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Or is your average state of being throughout the day not good and you are figuring out how to maintain pleasantness?

Has anyone here gone delved into both these domains deeply? Could you share your experience/insights? I started with heavy psychedelic use and ended up very messed up (in my view) and have been doing Isha yoga (~6 hours a day of practices for about a year intensely and 3 years since being sucked in by Sadhguru). I have pretty much stopped psychedelic use per Sadhguru's comments about them. However, I still have lots of pain and am not even peaceful let alone joyful or anything like that. I'm wondering if I should try psychedelics again or if there's far more to this than I realize. I feel the Isha practices are so repetitive and I worry about that. I could go into more detail if there is any interest. Thank you.

Hey I'm bit confused by your post because you talk about your last trip giving you an ego backlash but then at the end of your post you claim "you've never ever done it, let alone smoke weed". What are you referring to never having done there? I'm guessing you're not referring to not having done psychedelics there lol, but I don't know.

I sleep less (from maybe ~9 hours a day to ~7 hours a day now) and eat less (like once/twice a day now). That's a definite benefit because after my heavy psychedelic use I was so exhausted most of the time. I'm better off than I was before I started doing them, but it hasn't been enjoyable. Sometimes I feel really good doing the practices. Sometimes I think I should do something else because I'm so bored. I don't know of anyone with a state of being as good as Sadhguru's so I'm very reluctant to do anything he doesn't say. I am interested in trying micro-dosing with the practices. How long have you been combining them? What's your average state of being?

Yeah I'm just worried about taking psychedelics because I ended up with so much suffering and Sadhguru says people who take them slowly become retarded. I mean I think he's said some things that are untrue though, so I take it with a grain of salt. I think I'll try growing them and try micro-dosing and one big dose.

I live with my parents who pay my bills, so I have no formal job. I just cook dinner for them (all raw food which I highly recommend for energy). What do you think I'd get out of Qigong that I can't get with Isha practices?

Thus isn't no one God?

The Author's Influence: A Test of Control Over Your Reading Experience Hello, fellow explorers of consciousness! Today, I propose a unique experiment to highlight the dynamics of control between an author and a reader. As the author, I set the stage for what you encounter on this page. But how strong is your control as you read through? Can you alter the course of your experience, or is it me who shapes your journey with my words? Preparation: Before you proceed, choose 3 words that you will try to see in place of what I have written. This is your anchor in the experiment. Write it down to solidify your intention. Experiment phase: As you continue, attempt to impose your will on the text. Try to make the next sentence you read be the one you've chosen. Focus. Concentrate. Read on. ... ... ... The diversion: At this moment, as you're trying to control your reading experience, I'm going to insert a sudden shift. Regardless of what you're expecting to read, I'm going to talk about the stars in the night sky. How they're numerous and distant, yet we can see their light from ages past. The result: Despite your best efforts, the topic changed to something entirely out of your control but in mine. Did you manage to see your words in my sentence, or just the ones I choose? Reflection and Discussion: This exercise was not just about whether you could read your chosen words, but also to show that as an author, I have the ability to steer your attention in unexpected directions. Did you feel the tug-of-war for control? What does this say about our interactions with the written word and the power dynamics it involves? I look forward to reading about your experiences and insights. Let's unravel the layers of authorship and readership together.

He's just a part of God as far as I can tell.

And you are not you.

At least apparently people have some control over their own body. By control I mean being able to do what one wants with the thing being controlled. Why does a person have that control over its own body but not another person's body? If you have no control over the body I type this with then aren't you not me?

In dreams upon waking apparently no one had control over those dream bodies (except in lucid dreams). They were apparently being created unintentionally. However, now, apparently people are intentionally controlling their bodies (at least some).

Are you sensing this post or imagining it or both or neither? By sensing I mean experiencing it with a sense organ. By imagining it I mean experiencing it without a sense organ. What evidence do you have to support your perspective?

What mystifies you most?

Can you provide your evidence or do you only have unsupported claims? If you have no supporting evidence then why should anyone listen to you? Are you sure you aren't delusional and if so why?

Okay but why doesn't my question make sense?

I acknowlegde I may be stupid, but I have spent 3 years pondering Leo's claims. Why does it not make sense?

To anyone that isn't aware of imagining everything (like Leo claims he is) just know Leo's claiming he's conscious of something different than you. Thus his claims about being you are irrelevant since he's claiming he has a different experience than you.

Maybe what do you mean by imagining?

How can I respond to you without being?

I'm trying to understand your claim. You seem to be claiming there are two different states of consciousness (yours - awakened and mine - unawakend). Is that accurate or a misunderstanding?

Maybe first what do you mean by exist?

Why are you awake and not me (at least according to you)? Are you claiming I become you?

If only you exist and you have awoken then why haven't I or anyone else that's "unawake" and reading this?

Maybe I was him?