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Substance would look like some or all of the following: Original peer-reviewed research that has impacted the scientific community and conversations in a meaningful way Detailed proposed mechanisms and methodological development Detailed successful case studies Empirical feedback process In-depth explanations of how you build on mainstream understanding Acknowledging the limitations of your work and seeking to improve it through adaptability ...honest work towards all the above if you don't currently have them, since nothing starts from that place Substance is not: Mindless bashing of the mainstream and your competition Celebrity endorsements Using scientific buzzwords and "science-sounding" arguments Random testimonials Focusing on and hyping up founder credentials Non-falsifiable mechanisms Claiming your modality as a cure-all Basically, it's the difference between selling and honest inquiry.

Commonalities are good, but that's just part of how you create a connection. There's much more to it.

It is not rare at all. Understanding feels available to me at almost all times, if I choose. Very self-sustaining. Sometimes I do get distracted and lose awareness though. I'm not sure what you mean exactly by running up against a threshold or state-maximizing. Explain?

I prefer the definition of awakened state I used as moment to moment understanding. I think it's more accurate.

4 dates? How long have you known this person?

It still doesn't seem effective. I'm going to assume by "awakened state" you do not mean existing as pure, formless, Godhead. Because there's no way you're making that your baseline state. If by awakened state you mean a moment by moment understanding of what this is, what your reality is, then yes I'm made much progress in that area. My clarity is better than it's ever been. It's so obvious what reality is and how it couldn't be anything else. This is pure consciousness. That said, I still think my understanding could be deepened. So I'm not claiming any sort of end state.

I've done years of all that. Some of the practices seem to have an energetic effect, depending on how you want to define energy. I think transmissions are mostly BS though. I'll believe it has that effect for you. But that's just not my experience. I've easily done over a thousand hours of meditation and that's also not my experience. I do not get any sense of unwinding energy. And that has not seemed to hamper my awakening at all.

I read vibes from teachers. I would not say I have experiences of "subtle energy". Shaktipat from Esmann does nothing for me. No effect.

I notice nothing from watching Jan Esmann.

If you're having sex, it doesn't matter at all. Just have sex when you want and forget about it otherwise. It only matters if you're single and looking to meet someone. In that case, I find it's good to cut down since too much ejaculation can diminish some of your motivation. You'll pass up opportunities you shouldn't.

This is an advertisement, not substance. Sorry dude, but I've been in the bodywork world too long. I still think this is BS.

How'd you do it? Good work.

He's been doing IFS for years now. Nothing new there.

I am not impressed by testimonials. Testimonials are necessary, but anyone can generate some testimonials. I care about substantive arguments. Show me substance, or I'm out. There's a million of these modalities out there and I'm not going to do a deep dive on all of them.

@mac99 what you experienced was your true nature. Which is indeed a powerful experience. If you want to know about the purpose to life, I’d focus on figuring out what exactly that was you briefly experienced in the weight room. You got a glimpse of something, but there’s much more.