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@WonderSeeker Pay particular attention to what @Azrael had to say. Holosync worked quite well for him in conjunction with meditation and strong determination sittings. As far as I'm aware he is the go to guy on the subject and the proof is in the pudding.

Yes it's genetics. It's in the genetics of the weed. Weed produces THC as it's natural defense against animal predators that may want to eat the plant in the wild. The THC content in the plant creates a feeling of heightened self conscious after ingestion which in turn causes the animal to feel vulnerable and exposed to it's predators, even though there may be no real immediate threat. It really is an ingenious defense system. So how can you use that paranoia created by the THC in the plant to your advantage? By transcending your animalistic response to it. By using it as a tool for exposing the ego then contemplating "what is this ego?" while it is naked and has nowhere to hide.

Have you gone through the plethora of information in the forum's "search" feature yet?

I must not be awake for everything seems as if in a dream. Or maybe I'm awake for the first time and all that was before was just a dream. -That's a part of one of his poems. Always loved that one

When a Buddha closes their eyes the world ceases to exist.

@TheAvatarState Not sure exactly what your saying. Probably just me. What is being said here is the absolute (no- knowing) is the empty screen on which consciousness- (knowing) appears.

Consciousness 'appears' on the absolute as if on a screen. -Nisargadatta

That old saying has been upgraded for 2021. Now it's "If a bear shits in the woods, does it make a smell?"

@TheAvatarState Looked right past that for something more nuanced.

It sure did and then some. But I'm missing the meme. Throw me a bone here.

Is that scene or seen? Or both? Do they arise mutually within the dream.

Neither. Ultimately nothing is happening at all.

@Adodd Whoa, first of all "You" don't obtain samadhi. Samadhi obtains you. What you can do is to set the right conditions for samadhi to happen. But even then it's a hit or miss thing that everything comes into perfect alignment -then there is samadhi.

If you don't find a satisfactory answer here no worries. Life will eventually expose your bs.

@zeroISinfinity As Kermit the Frog knows- It ain't easy being green -Love you back man.

@BlackMaze Yes! Playing your favs while honing your concentration skills. Isolating one sound and keeping the focus of attention solely on it.

@Jonty Here's a challenging concentration exercise to try. Put on some music with a distinct beat to it. Then pause the music. Start chanting a mantra ("om" for instance) at a certain pitch and interval. After you have the mantra going for a few minutes start the music again but try to keep the same pitch and interval you set for chanting the mantra. The challenge being- can you stay focused on the mantra without being influenced by the music?

One stands at the gateless gate and asks "Who is the gatekeeper?" -just a contemplation

Is there one objective reality ? You only have to look as far as the dreams you dream at night. At the time are they not seemingly what is most valid?

@Shanmugam

@Shunyata They are said to have used their tongue to "milk" the back/upper pallet to help stimulate the pineal gland. Some where said to have gone as far as severing their frenulum so that their tongue could have a better reach.

"According to Hindu, the word Amrita was used to describe a drink known as soma. The legend says that Soma was given to the gods, making them immortal. The other meaning of Amrita refers to the nectar of immortality that it is said to flow through our pituitary gland into the back of the throat during the deeper stages of meditation, produced by the body itself. When you reach a state in meditation where your Amrita flows, it is said that you have achieved to reach a higher state of self-awareness and a deep sense of consciousness".

@PepperBlossoms Have you been listening to Alan Watts lately?

Since much of this topic discusses electroBeam's ban maybe I should clear this up once and for all. But then electroBeam was banned? He wasn't a troll and he was a daily contributor as well. Then? I banned electroBeam b-c he was promoting crazy high dosing levels at the time. But it was never going to be a permanent ban. Leo's warning to electroBeam the week before I "banned" him: "I should kick you out of here just for demonstrating such reckless disregard for proper tripping protocol. Syrian rue is never taken days before the trip. You take it with the DMT, in small amounts. What you're doing is suicidal and endangers the whole community. That being said I fully intended on retracting his ban even though he totally disregarded Leo's warning the week before. My pm to another mod on Sept 29th: "Yes he (electroBeam) has been a member here for a long time but the problem is he continues to mention recklessly high dosing. Leo gave him a verbal warning about this just a week or so ago. Every post he makes of late he's talking about crazy high doses at 20x and 40x normal. I'll let him think about it for a day or two then revoke his ban with a lesser warning just b-c he has been a long time member here". Thanks to a friend he could come back on the forum, otherwise? It was nice for electroBeam that friends spoke up on his behalf. But regardless he would have been back the next day. *Being the mod who issued this infraction Leo spoke to me about using a ban as a temporary suspension so I won't be doing that again. A ban is a ban and not to be used otherwise.