not taking oneself seriously [Re: viktor]
#23552868 - 08/18/16 10:33 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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people who don't take anything (or anyone) seriously are fucking retards. there, let's really get this thread moving somewhere.
when someone thinks their knowledge is replete with accurate truths, and consider that this knowledge secures one from having to take anything or anyone else seriously in the world, makes one not only an idiot, and a retard, but also an asshole.
people are never 100% correct about an assumed line of reasoning. there needs be consensus, or lest the truth be so plain that it becomes irrelevant.
plus, when people do in fact need to take the world seriously, lest we all fail at living, and someone comes along to state that we need less serious endeavor in life, and should prefer a less serious life, they are being weak. weak because they think they have the answers to a life of no consequence to itself. they ignore, purposefully, the struggle that is life itself.
Edited by akira_akuma (08/18/16 10:38 AM)
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There's a time and place for everything. I think there is so much of the fora here for not taking oneself seriously that many PS&P users don't utilize. I come here for a good debate, which is the spirit of the forum, and watch most threads devolve into nonsense. I find it disappointing.
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Jokeshopbeard said: Man, since I stopped taking myself seriously I've really started to enjoy my own company. I laugh out loud at myself several times a day, and shout playful shit and dance all the time.
Really, it's pretty much the best skill I've ever learned...
I've found you've broken out of your shell of PS&P & S&M and embraced the fora at large, which has been a really good thing for you. Wish some other members would follow your trail.
-------------------- Everything is better than it was the last time. I'm good. If we could look into each others hearts, and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care. It takes a lot of courage to go out there and radiate your essence. I know you scared, you should ask us if we scared too. If you was there, and we just knew you cared too.
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I like what laughingdog suggested about being responsible. My responsibility extends from the nexus of my decisions and permeates the world. Yet I am a slave to circumstance.
It is about balance, and how we react. I'll practice tai chi for hours, then spill my tea. Silly me.
There is a tension to maintain in cultivation. Some people seem to have abandoned their own well-being to some degree to get something else off the ground, knowingly or not. At the other extreme are flaccid puddles of people. Perhaps both are trapped.
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Re: Not taking oneself seriously [Re: akira_akuma]
#23552995 - 08/18/16 11:13 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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akira_akuma said: people who don't take anything (or anyone) seriously are fucking retards. there, let's really get this thread moving somewhere.
when someone thinks their knowledge is replete with accurate truths, and consider that this knowledge secures one from having to take anything or anyone else seriously in the world, makes one not only an idiot, and a retard, but also an asshole.
people are never 100% correct about an assumed line of reasoning. there needs be consensus, or lest the truth be so plain that it becomes irrelevant.
plus, when people do in fact need to take the world seriously, lest we all fail at living, and someone comes along to state that we need less serious endeavor in life, and should prefer a less serious life, they are being weak. weak because they think they have the answers to a life of no consequence to itself. they ignore, purposefully, the struggle that is life itself.
Well, I generally disagree with a lot of your posts (and am too PC to find it in good taste to call people "fucking retards"), but I like that you've stirred the pot. That's what this forum is for, not overplaying how chill you are. I'd absolutely love a PS&P gathering, see who can really let go and who can't. I'll tell you one thing that really helps me unwind, rhythm. Anyone else good with a djembe? I'd be quite interested in seeing all of you shrooming in a big ass party in the woods dancing around a bonfire to a drum jam. It would be most revealing.
-------------------- Everything is better than it was the last time. I'm good. If we could look into each others hearts, and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care. It takes a lot of courage to go out there and radiate your essence. I know you scared, you should ask us if we scared too. If you was there, and we just knew you cared too.
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