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Below is taken from the classic -The Master Game. Robert DeRopp is describing here some common traps on the path that we fall into. I enjoyed his Biographical account in Warriors Way as much, if not more. He was a student of Ouspensky.lived a very interesting life. By profession he was a biologist. Either one of these books make for a good alarm clock.

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@liamnewsom202 I think I understand or at the least, I relate somewhat. Just pictured Echart Tolle saying something like -- "just let your transformed presence inform her." Trying to wake people up sometimes makes them mad and if that happens, you're lucky if you're able to go run and hide. Some schools teach we each have a psychological blind spot that has repercussions and it usually takes years to address. Thats just my 2 cents for whatever it's worth. Good luck to you.

Pearls in the chicken feed I would bet that at some point in the future, or in Heaven, there's going to be a street of gold named Ocke de Boer Boulevard and also one named Red Hawk Boulevard. Just because of four little books between the both of them. Tonight, there's not any me. Just a feeling of well being.

@fridjonk You bet! Actually, I started reading in it some today. His style of writing is a little easier to digest than Grof's. That's one of my first impressions. Also, to add some interesting trivia. There's a second appendix in the back titled : Pushing the Limits of Astrological Correspondence This does look interesting. ? My post early this morning is a good example of how I suddenly exhibit pettiness. My words about Donald Trump were a little bit harsh. A fitting expression in the form of a question would be. Who pissed in my Cheerios? I was tempted to hide the harsh remarks but I guess I'll leave it as an example and record of my fractiousness and volatility.

I appreciate all the contributions to this music thread. Over the years I've given rap music an honest try on more than one occasion. A very few rap songs have small bits that I like but for the most part, rap just doesn't do much for me. I will try to be open to it in the future still, though. Also with the hard driving songs where the singers growl-scream the lyrics. ,,, Although it doesn't 'do it' for me, I appreciate the hell-raising, youthful, irreverent, vitality of the music and enjoy some of the videos anyhow.. This music thread isn't about my own varied musical interests. The more varied this playlist expands, the more it has a world centric feel to it which is neat in itself. Thanks, everyone.

I'm not mad and this is not a rant. ✌️??‍? It just starts out resembling one. I'm thankful that I'm no longer hooked on the news like I used to be. Politics too. I used to always get hooked into (identified) with at least one political issue or news story everyday and get angry. What a waste of time that is. I just don't care in the same way that I used to. Donald Trump getting elected President helped me to quit watching the news. Not meaning to be overly negative but I don't want to hear anything that dumb bastard has to say. Even with the sound turned down on the tv, I can tell he's stupid and crooked. Sure, there is some projection there on my part but it's not 100% projection. Not that I don't love him as a human being but as the power hungry personality that he is, occupying the office of the President, he's just a walking pile of dog shit. I've been fairly quiet lately and reading on Stan Grof's New two volume set, The Way of the Psychonaut. I bought Christopher M. Bache's Diamonds from Heaven - LSD And The Mind Of The Universe at the same time. I'm tempted to go ahead and start it while I'm still on Stan Grof's book. I've done a lot of experimenting and have taken a lot of trips in the last year. A lot more than is probably necessary for an average person on the path of Actualization. I really enjoy Lsd and Cubensis mushrooms . Mdma is interesting and nice but I thought ketamine was a nightmare experience. It felt like being lost in a forest of Barber poles on the side of a steep mountain. Just a really unpleasant experience. I remember from watching a YouTube of Christopher Bache, he said anything over 600 ug is just a waste and I feel like I've verified that for myself. On one occasion last year I took 1500 micrograms and several times I took around 1000 micrograms but I don't recommend doing that. Anyone who wants to try lsd should start with low doses to gauge themselves for subsequent trips. For some reason I seem to have a strong tolerance to Lsd. When on Lsd, the speed at which a chain of thoughts and concepts go through my mind is just amazing, at times. I barely knew who Kobe Bryant was because I'm not a fan of professional spectator sports but I "saw" the effect of his untimely death in the blue and orange SD groups of people. A fair amount of these people probably voted for Trump or were/are Trump fans. I felt how they were feeling their emotional pain and saw how they were kicked in the gut by the loss of this talented man and his family in that helicopter crash. It was such a weird experience for me in a way. To be, you might say, inside the head/heart of a lot of these people in a way that I normally wouldn't have been. It made me realize how something so unrelated could have an effect on political elections through a weird chain of events. Or maybe expressed more accurately, how this had an emotional effect on a certain percentage block of voters. It gets difficult for me to express the insight,,,, The insight came about during one of those lsd high flow chain of thought states of consciousness, along with a dozen other things. For instance, the curiosity of whether any Astronauts have ever requested Molly Hatchet music to be played while they were in space.,,,, What? Yeah. That's how it goes a lot of times for me on trips. The profound is mixed in with the absurd, the silly, the outrageous, the painful and sad. Just like everyday life but at a much quicker pace and with a little more intensity. I wish I had kept a better diary of all the different trips. ❤️✌️

Quit Smoking Sep 10 [196 day streak]; ? Good going guy. That's a pretty solid gain.

Thanks for putting up with me when I go off into left field.

Wasn't sure if sister was laughing or crying. I think our skulls are close to the same shape. The best scene in the whole movie.

@HiddenAway Despite his alcoholism he carried the Crazy Wisdom Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism to the west and founded Naropa University in Colorado. His book Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism is a favorite of mine. He was certainly a controversial character. My practice is pretty light. 20 minutes of Centering Prayer in the morning and another sit in the evening. 'Exercising the muscle of objectless or non-conceptual awareness,,,,,, Sometimes I call myself a rogue student of the Ridhwan School aka the Diamond Approach. Sometimes I'm just an Idiot.

Marc, Sometimes that's how my 'impromptu engineering' turns out,,, ? ////////://///////////

Howdy, @HiddenAway Sage in the attic reminds me of the story of Chogum Trungpa sitting in the attic of some folks house ( I forgot who) in New York for several weeks just drinking one beer after another when he first came to the United States. I think the story was told by William Patrick Patterson in his book Eating the I. I share your interest in keeping monkey chatter low. When the monkey mind gets out of control, I turn into an unguided Golum. Welcome ?‍♂️

Cut twice and it's still too short,,,,, Damn, where's that board stretcher. ? ??‍?

Enjoying this Joe Rogan podcast with Russell Brand. It's good to see how lighthearted and civil they are to each other when discussing topics that they don't necessarily agree on. At about an hour into it, the discussion goes into vegetarianism,,, hunting elk,, etc., After this, they touch on addiction, use of psychedelics. Ive avoided watching/listening to Joe Rogan very often in the past because the length of his podcasts. This has been a great conversation and I'm only half way through it. I have a new respect for both of these guys.

I'm a novice carpenter. Still waiting to see a board stretcher hit the market. ? I'm my best friend as well as my worst enemy. We're all going to hang out together this weekend.

Psychonaut report On Lsd my boundaries disappear for the most part = Love Although chemically induced, it provides one with the experience of 'stepping onto the ground.' Under the influence I've noticed I'm really in tune with my cat as opposed to when I'm in narrative consciousness. No problems. Terence McKenna prefered mushrooms as a psychedelic over Lsd. He said lsd was like Psychological drano. I get along with both ok. Everyones chemistry is different. Using psychedelics needs to be approached with caution and common sense. Being in tune with ones inner truth every now and then as a signpost on the path is a necessity.