• LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works
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    18 hours ago

    Honestly, I’d bring water and food. Why starve and suffer when you can not suffer. I know, worldly attachments and shit, but I never got the part about intentionally suffering. That is just like those Christian zealots that self-flagellated for their sins, just more passive.

    But other than that, it sounds like a dream vacation.

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      7 hours ago

      Because wanting things is what causes suffering. If you don’t desire anything, it’s ok when you don’t get anything.

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      18 hours ago

      Agreed, at least around water, my kidneys are hyperactive and need constant lubrication. Food, though… meh…

      And I wouldn’t do it for the suffering, I would genuinely do it for relaxation, like a full habitat sensory deprivation chamber.

      What I do for suffering is try to face the sun for longer than I feel comfortable, the whole idea of self-immolation being purifying and such. I can see why some would think that, baking in the sun really does a wonderful job at bringing me back to the present through widespread pain.

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        8 hours ago

        I just dislike suffering without a cause. That might be more my personal view on things, though.

        If I am going to suffer, then I want it to be for a reason. Like doing a fulfilling job well, or working out to feel better. Otherwise I could just punch myself in the nuts and meditate on my aching crotch.

        On a side note, I don’t seem to feel hunger as strongly as other people. I mostly get tired, while other people tend to get agitated / pissed off. Maybe I should try fasting for a while just to find out how I react. But, then it would be for a cause again…