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Lecture and wanting to help other people to get on this path, this causes you to don't pay attention to your own process anymore. Having seen a glimpse and thinking your the new 'Sadhguru' or 'Eckhart Tolle' ? You don't need 10.000 hours to become a master. Your special, you only need 600 hours. And then wondering after 600 hours why you aren't there yet. ? @Sahil Pandit Great thread!

Bija Mantra - RAM @Quanty Yes, I agree! @lmfao Try a Bija mantra for the solar plexus - RAM Bija mantras are one-syllable seed sounds that, when said aloud, activate the energy of the chakras in order to purify and balance the mind and body. If you don't know how to do this, watch video (only listen to the Bija Mantra). Most powerfull and healing is when you speak the mantra for yourself out loud in meditation about 7 till 10 times then continue with your normal meditation routine. I hope you feel well soon! ?

@Charlotte Ruth has found in turning to you with her story, another copingsmechanism to deal with her life. By letting you know how she is feeling and wanting advice, she is putting the burden of her own problems to you and will unconsciously project this in the future back to you. Your position on this should be the 'distant and question asking' friend instead of 'giving advice and help' friend (she will because of this copingsmechanism blame you if your advice is not working). Question her on everything, why does she think that of herself, how does she see her future, what is her plan of action, worst case future scenario, and so on. Let herself come up with ideas about journaling, watching self help videos and all the rest. Praise her when she put effort in it. Do not emotionally react or involve when she doesn't (this will only futher strenghten her copingsmechanism). When she learns that only she is 100% responsible for her life, than you be emotionally involved as a friend (no longer will this copingsmechanism exist). Remember caring friends aren't always the ones who take the problems of their friends shoulders and give advice, they listen and ask smart questions ?.

To add to the list; Gabor Maté https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabor_Maté_(physician)

I'm in my 30's, had great plans in my early 20's to commiting myself 100% towards my goal and I worked my ass of to attain it. Then..... Life is what happens to you, while you' re busy making other plans (John Lennon). And I'm glad life did that to me. At first not, I have lost everything I worked so hard for, but I have learned so much and all my early goals don't mean much to me anymore (pretty strange actually, because I would no matter what never abandon my goals). Don't understand me wrong, it's absolutely worth it to work towards something you treasure (intrinsic values and motivations), but like Carl Jung said: whatever is rejected from the self appears in the world as an event, this also accounts for your subconscious mind (stuff you can't imagine right now, will come up in five / ten years). My personal opinion and conclusion based on my own life is to follow your dreams and path (go chase your goals!), but be allowing for some small and sometimes big adjustments. Life will point the way, all you got to do is listen to it ? Best of luck with your journey ?

@Jed Vassallo Didn't watch the whole video, but did she actually said it, or was it some quote? Short clips can always be put out of context when you cut out only one sentence. Most people don't share it with the world when they have extra "powers" or whatever you want to call it, because the world reacts strongly on this. Watch Leo's episode;

Follow your heart on this one, but remember;

There is great wisdom to be found in Sadhguru's teachings, but there is also great wisdom in the Tao te Ching, the Bible or lectures of Leo, Adyashanti, Kriya Yoga or any other source you can think of. But the greatest source of wisdom lies in yourself, start to spend a much time as you can with you.

@Sirius So sorry to hear that you feel this way. I have dealt myself over the last five years with every anxiety disorder there is. I've been diagnosted with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobia Disorder, Panic Disorder with and without Agrofobia. It sucks, it really does. Anxiety and fear is the most cruelling things in the mind. But there is a way out, I've come a long way and almost all of this can be cured. Once you're no longer fearfull, depression and suffering will make loads of room for better feelings. So I really don't know if I can help you, but a know a ton of stuff on fear and anxiety, so I focus on this points in your post. I been affraid of lots of (sometimes very strange) stuff, so it's already great that you can identify what your affraid of. When you are affraid don't try to run of these fears. I know, it feels like sh*t. But this affraidness is trying to point you to something beyond. Go back to the source, when did it start? Why doesn't it feel oke to say to yourself that you can be affraid of this? If possible do not blame or judge these feelings, let them be (mindfull observation is enough). Panic attacks, they really, really suck!! Even after 1000 times they still suck. You're mind is not out of control. You are having a completly normal body sensation reaction, yet it is not appriorate to have one in this situation, but your mind doesn't regonise differents in situations. A very helpfull thing is to ask you body (while laying or sitting), to show you the worst attack ever. Really dare you body, and say show me, show all you got. You will notice that your attack will stop (almost immediatly). Journey's are difficult, no point arguing that. Especially with anxiety and fear, don't act. This may sound counterintuitive, but just going through anxiety or fear and be mindfull of it, is more than enough acting. Why? Because you body and mind need a safe place. Going throught one or more panic attacks a day and being mindfull of it is more than enough progress. If you push yourself more, you will get more (attacks and anxiety). You're not bullsh*tting yourself. Most people don't take any effort to finding solutions for their problems and deniying and lying to themselves that there is nothing wrong. If it's possible try a babystep by babystep identifying proces what is bothering you the most and solve this first, by using 'the Work - Byron Katie' or some other kind of inquiry method. Do not try to make yourself better of wanting yourself to be 'normal' of in a different situation (this will only put pressure on your current situation and it's really not helpfull at all). Very best of luck on your journey. ?

Keep your body in an alkaline state (in an alkaline state a virus can't 'survive') ; so Whole Foods Plant Based. http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/how-to-use-a-vegan-diet-to-keep-your-body-alkaline/ http://drsircus.com/general/viral-spread-ph-sensitive/ Good luck, get well soon! ?

@Annica So true!

Even if it is nonsense or makes no sense, 'what you resist, persists'. Fear and anxiety arising doesn't always have a 'knowable' ground. Sometimes even a very small thing like a smell can trigger unconsciously fear and anxiety. In my experience the best ways for dealing with arising of those feelings are; - just be aware of them and do not judge, let them just pass (no labeling of nonsense, that is a judgement), this requires some meditation skills and is sometimes very difficult because fear really triggers you to response (especially watch your breathing). Practice makes perfect! - be mindfull and start journaling in which circumstances fear and anxiety arises (pay close attention to your emotional state, your senses and situation). Maybe you can find a trigger or triggers. - instant release; do the opposite of what you normally do in case of fear and anxiety. Go laughing, of get yourself really exited. In short; train yourself to react different to fear triggers, see video: If you can identify some triggers (I think you already have mentioned some), or this fear and anxiety reminds you of a situation of the past, try innerchild- or shadowwork. This will help (in most cases), for a long term ceasing of those feelings. Wish you all the best of luck. ?

Honesty... no airy fairy stuff.

Need some motivation (I am cutting some of my addictions and some small distractions). Some days really feel like this;

What are the effects of thunder and lightning on a human body? During a thunderstorm I feel a static energetic feeling in and around my body, which is really tiresome. Those feelings can last up to two hours after a storm. Can anyone relate to these feelings? Is there an explanation why? Maybe even a solution to decreasing my intensity of these feelings?

Are you going to take it for allergies? Maybe in that case you could consider whole food plant based diet (no animal products).

@Nahm Yes, exactly! @Jamie Universe A technique to get rid of triggered fear responses. Try to be a perfect host for your feelings, even if they feel like sh*t. Welcome them by a generous greeting, and ask if they need anything. Don't react to or involve in the feeling, only play the role of a perfect host. This way you train your brain not to make any 'negative' or 'danger' signs out of any feelings your having. This will eventually lead to dissapearing of those feelings in those situations because your brain doesn't related them to a fear response anymore. Practice makes perfect! Note: it's human to have some reptillian brain fear. But self created trigger responses by repeating behavior is not.

Sorry to hear that you have muscle pain. I can't related to your situation but I have an out of the box idea, I don't know if it will help. Have you tried to talk to your pain, ask it what it wants and needs are? Teal has some videos on how to talk to your body. Can you remember when it started? Maybe then you can try this technique which Tony Robbins uses in this video to get back to the situation where it started. Wish you all the best! ?

@Neph I'am just curious to understand your view on this topic. It just an example, but lets say you have found a reliable test. What would the outcome mean to you? If the outcome is that you have a holy body, what would it say about you and your life? And what will you do with the rest of your life? Is that a sort of end-goal? And how are you then going to perserve this? And if the outcome is that you have an unholy body, then what? Is it a justifaction to punish yourself or to set a new goal? Again, I'am just curious what the differents in outcome means to you.

@Max_V totally agreeing with your argument. But there are two sides on this coin. If you're actualizing you are on the one side faced with your emotions (and I believe that in the first stages of growth you have to deal with these emotions). Leo has mentioned in one of his videos that if you're in the negative (below zero) first go to zero and than start building (or actually break down your ego-building) - this is the other side of the coin. I believe if you feel or expercience the same feelings over and over again and it's really affecting your growth, do some work on these emotions. This way it's no longer a hurdle when you move in direction of your life purpose.

'What you resist, persists'. ? Stop thinking and suppressing that you shouldn't be angry. Feelings are trying to help / teach you, so pay close attention to them.

What's your definition of unholy?

Shadows before Dawn by Teal Swan is a great 'newbie' book with lots of practical ideas on how to apply self love if you start from a really low 'self love' place. If you want to kick it up a notch read the Completion Process by the same author Teal Swan. This book helps a great deal with doing shadow or inner child work. It was and sometimes still is very helpfull as a practical resouce to deal with childhood 'trauma'. Practices mentioned on her You Tube channel provide next to above books a great guide on how to heal yourself emotionally, like the bathroom-mirror technique or the how to heal emotional body technique. Another book in this category is Loving what Is by Byron Katie which explains her own created 'the Work' technique. Also very profound for shadow work or changing unwanted / false beliefs. Brene Browns book is more of a study on vulnurability but way less practical then above books.

Jordan B. Peterson has a good suggestion in his self authoring program (www.selfauthoring.com). He suggest that when you write your "next-five" year plan; write one how you want it to be. And write one which is your worst case (like no self development at all. Ask yourself where will you end up, if that's the case?) And a good start in my opinion is to deal with something what is bothering you the most at this moment (even a little thing). When you see the result of these things resolve in your life, maybe you will feel motivated to tackle some bigger issues. Once you start digging there will be more crap coming up. And I know this can feel very demotivating. But at the same time, when you start digging you will feel so much better / lighter about yourself, and results will come fast (especially with the little issues). Good luck! ?