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i have my first 5meo trip in 2 days, and im having difficulty finding information on drug interactions - i use melatonin and magnesiumoxid daily, am i good using these the night before the trip?

i think i get your point, i like it. i'll be having my first 5meo trip in 2 days, hopefully i will get some of the stuff you're talking about at a deeper level. thanks for the replies

i dont get how consciousness isnt constant then

if its not constant then what is it arising out of? and whatever that is, would that not be prior to consciousness?

@gettoefl i would say that content of the now comes and goes, consciousness is constant

where does it begin and where does it end tho? notice the past does not exist. only NOW exists, and its impossible to locate both the beginning and the end of the NOW. its eternal, no beginning, no end.

but its hard to argue against the fact that behind your eyes, there is Nothingness. in deep sleep, there is Nothingness. and Nothingness, in virtue of it being Nothing, permiates all of existence. I think its fair to draw a distinction between Nothingness and consciousness, but also notice that the Nothingness EXISTS. which to me indicates that it is still a certain degree of consciousness, and thus consciousness can plausibly be viewed a the Absolute imo. But one should not lightly cast away the notion of Nothingness, since it is the closest thing to an antithesis of consciousness that exists

@Leo Gura whats ur take on the Absolute being Nothingness, beyond consciousness? several spiritual traditions seem to point to this

yes agree, but my point is that the claim can be made that consciousness is still there even when experience / all objects of consciousness ceases. consciousness is just not aware of itself, since it can only know that it exists through duality. but yes again, semantics.

ive been contemplating this consciousness duality. the fact that without an object of consciousness, consciousness ceases. im not sure i think thats true. i think it can be argued that consciousness actually IS the absolute, unchanging true Nothingness/deep sleep, from which all things, including experience emerge. the nature of consciousness is simply such that if it has nothing to know itself in relation to (duality), it cannot know that it itself actually exists. so the vast Nothingness without apperances (absolute) is actually pure consciousness. but its consciousness which is not aware of itself, since consciousness only can know that it exists through duality. Nothingness still has to be Something, since it is something that can actually be experienced, through cessation or deep sleep, meaning there is still a degree of sentience present.

@RightHand hello, no, ive been able to find a facilitator who lives near me. i will be vaping it

@Leo Gura i miss u posting spiritual stuff. love this description of awakening

beautiful, absolutley agree with this. eternity equals consciousness

at this point i dont really believe in deep sleep. multiple times have i awoken seemingly from a deep sleep, only to moments later specifically remember going from dreaming state to waking state. forgotten dreams mimic deep sleep

its actually fucking insane people are being forced to fight in shitty wars. wtf.

thats such an epic one liner.

that does sound like retardation

i agree completely with OP. the concept of eternity has extreme metaphysical implications

funny, i just pondered something similar due to dream experiences the other day. you've literally died a thousand times in your dreams. everytime a dream ends, thats a death. the character of the dream is gone forever, vanished. im fairly certain real death is not that different from ending a dream

easy. god is both existence and non existence; this is implicit in the concept of infinity

beautifully written, great to have u back on the forums. high quality post as always completely agree, god is lack of control; id however say ego is the ILLUSION of control.

this is indeed the biggest lol ive seen in a while. im lost for words

lol

literally cant believe this guy......literally have to restrain myself from commenting everytime i read your comments because they are always permiated by extreme degrees of obvious arrogance, narcisism and superiority complex, claiming you are just on the verge of dissolving your very last spark of karma. LOL. the obviousness is what makes restraining a bit easier i guess, because its ridicolus at this point.

you really shouldnt underestimate ayahuasca in a shamanic setting. these bois have experiemented with the stuff for centuries, developing and perfecting techniques and methods for enhancing and utilizing the effects. speaking from personal experience, they truly know their craft, and a psychedelic experience in a ceremonial, shamanic setting is completely different from taking psychedelics in ordinary fashion