Leo Gura

Hard to say because you don't know if you're the creative type till you give it a good try. Try and see how it feels. It's true that most people aren't cut out for it. It takes an artistic mind. But artistic mind still requires tons of training up.

I sit however I want and move however I want. All that matters is your focus. Everything else is noise.

Observe your own intelligence occurring in your direct experience and contemplate what it is.

Always alone.

Nonstop

I will soon do a 2-4 week nonstop retreat.

When you take 5-MeO-DMT you will realize your spiritual teachers are fictions.

I've said for a long time that hardcore retreats are necessary. This is not a new position for me. I documented some of my retreats years ago now.

There are many valid techniques. Noting is better for keeping the mind on track. Just focusing on nothing is really hard without getting lost in thoughts. Noting helps avoid getting lost in thoughts.

Yeah, be careful with that. Buddhist meditation skill is not to be underestimated. It is seriously impressive. Just not the end all be all they wish it was. Meditation does not grant intelligence. You can meditate for decades and still be stupid.

Yeah. I got an old video explaining it: Mindfulness Meditation See, hear, feel. Very simple.

20hrs changes very little. I do the Shinzen labeling kind.

Not distracted. Worshipping.

He did by fucking up my health. Fuck God and his stupid games.

It is a waste of time relative to Alien anything. But you can't live in the Alien domain. You must settle for lower things.

I meditated 20hrs this weekend.

A shit life is the default. If you want a great life you gotta build it up from scratch. Does an RPG character start off with a great life? No. He starts off in a loincloth with a stick to beat off rats. If you want something more you gotta build it. You could build a palace in the forest as long as you're willing to work for it.

@StyxNStone Lol

It helps that I'm an asshole. If I was sweet, you guys would really be in trouble.

Don't forget the Actualized Clips channel. Lots of newbie-friendly clips there.

Don't kid yourself. Meditation is super important in this work. Hardcore meditation, not the 1hr kind. Meditation is critical for deconstructing the mind and ego. A Buddhist rat is still superior to a normal rat. Outwitting a Buddhist is no easy feat

@Breathe Of course if your health doesn't allow it that's another matter.

Yeah, but if you were serious and focused you could help 1000 people improve their lives by the time Trump leaves office. Or you can sit around worrying about what Trump will do. Trump is a distraction. Go build a business, create art, help people. You could in fact build a business that will help more people than Trump hurts in the next 4 years. But your mind is distracted with lower priorities and no vision. That is the trap here.

At least RationalWiki got one thing right.