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That’s it. This is really a non partisan, non-pussy issue

No, the left and right can go to far Someone on the extreme right doing something doesn’t negate the left doing things. We need to look at both sides and find balance We tend to swing our pendulums to far when we see one side do something we don’t like

@Carl-Richard haha, yes. There’s no rush with any of these things. Which, is why I think calling stuff like mindfulness and Buddhism bullshit is none sense. People need to get there sober foundations. But, mushrooms I found really excelled my menta health work

@Carl-Richard Try it 5meo is like nothing else. It’s almost too good to be true.

@Carl-Richard Psychedelics reveal so much that can’t be explained or put into words. Like, literally walls turning into aztec phases and becoming one with your friends lol

Ocean of noise

@Gesundheit2 Yeah, but those are just ideas.

Ultimately, if you wanna continue to swear, use profanity and point out the flaws in others like a child your teachings will never be as pure as you want them to be. It’s time to self reflect and actually improve your communication which you keep talking about doing. Purify the teachings of you want to.

I’ll know more clearly when I have my God Realization and continue to develop my emotional mastery

@Tyler Robinson Yes, ?✌️?

@Breakingthewall I agree. However, enlightenment isn’t a word with a single definition. What he describes reminds me a lot of Michael Singers work. There are more than one mountain. What he said wasn’t ‘wrong’ though limited a hunter or three year old kid is not what this man is describing either and I think that’s a misunderstanding. There’s a difference between being a person whose mind was never conditioned me a modern adult with all its complexities… and then becoming an uncarved block while still developing right thinking in today’s complexity. Anyway, this is fruitless

@EmergentUniverse I love that you know and admit this. I was addicted to Marijuana for a very long time. I've gone about 3 months not smoking it and I feel a lot of self esteem and self efficacy improvements. Try buying a book on addiction and or drinking. Beat The Booze Also here is an article on how the practice of Qigong can help with Addiction A Massive Spiritual Shift: how the mindful movement of Qigong can treat addiction Here's a book on using Qigong to treat addiction coming out in a month : Recovering You: Soul Care and Mindful Movement for Overcoming Addiction I think Qigong was one of the biggest factors in my current sobriety. It's helped me to regulate my emotions. Instead of reaching for a joint, I reach for my mat. My father was an Alcoholic. This is why I never really got into drinking. Love, and be kind to yourself through this.

Carl, have YOU tried it? When you do It goes without saying "Namaste"

I am wondering if this is a strawman and if you could self reflect a little bit. Many people spend their whole lives caught in the grips of their story, their assumptions, their beliefs systems. Connecting with actuality is important for mastering emotions, epistomology, thinking clearly, making high quality distinctions. You sort of included aspects, or at least tangental elements of what that man shared in your defintion of intelligence from you "Socializing makes you stupid video". I don't think he said "Don't think". He said, gain more awareness and understanding of your consciousness and physiology. As a Qigong teacher ( I am not teaching God Realization obviously because It's going to take more time for me to understand your teachings)... I teach people how to relax, ground themselves, increase their energy, body and energy awareness, understanding of the mind body connection, etc etc.. All very basic stuff. But, I also use elements what this man said. None of that is God Realization, which if your main focus I know. These aspects of spiritual development are not about becoming as cat. But, understanding how your conciousness, thoughts, ego work. Also, there is lots to learn about more basic aspects of reality from stopping thoughts, feeling, relaxing, grounding yourself, being present, not constantly worrying about the past or future. These are all valid things to understand and develop. He probably doesn't even know what God realization is. God realization is something far deeper. You've said it yourself recently that enlightenment isn't a thing. I don't really know what God Realization is. I am just saying, as a human who is spending most of my time being sober, building my life that developing emotional mastery (which is mostly what he was saying enlightenment was) is valid. He obviously hasn't had such deep awakenings. What he spoke about, is a facet of enlightenment and aspects of certain mountains you can climb out of the mountain range of mountains. As far as human 'sober' day to day living goes. Maybe you have climbed the highest mountain and so everyone elses climbing efforts look foolish. I would like to be able to see your perspective, and his. I don't really resonate at this moment with calling what he said bullshit. There are elements to it I thought had value for many people just getting into meditating, spirituality, and even psychedelics. I also have a mind that just weaves and weaves. If you take him as a full on explanation I wouldn't say that is enlightenment. It clearly isn't what you have expressed about God Realization either, but no one is saying it is. It's also false to say Buddhism is about stopping thoughts when many of the foundational heart aspects of Buddha's teaching include "Right Thought" as one of the eight limbs. A lot of people who talk about Buddhism and even Toaism are simply ignorant. These are broad spiritual schools. Zen, is like one of them. These schools aren't God Realization. But mostly everyone on the forum still has a bad understanding of them.

@DualityHurts Never rely on information from the forum. These discussions are here to fuel your reading, practice, and personal contemplations. Try to forget all the multiverse stuff. Just focus on being human, right now, in this life, in this direct experience. The rest is just imagination. Be here.

“When it comes to thinking, thinking about thinking is the toughest sort of thinking… which makes you think… ? “

Nice list ??

Tarot can be a fun contemplation tool

Overcoming Anger Here is a great book I just started about anger. Learn the cognitive rational emotive behavioural therapy take in anger, healthy/ unhealthy.

Maybe just be kind and write “spoiler”

The more you accept your sexuality the more sexy everyone gets

@The Mystical Man jeez chill hehe ?

5meodmt can be gentle. You slowly ramp up you dose. Once you break through it's nothing but gentle. But, can also be nasueating like leo said. 5meomalt might as well be brown sugar for me: it's useless. It's different for everyone.

Some parts of your past can just be let go

I would love to play the last of us games. If I ever game in the future it’s on my list Can you make friends in the game or just kill everyone?