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@Templeofthemonkeygod @igor699669 yes consciousness experiences everything, and one of the multiple things is also dying as early children. It's not about doing something wrong, but the purpose is having also this kind of experience.

After all the insights that Leo's shared about consciousness it would be quite interesting to hear something about time. Most people know that time is relative; but if we apply it to a bigger scale, maybe from the perspective of the Universe, consciousness, then what does time become? What is it? Does it even exist? I already have some ideas about it, and I would like also to share them in this forum. It would be interesting though to have also a video from Leo about it. What is your opinion on this topic?

@Hibahere I totally get it, and I know that it is hard. But if they're not interested in these things it doesn't mean that they are not willing to know you fully. This is part of who you are and they should accept all of these things. But I know it is also difficult to find someone who is interested at least a little in spiritual things, or even only open to them; therefore it is always good to surround yourself with people who are similar to you and are more open mined.

@Hibahere Personally I just go with the flow, and see how I feel about someone. I know that to me connection is really important, and there are many levels of that: romantic, physical, spiritual, intellectual... The more connected I am with the other person the better it is. Sometimes I believe that I would like to find someone who is at a higher level of awareness, but then thinking about it I understood that it is also about boundaries and acceptance. If the other one is not interested in spiritual "mumbo-jumbo" I will be ok with it, as soon as she is ok with my practices like meditation, self-inquiry, etcetera, but there has to be no judgment.

I am a 22yo Italian guy, and three years ago I moved alone to the Netherlands. I moved here to deepen my skills in the classical guitar so I started studying at the university, and in a year or less, I will have my bachelor's degree. Back then I started meditating, and I didn't know how my life would begin changing fast as it did. I accidentally found Leo's youtube channel, and from the beginning, I understood that he was talking about things that to me matter. When I was living in Italy I had "crazy" (according to people around me) thoughts about life and existence. But finally, I found someone who could teach and guide me. My path towards awakening and discovering Truth started seriously almost a year ago when my dad and brother had a terrible motorcycle accident. My brother had many surgeries, but now he is fine. My dad, though, has severe brain damage, and we are all trying to help him regain his life. I feel like this event happened also to make me understand that I need to get closer to God. so I can learn to live these difficult moments with more wisdom, and less anxiety, and eventually realize that everything that happens is just a form of Love. With this preface, I want to share with you an experience I had a couple of months ago when I was still in the Netherlands. That day I didn't have classes or anything important, only a concert of classical music to attend in another city, so I decided to take a small dose of LSD (probably about 50ug) and go through the day. It was around noon when I took it, and around 7 pm I took the train to attend the concert. I was completely sober the whole day, I didn't feel any of the acid I took. I listened to the first part of the concert, and during the break, I decided to smoke some marijuana. It was a pure joint (not mixed with tobacco like Europeans use to do), and I did only two hits. But little I knew what was going to happen. Entering back in the theatre I understood that the LSD and the weed mixed and I have never felt so high. Waiting for the break to end, I was standing there and looking around me and trying to understand what was happening to me. I checked my phone and tried to act normal, but then I saw my hands, and they looked more real than real. I don't even know how to explain it. When I sat in my seat, I could feel the soup of air we walk through; as if I could feel all the molecules. At that moment I thought I was in direct contact with Reality. Nothing changed in my visual field, but it was just the way I was feeling, connected to everything around me. I wanted to close my eyes and let go, thinking that I could be brought somewhere else, but I couldn't. Not only I am afraid to let go of my ego, but also I was in a freaking theatre surrounded by people. After the concert ended I managed to get back home safely. I had some time now to think about that experience, and I tried to understand what was that about. I believe it could be a really small glimpse of awakening, but at the same time, I don't know what awakening feels like, so I can't compare it or say it for sure. What do you think happened? Thank you for reading my story, I appreciate it. I send you love!

@integral Thank you for sharing your notes on this important video. I've seen it already two times and I have to say that Leo with this and many other ones is really teaching me how to navigate through my life. About this: You are totally right, I am kinda feeling this way: I am not interested in making money, or at least with all the jobs I had so far (barman, receptionist, etc.), but I am interested in creating my own business, even though I don't know which kind. I would like to start Leo's Life Purpose course, but I don't know if it's too early or not, I still have to finish my Bachelor's.

@integral As you say I am still young, in my life, I have encountered many things, but I still have so much more to experience. Watching @Leo Gura 's videos about SD, and deepening this topic I understood that I need to exhaust stage by stage to fully get all of them and then move to the next one, so I can eventually reach the turquoise, hopefully, one day. But my question is: how can I grow spiritually and pursue enlightenment and awakening, while still being able to focus on growing a business, getting a girlfriend, and doing all these things? Maybe I should wait some years and exhaust all these lower stages and when then one day come back to spirituality. The truth is though, that I feel like I can't live without spirituality. I feel like this event that happened with my dad is somehow a wake-up call from the Universe to pursue infinite Love.

@Breakingthewall Yes you're right, it is a higher state of consciousness. Also, I guess I always try to overanalyze everything, and when it comes to psychedelics my ego feels threatened so I can't fully enjoy what is happening. But it is also true that the setting of that story was not the best haha