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@Thought Art what you shared connects with what Patrick Teahan also shared today. Let’s keep up the awareness and opening up, oh yeah.

I actually was studying my body for a good 3-4 hours. Working on facing my body dysmorphia instead of avoiding myself. Holy shit was it a hardcore spiritual practice. I didn’t know how much I hated myself; how many flaws I was looking for to judge and needing to fix. I am learning to look at the mirror and not hate it.

Let’s be honest, all of us have spoken like that even privately, even if it’s not specifically about Palestinians. Awareness of hatred deep within ourselves is key to letting go of it. The hate is not something outside of you. I’m embarrassed for talking harshly about all my flaws. Nobody cares but me.

@koops whatever this enlightenment is, surely is unconditional. Reaching or grasping for enlightenment is like looking at a painting, yet asking to see the painting. You’re already looking at it!

We tend to make a lot of assumptions about someone without really getting to know them; without being open to their perspective and how they view the world. I’m guilty of it as well. However, awareness and acknowledgement of this way of treating others definitely goes a long way.

@Thought Art amen to that. I can relate to that a lot. Good to know I’m not alone in that, despite what others may claim is the opposite case. (replying to):

When is the final exam? I need more time to study..

Sounds like a publicity stunt, lol.

@StarStruck to push a button and just do it implies that what you already are is separate and a wrong version of Love. I, too, feel this resistance towards Love. Yet even resistance itself is Love. Fully accepting yourself is not about getting rid of yourself, or your story, or denying what you perceive as wrong. No! It’s realizing Love in light of any and all conditions and states, including what I have already mentioned. You can deepen your love through this process. Don’t seek an end or a beginning; notice Love deepening and expanding even in your worst of times.

@Schizophonia

Going on that second date with a girl you really like is also a form of dying. The stakes are much higher.

My cannabis doctor points out that high dosages of CBD can interact with many other substances in the liver. So good idea to space it out if you take other substances that interact with it. I imagine most people prefer high THC with little CBD, so this pointer would not apply in that scenario. You’d be too high to care, anyway.

@Davino That’s why context and broader information is important, and why we’re all here helping each other out

I would argue that that can lead to many misunderstandings; used to justify one’s narrow worldview. Done more from selfishness and rigidity, rather than from authenticity; curiosity about one’s true nature. For example, those who cherry pick without considering context or broader information. It is possible to do what you’re pointing to from a more authentic foundation, but that would require letting go of a major aspect of yourself and delving fully into the unknown.

I did not choose to have an imbalance of my right side compare to my left side Free choice: I am choosing to use the left side of my body more in day-to-day activity, despite it being uncomfortable and foreign. I can imagine a year from now that it’ll be much more intuitive if I stick with it. I don’t choose if this will actually be the case, but I choose to be open to the possibility.

Leo’s name also happens to be the only red on this forum (besides Razard86’s signature). A good reminder not to blindly take what they’re saying as factual and true.

Absolutely. The girl I like also happens to be an intuition coach. Wild!

Reminds me of this lucid dream I had last night. Couldn’t do this “in real life”, as I am terrible at basketball and don’t even follow sports on TV. I also didn’t choose to have this dream, but it duckin rocked! Lucid dreaming is kind of like a super meditation, where you are meditating while sleeping.

I tore my muscle slightly a couple days ago while stretching. I felt real depressed about it yesterday. However, I had a lucid dream last night, and not only did the muscle in real life heal rapidly, but it also gave me the motivation to continue my workout plan, despite the obstacle. Just for fun, in the lucid dream, I was an NBA player in the Finals for the Boston Celtics, and I made 9 3-points back-to-back. We won’t the game by 120-80.

@TheGod i mean, even Mr. Leo himself gave you an answer to your question. Who do you want to ask next? Santa Clause?

Ah, sweet. I wasn’t far off by considering matcha psychedelic, then:

Observe how your mind is constructing this reality. No need to figure out how or why or if it is doing it, as it really speaks for itself, so to speak.

Leo, please don’t answer this. The answer you seek comes from deep within - far beyond what a bald man can give to you.

Here is my rendition of the mouse trap: Actually, DALL·E 3 created that. Good artists copy, God loves to steal.

I am applying to be part of a psychedelic research study. No idea if I’ll ever be accepted, and even if I do will I be given a placebo or a real psychedelic? Do you know what will happen 30 mins from now? And speaking of awakening, how long will your awakening last when you do awaken? Who is creating a time limit; a beginning and end to an awakening? There is no right or wrong answer, only more ideas