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@Leo Gura What do you think are the most important structural changes that a man can make to become a highly attractive one?

Do you think that Lucid Dreaming can be a way to see what Nonduality feels like? If one doesn't have access to psychedelics, can LD be used that way? (until having psychedelics) And have you considered that your experience in your dreams was just a memory from your trips. If you had zero experience with psychedelics and no mystical experiences experienced, would awakening in your dreams still work? And in general, do you think that lucid dreaming can be a powerful tool to explore mind and do shadow work effectively compared to regular talk-therapy?

@Aaron p That's awesome! What did you do, do you have some kind of spiritual practice going? Psychedelics? Or what?

How much mushrooms did you take?

How many trips did it take you to build up to that point?

@Leo Gura For a psychedelic noobie, would you prefer a solo psychedelic retreat, like flying to Netherlands, buying a hotel room and a bunch of shrooms or LSD, and tripping and contemplating there alone. Or going into a special center with facilitators and doing that there? I think there are such centers in Amsterdam.

I was discussing the issue of minimum wage with my libertarian friend the other day, and she was telling me how it would leave people unemployed and was not a good strategy overall. And I saw a logic behind that as well I've also heard from @Leo Gura that it's not that simple and there are advantages too. What do you guys think about it?

What do you put inside those lettuce leaves?

@Leo Gura But if everything is love, and love can trigger love, why can eating a magic mushroom trigger Love and eating for example an apple can not.

@Leo Gura I recently started meditating for 20 minutes a day, and I notice that when I'm going out, having fun and socializing, and after all that come back and try to meditate, my mind is all over the place. All those 20 minutes are spent thinking how awesome was the day, how I should be more humorous, how I should be interacting with more girls, and how awesome would it be to talk a bit more with that cute girl and etc, you get the point. What would you advise in such a case? Literally all those 20 minutes are spent sitting still and mind just wandering to all those places, which I know are the needs that I haven't satisfied yet. I think that keeping at least 20 minutes of meditation habit is a good starting point, and the main focus must be on keeping the habit, no matter what. What do you suggest?

@Leo Gura So if one spends decades doing consciousness work the correct way, will he/she be able to alter what they imagine? And if that's the case, what would it look like practically speaking? You don't mean turning computer screen into a demon right?

Hey, I want to understand economics and I'm looking for some resources to do so. Do you know any good resources (books, courses, lectures, etc)?

Chakras are just models, that have its origins in Hinduism, and reference energetic centers that are located inside your body. I think that you won't actually understand what a chakra is referring to, unless you actually experience it yourself, in the same way that you can't experience a taste of an apple unless you actually eat the thing. If you want to understand what chakra is referring to, and how to experience it yourself, I recommend reading this book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29978433-kundalini and doing further research, at least theoretically

Definitely not this one

What should I handle in my life before having a family of my own? How do I reconcile having a family with doing the consciousness work?

@Leo Gura As I remember, you once asked Ralston to take 5meo. Did he tell you the same thing? that there can be no way? There must be the reason for why does he think like that. What do you think is the reason? Just lack of experience and closed-mindedness?

@Leo Gura What do you mean by strength and leadership qualities? How do I know if I have them or not? Because, obviously some men do have them by default (considering their life experience). What does being strong and a good leader look like in practice? Can your work help men develop these qualities? I mean the stuff you teach, for example: mindfulness, love, ability to let go, ability to look at a situation from a different perspectice, having multiple perspectives on a thing, importance of having nondual experiences, importance of being more egoless than selfish, etc, etc. Can a man, who doesn't even know that self-reflection is a thing, be a strong leader?

@Leo Gura So, do girls also walk around the mall thinking whether they would fuck that guy or not too? If not, than what is the thing they do? And generally, how important are looks for women in a relationship compared to men?

Is Shadow Work one of the ways to work with our fears? Is projection and shadow coming from the unconsious fear? Can all types of fears be overcome by doing a single thing? Or are there multiple ways to handle multiple types of fears? As I understood, the fundamental thing that we are trying to do with this work is ultimately dealing with our fears. And a path of having a wounded ego => having a healthy ego => transcending an ego, is fundamentally about maximizing love and minimizing fear. Am I correct?

@Leo Gura What do you consider as a good theoritical foundation? If I read every book from your booklist from consciousness / meditation section, watch all your videos, and also have a meditation practice, will that make my foundation good enough to try psychedelics?

@Leo GuraHow was this done? I mean, you held a pen and a paper, wrote a question and than the voice was answering your question and you just wrote it?

How many of you have had a lucid dream on a will? And how much time did it take you to have the first one? I've observed that becoming aware of the recurring patterns inside a dream can help you become lucid.

Hey, I have zero experience with psychedelics, or anything like that. But after learning lots of theory about nonduality and enlightenment, I want to have a little mystical experience using psychedelic substances. But I have no idea what to expect, or what am I suppose to start with. Is a microdose of LSD good for my purposes? And also, what is the ideal environment for the thing I am looking for? I suppose an empty room will do. And I suppose trip sitter is necessary too. What would you suggest?

@Leo Gura What do you mean Jesus was not a human being?

Hey, I just want to know whether or not it is possible to have an awakening experience of nothingness or no-self without a serious spiritual practice or psychedelics. I can't have practice because of some environmental reasons (which I'm actively working on to fix) I can't get my hands on psychedelics either. For this, I have to travel, which I can't afford yet (I'm also actively working on to fix this) I know that fastest way to have a glimpse is psychedelics, but given the condition I find myself in, I'll have to wait for a couple of years (or maybe less) to be able to get them. So, that leaves me with a very limited list of options I guess. As far as I understand, the best way for me is 10-day solo meditation retreat. Can you tell me what can I do other than that? The reason why I am asking all of this is that I was planning my life couple of years ago such that I thought I would be able to experience my true nature at least once, in 2-3 years. Then something unexpected happened and I've found myself not capable of even doing a meditation. I just kept reading books and filling myself with all the theory. Now I'm working on the aspects of my life which will enable me to get back on track and pursue the Truth more actively. But that will probably require some time, at least a year or more. I just can't wait anymore. Sometimes all I can think of is these stuff, all the ways that my egoic behavior damages me, and all the unconsciousness that goes into my life... I need to see what is this about, see how deluded I am. I want to know how it feels to look at the world and don't make a distinction of me vs not-me, even for a couple of seconds. I even thought of learning Lucid Dreaming in order to have a glimpse of nonduality at least in my dream Is that possible? So, what can I do?