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I have been very self-centred most of my life, so the idea of solipsism was very easy to accept for my ego, and the ego even liked it and ran with it. But from the standpoint of the absolute, there is a knowing that this is how it is, and it makes it easier to not take life to seriously, which is what the ego wants.

I have barely touched psychedelics, I have nothing against them, but there is no pull towards them. If you feel that you should use them for self (or god) realisation, go for it, but also quit using them if they don't work for you, and be honest about this to yourself. It's not uncommon to be stuck on a dead end for years or even decades.

@Javfly33 If anything I would say the truth will increase your lifespan. If you search for the truth and are able to dissolve the ego, there will be far less energy wasted on thinking, striving, addiction etc. No ego doesn't mean no body. The body is still there. The body will still move itself to put food in its mouth. It will still run away if a tiger is chasing it. Maybe the fear of death goes away, but that doesn't mean one will die.

@TheSomeBody That is very interesting. Since the shift away from ego-identification in recent weeks, the mind has become remarkably quiet. Naturally, with less mental chatter, there’s also been less outward activity. Less movement, less thought, this also means fewer calories burned. So the body, too, asks for less. With the rise in awareness, there’s a heightened sensitivity to the body. Alcohol no longer sits well. Just the other day, while eating out, I felt a strong aversion to the sensation of being bloated. This naturally led to more mindful eating, smaller portions, slower pace, and no more unconscious snacking between meals. It becomes clear: the closer one rests in the Absolute, the less the body demands. Awareness brings balance. It’s not about control, it’s simply what unfolds.

The ego

So... he's God?

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@Mellowmarsh The problem is that "God" is just a word, a concept. People gave it a certain meaning. Other people give it another. From the absolute standpoint, you could say that what some people mean by god is the absolute itself. But you have to be able to clearly see the absolute for yourself to understand how this is true on a non-intellectual level.

@Magnanimous If you say: "This (insert anything here) is not happening perfectly" there is a person who believes something is not happening the way it should be. But if you dissolve the ego, the person who is believing that something is not perfect has been removed. Perfection then only remains. Things just happen as they do. But even perfection is just a word, a concept. From the absolute standpoint there is no perfection, nor imperfection, everything just is.

@PurpleTree To resist you need a situation and a "you". Remove the "you", the ego, and the resistance will vanish with it.

@Santiago Ram Don’t let wealth stand in your way. The Buddha himself was born into great luxury, a prince surrounded by abundance, before he renounced it all in search of truth and awakening. In ancient Greece, the Cynics chose radical simplicity, rejecting material possessions to live in alignment with virtue. The Stoics, on the other hand, believed that virtue didn’t require withdrawal from the world. They argued that true strength lies in living a principled life amidst whatever circumstances arise, wealth included. Marcus Aurelius, a Roman emperor with immense power and material wealth, lived with deep wisdom and discipline. His reflections remain a profound example of how inner clarity can coexist with outer responsibility. So whether you have much or little, it’s not the wealth itself that matters but how free you are from its grip.

@OrangeOak does it still resonate with you? If you keep doing it despite a growing sense that this is not your path going forward, it probably won't help you much. Contemplate this deeply.

Got it. To me that sounds very serious indeed. Me personally, I barely touched psychedelics, it just didn't seem to be my thing. I have done a 5-day silent retreat once. Visited a few satsangs here and there. But mostly I just meditated daily. Sometimes I did an hour, but mostly only like 15 minutes a day. And I've missed a lot of days. And I have periods where I would watch a lot of satsangs online. This was all over a period of 10 years. In that time I also had a wife, 2 children, and was building a business and doing other kinds of self development. Just to say, you don't need to drop it while doing other things simultaneously. But of course, everyone's journey is completely different. Find a path that you feel the most comfortable with, but not too comfortable, if you know what I mean.

This sounds very transformational. I think you took a really deep dive into unknowing territory for you. Let it sink in for a while, take your lessons from it, and keeping searching for the thing you are looking for.

@xeontor To answer your question: nobody really knows. First, you'd need to define a very specific metric. Then, you'd have to measure it across every person on the planet, assuming you're not including aliens. Sounds like a pretty pointless thing to research… but hey, it still beats doomscrolling.