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Existence is already spooky enough as it is, I guess if you're genuinely curious about it just for the sake of curiosity, then do it. But don't come crying to anyone when you see stuff you don't like. Otherwise I'm not sure any other reason would be valid, it's like creating a form of suffering for no reason at all. It seems the point of the work here (vaguely) and the general point of emergent consciousnesses the universe itself is to move in the opposite direction of suffering. At least that's the intuition I get. I'm not sure I've come to a personal conclusion about this yet but it's kind of like how @Leo Gura has said there is the lower duality of (g)ood vs (e)vil, but there is an absolute (G)ood or (L)ove that is higher than both, but no opposing (E)vil or (S)uffering.

I answered as honest as I thought I could, I guess I'm pretty balanced?

Never trip by yourself no matter what drug or dosage you're taking, that's irresponsible as fuck. It's no wonder psychedelics get a bad name. If we want them to be taken seriously sooner rather than later we need to adhere to a strict code of conduct.

Notice how I haven't said anything about if veganism is good or bad or not, and you are still locking down your position by finding another piece of confirmation bias, not just any piece but appealing to the ultimate authority of the person who literally runs the forum we are chatting in

A nonchalant answer for fun, probably doing Salvia. You know it's a really weird thing to have lived 99.999999% of my life as a human being, and then having the full blown experience of being a couch and a TV for a short time.

Nobody can tell you that answer to that. I guess you'll have to figure that out for yourself, if you're curious enough which you seem to be. What's the worst that can happen from hearing some of their perspective? Maybe it can give you that slight advantage you need

Yes, that's true. Besides being responsible for COVID, are the things that might be stopping you from getting that interaction right now insurmountable? Notice and dissect the contents of the statement, "I can't live the rest of my life alone". You are referring to it as if it's something that's already a reality, and one that cannot change. Not just that but you ascribe "sadness" on top of it, but you are probably aware that people are able to be alone and be happy right? Not that I'm advocating you do so, just trying to get you to consider it's possible. The consciousness work is great, but don't be so eager to climb uphill with a boulder on your back. Suffering is a part of existence, because existence is everything of course. Do you see how you might be creating even more suffering by trying to remove it? Obviously it's preferred to minimize it, or avoid it if it's unnecessary, but to try and "remove" part of reality won't work, and it's actually a form of selfishness. If you mean something different by the word remove, I'll listen. Do you know or do you feel that goal oriented or material stuff won't make you happy? Who is to judge that what makes @levani happy is a bad thing or "shit", besides @levani? I don't mean to overstep here, but I do want to challenge you a bit because I sense you've accepted some sort of limitations that anything that isn't this consciousness work or higher value spiritual labor is a waste of time. Consider that might be relative for what you actually need right now. Remember you said yourself you want to be a complete human being, so wouldn't it be wise to have some more patience and not skip over stuff?

That's incredible, you know it's actually learning about that story of the monk that finally put the nail in the coffin and exposed the limitations of my previous materialist/scientific worldview some handful of years ago. I always had a general sense that there was "something more" to life and that although I simply couldn't understand it at that time, my intuition was pulling me towards opening my mind no matter what. Do you still recall your first significant moment like that?

Is this how this monk was able to self immolate in protest of the Vietnam war, because he did enough consciousness work to destroy his ego to the point where he could burn to death without flinching?

The problem isn't necessarily any particular diet, so to say (although it can be). It's that people have piss poor body awareness and take responsibility for how they are feeling, and then try to outsource how to discover what specific diet/healthy lifestyle is optimal for them. They think they can shortcut the problem but subscribing to a strict grocery list of a fad diet like raw veganism or carnivore diet, but what they really need is a trip to the doctors office, a nutritional coach, and a behavior specialist to get to the roots and build a solid foundation for health. Stop being so blind and attaching to things that fit your confirmation bias and be honest that the people in these videos would be sick and rotting regardless of the contents of their palate.

What do others provide you with, that you yourself can't provide yourself with? Consider that you're looking for others to "cure" your loneliness, as a distraction from tackling it internally, head on. So, is your consciousness and contemplative work at all geared towards tackling your loneliness?

I love learning from channels like this because people like Roma and the movement she represents is perfect examples of how every POV is simply perspectival and partial. She has a lot of great things to say, and while there are obvious grains of truth in them, it is and ultimately limited and fundamentally biased. Just by the nature of the content in it's existence is literally dividing the population in half Great study case here.

Don't listen to him what he just said was nonsense. In fact it's the complete opposite, a lot of Alphas can be highly insecure! Which is why they feel the need to socially posture (aggressive/manipulative) and even put people down sometimes so they feel safe and "on top of the pecking order" so to say. A natural, healthy Alpha has a strong sense of charisma and leadership about them, and can make everyone feel welcome and useful. As for the OP's concerns; This may sound insultingly simple, but really all you have to do is smile and wave when people look at you . It's just a fact of life that people are gonna look and stare at each other. It happens to everyone so don't think you're so special and being targeted specifically. If you feel that people are expecting a certain "vibe" from you based on the way you look, yea that expectation can be annoying. But you know what you can do to cure that insecurity? Shock them with authenticity. Be yourself so fucking well that it makes them second guess their assumptions so much that they're embarrassed

This video is just a compilation of cherry-picked unhealthy and sickly looking people, how can you fall for such obvious propaganda lmao?

"There can't be a reason for pursuing selflessness, because if there was a reason, that reason would be selfish." Just wanted to highlight this quote for appreciation and whatever discussion arises. Jesus Christ it's literally gold. It's so ridiculously simple, yet awesomely profound and elegant. Thanks for sharing all this wisdom with us @Leo Gura!

I'm sorry for your suffering @Dunnel I really am, but please consider that you DO care, which is why you are here. It's unfortunate what you are going through and it certainly isn't fair, but you do have a choice you know, even if it feels like you don't. You do not have to believe the stories and the things your mind is telling you. No matter how convincing they seem there is absolutely no proof they are true. Maybe you can't see that now, but you can come too. You need to stick around to find out though. One day you will look back on this point of your life and realize it was where you discovered tremendous strength in yourself as a person. Our lowest and worst moments are our greatest opportunities for growth.

It happens by simply setting the intention, wanting it, and persisting. Really what is stopping you from being happy right now, exactly as things are? Absolutely nothing. What is stopping someone from deciding to be happy despite being tortured to death? Absolutely nothing. Of course their circumstances are going to make it more difficult to be happy, but it's still entirely possible. The only thing ever getting in the way of love and happiness is what we let get in the way.

Lots of new jobs can feel like that at the start, especially factory jobs. You need to be strategic and take pride in learning self-care and how to manage your energy levels properly so you don't burn yourself out. Just remember you only just started, it WILL get easier over time as you get into a routine and get better at your job. Don't go all out at it unless you will be well compensated for it, if you don't anticipate that just do what you need to to earn your money and don't stress about it when you're not there like a lot of people do.

Awareness alone is curative

Absolutely fascinating! My immediate wonder is how would you populate these places with the right kind of people so they would function as intended and people would be happy and productive living in them? In our current culture in the West people live with very selfish expectations and notions of privacy, isolation, control of water/land, storage, etc. So while it's entirely possible a place like this could be built, it would take a radical shaking up of living habits for people to be able to occupy them. I guess it will just take time. The world will be forced to become more communal anyways, with overpopulation and resource depletion a guarantee.

Quit it you're making me blush Stalin

I mean you could be a twat about it if you want, but there is nothing conspiratorial or unbelievable about anything I said. It should be layman knowledge that the US is state corrupted by a neurotic cultural obsession with finances (legal or otherwise), which disproportionately dictate many of the decisions that are made. It's not a democracy. This is clear if even the smallest bit of skepticism made you dig past the surface layer. The power lies not in patriotic nationalists with a sense of duty to uphold certain constitutional virtues, nor does it reside in the fervor of clergy like it did with nations from the 1500's. Please don't tell me you watch CNN or Fox News, or ANY Youtube political commentator unironically

People are really this naive huh? Alright let me lay it out very simple for you folks; Presidents DO NOT run the country or choose which countries they go to war with, they are literally PR puppets for the kleptocratic oligarchs and corporations who operate nearly removed from the public sphere, and are well insulated from from taking accountability. Some of these people and corporations we know the names of, some of them we do not.

That's some pretty high tier co-worker banter, your boss sounds like he was a cool guy.

I have a simple thought experiment for everyone here, if you never watched any Actualized.Org videos or their content before and randomly came across D'Angelo Wallace's video - What would you think of it? You'd probably laugh and go along with the criticisms of everyone else if you're honest. The key point to appreciate is not everyone is going to get the context of what is being said, they will just judge it on face value. Nor will they probably even take the time to learn the context, what would you do if someone asked you to watch 10-100 videos prior to something else so they could "understand" it. You'd say "fuck you that's a waste of my time". Not everyone is on the same journey @twoosees. Don't distract yourself from the nature of the work by trying to convert people or bring them on the same path. Everyone is exactly where they need to be.