I can see myself falling in a bad direction

I need to find some more optimistic philosophy's.

I previously had alot of good beliefs that helped my life in a good direction. But I did notice I felt scared and worried when anyone opposed them or tried to rip them apart. This just proved that on some level my beliefs wernt strong enough. So i decided to get rid of any prejudice and ideas i had before and just go out to seek the truth.
But this is now kinda making me insane and feel unstable! I have to keep reminding myself that there are so many different filters for life and it is possible for me to feel stable and that my life has some purpose other than finding purpose once again.

My beliefs before were.

. Subjective reality. all I can possibly say is real is this moment and anything can be discovered. Limitations of this moment exist because of the level my consciousness is at.

. Things exist because of contrast. This was the most beautiful idea I had. The idea that death only exists because of life. and life only exists because of death.

.We are here to experience emotions we wouldnt be able to experience if we didnt limit ourself. I seen the universe or consciousness as one big vast everything. But to make beauty like a drawing you need to have contrast in it to draw something beautiful. Limitations are beautiful. They create the beauty of revealing everything once again. God is basicly a stripper. You could just see him naked in one go but thats not as beautiful as a strip tease lol

Is there anything wrong with these ideas? Because all it takes to get me in a depression is for them to say anything along the lines of "life sucks then you die" Kinda view. Even though I know there are things much more beautiful than that idea like.. well we don't really die... time is just an illusion and we live in an unlimited multidimensional universe. But still.. they get to me. And im not one that likes to take on blind faith.

If i don't sort this out I can see my life turning upside down. Me not caring about anything and me going into depression.

Before my life felt meaningful and beautiful.

Anyone wana help?

Hi,

I like your viewpoint in life. It is similar to mine. I go out and enjoy exploring lots of things. I picture myself as part of the whole, enjoying the whole, and interacting with the whole. I have my ups and my downs. I accept this as part of my life. When I use to try to achieve something, I noticed that the bigger the achievement the bigger the letdown as soon as I achieved it. So noways, I moderate what I do. The ups are smaller and the downs are smaller, which is the way I like it.

Things that I might do include:

1. dancing Salsa or Swing
   
2. practice Taiji and yoga
   
3. play tennis
   
4. play basketball
   
5. read fiction
   
6. read philosophy
   
7. read history
   
8. watch So you think you can Dance?
   
9. sing
   
10. play the piano
    
11. discourse on the Internet
    
12. walk
    
13. try out new foods (inexpensively of course, though I love Whole Foods)
    
14. bike
    
15. play and improve my Table Tennis game
    
16. watch the Food Channel competitions
    
17. invest in the stock market
    

and lots of other things. I enjoy learning about things around me.

I hope you enjoy this message. :bigsmile:

Rich

Yeah Achievements are good based on how you view them. If you see your existance as pure consciousness then it makes you wonder WHY we are like we are.

Are you sure that thoose 'good-belifs' helped your life in a good direction? Good belief, according to who? Which good direction? They are not simple things you can mention in a sentence and pass. You can not accept it as it is.

But if you are sure of them(which you possibly will say because it is hard to accept that we wasted yearS on trying to get into a 5 size small dress) than why you suffer now?

In another hand, when i feel down and when it seems like i'm going the wrong way, i tell myself that it is harder to see things simple, while they are in such complex structure now.

Well they are good in terms of they made me happy and I had a general focus to help other people and seek knowledge. But the problem comes when I am to question these beliefs that made me want to seek out knowledge and be the best person i can in the first place.

Lifes full of questions,if you think you know the answers you know nothing.You could be dogmatic and sing loudly so you blank out all the questions but then you cant sing forever.
You are no diffrent than any of us,we assume we have the answers but realise that only by debate can we trust our views.Im of an age when i can say i know everything there is about knowing sod all.Read here on this forum, very learned men are just as confused as you.Lifes a journey, its not the arriving thats important.Be patient lass take one step at a time.

Dwixi

It seems to me that your problem is not your beliefs as stated but the fact that you don't really believe them. If you did, your moods would not be blown around by people expressing less optimistic views. If you don't know those people are wrong then your beliefs are just opinions.

If you post your beliefs for criticism somewhere I'll come and argue that they can be logically and empirically justified. What you need to do, in my opinion, is to turn your beliefs into a systematic worldview then see if it works in philosophy and physics. I believe this would be possible, that it would work, and that it can be logically proved that it would work. This is because you've arrived at the particular set of beliefs/conjectures that you mention.

Hope this cheers you up.

Yeah, I mean before when i had pretty rubbish belifs i was happy alot. But I would rather have truth than to be happy.Instead of being happy with a falty computer program running I would rather spend my time looking for one that would work better. Rather than settle for the one im already useing.

Diminish your beliefs, they lead you among city streets.



Geez man, why not have both. If I knew I couldn't have both then well... what's the point of living.

dwixi,

I suggest some introspection. Are you a seeker of understanding, a critical thinker, never satisfied with the superficial answers society often provides? Or are you perfectly content with a defined set of beliefs, never feeling the motivation or urge to evaluate further?

It seems to me you're the former, not the latter. And if so, beliefs will not provide you the fulfillment you desire. You simply will not let yourself be happy often with the mindset that there is more to understand, more intricacies to uncover. The fuller your understanding, the more enlightened you become, the better you'll be able to articulate your thoughts. And take note, I didn't say the more you know - it's the understanding that is key. You'll begin to understand this existence in ways you had never imagined, but don't expect concrete answers or happiness immediately. The road will be treacherous, testing your mental, physical, and emotional stability, and sometimes it may even make you wish you had never been born. But, in the end, you'll be on the path to fulfillment.

With that said, all birds do need to perch from time to time. So perch, regain your sanity whenever you feel the need, and enjoy the bursts of happiness that don't always come from rational thought. Just make sure you don't stay perched for too long, as the branch can't hold you forever.

Why do i still feel down when these guys are arguing? Even though im sure i know they are both wrong....