I feel like I've advanced more spiritually in the last month then in the 2 years preceding it. For years I had plenty of alone time, but I kept putting off meditation while waiting for the "perfect" time, which of course never came. Living in a group home isn't ideal, there are plenty of people...

Thank you very much High Priest. I am staying sober, and doing somewhat better with my thoughts. Trying not to be quite as negative and to complain less, the most recent sermon was very enlightening. I hope you are blessed forever for all of your work.

I personally think that a lot of people's sensitivity regarding this issue stems from our social backgrounds. Many of us were previously excluded by "mainstream" people and were talked over/put down because our ideas didn't perfectly sync with social norms. Just keep in mind that this is not...

I am personally glad...I've been undergoing some very rapid personal changes myself, I really feel like I need to get rid of personal stuff that could obstruct my spiritual path. I've always cared deeply for this Place, but I've had a lot of problems in my life so my posts haven't always...

I hate being sober so much, I am tired of being strangled by fear, self-hatred, and despair. My life is still incomprehensibly FUBAR. I continue to meditate twice a day, but it feels like each session is a reminder of my spiritual failings. I could maybe push through the suffering if I knew...

I've been interested in academic Philosophy for years, and I can't overstate how brilliant the Advanced Zevist Philosophy section is. For a Philosophy to be able to not just raise questions but provide answers, to concord deeply with innermost feelings, to make one feel less confused rather than...

"Nights dark beyond darkness and the days more gray each one that what had gone before. Like the onset of some cold glaucoma dimming away the world."

Thank you for this High Priest, and for showing your concern for us who struggle with such things, as many stuck in addiction can feel worthless and unworthy of help. In my case I was blessed to receive professional help (im currently in a good residential place), which I needed, for the damage...

What is the best way to channel Folkish instincts given the new understanding? I agree fully with the Clergy and trust them, they've never steered us in a bad path and have continously blessed us with wisdom and truth. I get it that hatred and political conflict is not the way, but I'm still...

Not that I disagree with that conclusion, lel