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Just gonna feel these emotions, and be conscious of the stories that come up in my mind. I am a person of Value. I am a very attractive man. The right girl will be lucky to be with me. This girl I went on a date was lucky to be able to meet me. However, sometimes things simply don't work out. It isn't personal. I don't think I really liked her, but it definitely feels better to reject than be rejected lol I actually feel quite a bit of emotional pain and discomfort. It will make me stronger.

@Leo Gura Yeah. It was the Qigong lol. Feeling ambivalent emotions The right ones will see my value as a man. I also felt a little tense throughout and, It wouldn't have worked anyway. She eats meat, wasn't that conscious etc... I think she felt like I was too into traditional chinese culture. I don't do Qigong for that reason, I just like the practice I don't give a shit where it comes from...anyway.

Taoist Sexual Practices - Read the Multi-orgasmic Man by Mantak Chia. There are some good self sexual energy cultivation practices that I am really enjoying. I am actually thinking about making a course in the future. Don't listen to this guy. Just learn to jerk off in a way that cultivates your sexual life force energy instead of deplete it. Most men in the west were not taught how to masturbate because of idiotic religious dogmas. The Taoist believed that cultivating this sexual energy and learning to masturbate was important not only for an amazing sex life, but joy and health in general. Enough of sex or sexual organs being dirty. They aren't. They are sacred.

5meo wont fix any of these problems so, you are using the wrong tool. It can show you infinite love, presence, forgiveness of self and others, and how you totally absolutely deserve and are love. Hey, it showed me Qigong and infinite forgiveness and Unity. But, it didn't fix my problems. Its a lens you can look through to do some deep existential contemplation and to feel and experience truth and love. But, your orgasms could be fixed through taoist sex practices (look up mantak Chi), your physical problems need a doctor, your social anxieties and fears require going and facing those fears and getting direct experience, your motivation problem is complex and you need to work on it it may be related to these other problems. Don't just sit alone all day. Go meet people, try new things and experience life. Take direct action and a break from the substances. They can be a dead end. Well, they are if the clearly aren't doing the job. They are not a cure all.

Have you tried just like, regular therapy?

@Average Investor I mean, for a countertop unit its basically a water filter that you would put under the sink but with a pump and vessel.

The company got back to me: They claim the Aquatru filters out mercury but didn't give me much detail.

Leo's been talkin about how he casually smokes DMT But, I always saw DMT as the breakthrough trippy infinite fractals. Anyone else have experience using this in a way that doesn't involve powerful breakthroughs?

I’m looking to make a collection in my commonplace book of all the principles of high level decision making so i look forward to your input. As I get ideas for principles I will share them here. For example recently I purchased a water filter but, i don’t think it met all the requirements I was initially wanting because other factors came into play that lead to the purchase. When I self reflect I realize that my decisions making is complex and that to become a good decision maker will take contemplation, self reflection and direct experience. life is complex and there are so many areas in our lives which we have to make decisions… high level decision making is a deep topic. I will contemplate this as my focus this week, here are 3 concepts to get this started and then I will add more throughout the week. 1. If you are buying something expensive, have a developed protocol sheet that helps you filter through your purchasing process that includes things like procurement functionality, price, options, etc 2. Good decisions are based off of having both theoretical and experiencing foundation. So be honest with yourself about what your foundation is, and compare that to the results you get. 3. Assumptions are a key factor in decking making. Try to limit the amount of assumptions and develop ways of adequately measuring and managing risk. Make decisions. Learn, grow.

Reading about this online suggests that western science does not believe in Qi, meridians or that these practices are effective. However, I know so many people who claim to have been helped by these practices. I personally love the practice of Qigong which I believe has helped me to greatly lower stress levels, regulate my emotions, reduce lower back pain and more. When I teach my students many have told me "I've never felt this relaxed" which makes me cry with joy. But, science around Qigong is limited and I think there is a lot of western bias against it. It's troubling when I experience good things and then come across scientists calling things like Qigong quackery but then at the same time finding tonnes of evidence for deep breathing, stretching, meditation, yoga etc all which are similar to or the building blocks of Qigong. I teach Qigong and see the benefits first hand with my students who often message me to tell me how great they feel after the practice and the day(s) following. If you go to any Qigong youtube channel its obvious people love and benefit from the practice. Thousands if not millions of people practice Qigong but its not well studied. Millions of people love acupuncture, but again... a lot of western scientists don't believe it works. Yet, I know of many stories of western doctors eventually discovering it works and that more and more these practices are being understood and accepted. Wikipedia calls Qigong and acupuncture and TCM in generally quackery and pseudoscience. Now, I am not saying all the claims are true because there are many but... For basic self care, relaxation, better sleep, fitness, energy etc Qigong works. And, the Qi is just obvious after you have practiced it for a few months. It's almost shocking. I don't know what to make of modern science. It seems biased against Traditional Chinese medicine. Are these simply two different medical paradigms that don't see eye to eye? Or am I simply self deceived in thinking Qigong, acupressure, massage and Acupuncture are effective in treating things like pain, depression, energy, anxiety etc... I don't think it's the case. The research is mixed. I just think I was hoping to find more STRONG evidence in the scientific literature. There seems to be moderate evidence from the studies... There is also 3000 types of Qigong which I think also makes it hard to study. Each movement address different body parts, organs, emotions etc so its definitely hard to study. Qigong also actually makes use of the placebo affect... Where the mind go the Qi flows. So, its a direct slap in the face of people trying to rule out placebo.... Anyway, just popping this here. I feel annoyed because I know that Qigong is a powerful practice for me spiritually, physically and mentally but I want more science out there to show this. However, both Qigong and Acupressure don't fit well or study well in the western model of science.

I’ve decided that even though 5meo is legal in my country it’s not worth the risk of getting in trouble. Despite the power of these tools for personal and spiritual growth they are not for me. sober path is all I can work on.

The guy didn't have a great psychological foundation and was basically a drug abuser long before he got into psychedelics with his channel. 5meodmt, lsd these things are tools but they will not fix you. It takes more than just that... I don't think people should rely on a substance to completely change you. I don't think he ever really got into 5meo though...

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@Matt23 I love weed. but, I’m maturing and growing out of it. It doesn’t love me. It was an abusive relationship and I don’t deal with Mary she’s a narcissist now it’s sober, qigong, wellness etc and the occasional infinite love here or there. I don't smoke weed.

Wow, hey man. If it’s just the vaccine thing I feel like that’s pretty petty. you don’t need to insult everyone here either. anyway, take care good luck with whatever it is you are pursuing. Try not to get COVID in the process I guess. it’s not a free speech place and the science around vaccines is pretty solid. I personally don’t ascribe to the COVID vaccine conspiracy and didn’t need Leo’s opinion on it.

@Marioxs34 reason actually can’t grasp the absolute truth. Nor can it dispose an altered state. Explain your stance please. Your reason is an experience. Manipulating reality isn’t the same as truth. I can use reason to lie and manipulate for example. your allowed to ask these questions. It is important. no one including Leo is saying reason is bad. It’s just not able to grasp metaphysical truths like consciousness.

@Marioxs34 because thought and reason is happening at a certain state of consciousness. There are higher and truer states. However, your ‘structure’ is crucial to understand these states. Reason and intellect is crucial for survival

Personally, as long as your flexible and your knees aren’t hurting you are okay. I will look more into it. I meditate these days sitting ? in a chair more Qigong style anyway. Not convinced the knees don’t benefit from no linear stretching but will look more deeply

Sobriety is much better than being stoned and playing music feels way better. I find when I play guitar it’s like non-stop orgasm. Honestly, song writing jab better than sex in terms of sheer pleasure.

You wanna remineralize your water for sure @GrowthPilgrim problem there is you don’t know how pure the water is and the potential for leaking plastic. Plus, if you do the math of doing this regularly it adds up over the years and it isn’t holistic because you are creating garbage and shipping water long distances

@roopepa it can give powerful insights into your life. But it’s addictive

@Loba it’s counterintuitive

@OBEler no, he just needed to be sober, do therapy and work on his relationships. or, set reasonably mature tripping protocols And cut out the stuff that’s not high quality. so maybe ibogain.. but it needs more than just that. It needs intentional maturity.

It’s super important we cultivate a mature, 'spirituality professional’ culture around this. I suspect many people coming into this work will make this mistake early on and we want to create information for them to limit and avoid abusing and misusing these tools.

@spiritual memes give a Hammer to a fool and he’ll only smash his thumb. like any tool we must be taught how to use it one can always improve, clean up and take more responsibility in their use.