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If you follow the model of scientific materialism, it is actually non dualistic. A group of objects in the universe aggregate together and become aware. That small part of the universe is the universe being aware of itself. That small part of the universe is you – the seer. Since the objects are aware of the objects of the universe, the seer and seen are one. Hence nonduality. That conclusion comes from the scientific model plus the basic observation that we are aware. The materialistic philosopher says that since all is objects (or material), the seer doesn’t exist. But the seer does exist. Rather than do real philosophy, the materialists take the lazy way out and call the seer an epiphenomenon. Hence, they casually dismiss what is most intimate to their own experience. The ancient rishis found that the truth can only be realized beyond the intellectual mind. The Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers were closer to the views of the Indian rishis in the pursuit of truth through experiential realization beyond the intellectual mind. Academic philosophy has gone backwards building complicated technical models rather than serious inquiry into what is important.

Shinzen Young had to pour ice water on himself every morning for six months in the middle of a Japanese winter.

The world has a collective shadow that wants to keep you in ignorance. You will find this when you start to ascend in consciousness. People you know will start to reject you or even feel threatened. At some point, you may need to go into solitude. You need the grace of God to escape the mass delusion.

I have been looking into it. I have been told that after a few days you start having hallucinations. I would carefully consider one's psychological makeup and whether you are comfortable with reaching some deep places while totally alone.

I stretch every day. I also go to a yoga class several times a week. Yoga made me realize how stiff I was since there are postures that twist the limbs of the body in unusual ways. Yoga also strengthens, twists the spine in numerous ways, and improves balance.

He articulates the limitations of psychedelics the best I have ever heard it.

His father spent $70,000 a month for powerful psychiatric drugs and then the lawyers will charge at least a million to get his son off based on an in-the-weeds analysis of how drugs can make you unstable. The psychiatric expert witnesses who have no ability to help anyone will get a nice pay day. This is how you make money off of the rich. Western civilization is not guilty by reason of insanity.

The purpose of spiral dynamics is to justify the “greatness” of Western civilization. All other civilizations are put lower on the spiral. The primary figure credited with founding Spiral Dynamics (Don Beck) expressed support for Donald Trump. What more do you need to know?

He has reportedly hired the best lawyer in town who will go for the insanity defense to get him off. All the money in the world can’t buy mental health, but it can get you a good lawyer to get you off. This is the one area where money makes a dramatic difference in a capitalistic system. The Schizophrenia diagnosis generally doesn’t work for those with less resources.

I didn’t hear him say anything I disagree with. I have seen people taking psychedelics for years without getting better or getting worse. If it works, why are there people who have taken 100 ayahuasca ceremonies? If you really process your trauma, you should feel great and quit. One thing that I think happens is that when you take psychedelics it puts stress on the nervous system which activates the ego defense mechanisms, which then activate the imagination that creates visions and fantasies precisely to protect the traumatized parts from being reached. There is too much fear. Healing needs safety. So at best, you are being retraumatized. I started a thread to address this very issue and discuss a new psychedelic psychotherapy that guides you individually. In my opinion, the group ceremonies are a waste of time, and I have yet to meet a shaman that impresses me. They don't know what they are doing.

Satya speaks seems to be oriented towards giving practical knowledge to young men. https://www.youtube.com/@Satya_Speaks

He also had substance abuse and addiction issues which would have been more amenable to treatment. Schizophrenics aren't necessarily violent. The Schizophrenia claim will be used to keep him out of prison.

The comments to the video are brutal.

Bruce Lee had a better idea. Go into the movies. Make a lot of cool moves carefully choreographed and convince everyone that you are the greatest fighter who ever existed, without ever getting hit.

What I find interesting about this case is that the son had access to the best of what the liberal scientific worldview assumes is the correct solution. His father had unimitated funds and was a celebrity. He had access to the best of the best. The cost of his most recent care was $70,000 per month. In addition to that, his father was a liberal with infinite compassion and understanding. These are all the ingredients that this culture views as the enlightened treatment. The fact that it didn’t work should make one at least ponder if the emperor has any clothes. Or is scientific materialism and the underlying culture actually empty and fake. The defenders will object “well he was diagnosed with schizophrenia”. But then again we are trapped within the system which uses its failed conclusions to defend itself. Maybe all he needed was a lashing under Sharia law, so he would get the learning that when he acted like an asshole there was something more powerful than him that would respond. One thing we can say about the current system: it’s not economically feasible when only very rich people can afford the solutions and it even fails them.