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@Roman Edouard Here is an article I posted just a couple weeks ago about a new scientific theory that could explain many of the phenomena you're talking about. I think you'll find it very interesting! This is at the cutting edge of current cosmological understanding... and what is it pointing to?

It doesn't affect your learning as long as whatever you're learning fits in with your existing materialist paradigm. If it doesn't match up, you will discount it. For instance, you are not interested in spiritual beliefs, so you are fundamentally closed off from exploring metaphysical matters. This is because you've chosen to study science and perhaps make that your field of study. Science is your livelihood. You will have egoic reactions to anything that doesn't line up with that, and you won't even be aware of it because your mind hides it so well. However, I get a vibe from you that there may be more there, and you're perhaps just a little bit misguided, no fault of your own of course. So I'll humor you. Have you ever heard of the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field? It is a photograph of dark, deep space (previously thought to contain no known galaxies). This photo was a composite of many exposures of 10-11 DAYS at a time. Here is a link to a wonderful YouTube video of it. In light of this, you simply can't make the argument that just because you can't see all the galaxies with you naked eye, that means the universe is not infinite. Some of these galaxies are moving FASTER than the speed of light! A true scientist would be humbled at how little we know about this mysterious and mystical existence.

@Roman Edouard I wish you the best of luck in your pursuit of science. But please don't ask about this stuff in a spirituality forum if you're not interested in listening. You're going to get answers that don't make any sense to you, and you're going to want to debate and argue and retort. You're not actually genuinely interested in learning, you're interested in proving a point. Just let it go.

@d0ornokey are your habits aligned with your life purpose? Perhaps you need to rethink your relationship with habits, now that you're more conscious. Habits for the sake of habits no longer work for me either. Your foundation should be self love and conscious presence. That it doesn't matter what you do, you are perfect the way you are. Now to a low-consciousness person, this doesn't make any sense! Don't I need to recognize my flaws in order to change them? Yes, that's fine from that paradigm, but as you're finding out, that no longer works as you evolve. Placing your self-worth on the completion of habits you believe are "good" just isn't the right way to go about things. Instead of thinking, "I'm good because I do X," think instead,"I love myself just the way I am, there is no good and bad, but this habit will bring deep satisfaction in myself and ultimately others." Knowing thyself is the highest calling. If you bring presence into each moment, every day is a blessing; an adventure. Literally every experience is beautiful and icing on the cake. Because instead of believing that doing certain things earns you cake, you take the understanding that you ARE the cake.

Some of Yes's music. The song Awaken. The album Close to the Edge. The album Tales from Topographic Oceans. About as turquoise as I've ever heard, in my opinion.

@Anton Rogachevski great insight! Yes, the teacher learns just as much, if not more, than the student. Who teaches who? It's an active, highly connected process of learning. We tend to think of teaching in a rigid, academic sense... Try to erase that image. That's not teaching, that's regurgitation; indoctrination. True teaching is an active, cyclical process of not only learning, but condensing and honing your own knowledge.

@Amun exactly the same thing. Again, mu. Meaning, question not applicable, leading with false assumptions, question begging. Look up the Zen Mu koan.

@SQAAD I'm not quite sure what you mean. If I lived in a different reality, then I would never meet you. So, by definition, doesn't everyone you meet have to share your current, inherent reality? Am I missing something? Of course people can be on different frequencies or levels of Consciousness, but everyone you've ever met shares your reality. Has to. Unless you're starting to doubt whether anyone else is real or not... That can't be possible, because if you were the only valid point of Consciousness in the universe, and the universe unfolded around solely you, then there would have to be something outside of you. You'd have to be living in some type of simulation, with another real world "out there," and that outer world would have to be nondual. The reason nonduality is the Ultimate truth is because everything is one, and it embraces the paradoxes we see out in the world. You; along with everyone you've ever met, is a sliver of this infinite consciousness, all one. As it has to be.

@Amun Mu. The brain does not control your body, it is not the seat of Consciousness, it is just another perception. What is this "I" You speak of? Define it.

Time is a strange beast. It'll enslave you. If you're really interested in Truth, then the illusion of time can't be something to put your hopes on. That's what everyone else does. "Give it more time, it'll work itself out." "Give a single cell billions of years of time, it'll turn into present-day nature." When has time EVER been on your side? Time is the only thing we don't have. Why would you trust in time if time is an illusion? It sounds like your metaphysics is still grounded in materialism (there are more subtle forms of it). The perspective that "change = distance divided by time" is useful for physics and modeling, but in your own life, you've recognized that all you have is the present moment. Hmmm, how do we make sense of this? From the conscious, present awareness that you are, what does "change" really mean? Is every single cell in your body not changing in every moment? And yet, does the background presence that you are ever change? What is change? How does that relate to your current understanding, and how could that relate to nonduality? How do you bring about change in your own life? And if you're inclined to say "well I need a goal and some time" then ponder whether there's a more direct path or understanding to be had. You may have many misconceptions about what spirituality really is. I highly recommend watching Leo's video on What is Spirituality. But ask yourself: What is spirituality? Is spirituality about meeting some other celestial beings? Woo-woo stuff? Or is it about knowing one's own spirit or self? What could be a higher calling than that. to truly know thyself? Any time you reach to grab Truth with your mind, you instantly take two steps back. Try to understand why this is always the case; it's more certain than the laws of physics. Then become directly conscious of how this happens in real time. Ask yourself: Am I aware? Did you need to think to come up with the answer? It's not a trick question. It's as direct as can be. If you had to think about the answer, then that's the problem right there. Awareness comes prior to thinking, reasoning, seeing, tasting, touching, feeling, emotions, everything. If you can truly understand and experience this, then that's as pure of a spiritual/mystical experience as you will ever get. If really hope I didn't just confuse you more, lol. Laugh. Love. Live. What more could you possible want? There seems to be an egoic longing within you still. Try to locate what that is. And don't attack it. Genuinely try to understand it. Every facet, every angle. Love it. Get to know yourself before you even begin to transcend.

Day 5: Energy: 5 Awareness: 5 Sexual thoughts/urges: 3 Self-esteem: 4 Social confidence: 4 A coworker commented that I had lost weight, so that was nice! I've been eating healthier, and as a result I've probably lost 10 pounds over the last month or so. Making strides, boys!

@Leo Gura knowing the gamer you were, I KNEW you were going to say that! HA!

@SQAAD relax. Even though you're not aware of it yet, you've awakened to a point that you're causing people to look at you funny. Your uneasiness on the inside is causing the uneasiness "out there." So try your best to relax. And start to become conscious of this. Turn it from a debilitating thing into a super power.

Yes. Most people don't appreciate the narrow limits of the human perspective. Also, one cannot judge the validity of a system based on its consensus reality or cohesion. That's a self-deception.

And taking straight 5-meo-DMT up your ass isn't? Come on now... The fact is that there are some combinations, if done responsibly, that produce some unique effects that are very worthwhile to explore. I admit, there's not very many, and there's quite a lot that can be dangerous. I totally see where you're coming from. However, I invite you to keep an open mind about this stuff. There's a select few dual combos (don't mix 3 or more, that's stupid), that are gems. I personally don't find candy flipping that great, it's more of a party combo. Mdma and lsd are way more effective by themselves for personal development.

@Shin my bad. It is a beautiful quote, thanks for sharing.

@Shin What if we were never born? ?

Big rush fan here! Hemispheres is their best album, hands down. The part that always gets me is the middle of Cygnus X-1 Book 2: I have memory and awareness But I have no shape or form. As a disembodied spirit I am dead and yet unborn. I have passed into Olympus As was told in tales of old To the City of Immortals Marble white and purest gold.

@Leo Gura any other reasons not to mix psychs other than safety concerns? I'm aware of the synergistic (multiplication) effects of some combos. You take a lot less of each than you normally would. Personally, my experience with lsd + mescaline HCL was off the charts, they combined into something much greater than the sum of their parts.

Does this prove that the brain is responsible for our perceptions? Or does it just prove that a perception of the brain is merely linked to our perceptions? Does a dream or hallucination not have "rules?" This doesn't actually prove anything if you observe enough. Go deeper.

Mu.

@Zigzag Idiot Thank you, and thanks for the support! Today was slightly more difficult in the sexual thoughts department. There were a few attractive women at work, however, I was able to quickly shift my mind away from that. I'm mentally still going strong! Awareness was up a little bit because I practiced conscious awareness even in the tough moments. I'm constantly seeing the beauty in every day life. I'm currently working at a job that is NOT a good fit for me at my current consciousness level, however, I'm trying to make the best of it. It is sometimes really difficult, but I'm blessed that I have such opportunities to deal with unconscious people, and to practice on keeping a level head. Honestly, I think everyone should do customer service for at least 6 months... it'll teach you a lot of things, not the least of which is infinite patience. Day 4: Energy: 4 Awareness: 5 Sexual thoughts/urges: 3 Self-esteem: 4 Social confidence: 4

@Conceptually-made in the couple times I did it, it was beautiful, but it led to a greater mindfuck. Not my favorite combo. A much lesser documented, but much more powerful spiritual combo I'd love to share is what I call the Tribal Flip. Mixing lsd and mescaline. I simply can't recommend it enough.

@Fairy Wow. This is such a misuse of spiral dynamics. It's apparent that you don't know what it is or how to correctly apply it. Two Scandinavian girls went camping in Morocco and got their throats slit. What does "being green" (also an assumption) have to do with this? Do orange people not go camping in Morocco? "What can green people do about this?" Really? I can see the green in you, who's morally repulsed by this act, and your tendencies to freak out and protest about things you know nothing about... Spiral dynamics tells us there's nothing green CAN do about it, and that it's just a fact of life. Fighting violence only leads to more violence. And Leo is somehow responsible for misinformation?!?! Because he didn't waste his time going over purple and red, which are much less relevant? That's up to the viewer to educate himself. Come on now.... Lmaooo

@Shin Congratulations! You have received 10 points in Love Simulator 9000! You have now reached level 22! Your capacity to love has increased!