SeaMonster

"Waking up" is another story to let go of. Anything anyone tells you is another story. It's stories all the way down.

Now your patrons have all left you in the red Your low rent friends are dead This life can be very strange All those Day-Glo freaks who used to paint the face They've joined the human race Some things will never change Kid Charlemagne by Steely Dan, 1976 Some things will never change.

But nobody actually wants "the truth" even if they say or think otherwise. People don't want their reality bubbles completely popped - just expanded to the degree they are comfortable with at any given time. How would they even function otherwise? Truth is more than a theory or an explanation or model. It implies a need for a complete revolution in personal cognition, feeling and behavior. Are you actually ready for that, or do you just like hearing explanations?

Those two are not mutually exclusive as I understand. It's just one dimension of inner conflict. It's virtually impossible not to have some psychic conflict or complex relating to one's parents even if on the whole the relationship is great. The parent and the child are rarely perfectly in sync as far as temperament, needs, wants, interests, etc. In worst cases, the parent does not accept the child and tries to remake it into its own image. I don't know if it rises to a level of diagnosable condition because it's pretty common and by itself doesn't mean the person is seriously maladjusted. It's sort of like that scene at the beginning of Enter The Dragon with Bruce Lee. "How do you FEEL?!" "Let me think..." (Slaps him over the head.) The two are not effortlessly in sync.

Exercise is itself a relaxation technique. That's what I would do when the procrastination begins. Flood brain with endorphins, relax, and hopefully begin to study.

Some people have these conflicts in their psyches due to upbringing. Often it has to do with child-mother communication, feeling misunderstood, etc.

The thing is, he has already offered everything you need to know to have a much better life. Unless you have already implemented all the basics you have no business complaining about some one video he has pulled. And I guarantee that many here people have not implemented all the basics, and some haven't implemented shit.

Taking down the video sounds like the right decision. I don't know why some people couldn't respect it. If it spreads, it's the same as leaving it up. Clearly, there is some percentage of people, even if a small one, that can't handle that kind of material. This entails serious consequences. There is also such a thing as "need to know" in my personal opinion. Most seekers need to focus on the basics to get their lives in order.

To me, the problem isn't so much the fiscal power of individual billionaires. The problem is when billionaires collude to push an agenda that's very much against the will and interest of the people. If they are pushing an agenda very much counter to the majority of the public. If they are using "the poor" to attack the interests of the average/middle class. If billionaires oppose each other, there's nothing wrong with that. So the thing to do is to keep an eye on possible collusion/monopolies/trusts/cartels, whether economic, political or social. Really, short of vigilance and an informed public, there's not much you can do that isn't heavy-handed and has serious costs of its own. Like you said, the slippery slope is real in such cases. I don't think so. You don't evolve consciousness by making things EASIER. Evolution is a response to struggle and obstacles/challenges in nature. Making things easier just creates domesticated pets who are only responsive to their masters at snack time.

Identity is not an issue for me. It's not a subject I contemplate at all. I honestly don't understand the concept very well. I mean, I'm just "me" -- not something definable. Like, what do people mean when they say "my identity"? A profession or job, a main hobby or interest, belonging to an ethnic or religious group or some other social group? I have those but they are not my identity. They are just various ways to categorize myself as far as certain aspects or dimensions of life. I'm not sure I need an identity or that I'm missing anything by not contemplating it, but I could be wrong, I guess.

There's some trigger that causes you to (I assume) go on a gambling site and gamble. Maybe in that moment you're hungry or tired or lonely. If you're lonely, socializing or dating is actually a way to break the gambling habit. So you shouldn't worry about being "good enough" to date, you should think of it as a way to get your mind right, as a way to meet your needs.

You have to put them at ease, they have to trust you not to judge them, and this is something that can take quite awhile. In short, the answer is, you have to build a real relationship with them.

No-one can answer that question but you. So you need to do some self-reflection. It's right for some people and wrong for others. Depends on where your personal growth and fulfillment lies.

Gratitude and all those kind of positive mindset things are fine, and even essential. But ultimately one has to meet one's needs, and that's what you came across. Self-love is treating oneself as someone deserving of love, i.e. taking care of one's needs, both basic and advanced. And this very much means seriously reducing activities that are bad for you (like Internet/electronics) and replacing them with good ones. So you're right in your conclusions.

I would say at least 25, or when you are more or less self-sufficient or in a position to make life changes based on psychedelic insights. At best, psychedelics will offer greater self-knowledge, i.e. this is what's dysfunctional in my life and this is how I need to change it. And sure, spiritual insights can be a part of that, because how you view reality will have an impact on every aspect of your life. But you still have to make actual life changes in order to benefit. In short, psychedelics are not a magic bullet, but an aid, a tool to facilitate change.