Gesundheit

You're imagining that he's imagining that you're imagining him. Strange-loop. How can black and white also be colors?

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@mmKay haha! I'm not sure borderline explicit recontecextualizations are allowed, but anyway;

Oh, I have plenty of pictures perfect for this thread. Let me check my hard drive, and I'll be back.

@Megan Alecia Do you think Leonardo DiCaprio is attractive?

Who am I kidding? I don't have both kinds of liability either way.

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No. In the sense that it doesn't exist out there in others, but rather it's something you're actively generating without even knowing. Contemplate the actuality of sexual desire. It's just energy that arises within the body with a focal point in the second chakra. The rest is thought and imagination.

@Megan Alecia It's a very strong illusion, I'm not denying that, but nevertheless still an illusion, which means not real.

Anyone else interested in knowing whether they have met exactly at the moment her age was precisely half of his?

There aren't any attractive people. But most people tend to get attracted to all sorts of things.

And if yes, why isn't it? Other ways may include: immortal beings, aging backwards and back and forth, no negative emotions, all negative emotions, no need for sleeping, no diseases, etc...

Forget about the addiction. Why would anyone smoke in the first place? @Origins Dude, that was tough on my mind. It's too abstract even with the examples, I barely understood a few points and now my mind is wrecked, I won't be able to think for a few hours.

I don't remember that happening to me at all. I think I've never awakened inside of a night dream. But I do confirm that I now have a higher awareness inside night dreams. I rarely have nightmares, and even when I do, they don't faze me like before anymore. I have fought against the fear of death, and I have made a huge progress, even though still not complete progress. I can't really tell.

It means that I used to create a distinction between absolute truth and my thoughts. I thought that reality could and should be different. I forgot that it's inevitable. This disconnection caused me to unrealize what I had realized, and to believe that there's something wrong or false within reality. Now I don't, and I hope it sticks. But what isn't born of the mind when reality is an infinite mind? Believed to be necessary/wanted or not is not up to me. Also, If there are no stages and I should immediately become 100% enlightened, then why do the 10 ox herding and other models exist?

Haha! Don't get me wrong. I'd had my share of suffering, and believe me it was brutal at times. But still, I think the cause is mostly because of the exposure I started to have to western ideologies and different ways of living life. I know of many people who have gone through the same physical difficulties, and very few of them experienced an existential crisis. Most people just adapt to whatever the present situation is. Even now, I see a lot of kids who are the opposite of spoiled, and they don't seem to have any problems with it. Really, most suffering is psychological. My story is complicated, and I don't want to bother you with the details. I don't think I'm an intelligent person intellect-wise. And I'm not being humble here but a lot of people are way smarter than me. I understand. It can be hard to ignore things that you can't act upon sometimes, but what else can you do? Right? Just make sure you don't add more suffering to the world by becoming another person who suffers, or at least aim at reducing it to a minimum. And in the meantime do what you can to improve the world, mainly by being the best version of yourself. You don't have to put all of the world problems on your shoulders. It's not your responsibility. You can only do what you can do.

Clever move from Leo. He kept ignoring Rob until he lost some of his rationality and lashed out a little, and then Leo comes in as the indifferent/cool guy who has been doing everything right from beginning, and who fully understands the situation and even the shortcomings in Rob's understanding. Fake common courtesy. Leo still struggles with his attitude, although has definitely improved. Leo proves that he is at stage Yellow/Turquoise, and that Rob is at Orange/Green. Leo regains the trust and support from his audience. It's over. We won't be hearing from Rob anymore, except maybe one last time to clarify, but it's very unlikely because of stage Orange ego/pride. Psychedelics aren't magic pills for enlightenment, even if you are doing the work. The difference between Leo and Rob is that Rob is operating mostly from fear/worry, and a little bit from love/compassion. Leo is much more integrated and balanced. There's less love/compassion when the identity is threatened. Survival is an utmost priority for everyone.

I think humans are more accurately copying machines than survival machines. We copy the behaviour of others, and we do that unconsciously for the most part. For example, if the general trend was to go and jump off of Mountain Everest once a human reaches 40 years old, we would all be doing that without questioning. Only the minority would be skeptical enough to question the general trends. I know that's a crude example, but then how do you explain smoking, video games addiction, unhealthy diets, and all the other stupid things that humans do that clearly go against survival?

Have you considered the source? Maybe they're giving you a placebo to rip you off.

Does it matter when you're lost in the mind? When you're lost in thinking, "thoughts arise" is just another thought. The qualitative difference of awareness/detachment is missing. Full identification. Deep in the illusion.

Really enjoying your insights! Please keep them coming.