Felix's Diary

Hey @leila, wait really??!! That is amazing. My words have never been translated at all let alone into Farsi. You’ll have to share the translated text with me :slight_smile: By the way have you written kind of intro here about how you came to actualism?

I am really glad you have that added kick of motivation. You should. Every ounce of effort towards this is worth it; even if one’s efforts don’t seem fruitful at the time. Figuring out how this whole method works can be difficult, frustrating, confusing and fearful. When you have a PCE, there is no question that it has all been worth it. Then when it’s over and you come down, it’s not too long before ordinary feelings come back to once more sandbag your naïveté (this still happens to me). However, you now “know” that there is this incredible possibility and will be drawn to do whatever it takes to further uncover it (“pure intent”).

Just remember that your flesh and blood body has the same capability for experiencing the actual world as anyone else. When one lives in daily life as a normal human being, things often seem very banal, boring, aggravating etc (making up what Richard calls “the resentment for being alive”). These feelings will make it seem like the possibility of something better just isn’t there. They will even make it seem like feeling good isn’t possible - hence why historically people have struggled with the basic method of feeling good each moment again (including myself).

To have a PCE, you need to recognise this status quo and question its very solidity/validity. Many people feel they are not able to have a PCE - it is the resentment for being alive which creates this impression and the very thing standing in the way. You gotta flip that!

I asked Richard once why he thought even people would really interested in actualism didn’t pursue it to its end. He said he thought it tended to be because people didn’t feel good enough. They’d say “well it’s all well and good for you Richard, but I’m not capable of this”. He’d remind them he was just a boy from the farm :slight_smile:

All flesh and blood bodies have the innate capacity for apperceptive awareness.

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