Michal__

Is eating food low consciousness?

Sounds like you're having fun with it, keep it up. Just don't forget to read more.

Try the ashwagandha. If you see an increase in your libido after a few days then it's legit.

Meditation before sleep (not a concentration only technique, that would actually keep you awake), ashwagandha and as the second supplement either melatonin (which you can´t use everyday) or valerian root.

The title says it all. I'm really unsure about this. Meeting with a real sage is obviously great and all and allows for a lot of growth but what about the stage blue dogma? Have any of you been in a similar situation? If so, how did you solve it? You obviously can't take everything they say seriously but at the same time - how can you discern between what's the dogma and what's the result of higher consciousness? I think I'm doing a pretty good job of it but I always realise something about what (the specific person I won't really talk about here) says that I couldn't see before getting certain insights. If you had the opportunity to meet with someone who's close to Jesus level but still has a lot of stage blue dogma how would you discern between the important parts of what they tell you and the rest (without unknowingly cutting out the good parts of their teaching)?

Because you misunderstand spiral dynamics. People like Sadghuru are not actually turquoise, they are just enlightened.

The karmic consequence is that you won't learn to talk to girls.

I messaged you.

From what you wrote it seems that he is the narcissist. Can´t know for sure from the limited information provided. Only thing I would add - do not just disregard all his advice, be open minded even if a lot of it is bullshit.

Combining techniques from different traditions can really speed up your progress (if you're smart about it).

I don't think their suicide had anything to do with the video. At least in the case of the first guy.

It's nessecary when you haven't evolved much past stage blue. Sure, it's an important phase to go through, nothing wrong with it. If you still find it useful, go for it.

Christian mysticism is as deep as Zen. Just different. But it's still stage blue. Just like Zen is still stage blue. Both can lead to awakening but unfortunately exposes you to lots of dogma.

Well, it's only a joke if you actually put as much (and more) effort on self-education. And strategically choose what to learn.

It's preparation for high consciousness.

Not true. I grew up in a Christian environment and then moved to materialism, new age then had another conservative period and then finally moved to new age again and then past new age into true spirituality (actual contemplative work & self actualization).

The point is to die before you die. Physical death is just death of your physical body, it has nothing to do with enlightenment. Notice how you actually have no idea whether there will be another story (like hooman life) afer your body dies. Who knows...

I would just stay of psychadelics for a few months and establish a (not too long) basic meditation practice. She should definitely continue but at a slower pace.

Sure, why not?

It takes years to begin to fully understand it. You can pin yourself down accurately after months.

End of (all) seeking.

It actually takes months to accurately pin yourself down. And you still have to study it even if you have already read something / watched a few videos.

https://youtu.be/OdDF-ocuChk This is good. But it would be best if you went to a 10 day goenka retreat since the technique takes a while to learn. But you can learn it yourself (this video + Goenka's videos on YT).

When I do lots of concentration work I learn 10 x as fast. I also find it very easy to manifest what I want. Basically any technique will upgrade your brain. The most important thing is to stick to one technique whether it's a simple concentration technique like breath counting or something better like body scanning (Vipassana but it also trains concentration) or something else. Stick to one technique, meditate for 1 - 3 hours a day and go on a retreat once in a while. You will be many times smarter than you were before. Another thing - I'd stay away from techniques like do nothing until you have enough experience with a more basic one.

Well, there's nothing you can (or should) do about how she dresses.