Boredom

[drama07]

What does boredom mean? What does it mean in presence? When you feel bored, does that mean you're not in the now? This whole week I had no school, so I stayed at home bored. Didn't feel like doing anything due to laziness and procastination. Although, been reading Eckhart Tolle's The New Earth just yesterday. He says that if you cant enjoy the boredom, then just accept it. Observe the feeling of boredom inside you, he says. The ego feeds of boredom, so scare it off by observing the feeling. What does it all mean? I still feel bored

[Judge]

Originally Posted by drama07

What does boredom mean? What does it mean in presence? When you feel bored, does that mean you're not in the now? This whole week I had no school, so I stayed at home bored. Didn't feel like doing anything due to laziness and procastination. Although, been reading Eckhart Tolle's The New Earth just yesterday. He says that if you cant enjoy the boredom, then just accept it. Observe the feeling of boredom inside you, he says. The ego feeds of boredom, so scare it off by observing the feeling. What does it all mean? I still feel bored

Now you are not bored.

Here is your contact in the now.

I am bored, I seek something to stimulate me, I will post on Stevepavlina.com and someone will respond to my request of boredom.

And here we are as you so require.

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Boredom is a word to describe how your ego hates being in the now.

You can't simply observe now because you want to feel something via ego to take you away from the now and project yourself into a future that doesn't exist so you can find something that makes the now more acceptable to your ego.

Judge

[Cantando]

Originally Posted by drama07

What does boredom mean? What does it mean in presence? When you feel bored, does that mean you're not in the now? This whole week I had no school, so I stayed at home bored. Didn't feel like doing anything due to laziness and procastination. Although, been reading Eckhart Tolle's The New Earth just yesterday. He says that if you cant enjoy the boredom, then just accept it. Observe the feeling of boredom inside you, he says. The ego feeds of boredom, so scare it off by observing the feeling. What does it all mean? I still feel bored

Boredom is very prevalent in our Western society - where it is relatively easy to have the basic material comforts, so we are no longer forced to solve those problems on a daily basis as in third world countries or as in previous times.

Boredom is a mental/emotional state smack bang in the middle of the emotional/vibrational scale. Below it, you have disinterest, resentment, antagonism, apathy, anger, fear, etc. Above it, you have interest, enthusiasm, joy, etc. So, try to raise your emotional tone by finding something that interests you. Show an interest in boredom itself!

As with other states of mind, just be aware of it and don't identify with it. One method devised by Joseph Goldstein in Vipassana meditation is RAIN:

Recognize the feeling or state.
Accept it.
show an Interest in it
do Not identify with it

It will then pass.

[drama07]

Originally Posted by Judge

Now you are not bored.

Here is your contact in the now.

I am bored, I seek something to stimulate me, I will post on Stevepavlina.com and someone will respond to my request of boredom.

And here we are as you so require.

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Boredom is a word to describe how your ego hates being in the now.

You can't simply observe now because you want to feel something via ego to take you away from the now and project yourself into a future that doesn't exist so you can find something that makes the now more acceptable to your ego.

Judge

I dont get it. can you elaborate? :P

Originally Posted by Cantando

Recognize the feeling or state.
Accept it.
show an Interest in it
do Not identify with it

It will then pass.

I did that, but I still feel bored

[Cantando]

Originally Posted by drama07

I did that, but I still feel bored

Sooner or later something happens to knock us out of our boredom. It may be a positive experience, it may be a negative one, but whatever it is, it will be a jolt, a wake up call, a challenge, to make us jump - an opportunity to test our mettle.

The question is - will you be ready to meet it? If you feel bored now, see it as an opportunity to gather your strength and to be prepared for whatever comes.

A lot of people on these forums talk about creating their reality and manifesting what they want, in an attempt to achieve some kind of happiness on earth, one round of endless fun. The simple fact is - we don't know what's round the corner. We don't know what news the next phone call may bring. We will be tested - that is a certainty. It is not a time for navel staring.

Be like a warrior in peacetime who does not forget his fighting skills, who stays keen and fit, ready at a moment's notice to spring into action. Don't become lazy, don't be caught napping.

Stay vigilant, stay alert.

[magi13]

It means, you should make peace with yourself and that you can be independent and enjoy being with you.

Try doing something productive like reading your notes every now and then or take a walk around your neighborhood provided that it's safe and reflect on the things that happened to you. ^^, it's like having an alone time to sort things out.

You can always right a journal dedicated to you, and visualize talking to yourself in this way. It'll be an active inquiry.

Of course you can always eliminate boredom by visualizing and reminiscing the happy moments that came to pass, and imagining a bright and successful future that you wish to accomplish and have space in your life.

Think,Question, Imagine and Seek the truth within you. ^^,

[moonrambler]

Honestly, I don't understand how anybody who's healthy enough to get around and do anything can possibly be bored for even two seconds, unless you're stuck doing something you find boring, such as having to sit through a certain class or when part of the job is boring.

There is such an incredible amount of stuff to do and read and people to talk with and places to go and things to learn . . . where is there any time for boredom?

[drama07]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

Honestly, I don't understand how anybody who's healthy enough to get around and do anything can possibly be bored for even two seconds, unless you're stuck doing something you find boring, such as having to sit through a certain class or when part of the job is boring.

There is such an incredible amount of stuff to do and read and people to talk with and places to go and things to learn . . . where is there any time for boredom?

I guess it's all due to self concern. I feel lazy, I procastinate on everything and unconciousnessly (ego) just want to do nothing. Then the ego starts saying things like "its boring now" after making me do nothing, then tries to bring thoughts of past & future to find some positivity which drags to negativity. i become aware of, although im still bored.

What a joke the ego is Too bad im too used to being unconcious :P

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by drama07

I guess it's all due to self concern. I feel lazy, I procastinate on everything and unconciousnessly (ego) just want to do nothing. Then the ego starts saying things like "its boring now" after making me do nothing, then tries to bring thoughts of past & future to find some positivity which drags to negativity. i become aware of, although im still bored.

What a joke the ego is Too bad im too used to being unconcious :P

Well, I don't know what "the ego" has to do with it. If you're procrastinating on everything, it sounds more like you're not finding stuff you feel real interested in or passionate about, or that maybe you'd rather be doing something else that isn't real possible at the moment. Y'know, like if there's somebody I really want to be with but I can't be at the moment, I might stew and fuss and get bored.

Still, it seems there would be a myriad of other things to do/read/see, or places to go right in the near vicinity, or people to talk to, and so on.

There has been a sudden outburst of commentary around here about "the ego" which I don't really get, but that's ok. I like my ego. I don't see that as the unconscious part that drives me around doing stuff that's detrimental or confusing to me. That doesn't ring true to me at all, actually.

[cylon]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

That doesn't ring true to me at all, actually.

That's your ego talking.

[drama07]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

There has been a sudden outburst of commentary around here about "the ego" which I don't really get, but that's ok. I like my ego. I don't see that as the unconscious part that drives me around doing stuff that's detrimental or confusing to me. That doesn't ring true to me at all, actually.

I, once, thought why 'the ego' had anything to do with my suffering, unhappiness. Now everything about it makes sense to me. I sincerely recommend you to read some of eckhart tolle's work. Not saying to believe it & all but just for the heck of it. Youll find it interesting.

From my understanding off his work, boredom is ego driven. The negative feeling you get off boredom feeds the ego, so it loves it. Ego is unconciousness, hence youll never know that you(ego) like boredom. Reason why youd stay bored no matter how, conciously, stupid it might seem. Its because you identify yourself through ego, hence allow it to control you and make you bored.

You like your ego because its who you are. But is it really?

PS. Call me 'judge jr.'

[drama07]

Originally Posted by cylon

That's your ego talking.

So true

You can argue all you want. But in the end, all those words out of your mouth is from your ego.

[cylon]

Lol, I was just teasing moonrambler. I noticed she hasn't been a part of the whole SR revolution that's going on here.

That's my ego talking.

[drama07]

Originally Posted by cylon

Lol, I was just teasing moonrambler. I noticed she hasn't been a part of the whole SR revolution that's going on here.

That's my ego talking.

Oh i see

Anyways all words are ego. What we type here is ego. All you got to do is observe what you type in order to not identify as the ego. But trying to not identify as ego is yet still ego.

Im bored still , as a result I come here posting. It's all my ego, but im aware of the thoughts & feelings. blah blah

I like my ego too. Its interesting. Yah Yah! But I realize I aint my ego.

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by drama07

You like your ego because its who you are. But is it really?

It's part of me, and it's a part I like. And what do you make of it that I don't get bored?

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by cylon

Lol, I was just teasing moonrambler. I noticed she hasn't been a part of the whole SR revolution that's going on here.

That's my ego talking.

Cylon funny

[drama07]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

It's part of me, and it's a part I like. And what do you make of it that I don't get bored?

Well you learnt to beat boredom. But that doesn't mean the ego isn't looking for something else to feed on.

me... im lazy and a chronic procastinator. Ego uses this to its advantage to create bad feelings of boredom. If I wasn't bored at the moment and working on a hobby, my ego will tell me why you're not making money...go get a money-making job or you cant buy anything you want. if I try getting a job, it will then say that you better impress the interviewer. LOL oh that ego! It just wont stop.

[moonrambler]

Originally Posted by drama07

Well you learnt to beat boredom. But that doesn't mean the ego isn't looking for something else to feed on.

me... im lazy and a chronic procastinator. Ego uses this to its advantage to create bad feelings of boredom. If I wasn't bored at the moment and working on a hobby, my ego will tell me why you're not making money...go get a money-making job or you cant buy anything you want.

Yeah, but this is where people have to say to their ego: Look, I don't have to work constantly, I can play too, so . . . off with you now!

if I try getting a job, it will then say that you better impress the interviewer.

However, this is advantageous. Of course ego will then say you better impress the interviewer. Because you darn well better impress the interviewer! That's part of what ego is for.

[drama07]

Originally Posted by moonrambler

However, this is advantageous. Of course ego will then say you better impress the interviewer. Because you darn well better impress the interviewer! That's part of what ego is for.

But is it really necessary to suffer. Cant we just have no self concern. Wouldnt that be so much better? It makes sense for it to be advantageous, but it is equally disadvantageous.

So it's relevant to the thread... im still bored

[Wax Frog]

I wouldn't have an ego if it had no use/function, but I'd still like to 'get past' it; I'm quiet-minding my patoot off to see if that unblocks me.

Oh, and my ego would really like some nice fresh 'coe' ice cream straight from W's-CON-s'n

[drama07]

Originally Posted by Wax Frog

I wouldn't have an ego if it had no use/function, but I'd still like to 'get past' it; I'm quiet-minding my patoot off to see if that unblocks me.

Oh, and my ego would really like some nice fresh 'coe' ice cream straight from W's-CON-s'n

The ego is required. Otherwise, the conciousness will be aware of nothing. The ego is a validating tool of the conciousness. Conciousness creates, ego validates the creation and puts it out.

Ego, somehow, thinks it creates (as Judge puts it). And it has self concern, as a result it blocks most of conciousness creations.