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So basically learn the theory behind the practice and go discover the juicy insights for yourslef, should one even bother spending time reading up other people's insights and beliefs about the Truth? There is a myriad of them and they don't seem to agree anyway That's exactly what I'm talking about Spiritual enlightenment basically

When I'm deep in meditation and i open my eyes when I look at my body I can see it disappearing limb by limb and then coming back, it definitely feels like eyes defocus but idk

Never heard of anyone grooming their pubes so I don't think keeping some hair would be a problem hahahha

Well that meditation didn't come without side effects, I suggest you don't mess with it like I did, I would see all kinds of weirds lights during the day and in the dark and you're kind of in a lucid state most of the time, I've also heard people can get all kinds of freaky unhealthy experiences if they mess around with it for too long! if you wanna use that energy in a balanced and healthy way check out kriya yoga (leo has a video on it) since I think that's where that third eye meditation was derived from

Thank you Nahm! Great contribution as always

my situation is a complete mess so I figured id seek advice from some of the more experienced ppl in this forum. im 22 years old and I basically I still dont have a job, I graduated last year with a degree in business management and finances, so I spent the year working on new habits and studying lots of self dev theory while I knew all along that I should prioritize getting a job, i was succumbing to procrastination and comfort until it got too much for me so I decided to contemplate on whats keeping me stuck. I discovered that Im a full blown perfectionist type of guy in a country full of incompetent people, the type that can't move forward unless there is a clear plan in his head that he can tackle full on, and that I actually get confidence from that, otherwise if I dont know what to do I tend to become paralyzed from my contemplation my perfectionist self came up with a bunch of plans : 1 .basically explore the different career options for people with my degree, choose one that I like, study its requirements and acquire the skills needed (that I can), and intern because I was stupid enough not to intern while I was still in college and so now I gotta sign back into college in some random field just so that I can intern because you basically cant unless you're a student. 2. go for a master's degree while doing all of the above, which will probably give me better chances in the job market but also plenty of studying to even pass the entrance exam. plan 1 would probably take a year to accomplish, plan 2 would take over two years , and all of this is just so that I can get my shit handled and start earning money while working on the side on my life purpose (that I still havent found out yet) which is my goal from all of this. Or I could just go for some dead end job that probably doesnt pay much at all and just go directly for my life purpose which is what I really want from all of this BS, I just wanna finish the course, find out my life purpose and start working on it every single day nonstop, just the thought of working on something im passionate about and contributing to the world makes me aroused. or maybe I just really suck at strategizing and im overthinking stuff, which is why Im interested to know what some of you wiser people in this forum have to say about all of this. but im really feeling stuck and a lot of resistance, if I cant even get a 9 to 5 job how the hell am I supposed to achieve my dreams and ambitions ?

I can do that voluntarily ever since I did some loose third eye meditation for a while a few months back, the meditation basically makes visualize light penetrating your body and you get the sensations you described. I think it goes by many names in different disciplines like Qi energy in qi gong, there is also yoga but I'm not sure what it's called there, I've also moticed the same sensations but amplified x10 times in holotropic breathing and sometimes when I wake from some weird dream and my body is all buzzing with the energy

Fuckin deep man

I do realize it's risky but the risk can still be minimised, but of course that's also a tradeoff, trading time for a greater chance of success. i should also add that I live in a third world country, a dead end job would probably pay something from 400 to 500 dollars a month

This is why I didn't wanna go too deep with enlightenment stuff, I'm in the same transition point as you are, I have the pressure from my parents and the confusion, although I do meditate an hour a day I'm nowhere near questioning everything around me, I would suggest you start exercising to get out of your head a bit and into your body, it definitely helps me, also maybe take the life purpose course so you have to look forward to that motivates you theough the day, stay strong man!

I could imagine there are jobs with various degress of how much they suck their soul, it would be easier to work on my life purpose with a somewhat interesting job that would pay well. If that's the case maybe the extra two years to get a master's degree and that whole detour would be worth it. Did you manage fit all three things in your schedule ? Job, LP and spirituality

That's what my heart desires, but I also keep thinking "what if I dont get a career and it turns out that the deadend job that im doing isnt enough to support me and my life purpose? What if it's too late then cause shit im growing older and the gap of unemployment is too"

Elliott hulse has some videos on how to release repressed sadness by sobbing, and I got this one from him: basically you stand in front a mirror and keep telling yourself "why? Why? Why..?" Screaming it and feeling it with all the sadness that's inside and sobbing like a little child

Can it even be done without being a casanova ? Has someone done it before in this forum ? And I'm not even talking about porn, that's easier to quit, I'm talking about getting rid of the urge to masturbate or at least gain the upper hand on it, I know that simply being mindful can do the trick but that takes a lot more mindfulness than the average person has or at least the average meditator. I've done a nofap challenge before, I actually just relapsed after almost three months of abstaining, I thought it would do the trick and that I could quit it forever if I manage to keep my hands off my pants for that long, because after all that's how you form habits or eliminate habits, but in reality it's way far from being the case. any resources, any experiences would be very much appreciated!

I've done a little bit of this when I first started and it sure helped, I will try to keep journaling more on a consistent basis, thanks for the reminder! The reason I wanna stop because I did manage to stop for a little while and I have noticed the difference, huge one, that's why I wanted to cut it forever, and if you masturbate you're bound to stay addicted to porn as well and thats a whole other can of worms, I believe there is something about keeping your juices inside that's really powerful, but then again I ain't planning to go celibate or full on monk style, can't do that shit ?. there is a lot of truth to the flaws of the "challenge" aspect to nofap, that's what I found out from my experience, but then again there is a saying "once you pop, you can't stop", it's way harder to go gradual than to go cold turkey

IT'S ALIIVE hahaha

Deliberate practice, I like the idea. should I watch some hot stuff or just excite myself ? (Fantasize or something)

Second time trying the technique while fasting : I noticed this time there was less fear and nervousness during the technique, I actually finished my 15min n could go on for more, there was the usual tongling all over the body especially my limbs, not so much on my face and I noticed the tingling is less intense than first time. Although what was different this time is that my whole body is dripping of sweat, i only noticed this when I finished but its freaking crazy I dont even sweat this much in workouts. also I noticed some movements in my belly and my traps were erect af, and they still feel a bit sore and painful.

This is the first I've heard of Huna in this forum, which is nice because it was my first exposure to spirituality and I remember it left a very strong impression especially the principles, but I'm not so sure about them now especially the one about "effectiveness is the measure of truth"

"Uploader has not made this video available in your country" nah they're still trash hahahah

havent even tried weed lol, I should give it a try in the future did that work for you ? can you be more specific ? what do you mean by centering the heart and is it the same as what leo speaks of "centering the mind" ?

You know how they say that weird dreams and nightmares are a sign of purification? Well I had one of those tonight and it woke me up from my sleep but not really, I was half asleep half awake, and I could feel my body as there was a surge of energy rushing through every part of it, it was warm tingly and intense, my arms were crossed together and my fingers were twisted against each other, I immediately thought of the shamanic breathing experience, it felt exactly the same! So maybe there is more to those symptoms than mere oxygen deprivation, since I wasn't really deprived of oxygen or anything and my heartbeat was normal.

sounds to me like your mindfulness just went to the roof or something, is that what happened ? shorter arms ? do you mean something like this ?

@Sahil Pandit @okulele I remember I used to do those bioenergetic stretches and foam rolling until one day I think I over did it and passed out face down hahahah, I may start doing them again I'll check it out ,thanks what does that mean ?

Anyone know any techniques to free up the stomach area for a full belly breathing ? I find that a lot of times during the day my belly just clogs up and the breath becomes so shallow, kinda feels suffocating, so what I started to do recently is visualize energy rushing from my libs and head to my belly then shooting up the energy from my head to the sky, it kinda works but also leaves me with a damn headache