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I have previously found negative stuff on the Internet (including those of this thread) for almost every “guru” out there. I have decided not to repeat any of it and spread hearsay information that I have no idea whether it is true or not. My opinion is that capitalism has distorted us all psychologically and turned everything and everyone in our sterile culture into a transaction. There is a deficit of love in our modern, capitalistic world. But one ounce of love will heal you more than reading 10,000 books. It’s interesting that for every one person that followed Jesus, there were probably hundreds of people who passed him by and didn’t see anything special. This seems to suggest that you have to be ready in order to have the eyes to find a guide at your level. If you follow Teal Swan then that is your level, because that is who you resonate with, and so forth. I actually like this video from Shunyamurti. He explains how we are all traumatized and how trauma impedes spiritual awakening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6zh4t7KdxU

From my understanding, Shunyamurti doesn’t say there is an apocalypse coming. He talks about how the current unsustainable situation is necessary to transform the world into a higher state of consciousness. I agree with this. Some things just don’t happen until you have a gun pointed at your head. Either do it or die.

Begin by stop calling it “failure”. Mistakes are crucial for learning. Depending on what you are doing, you may even want to accelerate your “failures” to get the information needed to actually make something work.

The second and third part confirmed what I suspected all along. She takes all her material from many different sources and packages it in an entertaining way. The man in the video at one point talks about how easy it is to fake spirituality, especially for people who have the gift for gab.

For self love, I recommend "Love, Freedom, and Aloneness" by Osho.

Biden won because he is boring. After Trump, that became appealing to many people. He ran a good campaign by being calm and not saying anything controversial or provocative. He didn't take Trump's bait and lash out.

For me, it took about 5 minutes to have the God experience. It was the very first psychedelic I had ever taken and I had no idea what I was getting into. But the healer who determined the dosage was highly experienced and guided me on what to do. I’m glad that I did it with an experienced guide.

How are they any different than us, since we are all one? What they do, we do. In a sense, they are the scapegoats of a dysfunctional world and carrying an unfair burden. The Western myth of the individual keeps us from seeing this.

In the morning, at the end of your regular shower, turn the faucet to the coldest temperature, and wash in cold water for one minute. I actually put a timer on the floor, because one minute can be a long time. This gives me a lot of energy in the morning. I also wash my face with cold water.

This is a great thread Commodent. Thank you. Mackler does an excellent job of exposing the pathologies of the mental health industry. If you are thinking of going to a therapist you should listen to the below video. It’s a shame, but not a surprise, that a man with this knowledge and sensitivity chooses not to participate any further in a disfunctional system that further traumatizes people instead of helping them.

I attended a zoom talk the other day featuring Shinzen Young. He has been involved with several studies, including at Yale, investigating meditation with neuroscience. This is particularly exciting because Shinzen understands the enlightenment process and all the stages and believes science and technology can be used to assist the process. In the talk, he was mentioning possible “boosters” to meditation, such as yoga. He actually mentioned microdosing psychedelics to boost meditation but didn’t go into detail. Could it be possible that the present science based on the materialistic paradigm could be adequate to come up with a reliable method for attaining enlightenment? https://www.shinzen.org/

This is why I don’t take anything serious that is popular in this shallow, money-driven culture. Peterson reflects back the prejudices of his followers thus making them feel validated. He is not an author who breaks new ground in understanding.

I believe this is a result of social media. The main stream media no longer controls the source of news, and hence the source of reality making. Anyone now can create news and put it on YouTube, adding to the noise and confusion. Worse yet, there are tons of scam artists and psychopaths who are more than willing to take advantage of the new technology. Also, the main stream media itself is corrupted by money and power and is no longer accurate. I still remember the live speech broadcast with Colin Powell explaining in front of the UN with charts and photographs the “evidence” showing Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. How is this any different than the allegations of election fraud propagated without evidence?

I had a facilitator tell me that occasionally he gets a person who will have no reaction (that’s zero) to ayahuasca even after being given 3 or 4 cups. He stops after that. If you view aya as just a “drug”, it is hard to explain that. It is a medicine, a plant teacher, a spirit.

I have been told by a shaman that the plant medicines give you exactly what you need and what you deserve. It’s not a drug like aspirin where an effect happens automatically independent of your intentions. That is part of what the strict diet is about. To learn to sacrifice and make yourself worthy. This doesn’t make sense if you are in the “drug” paradigm.

Follow your intuition and not your mind. For me, it is Mexico.

I recommend reading Shinzen Young’s recent book to get a valuable insight into this subject. Shinzen’s life goal is to integrate meditation with Western science. He makes a distinction between “objective science” and “subjective science”, and he sees the Buddha as a subjective scientist. Shinzen also believes in the possibility of using technology as part of a scientific method for achieving enlightenment. https://www.amazon.com/Science-Enlightenment-How-Meditation-Works-ebook/dp/B01KUGQYJO/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=shinzen+young&qid=1605638117&sr=8-1

I was told by my shaman, that the real work begins after the ceremony ends. The ayahuasca is still working for 2 to 3 months after the ceremony. It opens up your emotions. During your journey, you may have been downloaded information that serves as your homework, i.e. things you need to do or changes that you need to make. Try to look for this and integrate the experience into your life.

He repeats the same familiar uninformed opinions, confuses psychedelics with alcohol (intoxication), creates straw man arguments, and seems totally ignorant of the scientific evidence that psychedelics are safe, non addicting, and have therapeutic uses. I don’t see any enlightened opinion here, but nice turban. Terence Mckenna is so much more informative and insightful in his talks and comes from a place of deep knowledge of the subject he talks about.

The problem is that we don’t have 100 years to develop because the orange stage is unsustainable, and the increase of power through technology is exponential, so spiritual progress also has to be exponential. The next Trump in the future may be a fly.

I agree with that. Finding the real deal anywhere is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It is too easy to mimic the words and behavior. But any true path has to lead to love. Where does the love come in - Shinzen Young.

The Dalai Lama frequently talks about love and compassion. “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” --- Dalai Lama True love is born from understanding. -- Buddha

I am not going to criticize them on who they vote for. That is their business. I just don’t think that they are enlightened teachers or even close. Finding the real deal is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The state of the unconscious mind can determine one’s ability to meditate. Consider Bill who had an ideal childhood with understanding parents and little trauma. John had a traumatic childhood. Bill can meditate, but John can’t focus because his mind is permanently distracted. In the East, they address this issue with the concept of “karma”. So, the Buddha could attain enlightenment because he worked on himself through countless lifetimes, and thus his mind was ready for the final push. If you are a bad mediator, you have to work on your karma. Now, if John does intense psychotherapy to resolve his issues and now can meditate, does that invalidate his meditation? I think the answer here is clearly not. Now if John resolves his issues with psychedelic assisted therapy, does that invalidate his mediation? Why would it? This seems more likely an attitude generated by an orange culture where you construct the myth of the “individual” and pretend you do everything yourself and take pride in your illusory effort. It can help to shift out of this culture. Because if you are a fish swimming in muddy water, some of the mud sticks to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghBxjliqIPY

Also keep in mind that most Americans have been propagandized by the corrupt "War on Drugs". That combined with the American myth of the “individual”. In Mexico, there is an acceptance of these medicines, knowledgeable practitioners connected with the indigenous culture, and a respect for alternate methods of healing. That’s why I only work with psychedelics in Mexico.