Of course. I've been LDARing for 15 years so I'll be a very good master
Hmm... I may have some objections to your claim of holding a mastery of LDAR.
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Everyone has been LDARing for an eternity before we manifested ourselves into this world and into a state of existence. Eventually, everyone will go back to the original state of LDAR (nonexistence)after we part with this world.
In life, LDAR is supposed to be a descent into the primordial void. Retreat from the world of appearances(phenomenological world) back into the void, back into the abyss out of which we came.
The chief goal of this journey(according to natures economy), is for the individual to come in contact with his true inner self, namely the being behind the facade of the ego.
Prolonged suffering is needed to wash away the superfluous elements of the personality, in order that the true object of self, namely the timeless formless "beast", which is found deep within every individual could be revealed.
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Very few people realize the true purpose of their suffering, and the eventual state of "LDAR" that follows; or more appropriately the descent into the deepest, darkest reaches of one's inner self.
LDAR is the very same process of transformation as "metamorphosis"(overall change of form and function), a process that transforms a being of a certain order of complexity into a being of higher order and complexity.
As the classical example shows us of that of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly through the process of metamorphosis. The larva wraps itself in a silk cocoon, ceasing all of its natural functions, halting the very apparent process of life. What is seen from the outside is that the caterpillar stopped moving or eating, namely actions associated with "life" ...one could think that the caterpillar has died. Although, if we take a closer look at what is taking place inside the cacoon, we will see that the caterpillar is in the process of devouring and digesting itself. Through this act of "self-devouring", the caterpillar undergoes a meta change in its being(form and function). The caterpillar goes into the apparent state of stagnation and stillness, and in a way, the caterpillar dies and is reborn...after this "death" it is reborn into a different form, into a different order of being; in this case that of a butterfly.
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Man is born as two beings or maybe more appropriately as one being with two opposing forces in conflict, fighting for control of the body and the mind.
One "being"(entity) a more recent addition to the body...namely the you the individual, the man, the self-consciousness or self-awareness;--- The individual lives on the surface, or in the conscious realm of self.
The second "being"(entity) would be the "will" or the "primordial beast", the beast does not have a defining fixed shape or form, that is the very essence of the beast. The beast is the force that fought for its existence through countless eons, the "beast" can only survive in a physical body. One could think of the beast as an eternal snake that molds and shapes a succession of mortal bodies for its fight for survival. The "beast" resides and governs the deep inner subconscious realm of man.
We did not become these powerful and complex lifeforms through abundance, joy, and happiness. We became these complex lifeforms through pain and suffering, through overcoming the most difficult and challenging of obstacles there are. These obstacles acted as a catalyst for improvement and for growth.
Nature does not take anything and does not give anything for free, she exercises economy with everything that she does.
As mentioned earlier, prolonged suffering is needed to loosen the power or the influence of the beast, which is manifested as the "ego"( the will of the beast)in the upper domain of "being". The ego is the influence of the beast exerted and manifested within the realm of consciousness, or in the realm of man(you the individual).
As mentioned before that pain and suffering are actually the positive qualities that drive progress and development, growth and progress.
Through prolonged suffering, the "beast" grows ever weaker, and its influence in the form of the "ego" over the individual also weakens.
We can see in the animal realm, namely in the example of the larva and the butterfly that this apparent stage of "laying down and rotting", temporary halting the normal flow of life within the individual is the process through which nature produces higher order of creation, higher order of beings.
Now I will point out the significance of INVOLUNTARY celibacy in relation to the process of metamorphosis.
What does it really mean to be involuntary celibate in the grand scheme of things? Sexual reproduction is the method through which the "eternal snake" ensures its own survival, by producing a vessel in the form of an organism, the organism which it(namely the beast controls). Now as mentioned before the "ego" is the "beasts will" exerted onto the individual.
Voluntary celibacy, would appear to be a "noble/virtuous" aim on a superficial examination. On a closer examination, we know that sexual reproduction is the mechanism through which the "beast" ensures its own survival, the domain of sexual reproduction is the business of the "beast". Voluntary celibacy could never be nothing more than a "far-reaching EGOISM", a far-reaching egosism, no matter how far seeing it is; -- is still just the "beasts" will, or beasts control over the individual.
(Its comical how religious people use to practice celibacy VOLUNTARILY, not understanding that suffering has to be INFLICTED onto you by nature, or in other words you have to be CHOSEN literary by god(which is nature).
Nature selects only the most capable, the most advanced members of a given species to be the a "closer reflection of GOD/nature."
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The individual's descent into the deep dark "meta" realm of oneself, and comming directly in contact with the grey wolf(the beast), and overpowering this ancient beast(a form of self-devouring), becomes the master of oneself(gains freedom and power)
New structure of consciousness(individual) devouring the old structure of consciousness(the will/the beast). Through this act a man dies and is reborn into a new order of being.
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The highest man does not reside in the heavens, the highest man climbs out out of the deepest darkest hell.
