aliveness

Life cannot be made to conform to a system, it cannot be forced into a framework, however nobly conceived; and a mind that has merely been trained in factual knowledge is incapable of meeting life with its variety, its subtlety, its depths and great heights.

— Krishnamurti

A man does not really begin to be alive until he has lost himself. Until he has released the anxious grasp which he normally holds upon his life, his property, his reputation and position.

“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances with our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.”... See more

One of my favorite definitions of pleasure:

Simple awareness of the sensations moving throughout your body.

Not to burn with a desire to behold the beloved is not to be alive.

‘I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It is knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth and then simply doing it.’ ⁃ Natalie Goldberg, ‘Writing Down The Bones’

hey bro. not a big deal but just checking in because it seems like your arc is stuck on filler episodes. i mean they’re cool and it’s nothing urgent but just wondering when the plot is going to start advancing again