Shadowraix

@Truth Addict Good stuff. Nonduality includes duality after all. Leo is just showing us the other end of the paradox we weren't aware of

They do bleed once a month so I mean balances out lmao And from what I know birth control to manage that has always been hit or miss in side effects.

@Emerald This is pretty accurate in my experience of women from just a more general perspective. All the sexually active women I have dated have had higher sex drives than me. I can say the same with conversations about sex to some of my female friends. I don't get your hang up with always comparing the sole biological qualities of being male or female. There are plenty of other qualities both sexes have that both need. So perhaps instead of thinking "what can men offer women or vice versa" try considering all of the qualities a person can have and how they can offer it to those who would enjoy such qualities. Notice how you put way more value into thinking about male vs female distinction vs others like strong vs weak or wealthy vs poor or long hair vs short hair. People are much more than the sex they are born as. Men can provide value in many other ways than having a penis.

You're right, it is God. The ego concept is just a tool to help you change these behaviors and understand how you are survival driven. The goal is to transcend the ego, not destroy it. Notice that everything is always as it has been, but what changed was this perception on how you view it. Do you see how easily this can change what we think or feel like a flip of a switch? What actually is being real and what separates it from being unreal? Your resistance to the idea of unrealness is what stops you from enjoying things as you did before. Its liberating because we stop resisting. Egoic mechanisms clinging to deep truths never end up well. Why do you think we were deluded in the first place?

@Paul92 You're going too far into your own head filling it with new models and ideas your ego can't handle. This work is very counter productive to the egos need to maximize survival. The only thing stopping you from enjoying life realizing these truths is your own resistance to them. But instead of working on such egoic behaviors you'd rather go back into comfort mode. Again, the survival mechanisms doing its job. Again, thats the ego claiming God is a dick because it doesn't operate on its own agenda. God explores itself exactly because it is so loving. It lets every aspect of itself be and come into form. What separates selfish from selfless? There can only be a difference by illusion. You are still living deeply in a sense of duality and have not unified yet with this 'giant stupid mind' Take a step back and start smaller. You need to ease into this work.

@Michael569 The ion thing is reversed. You want negative not positive ions.

It's less about introversion and extraversion in of itself but the intent behind them. A lot of extroverts put up a fake front while introverts will just be quiet when they've got nothing to add instead of over compensating. Lots of contemplation time. This may be why you see such a trend. These personality traits you could write a book on how they vary in intent though.

Same. All of my growth has been the process of integrating an experience two years ago. Awareness alone will take you far.

Do you notice that you are creating a duality between nonduality and duality? Nonduality includes duality. Paradoxical.

I would consult psychonaut, it is an amazing resource: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Adrafinil

If you watch the video all the specific natural arguments are addressed. The tl;dr is that this is entirely false based on current data. The ash and other debris from volcanoes circling the atmospheric reflect light and so should cool the Earth. The majority of studies and data even when being gracious with the numbers would come out to < 1 billion tons of emissions a year when accounting for all known active and inactive volcanoes including underwater emissions. Anything you find on human emissions would be easily 20x or way more than that a year.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6RkdaEqgRVKi3AzidF4ow/videos Is a good channel that tackles most if not all of the arguments of those who deny climate change. Its made by Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist if you are interested. This video specifically addresses the natural argument in a very simple way. Yes, climate change occurs due to man-made and natural (non man made) factors. But what is going on now is going against the cycles and patterns we've modeled out. We should be cooling when considering all observed natural factors, but we are warming. I don't think the republicans you speak of have an actual understanding of what these natural factors are, how they influence the Earth, and where the temperature should be. I think their motives are are centered around ignorance, money, status. However on the flip side, while the democrats you speak of may be advocating for man being responsible for this sudden shift of the cycle, I don't think they are actually doing it out of actual environmental concern but to appeal to a certain demographic for money and status. So either there is some unknown factor or we caused climate change. Our best informed decision is on climate change. Climate change and relating terms have been used for political visibility since Al Gore so you could say this is just another big trend. Politician all the time hijack issues for their own gain. The scientists have stopped arguing when 7 studies found between 90% to 97% consensus among scientists on this issue, but politicians keep raging on. Neither are going to give in of course. Democrats and republicans always have to make it a me vs them deal. Its very very polarizing.

Free will vs no free will is just another duality.

An illusions whole point is to appear real. Illusion and real are one in the same at that point. Leo is highlighting a facet of all of this we usually aren't aware of by default because we have so many beliefs we haven't truly looked at closely. It looks like you have only absorbed what Leo has said as a concept. Don't get too caught up in it. It does not truly represent what Leo has been pointing to. Now you must do the consciousness work. You'll drive yourself nuts trying to grasp God from an egoic perspective.

There is no ultimate stage ?

@Matt8800 Just to add to this balance doesn't always mean 50/50 it can be 20/80 or even 0/100 or anywhere in between. It's what configuration works best for you.

It's more that as you grow in consciousness you don't need the rules because you have no desire to do such unconscious things.

If you want personal development it's beneficial to pursue your interests but it is also beneficial to pursue your fears or shadows. Ultimately it is not about bad or good but about how such behaviors affect the goals you want to reach. Decide yourself whether these are things you need to tackle.

Being Conscious not only means to treat others well like you'd want yourself but to treat yourself well. There is a balance to be had here.

You can't run from the truth. It is present in everything you do.

What is it that could possibly be irritated by this behavior?

I am able to induce it by meditation as I am going to bed. I at first enter this half awake and dream state and slowly descend into the dream yet maintain awareness. And even if I am not aware I'm dreaming at first I quickly realize I am not where I last remember and connect the dots. I once had a lucid dream where I tried to convinc everyone that we are all in a dream and I created everyone. Boy did that give me a laugh!

Stop watching this low consciousness content and focus on growing your own. Getting upset over low consciousness people will not improve your life. All this shit you put in the forum is not a problem with everything else. It is a problem with you. You can either be a victim or take control. I don't see this truth you are claiming everywhere I see a hurt individual who is trying to cope with discontent in their life. These posts for validation of your own ideas won't heal you.

This is something I have always been interested in. As I started getting into this work I noticed my ability to lucid dream if I was mindful before bed shot up dramatically. Having 2-3 a week if I tried. I'm not sure how to induce these astral states but would love to know how. Did you learn from anywhere?