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@Puppet Master Great! I'll see you there. ?

The mind likes to conclude these things. So yes If you look at every experience as not being special sure there is nothing wrong with that. However the opposite is also true, that every experience special. You will never have the same experience twice so everything is special. Which perspective will bring you the most enjoyment?

@Puppet Master sounds awesome. Sign me up to the masterclass pls.

@Solace could you link that study?

As long as you listen to people and without judgment people are going to enjoy your company. Because most people don't care about you but of themselves and if you pay attention to them you are going to make there day. But these feelings of being uninteresting and boring, maybe you should look into that?

Here is the answer. It's not what he was seeking but the realization that seeking is futile.

Except there is no "we". ?

Your free to do anything you want. Do what feels true for you.

The book goes up and falls down. You can SEE that it does. Then a THOUGHT arises labelling it as gravity. Does the THOUGHT have any impact at all or is it only an addition to what is happening? Do you believe that the THOUGHT is true? Then it's a belief, identification with the THOUGHT. Is the book really a book? What makes it so?

And what's the point of living your normal life if it's all illusion? Better just give up that too and watch some TV and eat some cheetos, except what's the point of that? Can you see that this is a non-issue because you can use the belief about determinism to take or not take action? So someone told you about determinism and you believed it right. But what can you conclude from your own experience? Do you feel that you have free will or not? Should you trust what someone else tells you or your own experience?

Your welcome.

If you want to go deeper start living your life in the way that was realized. Embody the realizatio. I.e Without fulfilling peoples expectations of being the ego. Without doing that your realization will start to fade away until it's just a vague memory.

@Shakazulu that is going to interrupt the contemplation process. Is it really necessary? The main thing is that you understand what you mean, not for anybody else to understand your realizations.

@captainamerica For people that procrastinate the hardest thing is to start so set a supereasy goal like doing whatever needs doing for 1 minute. If you feel like it you can continue otherwise you can do something else.

@Krishna Siva Closing the gap to the source. Not being caught up in the thought-sense patterns of the self.

@Faceless Maybe. I would like to hear it from the OP though.

@David Turcot Tired? In what way?

Except the meat itself which can be the culprit. @Colin I researched a little and came across this video. Seems like high meat consumption is linked to depression.

@Colin Shawn Baker has done the carnivore diet for a whole year and still does it. He did a blood test with some concerning results. He had bad testosterone levels and had several indicators of being pre diabetic. There are no links to meat curing depression in any scientific studies so take what jordan peterson with some grain of salt.

@TheSomeBody if you are going raw vegan bananas are a good carbohydrate source that doesn't require any cooking. Oatmeal is another great food but requires some soaking in liquid before eating. One of the most nutritious is sweet potatoes or yams. The main thing eaten in the okinawan diet. You cant eat those completly raw however but here is a great tip to warm them to a temperature where the nutrients doesn't get destroyed.

@Charlotte Maybe your forcing things to much? Perhaps you can ease your way into the practice rather than push to make things happen? If I'm making any sense to you.

@Feel Good I don't think they have no. I don't think spiral dynamics is meant as a map for enlightenment. There are however other maps of the different stages of enlightenment such as the 4 stages in buddhism or the oxherder paintings.

That is definetly a trap. Isn't it just a thought? Start integrating those experiences if you want to go deeper.

@Delmo That was the wrong video.