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@axiom I wouldn't know until I try. But from your experience, what possible practical implications would you say DMT might have? In particular, I'm interested if you think it might be possible to derive useful psychological information about the mind of each individual that can be utilized to achieve certain goals like personal growth or healing.

Peace of mind is a requirement for happiness, but it's not exactly it. Happiness comes from the recognition that this is the best that things can get. You've done all the work you can, and now it's time to rejoice in the fruits of your efforts. Though, in this case, you can have the cake and eat it at the same time. You can reach a place where the work and fruits of work merge together and become one. You can reach absolute alignment with reality. You can learn to become a master surfer of the sea of life, even if the tides are violent and your surfing board is not the best one around. You can learn to become one with the waves, become friends with the sea, and tame its monsters.

Well, this probably goes back to our (rather vague/primitive) understanding of the brain and how it functions. So the axioms of neuroscience. I'm not very well-versed in that area, so I can't probably say anything except that the map is not the territory. Though, I think from a purely scientific/practical perspective, that would probably be an irrelevant addition lol.

@axiom I think you're misinterpreting the model with an idealistic bias. The model doesn't seem to necessarily suggest anything in regards to where the world actually exists (objective/materialism vs. subjective/idealism). It only seems to highlight the fact that the brain seems to function in a way that updates its current information only when the environment changes and "throws an error", as opposed to another hypothetical model that might suggest that the brain is always updating models regardless of prior knowledge that is stored in memory. The predictive coding model assumes memory that the brain uses to compare with perceived environment. The misinterpretation you seem to be presenting here assumes that the brain's memory is somehow the reality that we perceive, which does not seem to represent at all what the model is saying.

Personally, I use the words awakening and insight interchangeably. But I prefer awakening when the insight is so overwhelmingly obvious and groundbreaking, that it's shocking how I wasn't aware of it before, that I estimate it must stick with me forever. So to represent the difference between the state of being asleep and the state of being awake in regards to a particular insight or facet of reality. Basically, both words boil down to the same core meaning, which is direct recognition of truth.

Sounds a lot like me haha!

Life is a celebration, a private one at that, too. You can't really share the deepest joys in life with anyone, no matter how much you want or try to. They're yours only (once you attain them, at least). You can have all the material things in the world, but still miss out on the joy of life, the gift of being. Materialism is not the way. I can say that with 1000% certainty. Most people are miserable, because they're chasing money, and money is an illusion. Moreover, the possessions that people chase money to get are also illusions. Societal illusions, for the hierarchy. To keep the game up and running, the hamster wheel. The devil preys on their souls, and they are none the wiser. They think they are doing the right thing. But what they do is the biggest loss, for themselves first and foremost. If they only listened to how they feel, but they can't. Cuz listening requires attention, and they're distracted with this and that. The same illusions. They keep them asleep. With no hope of ever waking up. I do chase the same illusions as everyone else, nothing wrong with that, as long as it feels right. It's my Karma or whatever. And I will keep "Karming out" at it, until it is resolved and I am fully dissolved ( = never). I'm just a human, after all.

Empty mind.

Sex brings the human psyche back into a state of holism/integrity where all the opposites collide and distinctions collapse. All contradictions become intuitive when mixed with love. For this brief moment, dream is reality. Nothing more to fear. Desire is here.

Genetics and environment are the biggest factors.

Women love to experience pain in a safe environment. Controlled pain feels good for them for some reason. Pain and pleasure are intertwined for women. They want pleasure, and they want the turmoil. Probably because because controlled pain adds a new depth to the experience, as opposed to raw pleasure or raw pain. The mix gives way to entering a different realm, and that realm is the feminine climax zone, where surrendering meets control, and where union truly occurs.

Strong desire is good, but it's not enough to make a successful career in this specific domain. For two reasons: Philosophy had basically died as a principle after the European enlightenment and the birth of materialism. So it basically lost its importance and value, at least temporarily, and as a result the academic path will only lead you to a boring job i.e. a professor. The industrial revolution had made it nearly impossible to recognize talents publicly, because talented people are typically nerds, and those nerds now have to work within a system run by capitalism. So talented people have turned into cogs in a machine, and this machine doesn't require philosophers at least as of today. So, unless you're smart, you won't likely make it as a career in philosophy. Look at Leo's business model for example. He started out with basic self-help (modern religion basically), and then over time switched to a fully-fledged philosophical channel. If you apply a similar strategy, and put effort into it, there is a good chance you might reach your goal. You gotta know how to market what you have to say, that's number one. So start from there. If you don't think you can pass that challenge, then you might want to move on to something else.

Selfishness raises my vibration too, though in a different (unique) way. I don't experience a quantitative difference in consciousness levels in either cases, but yes there is a qualitative difference that I wouldn't describe as higher nor as lower, really just different/unique.

@axiom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictive_coding Where does the theory say that the brain receives no inputs from the environment?

My deadly combo: Education, followed by direct personal inspection. Observation, followed by taking mental and/or physical notes. Of course, curiosity, open-mindedness, focus, selflessness, etc. are paramount, but they are not techniques for raising consciousness, rather more like ground rules, a soil, or an environment that make raising consciousness possible to begin with.

Sad to see you leaving. Always enjoyed your contributions, from both accounts. Good luck, and hopefully you will achieve all your goals in life.

No need for speculations or subjective definitions. It's not like new-agers invented this word or anything. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/aware "Aware: knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing"

Yet another awakening. I don't ask for them, sincerely. They just come to me on their own. Slapping me right in the face. But this one is different, cuz I can verbalize it, but I know I shouldn't, so I won't. It's so radical, it goes against all human cultures. Nobody teaches this. And even I can't believe that it is the case, but it is, always have been, but I was blind, but not anymore. I know my enemy. And how it works. All I need is this awareness. This recognition, to ignite my heart, and reflect the light.

@AtheisticNonduality One more SP-less song out of you, and you're the maker of this parody.

@Razard86 Okay. Thanks

@Razard86 I didn't ask for a lecture. I asked for a source; a link or anything that can backup the claim you made and I quoted above.