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  2. and ... you'll like it.
  3. Not in a conventional manner. The excitement is an arousal, a stirring. It's excitement better described as agitation. The love for the "lowest-of-the-low" is rooted in the inherent negative valence.

  4. How to use psychedelics for inner work?

    manuel bon replied to Basman's topic in Psychedelics

    I’ve seen two brands, and each sells different types of truffles. Now, there’s a brand that to me seemed less potent in general, independently of the type of the truffle. The other one that I think is called freshbox is the one that I prefer, there many types and I always had good trips
  5. I don't necessarily blame them. Blame is a difficult word. But I think that once men mature, they should be held accountable. Usually, the brain completes its development at 25. From 18 to 25, I agree that men are still too young and vulnerable, but they are not as clueless as children. In the past or in the Global South, people at that age got married and built families. People already have a driving license at those ages, they are handling guns, serving in the military, drinking alcohol, etc. Women are accountable to think critically too, have better standards, develop their intuition, and be more careful regarding men or even women who uphold the patriarchy and harm them (which is what feminists are trying to do), but there is only so much they can do without men taking accountability as well. I don't remember arguing that. However, I do think that for adult men, since they are no longer children, this becomes an active choice not to take accountability and to remain in this dark loop. I understand that it is very convenient to avoid accountability in this convenience culture, especially if it involves looking in the mirror and admitting that they were misled, misinformed, and caused real harm because of it. It is difficult to convince people that they were wrong, but without the courage and willingness to realize it and heal from it, nothing will change. We have reached a point where someone has to do it in order for things to move forward. Otherwise, men will keep complaining about loneliness and alienation from women and become more radical in their hatred, and women will keep complaining about mistreatment from men and become more radical in their hatred. This can last for decades or even centuries without anything being truly resolved or changed. Kindly note that the post I shared earlier is an article from someone else, not me. But I agree with its general idea of holding men more accountable. If there is anything specific in this article that you don't agree with or want to discuss, let me know. I see, but they also can't blame women for all their toxic behavior and keep spreading hatred, which results in real harm for women (and other men). This continue the cycle. They should know and understand that it has consequences. Again, men aged 18–25 are not fully mature and do not have the same critical thinking skills as fully grown adults, but they are not children either. If we can trust them with cars and guns, we can trust them with treating other fellow humans better. While we can't expect from them the same level of critical thinking we expect from adults, it doesn't mean that we should be okay with all their harmful biases going unquestioned.
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  7. Maybe in the year 2200 the solution will come 😃
  8. Yes, once the mechanism of the ego is seen through, meditation becomes effortless and natural. I think a major obstacle is our understanding of time, the idea that we have to meditate for longer than a moment. If you consider the present moment as the entirety of time, the need to meditate longer than now disappears. Sometimes my mind is very quiet during meditation, and sometimes not, that doesn't make much difference to me. I let my mind be as it is and don't try to change it, revealing a stillness that is already present, independent of whether the mind is active or quiet.
  9. Four is sooo good
  10. @BlurryBoi All emails will be answered soon.
  11. Hello there, just to confirm i emailed about it (email removed)

  12. Muslim family wants to find me a wife.

    enchanted replied to Husseinisdoingfine's topic in Dating, Sexuality, Relationships, Family

    That is very likely a big reason. Non-arranged couples could borrow some of this advice to make their relationships be more fulfilling and last longer too.
  13. Another issue is that meditation is based on quieting the “monkey mind” and its constant chatter.. or at least being able to observe the mind from a third-person perspective ..as if there is literally a monkey blabbering inside your head..and you create distance between that monkey (the mind) and yourself as awareness. The problem is that we are so accustomed to identifying with the mind that we believe the voice in our head is important. But when you try to silence or calm the mind..it often grows a hundred times stronger and more chaotic. This is especially true for me because I’m addicted to stimulation ..constantly doing something like listening to music or playing video games in my spare time. Because of that I struggle with insomnia. It’s difficult for me to lie in bed in complete silence and darkness without being occupied by something. I need to cut certain habits from my life and start living more meditatively.
  14. It seems like the only way to normalize the situation in your country, doesn't it? But it seems that many people would see it as sacrilege, to give up sacred land. An the Palestinian neither want it, they would ask impossible demands. The situation in your country seems without solution

  15. Finished the LP course

    Jannes replied to Jannes's topic in Self-Actualization Journals

    What the hell is this .. https://officialchadrankings.com/Home
  16. These are too funny, and a great way to see how Iran sees the US.
  17. Yes. Likely Netherlands.

  18. Actualized.org Awakening Retreat Coming Soon

    Greatnestwithin replied to Leo Gura's topic in Personal Development -- [Main]

    @Leo Gurawill you travel yourself to Europe? And I imagine for maybe Next year?
  19. Men this makes me think that it might be ethical to basically kill all the species on earth so that they cant do this shit to each other but we are even worse.
  20. Nobody said he is perfect, its not about worshipping a person like people did with Trump, but he is a necessity. We are stuck, here in Germany the conversation still revolves around what is actually Antisemitism, while Germany is the second biggest supporter of Israel and blocks any kind of sanctions in the EU Parliament, thus giving Israel the justification and a blank check to continue their horrible and barbaric slaughter. And people are still debating about wheter its antisemitic to criticize Israel, rather than tackling their own complicity. Dan Bilzerian is a means to get out off this stuckness, I dont see another way . Israel literally gives radical people like him the opportunity to show up and have a platform, its not Dans radicalness but Israels blank check to slaughter little innocent children day by day, that gives Dan a platform He may has gone to far in offending Dave Smith or even his comments about the Holocaust, but man its irrelevant, I dont want to see little children not being able to hug their parents ,because they have no limbs anymore or being 90% burnt and disabled for their entire lives just because of the eternal remembrance of the Holocaust. The 21th century Holocaust is happening in front everybodies eyes.
  21. There is no secret chemical, only pepperspray 😭
  22. I haven't studied it. I don't have access to the book where I am right now (traveling). My main source has been this guided meditation At first I found the effects quite strong. I would stop early for that reason. But now when I do it in bed it's not that strong anymore. What are the desired effects of doing this? Should it feel mild or strong? Do you do it at set times or throughout the day?
  23. Agreed. I used to come to this forum thinking it would be full of enlightened individuals but there's just immature incels and drug users for the most part.
  24. Hi. I had a rapid decline in my mental health in the early 2010's for seemingly no reason. Just felt worse randomly. Developed - OCD out of nowhere, bad depresson, anxiety issues, bad ADHD. I've spent over a decade trying to get better and have tried - - Therapists x2 - - Psychologist x2 - - MH professionals summary - Learned about thought-action defusion, CBT, EMDR, journalling etc as a result of MH professionals. I feel therapy helped me understand myself a bit more but didn't make me feel much better. - Gave up booze, caffeine. - Got on Nofap. - - Improved diet. I meal plan, make sure I'm meeting all my nutritional requirements. - Blood tests done to check for deficiencies, thyroid, autoimmune, adrenal issues etc. Have had many done, and there's no recurring issues. - Cut down on screen time, and spend more time in nature. - Lots of different types of meditation, breathing exercises - Socialise more - TL;DR - Reinvented the way I live tremendously. I feel considerably better, just not quite as alive as I would like. I sometimes feel like I'm still sometimes mildly depressed. Discovered new hobbies/beauty. Am grateful for the suffering as I would not have discovered a love for hiking and writing without it. Would not have discovered meditation and that sort of work. Results - OCD cured, ADHD now moderate in comparison to before, anxiety is now mild. Depression is much better. I have never gone on SSRI's because I have heard that they are not good for this caliber of anxiety/depression etc. But I have heard stories of psilocybin mushrooms improving brain activity. But they are a drug and there's risks, just wondering if anyone here has any advice on this. I can't think of anything else to try besides drugs. All in all I feel better, I don't feel I suffer much anymore. I can take a mild level of satisfaction from life, but I still do feel a bit flatlined a lot of the time emotionally, unmotivated, lowish appetite. I suppose you can say I feel quite relaxed inside, I do enjoy somethings, but no matter how healthy I get I don't quite feel as alive as I was before my MH issues started.
  25. Betterment is a good short-term solution to a crisis, but long-term generosity creates dependency and undermines the local economy. It's hard to compete with free so poor countries are rendered indeficient at developing their own businesses and systems for handling survival. And the free stuff is often mediocre and eats away at peoples dignity, like used clothes. Africans wearing a tired old oversized Spiderman shirt instead of something locally produced. The "gifts" poor parents give their children during Christmas are all donated. It sends a message to one's self-esteem when it's chronic. It's a good example of how good intentions tend to backfire if you don't appreciate how systems work. It's an example of why stage green is insufficient at solving the problems it cares about, and often actually makes things worse. Sometimes its more evil to rob people of the opportunity for self-improvement and dignity with your compassion than to just let them suffer and struggle.
  26. Many of these men at 18-20 have already been sucked into the pipeline when they were like 12. It's hard to blame them when they've been bombarded and brainwashed from such a young age. At that point helping them is a question of de-programming, not blame. For 35-40 year olds, they should absolutely know better. On that we agree. I know a dude who is that age who's super into the manosphere and he is an asshole, he gets no sympathy from me. Yes, it is indoctrination, that is my point as well. You originally argued that it isn't indoctrination and that it is an active choice from these men. If I'm honest I'm struggling to understand what your point is overall here because this sentence is a complete 180 from your original argument. Yes, but it is not always reasonable to expect young adults indoctrinated from the age of 12 or younger to be able to question and think critically about whatever they were indoctrinated with. It is buried deep inside of them by that point. Some will escape by themselves, many will not without outside help and support. Your original argument was that this is not a pipeline and that these men are fully responsible for their own choices, which if we are talking about 25+ year olds I think is somewhat valid. But bear in mind that the majority of manosphere 'consumers' are under 25. The 'producers' in the manosphere primarily prey on tweens, teens and broken men.

  27. CBN is an amazing psychedelic

    cistanche_enjoyer posted a topic in Psychedelics

    I am currently in Japan where CBN is legal, and it’s what most people use instead of THC (which is illegal). I am very sensitive to THC, so I decided to try CBN to see how it affects me. Took half of a 420mg edible and boom, I was soon catapulted into Infinite Love and Consciousness. Very similar to how THC (and other psychedelics to an extent) affects me, but also more clean and manageable. Great for contemplating. It seems also to be more healthy than THC when it comes to the side effects. In case it’s legal in your country and you respond well to cannabinoids, I recommend trying it!
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