Richard Alpert

so the moon stops existing when there are 8 billion perceivers minus one? If whole humanity would be wiped away i think it still would be a moon. It would not be called a moon since there would be no language but it would be what it is.

You did not get it, did you.. where did i say it matters? i just wanted an answer.

So the moon wont be there if you dont look at it?

Never heard anyone with no brain activity have any kind of "spiritual" experience. The spiritual doorway in the brain by Kevin Nelson.

there is a neuroscientist with 30 year old study who found out mystical experiences and near death experiences can be triggered by stimulating certain part of the brain. the exact same thing happens when you take psychedelic (chemical). So you are your brain in that sense. No matter how much you trip Leo you will always come back to default self. Or you might go psychotic that is also a option.

I been switching mails with Zenn for maybe a year. He is a real deal. He is not perfect, far from it, but he is a great teacher. People don´t want to listen him because he will fuck your world up. He is brutally honest, nasty, friendly, loving, human. He is the full spectrum of humanism. Left hand path and new age does not mix well. He has had the most powerfull kundalini awekening (human metamorphosis) and has talked about how he has had pretty much every textbook spiritual "state" and experience. He also started his path 35 years ago. Experience matters in everything. He knows what is what and has no shame.

Look at the other animals and how they live, dont watch humans. Listen to your body, not culture. if i dont want to do shit or get depressed, i let it happen. I literally dont do shit. there has been few weekends when i just fucking sleep saturday and dont do shit. You will be fine in a 1-2 day if you just fucking sleep.

searching enlightenment is the split. you would not search it if you felt whole. Life is too pain full = you dissociate = turn into spirituality. turning into spirituality is an attempt to heal. that is a short explanation.

he will be heading to an early grave. There are people who study sleep, you might want to research that. I know two enlightened people who are bipolar. Both of them are teachers. Both get depressed from time to time. You have very weird ideas about enlightenment.

Great post. The awekening is when you realize that all of spirituality = bullshit. Nobody can teach you anything. Just do as U.G Krisnamurti said and go after the cash, because that´s what everybody is doing. Especially the gurus.

A lot of spirituality shames thinking mind and being a "flawed" human. You don´t have to buy into it. If their followers were critical thinkers they would not have followers. They rather have vegetables as their followers. Everybody has a thinking mind, some people might just use it less.

Hi Paul, dont worry, you are doing great. Spirituality is made for to confuse people and tell stories. THIS IS IT, no it cant be, lets make up some stories.. Lol, fucking humans You don't need to buy into any nondual or buddhist philosophy or non-thinking culture. Thinking is great, you would be a vegetable without it. Look at the obviousness of your life, write on paper for example where you live, work, what you do etc if you are confused.. i know i could say there is no paul or richard but on a relative level there is and always will be. And there are no enlightened being and non enlightened beings, enlightenment is not personal

Spiral dynamics is scientific model, its based on research and observation. Why should it be taken more seriously than any other science? It's in "materilistic" paradigm and science. I guess the science that fits for your worldview is reliable

This is funny as fuck also

Breathe, breathe in the air Don't be afraid to care Leave but don't leave me Look around, choose your own ground For long you live and high you fly And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry And all your touch and all you see Is all your life will ever be

https://gurumag.com/becoming-god-inside-moojis-portugal-cult/ Sure

this is so fucking funny

If those are your reasons to become a salesman, i would pass. When has partying been luxury? Every bum can party. Being a salesman is a grind, a marathon. You are not gonna get rich quick. Being a salesman is not luxurious, it is nothing you see on tv´s and movies. 5-10% of your clients will be whiners and bitches and you have to eat shit from them.

Hi dude, i have experience with anxiety and ocd. Im mostly pretty good nowadays, but there Still comes harsh days. My recommendations are very simple: - dont use stimulants or alcohol - sleep well, early to bed early to up - try to have a clean diet and take care of your gut - exercise at least 30min a day, it doesnt have to be hard training. yoga is great for example. Spent time in the nature. -try to limit screen time - if you have time, meditate 1-2h a day. this tends to calm the mind. 1-2h a day might work better than 30min, no quarantees though -dont have too much free time where you start ruminating and over thinking

I just read Lost connections. It is the best book written about depression and what causes it.

Been running my whole life. Mostly on soccer, but i run cross country, stairs and in the track i sometimes do sprints. I haven´t had any specific goals in years. I just try to maintain sprinting and endurance abilities. Im 32, turning 33 this year so im not gonna get any quicker in sprints. Mostly do running just to help playing soccer. I actually played soccer in my age (under 17) group national team back in the day, 2002-2003.

There is no use for internet porn. And it will fuck up your mind. All the actors are damaged and most of the chicks in the industry gets abused. Do you want to jerk off to that?

Nice. Here is one of Jung´s interview where he is 84 and still working. He was still very sharp. In 7:45 he is asked do you believe in god and he answers "i know".