diff --git a/coldshowers/index.md b/coldshowers/index.md index 112098d..ecd3df7 100644 --- a/coldshowers/index.md +++ b/coldshowers/index.md @@ -106,15 +106,15 @@ _Controlling the Mind:_ In that same posture, once your Body is firmly in your control, and breathing steadily, see if you can think up the [3 Nihilism Mantras](../nihilism/index.md) with each inhalation and exhalation: - [Opus Nihil:](../opus-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your compulsions + Opus Nihil: to dissolve your compulsions Inhalation: I want nothing, Exhalation: I need nothing - [Scio Nihil:](../scio-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your beliefs + Scio Nihil: to dissolve your beliefs Inhalation: I know nothing, Exhalation: I know nothing else - [Sum Nihil:](../sum-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your identities + Sum Nihil: to dissolve your identities Inhalation: I am nothing, Exhalation: I am noone diff --git a/morningroutine/index.md b/morningroutine/index.md index 33e3e4f..4dcf8b1 100644 --- a/morningroutine/index.md +++ b/morningroutine/index.md @@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ In that situation of stress, see if you can breathe slowly, and through your nos **_The Three Nihilism Mantras:_** - [Opus Nihil:](../opus-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your compulsions + Opus Nihil: to dissolve your compulsions Inhalation: I want nothing, Exhalation: I need nothing - [Scio Nihil:](../scio-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your beliefs + Scio Nihil: to dissolve your beliefs Inhalation: I know nothing, Exhalation: I know nothing else - [Sum Nihil:](../sum-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your identities + Sum Nihil: to dissolve your identities Inhalation: I am nothing, Exhalation: I am noone diff --git a/nihilism/index.md b/nihilism/index.md index eedc645..0dd422e 100644 --- a/nihilism/index.md +++ b/nihilism/index.md @@ -119,15 +119,15 @@ Nihilism as a practice is composed of 3 Mantras, each are designed to dissolve a **_The Three Nihilism Mantras:_** - [Opus Nihil:](../opus-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your compulsions (including addictions) + Opus Nihil: to dissolve your compulsions (including addictions) Inhalation: I want nothing, Exhalation: I need nothing - [Scio Nihil:](../scio-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your beliefs + Scio Nihil: to dissolve your beliefs Inhalation: I know nothing, Exhalation: I know nothing else - [Sum Nihil:](../sum-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your identities + Sum Nihil: to dissolve your identities Inhalation: I am nothing, Exhalation: I am noone @@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ Nihilism as a practice is composed of 3 Mantras, each are designed to dissolve a None of those sentences may make sense at first, but in their own way these are all deeply rooted in reality (**i have rewritten them more than 50 times over the course of the last 10 years, with daily use**). There is a way to percieve each mantra, in a way that makes sense, _to give it additional weight as a fundamental reality that shouldn't be forgotten_ , upon mentally uttering them. - 1. [Sum Nihil](../sum-nihil/index.md): Do you truly matter in the grand scheme of things? Among 8 billion humans, Are you truly as special as you think ? + 1. [Opus Nihil](../opus-nihil/index.md): What is it that you truly want ? What is it that you truly need ? What do you even need to survive ? 2. [Scio Nihil](../scio-nihil/index.md): How can you possibily know anything at all ? Do you realize the magnitude of how little you truly know ? - 3. [Opus Nihil](../opus-nihil/index.md): What is it that you truly want ? What is it that you truly need ? What do you even need to survive ? + 3. [Sum Nihil](../sum-nihil/index.md): Do you truly matter in the grand scheme of things? Among 8 billion humans, Are you truly as special as you think ? diff --git a/opus-nihil/index.md b/opus-nihil/index.md index 54e74a9..a9dbbf3 100644 --- a/opus-nihil/index.md +++ b/opus-nihil/index.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ` ![](1.jpg) -In this tutorial we're going to take a look at the first Nihilism mantra that you need to know, as it is the one that will help you regain, maintain and reinforce your ability to control yourself, as it is a crucial tool to have in order to be able to unwind addictions, in order to move from compulsive behavior, towards conscious action. +In this tutorial we're going to take a look at the first Nihilism mantra that you need to know. It is the one that will help you regain, maintain and reinforce your ability to control yourself, as it is a crucial tool to have in order to be able to unwind addictions, in order to move from compulsive behavior, towards conscious action. Underground, I sat next to the crystal-clear lake, sublime, untouched, pure. @@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ This ties into the "Carrot & Stick" discipline method, **you need to be very car You need to **make sure that the carrot stays the same,** from start to finish, and to do so you better make sure that nothing stands in the way of your work. -Over time you may become completely de-sensitivized after indulging into too much stimuli (video games, sex, substance abuse, etc), so much so that nothing may feel rewarding anymore. and definitely not accomplishing any meaningful work. +Over time you may become completely desensitized after indulging into too much stimuli (video games, sex, substance abuse, etc), so much so that nothing may feel rewarding anymore. and definitely not accomplishing any meaningful work. ![](../mentalopti/13.png) -You need to re-sensitivize yourself, by cutting short all of that excessive stimuli, **so that the carrot may take the correct shape once again.** +You need to resensitize yourself, by cutting short all of that excessive stimuli, **so that the carrot may take the correct shape once again.** ![](0.png) @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Be extra careful when the discomfort is at it's peak, **as it is the sign that y ` ![](4.png) -**1) The best moment to do the Opus Nihil meditation is right after the idea of indulging in pleasure appears in your mind.** Because you are actively rewiring your brain to a different thought pattern, and with enough repetition, your brain won't associate the idea of indulging in said addiction as a solution when facing discomfort. As explained above, the goal is to move from compulsive action to conscious action. +1) **The best moment to do the Opus Nihil meditation is right after the idea of indulging in pleasure appears in your mind.** Because you are actively rewiring your brain to a different thought pattern, and with enough repetition, your brain won't associate the idea of indulging in said addiction as a solution when facing discomfort. As explained above, the goal is to move from compulsive action to conscious action. 2) the next-best moment to do the Opus Nihil meditation is when the ritual begins but indulgence didn't start yet. At first your mind is not trained enough to stop itself as soon as the poisonous thought emerges, and you may end up starting the ritual on autopilot (ex: starting to type the URL of the website in the browser), **This is also a good place to start the opus nihil meditation, to dis-engage in the activity and stop it brefore it's too late.** diff --git a/pomodoro/index.md b/pomodoro/index.md index acc7d02..917f61b 100644 --- a/pomodoro/index.md +++ b/pomodoro/index.md @@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ The question also is what the hell do you do during your breaks? do you just ope 2) slow down and deepen your breath 3) mentally, go over the 3 nihilism mantras for 5 minutes at least: - [Opus Nihil:](../opus-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your compulsions + Opus Nihil: to dissolve your compulsions Inhalation: I want nothing, Exhalation: I need nothing - [Scio Nihil:](../scio-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your beliefs + Scio Nihil: to dissolve your beliefs Inhalation: I know nothing, Exhalation: I know nothing else - [Sum Nihil:](../sum-nihil/index.md) to dissolve your identities + Sum Nihil: to dissolve your identities Inhalation: I am nothing, Exhalation: I am noone