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Western esotericism reading list : The Gospel of John The Gospel of Thomas The Gospel of Judas The Gospel of Mary The Gospel of Truth The Enneads The Corpus hermeticum The timeaus I intend to read all these books over the next year , in addition to other books. I'm currently reading the Carlos Castaneda books

@Cred It's not just Buddhism this community hates on. I think Buddhism is a little stiff myself, but people here hate on any and all spiritual traditions. I'm a big fan of yoga and tantra. And western esotericism such as hermeticism and Neoplatonism

I get all my jeans and chinos (I don't wear shorts unless I'm at the gym, gross) from Old Navy.

Idk about longevity but following 5 meo I began my kriya yoga practice and had a kundalini awakening which led to a monthlong period of pretty intense destabilization. If you believe in chakras you might say 5 meo forcibly opens the crown chakra.

His name is Junior I had a dog too but I don't feel like crying rn

Her name is Fanta

Zen answer : there are no benefits to meditation , that's why you should do it 😂 my answer : meditation reveals the true self. Not just the nondual self but literally your authentic self.

These were the favorite shoes of my high school track team. Completely forgot they existed tbh, thanks for the reminder.

No. That's what regular yoga is for. Also qigong, which you already mentioned. I would reccomend combing the gym and heavy lifting with yoga, they complement each other and smooth out each other's limitations. Pro tip. If you don't have the energy for the gym, yoga classes will give you the boost you need, in my experience. I started lifting again spontaneously after starting vinyasa yoga classes. Kriya yoga could actually be bad for physical health. It's a serious practice and people have unpredictable reactions to it.

@Leo Gura or anyone else who does YouTube, what's the relationship between your script and what you say on camera? I just finished my first script but it's super academic. To me it's a way to organize my thoughts but I think it would be weird to just read it, especially because it's not very conversational . Also how much, if any, do you let AI help you with script writing? I wrote the entire thing myself but I was asking for feedback from Claude the whole time. Also I don't want my channel to rot in oblivion forever (although I accept it will be a grind to start), do you have any tips on making thumbnails / titles pop?

The irony is to realize immortality you have to give up the desire for it .

Nonduality is obviously correct, but it shouldn't ignore the Divine Attributes discovered by western mysticism. also @Azrael deeply understood psychedelics and how to use them in service of real liberation . The GOAT.

So your idea of awakening is a materialist's version death / nonexistence? Is that what you're saying?

@Dodo I feel awareness is only one aspect of God. In some sense it's the most important but it's not the totality. Theres also love, intelligence, imagination, will and others.