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I've heard that this is the reason it can actually help with things like porn, alcohol, caffeine, and gambling addiction becuase it tampers with your reward system, which is good for cutting out those bad habits or at best creating a riff so you get a few months free enough to stop yourself, but also i worry that it would also tamper with rewards you get from intimacy, life purpose, excercise, and meditation.

That's why i find it so silly when people say they are holding off on conciousness work while they pursue material reality. Its' like "yeah, i prefer to suffer and remain ignorant during my peak cognitive and vital years." Then there is this idea that at age 50 or 60 they are magically going to have all this free time and energy to do long intensive meditation retreats like bro at that age your biggest goals will be an afternoon nap and daily excercise. Also, the mind will be so deeply rutted into it's ways that changing anything will require 10X the work and effort. That said, for the record, Ralston is no late bloomer, he had his first enlightenment in his 20s and spend his whole life pursuing consciousness.

who knows what he's actually conscious of, it's all speculation

I understand this sentiment, but I think the 2 can co-exist. It's kind of a cartoonish idea that spirituality (consciousness work) and the material world have to exist seperately. The material world can be the best training ground for dissolving your ego and enhancing Love. Dating for example will bring up all our traumas and fears and we can work with it to become more conscious and free, far more effective than sitting in a cave. If you have that deep desire to do consciousness work i wouldn't hold out on it, integrate it into your material pursuits. This is what i am doing right now. Raising your consciousness will only make your life better. Not to brag, but my ability to manifest effectively what i want in life these days is ridiculous- money, sex, fitness, is all a breeze these days and i can still stay rooted in that truth of consciousness and play God's game well. The consciousness work helps, or else i'd be lost in craving, projection, ego which only gets in the way of actually being effective. I was a bit sad to see Leo's disullisonment post, becuase i don't think that what this work is about. It's meant to make life more full and meaningful not empty and meaningless. The whole thing is God's game, so love it and play it. Idk, just an idea. It's not like the highest "spiritual" achievment is to just be sitiing at home not wanting or doing anything, the whole thing is consciousness, go play, make it meaninful, make it fun

Just saw the post on Ramana Maharshi, I miss these types of posts and content, it seems to be the most important thing to focus on. The world has always been and probably always will be corrupt, chaotic, and disgusting, but uncovering yourself as God seems to be the most important venture. It's funny because i just posted a video on how social media is destructive and sighted Ramana (along with Ralston and Wilber) as examples of men who would never have a social media page because they would just see it for what it is: Ego worship. Whereas most men who obsess over something like an instagram account are actually quite feminine in their doing that.

Most if not all of my past lovers have at least one tattoo, it's pretty common these days especially in Stage Green communities. I think they are sexy and a cool way to express yourself, kinda silly to make a generalization about them. Personally I love tatted baddies

Sorry to hear this man, it's crazy how addictive and tricky those gambling sites/apps can be. It's a good reminder to be content with what you have, live simple and once having the basics covered just being okay with it. The trap of "just a litte more would really lock me in" is a sticky one

Haha yeah, he can't seem to let that go

I had an intense spiritual awakening when i was 24 and that kick started my journey, Im 32 now, so 8 years.

Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback and your time watching! Mostly for the retreats, there is little you can do to prepare, you just have to go in with an open mind and willingness to do the work. I would say read the books, meditate, contemplate but it sounds like you are already doing those which is great. Another option (since you are far) could be to try one of the e-courses and online workshops he does, it maybe less powerful because you aren't with him in person but it will still help a lot. But I'd say check out his website and the e-courses, he has some of the workshops fully uploaded there which you can do at home. https://chenghsin.com/ Keep it up! I find him so authentic and interesting, I could listen to him for hours.

I just finished part 1 , I think Leo has a lot of patience here as the conversation is a bit all over the place and adhd, but the interviewers are also really kind and open minded. It seems like Stage Green has trouble accepting the morality thing, Aubrey Marcus has a huge debate about this on his show too. "Nothing is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so" - Shakespear

Haha the babbling brook thing is hilarious! The more i practice this type of "Mastery of Mind" it truly is a superpower, because almost no one else understands or is doing this. If you are not at the effect of your mind and master how it's being used, you have a massive advantage in the social domain, which can be used to support beauty and love and powerful relating. Everyone relates to their mind as "something happening to them" rather than "something they are doing" Yes, this seems to be his disposition exactly. And while it may be true, it takes immense consciousness work to get to that point. Yeah, basically he is saying you are doing all of that with your mind in the same way that you might "pick up a cup" as that is an action you are doing. We are just unaware THAT we are doing it, but we are fully doing it, so the goal is to become conscious of that activity (which in my opinion is enough) then it stops naturally.

Hey @bazera Thanks for checking it out! I'll def let y'all know if we do a part 2. So for the retreats I went twice, I did 2 weeks (2 workshops) the first time and 4 weeks (4 workshops) the second time. The structure was quite intense, we would normally do these things called "Diads" where you contemplate a certain topic with a partner and go back and forth, one listening and one speaking. This was powerful because having someone staring at you while you contemplate brings a different level of focus and coherence than just sitting alone meditating where your mind is more free to cause mischief. They also facilitate you , so they make sure everyone is staying on track. Each workshop is a week long, and you basically are working on different topics sun up to sun down so they don't waste any time. Their website has information on the different retreat types and what they are focused around, ENB is like the mothership workshop, that's his most famous one. Also the Contemplation Intensive is wild , that's what you do if you want a direct awakening. My feedback would be that it was challenging but also very effective and life changing. You don't really notice it when you're in it, but it was only in the weeks and months following that I realized how many seeds were planted and how much deeper I understood his work. So I do recommend checking it out, it's powerful stuff. Plus you get a Q and A with Ralston in the evening which is very powerful. Hope this helps!

Looking forward to hearing any thoughts/feedback!

Hey Guys, As promised here is the interview with Peter Ralston. We mainly covered the topics of Suffering, Social Domain, Survival, Ego and Relationships. Peter is a great example of someone who is Epistemically Responsible! To be honest, even at 1 hour 50 minutes I still only got about 40% of my questions out. I didn’t even get to touch on absolute consciousness questions and questions I had around masculinity, sexuality and purpose. I wanted to cover some of the questions you guys mentioned as well but it was tough with such a short window, I hope in some way it does help and you enjoy the conversation. We went very deep on the topics that we did cover so that depth over breadth is sometimes more important. And who knows, maybe there will be a part 2 (fingers crossed) Enjoy! Link;