Hawkins

No I never went to any professional. But I noticed I developed speech impediments and fucking up / forgetting words that I didn't have as a teenager. In an average week I only speak about once or twice about work related stuff. Im thinking about going to the cinema alone today.

I feel like my mental health is getting progressively worse, in the past my depression only ended in self-pity and feeling like my I'm drained of energy. Nowadays it often manifests itself as anger, I start punching the walls of the apartment and lately I'm punching myself in the head to release tension. I feel like I'm living in a different reality than all other people and a sense of urgency, time running out and hopelessness. I'm already self improving for 5 years and I don't feel like I made even one bit of progress. Every time I start to feel good about myself I hit a new low less than a week later.

I'm a 33 software developer who doesn't interact with people a lot. I didn't even have a girlfriend yet and since the quarantine I'm more isolated than ever. This week I once again tried to invite some acquaintances out for drinks and it actually came together. We met at a Bar and I just couldn't talk a word. They all talked and I just set there like an idiot with a blank mind. After 2 hours of this I excused myself and went straight home. At home it became clear to me that I'm in my 30s, still can't even connect with people in a very basic way. I was so mad at myself I ended up hiting myself in the head with my fists and falling into my bed with feelings of shame.

I liked that they were really persistent with questioning him about psychedelics. Everytime someone asks him about it he gives that stupid "would you want your doctor to be smoked up?" example, and I always thought man how can this guy be so ignorant about this topic. Here at least he somehow admits that mystical experiences are possible but goes with the "you dont want to be dependent" on it route, which is better I think. I think he is just very cautious when talking to large audiences about this. I dont really buy that as a mystic he is THAT clueless about shamanism and mind altering substances. Unfortunately unless you talk to him in private you will just get his watered-down opinion, but it would be so interesting to hear him talk without filters.

The best part was when the black beard guy talked about how he found God in his daily life as if he and Sadhguru are on the same level or talking about the same thing. This guy has no clue. Maybe this an example of a stage blue guy commiting the pre/trans fallacy.

Holy shit that hardcore religious guy.Very interesting to see Sadhguru interact with someone like that. It's amazing really how well he handled this and keeping it light.

Simplistic example: Direct experience tells me the earth is flat, with science on the other hand I can build a good case that the Earth is round. You put a lot of importance on direct experience, how come science is the better method for truth seeking in this example?

I think I know why this is often considered a cult. It has to with Leos direct teaching style of controversial ideas and his personal experiences. The Pro of this approach is that it is less dry and more direct. The Cons are that it can seem authoritative, arrogant and "off" to new people. This is really just a Youtube channel and a forum, not a cult. There are tons of other Youtube channels that discuss the same topics, but its just presented in a "friendlier" way. I think its quite refreshing how the topics are presented. I think redesigning the website could help by removing the all the "salesman talk" and the picture of Leos face on the front, this was appropriate for general self help, but with the topics now discussed this could easily be taken the wrong way. And I totally get it. If you just take a quick look you can easily be turned off. You can't get mad at people for not looking into this further, there is so much bullshit on the internet you have to be really careful which threads you follow.

Will there be a video on Evolution / ID? I would love to hear some serious thought and criticism of Evolution not coming from Christians Creationists. I don't think the two books about Evolution deserve the top spot on the science section (I only read one). You just know the author has a very strong christian agenda. Some arguments might be somewhat valid but impossible to validate for the layman. The conclusions to God are too far fetched and the idea that teaching Darwin to students will lead to the abandonment of all morality was laughable. Just my opinion, I still love the book list.

I worked with the sedona method a lot for a time. For me the questions weren't helpful, after I while I would just automatically ask the questions in my head 10+ times in a row without any change in state, just like another monkey mind thought. I think what the questions are pointing to is that they want you to visualize the situation "how would I feel without this problem". This works better for me. Just sitting there and watching the emotion until it goes away is also more helpful for me. Check out Leos video "The Power of Letting Go", its not about the Sedona Method specifically but its about the exact same thing and I think he does a better job explaining it. It really has to become a intuitive "thing you do" without any mental protocol you go through, I don't think the questions are the best method. But Sedona method is definitely good stuff all in all but a bit too concept heavy. I dont know about the CDs but I have the Book and it has some really helpful exercises and descriptions. The Map of Emotions they present is also good.

Only good answer so far, everyone else is really dismissive unfortunately.

Please recommend me books/texts. What is the highest and most direct written teaching. A Book that will permanently alter your mind forever by just reading them. A Book you can just open on any page, read and go on contemplating single insights for days.

Man come on.... "I totally could do it and answer all these questions, it just so happens that I - and everybody else who reached this state - didn't want to for the duration of the state"... Please try putting yourself in my shoes, would that be an acceptable answer to you? Don't get me wrong, I dont really care about any of these factual questions per se, Its not that I need them answered, I just want to know about the godhead-state.

Come on guys I saw the video.. He is enough on earth to take an amazon package and talk but somehow he is too high up there to even ask a simple factual question about the planet he's on? So what is it? Can't you guys see how nonsensical this is. I want this answered in a straight way, even if it takes hours to explain.

This is such a cop-out, I wont accept that answer. I dont care how unecessary god finds these questions, I want a concrete answer - is it possible yes/no? why?