Is there something like "lifting weights" for your soul?

SKRedPill · 2019-01-30T14:01:22+00:00

For your mind, you must do something that pushes it beyond it's limits.

So here's a starting point. Do something that will help you, that your mind doesn't really like to do - like getting up early. At some point you must face hardship as it is, otherwise your mind doesn't grow.

Keep a mental diet of thoughts that aren't so negative and reactive to everything that happens. Practice awareness of presence to strengthen your intuition. If you could watch all the thoughts in one day, you'll see that 80% of them are repetitive noise - hardly 1 of them even translates into real action or results. No really, tens of thousands of thoughts - maybe a few actually result in something moving.

Develop observation and situational awareness.

Study as hard as you can. If the subject ain't "fun", you have to generate your own energy.

Keep your smartphone, internet, netflix, youtube, TV, alcohol, drugs, and all anesthesia aside for a few days. Notice that restlessness feeling - that might threaten to drive you crazy without mental stimulation? That's the voice of the devil. Boredom, restlessness, neediness -- this is where most of your mind's energy is going. Face it.

Learn how to stay present especially when your day's full of bullshit.

Tried running an ultramarathon? Do you know how mental that is? It'll dissolve your limiting beliefs.

Do a mental ultramarathon. Read something with zero distractions (ZERO), taking only a break for mental rest and silence. Do it for a week and see what you're capable of. This is much harder than you can imagine.

Try to read an entire subject in 2 weeks (I'm not kidding, but the numbers would tell you that no one spends longer than that on any one subject).

Improve your memory. Try to make sure you never forget anyone you see, even if you see them only once. I've seen people in their 90s recall stuff that happened as a child.

Do brain training games. But make sure to apply the principles in real life also, otherwise they won't work. That's the part everyone forgets.

Do stuff you have no damn idea about - deal with the unknown as often as you can. You'll thank me later when challenges come left and right.

Get exposed to fresh air, natural ground, lots of sunlight (as long as your skin can take it, we tropical guys can stay out all day, all year) - reduce artificial light . Feel the sky and space, and it's vast presence. Drink water out of glass or metal (no plastic, that's one thing killing your T).

Rp997 · 2019-01-30T10:07:56+00:00

There is progression in mediation. Meditation is the lifting equivalent for the mind.

INNASKILLZ2K18 · 2019-01-30T10:17:25+00:00

Yeah...go and experience really tough shit. Adversity, challenge and pain. Come out the other side.

Otherwise meditation. Look up 'Core Transformation Therapy' if you can do it, it will raise your level of consciousness. It is phenomenal

wiffofass · 2019-01-30T11:30:48+00:00

LeonardoDiDraperBond · 2019-01-30T10:06:20+00:00

Reading self help books. The dark, raw truth ones. Read up on emotion control, social dynamics and stoicism for example.

horuspill · 2019-01-30T12:46:38+00:00

Bullshit. You can't do it the whole day. I bet you can't do it for 1 hour.

Pratice free will. To me, the concept of mind is like many different drives that battle inside for dominance over your behavior. We like to think we have free will, but 90% of the times we only do things when they are convenient for us. Even the phrase "I think" is partially untrue. Do you really think? Or you have feelings and drives that lead you toward a rationalization, where you tell yourself "I thought this". In reality, you are completely passive in this process. Meditation is one of the various forms of actually having your free will: Negating your drives, and doing nothing. It is boring, not stimulating, and you will learn to have more control over your drives. You also learn this by simply doing things that you know are good for your long term success, even when you don't feel like it.

By the way, have you ever considered that perhaps the reason you feel so strongly against meditation, might be the reason you need to do it? There is an old saying, I don't remember exactly the words used, but something like this: "Feelings of repulsion and hate towards others tell more about yourself than the objects of them.".

Every reply you gave in this thread was putting down whatever people suggested. Your brain, like every other, wants to do nothing. That is your problem. Next time you feel strongly against something, ask yourself: why? And be honest, and consider that maybe the first conclusion you came to isn't indicative of the objective truth, but jndicative of your tendency to avoid work.

linkster396 · 2019-01-30T11:20:31+00:00

Have you actually tried meditation?

ChemicalGiraffe · 2019-01-30T12:04:38+00:00

For me lifting weights is the best for mental health

MegladonBass · 2019-01-30T12:33:52+00:00

Jesus🤞☝️

Vouch33r · 2019-01-30T10:52:10+00:00

What about Buddhism and Zen Philosophy? Somewhat connected to Stoicism

MR3790 · 2019-01-30T13:04:36+00:00

Sometimes the weights lift you

downvotesanimals · 2019-01-30T13:30:46+00:00

Reading books, playing music and crossword puzzles are what float my boat.

Bilskee1 · 2019-01-30T13:36:46+00:00

Stoicism. Marcus Aurelius meditations is where I started. Read a few pages every morning or pick up the daily stoic.

someonesopinion6969 · 2019-01-30T14:01:06+00:00

yeah, read some books. mental tasks

aanarchist · 2019-01-30T14:42:24+00:00

philosophy. an amoral soul is a sick one.

supersonic-turtle · 2019-01-30T15:11:42+00:00

Volunteer. Do some service work and don't tell anyone. See how that feels.

LeDolceVita · 2019-01-30T15:50:21+00:00

deep breathing

SalporinRP · 2019-01-30T16:04:14+00:00

This might not be the answer you're looking for but my mind/soul has become so much more healthy since I took up boxing a few years back.

If you're actually training to fight, boxing or any combat sport builds up immense discipline and mental fortitude.

Oh you don't like getting up in the morning and running 4 miles 5-6 days a week? Too bad.

Oh you don't like getting punched in the face? Too bad get better.

Oh you don't feel like getting up after taking a hook right to the liver? Too bad.

I know this is a very specific example but it has worked for me. I do meditate as well but boxing and the connections I've made from it have honestly made me the man who I am today.

In an individual sport once you're out there, all you have to rely on is yourself. No one can come in and bail you out.

maljo24 · 2019-01-30T16:33:14+00:00

Turn off the computer and go outside.

dtyler86 · 2019-01-30T17:59:32+00:00

Start a business. Really. The fear, the hard work, the confidence, the pride, the freedom. Nothing compares once you’ve learned you CAN kill it.

finally_a_free_man · 2019-01-30T18:01:45+00:00

Creativity. You can lift weights, study your engineering courses all you want, but it is truly the arts such as dance, music, or painting that tickles the mind in that feel good way.

RedKepler · 2019-01-30T18:28:58+00:00

Well it’s a meditation sort of. You can plunge you mind back into your memories, so for example something which upset you or frightened you.

Basically keep replaying what triggers you the most, and hopefully it’ll trigger a response in you in some way. It seems very counter intuitive and possibly blue pilled, but they do this in therapy, that when someone has suffered a traumatic experience (PTSD, rape) that they heal an incredibly lot faster, but facing what they’re trying to hide from and letting it wash over them until they’re shaking with anxiety.

It’s horrible but it’s like dreaming, and how that works through your emotions, experiences and thoughts. Mind you it is very extreme, but taking yourself far away from any possible interruption and having a good cry once in a while can really break sometimes that weight we carry around.

It’s worked for me and other people I’ve talked to, so I’d give it a go. I know emotions, feelings, etc is incredibly blue pilled, but red pill is also about freeing yourself up and being generally more happier and open, if you can get in touch with them I believe it helps open you up to experiences and leave behind burdens.

Not exactly something I’d encourage to do everyday, but perhaps every month.

Axon444 · 2019-01-30T19:18:26+00:00

Reading the bible

Majestic-firebombing · 2019-01-31T00:35:20+00:00

It’s called doing shit that you don’t necessarily like but your future self will thank you for. Get really good at that and you can start reaping benefits as you keep pushing more success forward.

xx-Rain_Maker-xx · 2019-01-30T11:37:20+00:00

Learning does that for me. Learn from the books.

luccisanolean · 2019-01-30T12:49:38+00:00

Semen retention and writing

[deleted] · 2019-01-30T14:26:46+00:00

Yeah it’s called reading the Bible.

TheRedPillRipper · 2019-01-30T11:41:44+00:00

For me it’s Altruism. You choose what form it takes and there’s a myriad of avenues to explore.

Personally I grew up volunteering so it’s ingrained but it’s your call. Boys scouts, Youth Centres, PCYC’s... Even here.

If you’ve got value to give; share it.

OfficerWade · 2019-01-30T11:56:06+00:00

This is going to be a discussion about Form vs Content. Where are we going and who is going with us. Think back to when you were lifting weights, doesn't it feel good? If thats the case you must be following the right path or whatever it is you subscribe to as NOT insane. So if you're feeling bad, unworthy, judging yourself then you know its your ego and you're listening to the wrong teacher.

I think this is why we are so aware of EGO lifting in the gym. Assuming you haven't been working out the last few years you might trry and lift weights your body isn't accustomed to and fail. So you begin to take the little steps using little weights until you are prepared for a bigger lift, the key here is that along the way you are kind to yourself and others.

Indeed, everyone is fighting a hard battle.

OilyB · 2019-01-30T12:53:45+00:00

Try 'Non-violent Communication' by Rosenberg. It's a different way of speaking, you remove any manipulation or blackmail out of your own and other people's speech. Above all, it cleanses your emotional processes of negativity because you can see them coming from a mile away. You start approaching life from a much more positive and productive starting point.

alt41510 · 2019-01-30T13:27:11+00:00

Psychadelics. But beware they can be just as dangerous as they are enlightening.

Iceklimber · 2019-01-30T13:39:51+00:00

Doctor Kawashima's Brain Jogging

CookieAdmiral · 2019-01-30T13:43:24+00:00

livear · 2019-01-30T13:49:23+00:00

Striving towards mastery of an art.

For me it was music.

Eirineftis · 2019-01-30T13:59:37+00:00

If you truly think there are no obstacles in meditation then you are certainly doing it incorrectly. Mindfulness meditation, in my humble opinion, is certainly the weight lifting for the soul. Trying to overcome your mind, get to know your self, and overcome wasteful thoughts is a very difficult task and takes years to master. Would highly recommend revisiting that.

pleaseprayforkanye · 2019-01-30T14:03:01+00:00

Meditate. End of story.

There is an art to learning how to control your thoughts, silence your mind, and invoke different emotional states. And you get better at that by minimizing the time it takes you to change your state, which you get from practice, which you get from meditating regularly.

MegladonBass · 2019-01-30T14:05:52+00:00

Not talking about religion. You’ve made an assumption!

ForeverNandrolone · 2019-01-30T14:16:30+00:00

Divorce and overcoming a really bad bout of oneitis really helped toughen me up emotionally.

treehauz · 2019-01-30T14:25:11+00:00

-Act(how long it takes to feel the benefits)

-Semen retention (2 weeks)

-Vegan diet(1 week)

-Cold shower(instant)

These three changed my life along with lifting.

Do your own research! Much love!

Benny757 · 2019-01-30T14:28:25+00:00

Yes, there is. Try stoicism. Give Seneca a read. But, like lifting, there is no substitute for raw experience. To get tougher, you do need to experience hardship. Trust yourself. Face the hardship. Suffer. Endure. Prevail. Yea, it can hurt you, can kill you even. But that is the true experience of life. It's a bitter reality check. But if you persevere, and not let yourself become a victim (like most of society seems to be these days), then you will have built your soul.

Extraltodeus · 2019-01-30T15:16:16+00:00

Practice perseverance. Learn new things. Train your mind. Like for real.

I disagree with meditation. Sitting and closing your eyes is not teaching you what learning code can teach you for example. Going through frustration, long hours of being stuck and yet keeping going.

goodsandwichh · 2019-01-30T16:26:21+00:00

read

EnhancedNatural · 2019-01-30T16:31:45+00:00

There is no progress in meditation you say? You’ve got it all wrong bro. See if you can attain the first Jhana, there are eight of them.

BitingInsects · 2019-01-30T17:14:00+00:00

Be nice progressively starting small and watch it lead to bigger things. First thing I put into practice was to stop driving aggressively/offensively and start giving people passes and avoiding or ignoring shitty drivers.

_Benny_Lava · 2019-01-30T17:15:31+00:00

Meditation.

blr1998 · 2019-01-30T17:21:13+00:00

PLAY AN INSTRUMENT

Terminal-Psychosis · 2019-01-30T17:37:23+00:00

LSD. No, seriously, try mushrooms first.

As others have said, meditation is good.

Also, don't watch corporate television. Pure, brain-melting propaganda. Choose what you expose yourself to.

Getting away by yourself in total seclusion (as far as possible) for as long as possible is extremely good for your sanity.

Even walks somewhere in nature can bring you back to yourself. A week with zero conversation is a killer reset. Not hearing a word, not saying a word. No media. 3 months even better.

Hike-in camping. or a cabin in the woods somewhere. is nature's therapist.

SwoleyMoleyFrijoley · 2019-01-30T17:38:16+00:00

Meditation

Red-Curious · 2019-01-30T17:47:23+00:00

For Christians the RPChristians sub has content for developing spiritual disciplines much like you're talking about. Check out the 300 series.

Moldy_Gecko · 2019-01-30T18:11:01+00:00

Meditation has goals and obstacles, that's what you're meditating about. If you have a conflict, you can work through it in Meditation.

Recently for me, vegetarianism. It's a goal-oriented thing and a cleansed body will help cleanse your mind. But I'm also Buddhist, so results will likely vary,

UEMcGill · 2019-01-30T18:37:36+00:00

Go get a hobby that involves your hands. Small engine repair. Woodworking. Leather craft. Fly tying.

I was at a tough point in my life a few years ago and I added flytying to my skill set. It takes mastery. You progress and become good. Then you can use the fruits of your labor.

A good book to read on this is shop craft for the soul. As men we need to accomplish. Nothing better in this day and age of white collar work than making something with your hands. It's meditation.

Sylvester_Sterone · 2019-01-30T21:59:43+00:00

Jigsaw puzzles while listening to EDM... especially while leaning out. Makes time fly by.

marksiwelforever · 2019-01-31T02:20:27+00:00

DMT. Therapy. Yoga. Pot. Forgiving your mom and getting off the Red Pill

chazthundergut · 2019-01-31T06:01:35+00:00

"Soul" is a somewhat abstract term but I will do my best.

So the world is violent and evil and full of darkness.

We have one foot firmly planted in this brutal world. We are violent, petty, egotistical creatures that want to fuck or kill everything that moves. We are upstanding apes.

But we are also more than that.

We have our other foot firmly planted in heaven. Or the spirit world, or hyperdimensional timespace, or whatever you want to call it.

So this is how you "lift weights" for your soul:

Speak truth in a world of lies
Shine light in a world of darkness
Pull order from a world of chaos
Do good when its easier to do evil
Choose life and love despite living in a world of hatred and death

"Lifting weights for your soul" is about the unrelenting pursuit of your highest purpose

marcus8crassus · 2019-01-30T12:09:26+00:00

I always found that taking myself out of my comfort zone forced me to grow leaps and bounds. For instance, say you’ve always wanted to be a better cook. Take cooking lessons, learn to cook recipes from the internet or YouTube. The process of learning a new skill is not just growth for your mind and body but also for your soul.

lordofury0 · 2019-01-30T12:15:10+00:00

If you want to increase your mental capacity, you want to try to put yourself in uncomfortable positions. This is the equivalent to new PR in lifting. Examples could be creating new music, website, writing, applications, etc.

thrwy75479 · 2019-01-30T12:29:59+00:00

Helping others.

our_winter · 2019-01-30T12:38:32+00:00

Yoga = science of the mind. Yoga is meditation. There are many ways to do but developing a practice can help you master all situations.

witchcoin · 2019-01-30T12:53:46+00:00

Read!

Honestly, read books. Not just ones about TRP, but any book you like. It opens your mind to just how diverse and varied life is. When you read suddenly little things don’t mean anything to you and you see the ‘bigger picture’ of everything.

East of Eden is a great book, one of my favourites, maybe start with that? White Fang by Jack London too

luccisanolean · 2019-01-30T12:50:03+00:00

Listening to music

JarHeadJoseph · 2019-01-30T14:03:11+00:00

Fall in love with a girl then watch her get ducked by Chad over and over and over again

mrp_awakening · 2019-01-30T11:24:40+00:00

Caring about your "soul" is shit chicks do man... OP are you sure you're not gay?

Difficult_Sentence · 2019-01-30T09:57:07+00:00

Why is it always people look to introspective stuff you’re not going to sit in a room and build soul.

Whisper · 2019-01-30T11:37:09+00:00

What's a soul?

Title	Is there something like "lifting weights" for your soul?
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Date	January 30, 2019 9:37 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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