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I attended the 2017 Cheng Hsin spring retreat facilitated by Peter Ralston. It was an amazing and life changing experience. At first, I was registered only for one week, the first week of consciousness, but at the end of the first week, I just could not leave, so I stayed for the second week as well. Attending the retreat was a huge leap for me, I highly recommend it to everyone. It is like a whole new world opened up to me which was not possible before. The effects of Peters words were so powerful. I could clearly see he himself is practicing what he is saying and it is not a lie or pretense it is TRUE and POSSIBLE for everyone. The LOVE I saw in Peters' eyes have not seen anywhere. He is a human like everyone of us. If he can do it so can I. I came back home last week and since then whenever I read his books I understand much better the depth of his words. I am so happy that I did not miss the second week. I would like to attend the fall retreat as well. Thank you very much Leo for recommending Peter Ralston retreat!

@Oneness Thank you very much for the info

@Mondsee As far as I understood, enlightenment is not necessarily making "things" extremely better. It is about experiencing the Truth of it.

@Mondsee I think you are comparing two different things, apples and oranges!

@Oneness After I registered for the spring retreat I received a "CHENG HSIN SPRING RETREAT INFORMATION LETTER" which had the following "Special note" in it. To be honest, It made me a bit worried. Have you seen anything while you were there? or would you like to share things you have experienced and you think a woman would like to know? Many thanks Special Note: Waiver: You should know that you will be asked to sign a waiver of your right to sue for any injury or distress you might experience during this retreat. There will be strenuous physical activity, as well as strenuous mental and emotional engagement. The ranch also holds various dangers, such as barbed wire, wildlife, rugged terrain, etc. You must take full responsibility for any injury or mishap that may occur for you during your stay here, regardless of the source. Of course, we will endeavor to make your stay as safe and comfortable as possible, but given the location and nature of this retreat, accidents, injury, and distress are possible. If you are unwilling to be responsible for your own wellbeing, do not come to this retreat. Otherwise, you are most welcome.

@Bodhi123 That is very true and it might not be exciting at all! it is just the Truth. By the way the ?? is 38!

Today I came across a sort of puzzle (see attachment please). I made 7 mistakes before "seeing" the right answer or the Truth. In other words, I have been deceived by my perceptions seven times. I looked at it 7 times and couldn't see the Truth which is very obvious to me now. I have to admit the Truth was not very exciting, but it was the TRUTH. I think I was more happy to eventual be ABLE to see the truth than seeing the Truth itself. I put all my attention (for ~5 min) to solve the puzzle but failed 7 times now I can imagine how far I am from the Truth in my everyday life!!!!! I found this example very interesting and wanted to share it with you.

@Oneness Thank you very much. I will be there too but only for one week, mid-April. look forward seeing you there.

@Reality Thank you. It was very helpful.

I have been meditating and doing self improvement works for almost two years. My perspective towards life has been changed a lot. I am planning to register for the third week of Cheng Hsin Spring Retreat called “Transforming Your Experience of Life”. I have watched Peter Ralston videos and liked them a lot. Leo also named him as a modern SAGE in his videos. I think it would be a great opportunity to meet him and learn from him. Since it would be the first time I am attending any retreat, I have not many information about it other than what was written on his website. I have no idea how difficult it would be. How the section of ” contemplation and communication with a partner” is gonna be look like? English is my second language, I am not sure if it would be a good fit for me. I would appreciate if you could share your experience with me. Thank you Here is the link of his website:http://chenghsin.com/workshop-transforming-experience-of-life.html

How do you compare " after death experience" with "Awareness experience" after using 5-MEO-DMT. Please check out the video for "after death experience". The video is in English.

Leo, I would appreciate if you could tell us your views about having baby, bringing another human to the world. What is the purpose of it???? Is in it selfish? What if the baby could not find his/ her purpose/ way in his/ her life? Are we responsible for that? Thanks,

@Arman I am afraid I have a quite different opinion. I do not feel sorry for this plant because it doesn't bloom flowers. I would not avoid it at all. I love it the way it is. That is the only option it has. But that is not the case for humans. We are all machines. If we are willing to do the HARD work and understand how this machine works, I think there is no limit to human potential. Your example reminded me the Leo’s (@Leo Gura) video about “judgement”. I watched it another time and I think I have been judgmental that is why I do not enjoy everyone accompany.

I really appreciate your comments. Just to clear one thing, I did not lucked myself in a cave (although I am not a very social person neither), I just do not enjoy their accompany as I used to. It does not feel good when you see so much potential in people that they are not aware of it, and do not want to be aware of it, and have no hope in it. It reaches to the point some times that I prefer not to see them often or hear about them. It is not easy to see them not using their full ( at least a part of their) potential. You are right I should start making new friends. I liked Sat Nam Festival (thank you @ajasatya ). I would prefer to attend alcohol and drug free events. I am not very good at making new friends. It needs practice like everything else, I guess!

Thank you guys for your responses . @Leo Gura Do you agree this is just a phase and I may grow out of it. It has been more than a year that I feel like this and it does not get any better.