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How do you know Ralston has experience with psychedelics?

I adore Ralston's work but I'm starting to wonder whether he's sufficiently aware that he's a freak of nature. It's hard to accept his dismissal of meditation and body practices etc. in relation to enlightenment when he had basically attained more body-mind mastery by the time he had his first enlightenment experience (when he was 21) than most normal people ever will. EDIT: That said, the distinctions he makes between such practices and Truth are very valuable of course.

This video is quite a contrast with the type of video's Leo's releasing these days. I'm curious: Leo, do you use affirmations for enlightenment work? Are they effective in that domain of self-development?

Does anyone get nausea from plugging DPT? I plugged 30mg and had some not too bad but persistent nausea, but mostly after the (mild) trip had passed. Also: how deep do you ideally put the syringe in your ass before injecting? (for maximal absorption)

Would plugging DPT in a gel capsule work? Are there reasons to prefer syringe with water?

In spiritual practices, why is this there so much emphasis on silencing the mind, having no thoughts, etc.? Doesn't this imply a judgment, a preference of a there vs a here? Which in my experience is always ego-driven? Why is it important to silence the mind instead of becoming fully aware of it? Instead of experiencing thoughts fully as thoughts without judging them or wanting them to go away? I suspect that full awareness of mind and thoughts results in a silent mind, but then it's a side-effect rather than a goal, no?

Truth > self

I done both multiple times but have never noticed any real difference (although I've never done 1P in doses higher than 150µg and there was more than a year between my last 1P-trip and my first LSD-trip and I became a very different person in the time in between). They both have to potential to be very valuable and educational substances. 1P isn't 'fake' LSD. It's just a similar molecule that was synthesized at a later point in time than "real" LSD and then given a similar name. There's no reason to disparage it except if it really does give you lesser experiences.

What do y'all think of Huel? For those who don't know it: a nutrionally complete powdered food with natural ingredients. I really like it because of the convenience but I'm somewhat sceptical about how healthy of it, despite it consisting of all healthy ingredients. It contains a lot of vitamin supplementation, which I'm not sure is healthy? And I also don't know if there are any consequences to food being digested this way? Any insights, opinions?

In what way would you say that Huel is not 'real' food? (It's a mixture of natural ingredients, right?)

In the DPT Mega-Thread, Leo wrote: He didn't want to elaborate because it would be off-topic, but I'm very curious- what other possibility is implied here?

I don't

I'm not asking you/Leo to convincingly convince me, just to elaborate on the statement and why it was made. My own criteria for judging the validity of it aren't relevant to my question.

@Preetom Curious about both but I meant the former.

@Preetom What's are some arguments supporting this idea, aside from nothing being able to directly disprove it?