How do I fortify my mind by myself? My mind has been invaded by multiple spirits who I've become dependent on. I want to get rid of that dependency and fortify my mind against outsiders without prayer or pleading for angels or God to do it. Any advice towards achieving this is welcome

>>40573528 (OP)
why do you first engage in rent-seeking behavior and then discard the rent?
why did you change your mind about being a king?
nobody gets to choose their subjects in this world

>>40573536
I feel like my courtiers are toying with me, and I can't exist without them. I need to be independent, and forge my own path. I have made a mistake by letting myself be vulnerable to this 'Behavior'

>>40573542
Well that's what you get for trying to be a king under the law of the Yellow Sun. Just lean and stay hydrated, you too can eventually figure out why the chicken crossed the road, but do try to stop eating for a lunar cycle.

>>40573528 (OP)
sovereignty is in serenity... serenity is built on equinamity.
buddhism has the best resources imo for cultivating equinamity, at least in the anglophone world.

>>40573557
Do I need solve this all by myself? Do I really have to meditate on fortifying my psyche without a guide, and just figure it all out?
>>40573558
I know how to balance my energy to cause serenity, but that won't stop others from invading my mind, I need something for that

>>40573630
serenity is not just a dynamic balance, you're talking about a low level of sense restraint, not even equinamity.
if you want a thorough method start with sense restraint and sutta study (from the tipitika, it's available for free online and once you get a taste for it you can look at getting a copy of your favorite volume in paper) and study the factors of stream entry. a few months of that and you'll be able to supplement it with dhamma talks, for various tips & tricks more adapted to modern times and minds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF375Eq2faA
right view is still less than equinamity. you would have zero of these problems if you'd attained true serenity.

>>40573667
The video you have sent me talks about understanding your desire and motivation towards something
What do I do if my desires and motivations are hijacked by outside beings and even my own lying self, without me being able to direct those motivations towards my own goals
They talk about giving up on desire, but I cannot do that, I have a clear goal in mind and the will to achieve it, but outside wills are interfering with the process and shattering my mind. I need a way to guard myself against them, and be fully independent.

>>40573528 (OP)
fortify your body - become swol
fortify your spirit - love a stray kitten

>>40573717
>Meanwhile in Japanese
MAKE TO THE LOVE OF THE STRAY KITTEN!!!

>>40573716
they only get "hijacked" because you're unaware of your internal motivations and reactively assume both specific negative motivations on the part of (subtle) "others" and that they would have primacy over your own internal motivations (this is false).
>They talk about giving up on desire, but I cannot do that
they mean acting out of lust and aversion, this is why sutta study is vital. you need to understand the actual terms and get up to speed with a new way of thinking if you want to be more effective at meditating than the average of the 5 people you interact with most irl.
also if you have goals on a lower level than full independence and let them take precedence over the goal of independence, that is a big error and you need to get your priorities straight, and decide if you even want actual independence.
there's no real way to guard yourself against this stuff without actually learning how to control your heart-mind and putting in the requisite amount of work / cultivation.

>>40573730
yU like text 4 antz?

>>40573744
Thank you, I think I'll have the free time to cultivate my psyche and not putting it as a secondary goal. My laylife is far less important than gaining this, because it will affect me for the rest of my existence. My motivation is now clear and I must focus on it. I will begin searching for different techniques for cultivation, start practicing. You haven given me the correct mindset

>>40573716
>need a way to guard myself against them
so in short, this is done by way of sense restraint.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9rG1sAoLmE

>>40573762
sounds good. happy to help.
here's a copy of the tipitika:
https://suttacentral.net/?lang=en

I suggest starting somewhere in the suttapitaka, and then maybe in the middle length discourses (MN).
https://suttacentral.net/pitaka/sutta/middle/mn?lang=en

>>40573747
Y u no read the language ov Desu?

I got mega deja vu from this thread, even all the comments are the same wtf

>>40573630
>Do I need solve this all by myself? Do I really have to meditate on fortifying my psyche without a guide, and just figure it all out?
bitch you literally got your guides right there, how many rerolls do you want without having to kill yourself you clownboy retard coward

>>40573823
>4057
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*sporks you in the third eye across the internet with a tiny slice of "vriska did nothing wrong"*

>>40573823
Oh fuck he notices.

Well to let you know the truth you are actually a sim inside the video game the sims that I made but ultimately feel sorry about because I thought that you couldn't feel pain.

>>40573828
Where are my guides? I need to actively search for them

make ur own guides, thats how it was before they exisited

>>40573846
>>40573528 (OP)
>My mind has been invaded by multiple spirits who I've become dependent on. I want to get rid of that dependency and fortify my mind against outsiders without prayer or pleading for angels or God to do it.
le reroll or accept your build moment

>>40573853
there is always possibility for change, no matter the lifestyle which has been lead until now, and no one but yourself can stop you from changing
nothing is hopeless if you do not consider it to be so. The search just needs to begin, and not be postponed or suddenly stopped

>>40573868
why are you trying to lie to me instead of trying to teach OP who wants to learn things?

>>40573875
I am OP. starting over is not necessary for me to engage in change, I just need to keep going at it, making it my primary goal, instead of keeping it a secondary goal compared to my laylife. I need to start the search, not postpone it like time and time again

Seek lessons on Barkon's mind computer.

I found this video that exactly sets forth the aspect of restraint I meant by, restraint as self-protection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sHAxSx-ZUU

>>40573883
Ah! Of course my King, surely your next set of courtiers err I mean guides will be uhh totally different, of course!

>>40574069
I am speaking of practice to be applied, not persons, like in my current predicament
These persons, spiritual or not, have fractured my mind and I have let it get fractured, and have done nothing about it
I only seek practice of how to repatch my psyche, make it sturdy, unable to be penetrated by beings and lies I do not want there. These practices are not persons, who can be malicious, but actions to take, but of course I need to also differentiate between right action and wrong action, one taking me back to the beginning, and the other advancing me on the path of Independence. I need to begin my search, and not get distracted by menialities

>>40574092
didn't someone already tell you to fast for 4 weeks lol why are you still posting just lie down and rest, stop staring at words

>>40574113
because knowledge of solving a problem can be gained from reading, and I am seeking further knowledge about improving my situation. I will of course restrain myself, no longer let myself be distracted by lay affairs unless it is completely necessary: fast, abstain from masturbation etc. but I still need to seek further practice on how to evolve and change, fortify my mind.

>>40573528 (OP)
>he lets spirits penetrate his mindussy
Unironically the gayest thing I've ever read

>>40577191
I solved the problem, I just refused to let them in anymore
AHAHHAHAHAHAHAH fuckass demons think they can boss me around
You're a G anon

>>40573528 (OP)
Can't invade your mind if you don't have a mind
There's no need to fortify if there's nothing to fortify
Who's the boy in the picrel?

>>40573868
>>40573883
This is a great mindset to have when you're overcoming a difficult obstacle. Very positive and determined indeed. I wish you the best of luck OP, and I hope you'll pull through and succeed. Please take care now, and godspeed.

>>40573528 (OP)
consume more riboflavin

>>40573528 (OP)
reminder that Bonbi affiliated with saudi royal family

>>40573528 (OP)
Do you really think your mind has been invaded by spirits?
Or are the spirits maybe just parts of yourself you don't talk to much?