new year's resolutions thread.

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by magnetaress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If this body had access to all those drugs this body would be dead.

Also holy tldr batman.

What do you think about reopening asylums?

TLDR is accurate in that it is Too Long Did Read [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have said multiple times before that I could never completely walk away from the siren song that is fentanyl until my connect literally ghosted me (worried he died…) forever. And I see buying Bitcoin and going on the dark web as too much trouble, luckily. But prior to that, having it available on a slow boring weekend day with just a phone call and a 30 minute wait (I call it Dealer time which doesn’t function like real time, Dealer time can mean a 30 min eta is really a 2 hour eta). With a great support system and strong willpower I could dose very carefully (always eating) and keep use to once a month if that. But I couldn’t walk away completely. Fentanyl the way it’s made here (which pops for fent, and a tiny bit of MDMA, and meth in drug tests supposedly) is the best lab made high man can create currently. It’s like a Dryad charm with -15 saving throw. That’s why I say, the best thing we can do for addicts is make drugs as annoyingly difficult to get as possible. Haven’t had it in, Jesus more than a year now

And in regards to asylums, yes they should come back. But it’s a funding issue. Or it would be. Shit’s super expensive. And continually depriving someone of their rights for a lifetime can be a legal nightmare

[Reiwa]

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And in regards to asylums, yes they should come back. But it’s a funding issue. Or it would be. Shit’s super expensive. And continually depriving someone of their rights for a lifetime can be a legal nightmare

Too expensive and tortious.

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[magnetaress]

The desire to die is another desire. It's not meaningful nor is it helpful for the world mind.

However it should be respected and not be gatekept. Stay strong. There is meaning in helping others. In helping the world find inner peace and enlightenment. In growing the mind flowers of the many universes.

No drugs are necessary.

[Ekco]

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[magnetaress]

Cute.

Asylums could be nice. Butt they won't be. The world isn't quite ready. The asylum extends from a desire for safety and the unnatural extension of life.

Though helping the less fortunate can bring peace and contentment.

[Botten]

[magnetaress]

Originally Posted by Botten [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is fear of losing control or freedom.

Or the desire to be in control and have power.

It's also quite funny.

[magnetaress]

Also psychotic people are going to suffer anyway. So even if the asylum system was horribly flawed. It would likely still be an improvement. Especially with all that psychiatry and psychology has improved. It's necessary for the greater whole to begin learning to heal and grow through enlightenment. Sometimes this involves suffering for longer term goals of reducing overall suffering. So. Yeah. Asylums would be nice. In general.

Asylums would also be a general overall improvement over the private prison industrial complex. Butt people don't seem to be ready to treat those with the severe cognitive disabilities that contribute to poverty, crime, violence, self harm and substance abuse with compassion. So improvement here is not expected anytime soon.

***this post is purely spiritual, speculative, apolitical and nonpartisan in nature

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by magnetaress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

severe cognitive disabilities

Yea, from working with homeless clients for the past 17ish years, I think that the layperson doesn’t understand just how many of the homeless have mostly one single problem: very very low IQ

It’s not a medical problem. It’s not a mental illness, per se. But it is a life-ruiner. Someone with a very low IQ will struggle to get or maintain any job that requires remotely complicated instructions or tasks. They won’t understand how to manage money. They will fall for scams and con artists left and right

And they really have no protection. There are group homes for those with legal status of mental disability, but everyone just above that cutoff gets fucked. And asylums won’t be able to help them, or they won’t want to stay in one because they won’t feel they belong with the seriously mentally ill

[magnetaress]

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yea, from working with homeless clients for the past 17ish years, I think that the layperson doesn’t understand just how many of the homeless have mostly one single problem: very very low IQ

It’s not a medical problem. It’s not a mental illness, per se. But it is a life-ruiner. Someone with a very low IQ will struggle to get or maintain any job that requires remotely complicated instructions or tasks. They won’t understand how to manage money. They will fall for scams and con artists left and right

And they really have no protection. There are group homes for those with legal status of mental disability, but everyone just above that cutoff gets fucked. And asylums won’t be able to help them, or they won’t want to stay in one because they won’t feel they belong with the seriously mentally ill

Truth. It's so complicated. Too easy to oversimplify from a high pedestal.

The mind is full of openess and compassion for the people and situation.

 

Of The Architecture of Altruism

The spiritual genius does not wander aimlessly. Her work is precise—thirteen distinct acts, performed without hesitation, for the redemption of every kind of being.

To the lowly, to the confused, to the awakened-in-waiting—she teaches according to their state. She attracts them, not with empty spectacle, but with sacred illusion that awakens faith. She introduces them to the Dharma not as a doctrine, but as an open door. She explains its depth, removes their doubts, and cultivates in them the virtues required for the great journey.

She advises, steadies, liberates their insight, and blesses them with excellence. She does not merely teach—she awakens destinies. In time, she exalts them into the family of the Transcendent Ones, prophesies their Buddhahood, and anoints them with wisdom beyond this world.

This is altruism: not sentiment, but a divine operation.

And it does not falter. Her instructions match the need. She works without arrogance, without possession, without pride. Her attraction is humble. Her teaching is skillful. Her development of virtue is patient. Her guidance is restrained. Her elevation of others is vast. And her energy? Inexhaustible.

Why? Because the beings she serves are infinite, and her vow is tied not to lifespan, but to necessity.

This is what it means to live without a trace of self-interest: to lift up countless others in a way that no individual benefit could ever match.

If you speak of compassion, let it be this. Not a mood, not a feeling—but a structure. A thirteenfold miracle, built upon the vow that never breaks.

If your altruism lacks clarity, patience, or precision, it is not yet the Bodhisattva’s.

Begin again. And do it properly this time.