From 9d9c5e5ff417ffd83c1796d0bcad97a05f20f344 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Goodman Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:00:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Quartz sync: Apr 30, 2024, 2:00 PM --- .gitignore | 3 +- .../references/Deep Dive into Detachment.md | 140 ++++++++++++++++++ quartz.config.ts | 2 +- quartz.layout.ts | 1 - 4 files changed, 143 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) create mode 100644 content/references/Deep Dive into Detachment.md diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index aa69a9db..c791a373 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ replit.nix **/calendar **/-/templates **/-/daily-notes -**/planning \ No newline at end of file +**/planning +**/efforts \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/references/Deep Dive into Detachment.md b/content/references/Deep Dive into Detachment.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..39562636 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/references/Deep Dive into Detachment.md @@ -0,0 +1,140 @@ +--- +author: HealthyGamerGG +url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs-TPWh4L9E +status: Reading +type: Video +dateCreated: 2024-04-30 +--- +How do i become detached +- it isn't one things, it's a lot of different things +- we'll go through many different perspectives to end up in this one place + +What is the source of our attachment? +- Avidya to our true nature + - Avidya = lack of knowledge/ignorance + - False identifications with our body & mind + +outline +1. Dissociation/apathy +2. Desires & our relationship to the universe + 1. Grasping +3. ego +4. karma +5. perception +6. tools + 1. meta cognition +7. jnana yoga + +advanced detachment isn't about doing more or special things, it's about doing them more & more consistently +- "how do you get into shape?" + - you can be taught on each method of exercise, and little tweaks that can help you be more efficient/effective, but it's the consistency that will really get you in shape + + +## jnana yoga + +yoga = union/liberations +- 4 paths for yoga to lead you to enlightment + - one of those paths is of knowledge + - in the path of knowledge, we contemplate + - we don't do much/see many people practice this + - the path of contemplation is difficult + - because our mind is not pure/is flawed + +what detachment is not? +- lot of people think it means apathy, being "unplugged" + - what is apathy? it is a very powerful attachment + - usually these people have a core attachment or emotion that is walled off and is calloused + - underneath the "not caring" there is a lot of caring that leads them to wall themself off + - ex. people who have given up on dating + - they're not detached, they're so resentful and burned, they just wall it off + - wall off -> stop feeling -> apathy + +detachment is about going all in +- living life without worrying about the ego, consequences, etx +- ex. casino + - the odds are not in your favor. you can calculate the odds + - but the way you play depends on your attachments + - the way you approach the gambling can be very different + - if you're excited, passionate, "I can do it!" + - you can play the game dispassionately, calculated, or get caught up in it +- vairagya - sanskrit word for detachment + - vai - without + - ragya - passion, interest, color + - living dispassionately is our goal + - we don't just ignore the world around us, we just don't want to get caught up in it + - you can feel emotions, have passion, but it's about not letting it be all consuming and entirely sweeping you up + - people who are attached in life go towards what they're attracted to, and away from the things that repulse them + - so they lose control, your emotions dictate your actions + - casino ex. "i'm on a hot streak" and become more passionate about winning more, but the odds are still against you + - neurosci + - chasing our attachments is biologically impossible to get happiness + - nucleus accumbens - you get a trigger of dopamine + - 1st it creates pleasure + - 2nd creates craving/anticipation + - 3rd creates tolerance + - do an activity + - 5 units of pleasure, 1 unit of tolerance, 5 units anticipation + - "i wan't 5 units again" + - if you win a second time + - 4 units of pleasure, 1 unit tolerance, 5 units anticipation + - 3rd + - 3 units pleasure, 1 unit tolerance, 5 units anticipation + - there's no way to win this, as you engage in the behavior more, your pleasure goes down due to your tolerance, but you still have the same craving + - so we want to cultivate dispassion towards our life + - you want to be like a gambler who understands there are consequences, what the odds are, but then can act appropriately + - but when we act through our passions, we don't accurately judge the world around us, we get caught up in stuff + +avoid living in the future +- don't cling to the present, don't focus on the future +- our brain has the capability to project out into the future + - don't stop thinking about it, just stop living in it + - ex. have a crush + - you can act with an expectation of the future + - or no expectation of the future + - ex. if you buy them flowers + - you give the gift with an expectation of something in return - not a real gift, it's a trade that you didn't know about, and you don't know what I'm expecting in return + - if the expectation isn't met, then you suffer +- karma far + - you're entitled to your actions, not the consequences of your actions + - you can give someone flowers + - you can understand the facts around it, that it'll show them you like them, that you are interested, positive emotions for the receiver + - when you live dispassionately, removed from expectations, you're more likely to be successful + - your mind serves a function + - what gets us into trouble is that the mind controls us instead of us controlling the mind + - ex. senses + - you should enjoy tasty things, but if you let your tongue run your life, you'll end up in a world of hurt + - it's not that you can't engage with it, just don't let it run the show + - the future focus is the same thing + - calculate out the future + - but don't expect a certain result when you take that action, let go of it + - do the best that you can, then realize that the world outside of you might have different plans + - your suffering will come from the expectation + - look at things in your life that you've enjoyed, + - look at what the expectation was, and what was the influence those expectations had on your enjoyment of the outcome + - ex. someone telling you "this is the best movie!" + - then you're expecting a good movie + - otherwise, you would've been pleasantly surprised that it was good + - living with detachment is a consistent state of pleasant surprise +- focus on the actions, don't expect a response, calculate the odds of the response you want, but recognize that its just chance + +avoiding living in the past +- clinging to your glory days +- notice if your mind wanders, dwells, regret, resentment, etc +- + +what is the atomic make up of these two things? +- patterns of the mind + - ex. if you're resentful for the past "tell me in a 5 min exp. in your life, how you're resentful for the past" + - think about the past, emotions from the past, you don't think about the present + - or when you look at the present, your present is colored by the experiences of the past + - the past comes in and influence the experience of the present + - it's not living in totality, it's the opposite +- if you look at your cognition + - there's a slice of your mind on the present, and a slice on the past + - any time you have fractured attention, you will not be happy + - ex. if you're dancing + - you can be dancing with you're entire self (totality, joy) + - or you could be thinking about what other people think (fractured, embarrassed, reserved) + + +37:28: https://youtu.be/gs-TPWh4L9E?t=2248 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/quartz.config.ts b/quartz.config.ts index b7aff07f..676e9887 100644 --- a/quartz.config.ts +++ b/quartz.config.ts @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = { }, locale: "en-US", baseUrl: "notes.joesmusings.com", - ignorePatterns: ["private", "templates", ".obsidian", "**/calendar", "**/-/templates", "**/-/daily-notes", "**/planning"], + ignorePatterns: ["private", "templates", ".obsidian", "**/calendar", "**/-/templates", "**/-/daily-notes", "**/planning","**/efforts"], defaultDateType: "created", theme: { fontOrigin: "googleFonts", diff --git a/quartz.layout.ts b/quartz.layout.ts index 3832ea25..17265f24 100644 --- a/quartz.layout.ts +++ b/quartz.layout.ts @@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export const sharedPageComponents: SharedLayout = { header: [], footer: Component.Footer({ links: { - "Built using Quartz": "https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz", "Main Blog": "https://joesmusings.com", }, },),