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@Raphael No problem keep it up. I am making major progress right now and I feel like i was at around your level of practice recently so i might be able to recognize where you need to focus your attention to improve because i'm so close to the situation.

@Raphael Start getting used to seeing or noticing thoughts during meditation. Try and pay attention and realize when you are lost in thinking then bring your self back to the present moment. Just keep repeating that. Sit---Get lost in thought------See thought or notice you're not present anymore--------Come back to the present.

@LfcCharlie4 I'm at a point in my practice where I feel like i'm close to my initial awakening. I don't know if you're familiar with ekkart tole but i've been watching his videos recently and he made me aware of the peace that passeth understanding (sorry for the religious jargon but this is what he called it and i don't know how else to describe it) and i've yet to fully experience it or stabilize it even in meditation. What is it exactly that you are integrating in your life from a first person perspective? What are you doing, and how is it changing your experience?

@Arcangelo Ahh i understand. I misunderstood what he was asking.

@Arcangelo I just read your first post about playing basketball. I have an intramural playoff game thursday that i'm super pumped for LOL. My team was sick during the season,but we almost got upset by 2 teams that were way worse than us.

@Arcangelo I use both types of weed when I meditate and I have had very good results. I think the important thing is to set an intention when you smoke weed. If you are meditating or doing some other spiritual work while you get high then weed can work well for you. But if you use it enjoy normal pleasures more then you will just hurt your own growth. Strain is not as important.

@Raphael Are you at the point where you are aware of your own thoughts? Can you turn your attention on your thoughts and just watch your thinking for a few seconds?

You need to stop making so many posts. These are just distractions to genuine spiritual and self development work. Think hard before you post. I've been there it's easy to just mind dump here and get a bunch of stimulation from people reading your posts, but it's not helpful or productive.

@JustThinkingAloud What does that mean, you are trying happiness there?

@LfcCharlie4 How long did it take you to integrate your enlightenment experiences to the point where you felt you were no longer seeking? Also, did you have an awakening experience prior to the teachings from your enlightenment coach/guru?

@TDW1995 Think of it as a growth of the practice. If you can commit 1 or 2 days to 5 + hours of meditation you will get a better idea of what you are missing.

@TDW1995 Try a day where you just super charge your meditation and you basically meditate all day, with breaks to do whatever of course. I had one day where i meditated for like 5 or 6 hours plus 2 hours of yoga, and since then I feel like i'm so close to awakening. Before that I was pretty stagnant doing an hour of self inquiry every day. You have to break through with your meditation practice where you start to feel weird when you're not meditating. Early in my practice meditation was just this thing I did, and then i went back to my normal life. Now moments of mindfulness are penetrating my normal life over and over again to the point where I always feel a pull to meditate now.

@TDW1995 I'm not sure about the technique of becoming aware of awareness but if you're at earlief stages of self inquiry then a helpful technique could be to turn attention to the perciever or the one who is aware of sensations

@Raphael I just did what felt right. I have a lot of free time and my meditation was going better so i decide to up it. When it feels right to up your hours then you will know, and you can do it when it feels right.

@modmyth Yea it's great I love it here

@TrynaBeTurquoise I think sourcing drugs is against the forum guidelines, but this isn't an illegal substance and you don't need a prescription to buy it. I'm going to report back to the thread in a few days after i've been taking consistently

What are some of the best guided self inquires that point to the true self. When I do guided self inquiry I like it went I have someone explaining the concept because It feels like they are talking to me, so it helps bring about a sense of presence in the moment. What are some of the best videos to achieve the initial recognition and awakening experience?

@erik8lrl Ok thanks a lot.

@erik8lrl So just keep asking my self what am i experiencing in direct experience? But doesn't this require introducing thought into the self inquiry? I thought the whole point was to sit in the empty space without thought, then bring myself back to the empty space when i get lost in though.

@GreenWoods Yea i'm making a lot of progress through normal channels, like meditation and yoga. I think people should focus on more basic channels to pursue enlightenment before adding something like lucid dreaming. But to each their own.

Ok i just took 2 tablets of 100mg. I will report back if it has any positive effects over the next few days.

@GreenWoods I think if I get into lucid dreaming then I will first use it to just do fun shit, like be a super hero or fight in LOTR battles etc. Thanks for the advice, I've always been interested in the potential of lucid dreaming but I wasn't sure if it was legit.

@GreenWoods Wow very interesting. I will definitely consider this moving forward. Are there good guides available? How did you learn?

@Fede83 I do ashtanga yoga, mainly because I like the atmosphere and It's easier to push myself when i have other people around in a class etc. But i think the consensus here is that kriya yoga is the best for enlightenment work. Also, if you don't have the money to pay for a good yoga studio then I would recommend looking into kriya yoga and doing it at home. Yoga is great, you will benefit a lot from it. Over the past 3 months my meditation practice has grown exponentially and i also happened to start yoga 3 months ago too. It will definitely super charge your meditation practice if you are consistent with the yoga.

@erik8lrl I see.