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I've watched and read several reports of NDEs, and one thing they all have in common, is that the person dying becomes what I can best describe as a "point of awareness with 360 degrees vision" that can move anywhere in space and time and other dimensions. Now, in Leo's framework and based on some of his videos I watched, there is either this limited ego self; or the Real Self, Infinite Consciousness. But what about this point of awareness that people talk about in NDEs? It seems like something in between. Is there like an intermediary step between ego consciousness and full-on God consciousness? Could we call it a soul? What is it really?

You probably lived already 100 million lives where you were super rich, had everything you ever wanted to, were healthy, fucking 10/10 girls everyday on yatchs, etc. Now, after 100 million such lives, wouldn't you want to know how it is to live a life with a bit more difficulties? So you decided to incarnate another 100 million lives where you had it relatively easy, but with some challenges and unknowns. Maybe some minor health issues, money issues, just to see what it's like. And after all of these lives, you would probably get bored again, and you would think thing like, how is living a life where you get cancer at 20 years old? Now that's something else. This is the power of infinity. 100 million lives is still nothing compared to infinity.

Hindu philosophy provides a framework for this with the various planes (astral, causal, etc.) right?

Besides myself I have been seeing a major rise in people struggling with cognitive issues since COVID such as poor memory, fatigue, social fluency worse and etc. What's going on? I haven't seen this many people struggling with cognitive issues in my life before and it seems like it's becoming more and more prevalent.

Based on the NDE reports, that “point of awareness” seems to still have attachments - thinking about loved ones or family is a common theme. Isn’t God fully unbiased and without attachments? Why would God think about that?

I used to be good friends with a guy until 5 years ago when he started abusing drugs, got into a car accident, and consequently developed schizophrenia. Didn't hear much from him ever since. Recently his brother reached out to me asking if I could somehow help him. He said he is going through standard treatment for schizophrenia but it's not giving much results, although he seems to be a bit more stable. Now, I understand schizophrenia is connected to expanded consciousness that somehow cannot be controlled. Is there anything I could talk to him or help him with from a spiritual perspective? Things like balancing the chakras, controlling the flow of kundalini, grounding, etc. - do you have any experience in dealing with symptoms of schizophrenia from this perspective?

Thanks for sharing! Where are you and your friend from? By the way another thing that's almost always present in NDE reports is a deep sense of immense, universal Love. This is what makes me believe that the reports are real, as I had myself very profound awakenings to Infinite Love. I have not yet experienced formless awarness that can move through space and time though.

Lol I found it there, but it's not me who posted it on reddit, I just though it would be interesting to cross-post it here. I don't trust redditors much to have critical thinking skills, and the topic seemed interesting enough to ask it here, where people are more aware of self-deception etc. As for my personal experience: I did in fact get the classical COVID with all of the symptoms like loss of smell, and ever since I feel like my brain is not the same. I used to be intelligent and sharp in high school, and now I'm struggling with fatigue and ADHD-like symptoms. Yep and now the question is how big this percentage really is. How many people have developed issues and are not aware of them and explain them in familiar ways like stress, poor nutrition, etc. when the real cause might have been the infection years ago.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36108666/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12006571/ It seems to be well studied but also still lots to learn. @Leo Gura did you also get infected by COVID? The vaccines shouldn’t be such an issue, but getting the virus is a different story

@Leo Gura have you tried raw carnivore? Or at least incorporating more raw meat, raw milk, raw butter, etc.? I’ve read some anecdotes on twitter about people who apparently solved this autoimmune disease using raw animal foods. Though I’m not sure how reliable those anecdotes are, it could be worth a try.

What’s your diet like now?

So basically he was lying all this time about being the healthiest person on earth with top biomarkers etc. when he had all these issues for years. Hard to trust him ever again.

Of course!

@Ziran thanks for writing all of that, it's exactly what I needed to hear. I think I got a bit too much into my spiritual ego and thought I could somehow magically heal him. Tomorrow I will meet him, I'll try to keep the conversation light (maybe focusing on health and nutrition which is something I am very passionate about) and also try to listen and understand him. I'll write an update on how it goes. Really thanks a lot for all this info you shared Just one question, what kind of language did you mean here?

Of course I don’t understand it fully. I’m just trying to put together pieces of the puzzle based on my research. If you think any of my assumptions are wrong please do correct me

Maybe I didn't use the right words, but I understand that schizophrenia shares a lot of similarities with uncontrolled kundalini awakening. There is basically too much "life force" in a nervous system that is not primed to handle so much energy. I don't want to do more esoteric stuff - on the contrary, I was thinking to do more grounding stuff, like calming the nervous system, quieting the mind, opening the heart, etc. Maybe the body can heal itself when the right conditions are present?

What are your favorites? Please share

I don't agree with this. The weed plant has lots of other cannabinoids and terpenes that synergize with the THC and make it a better experience. It's a bit like the reason why eating fruit is healthy but eating pure white sugar is not. In the end, both give you the energy from the same chemical (glucose/fructose), but the fruit comes with fiber, vitamins, and minerals, which make it easier for the body to turn the fruit's sugar into energy. Of course, modern weed strains (i.e., most the stuff you find in the USA) have been bred to produce too much THC and unnatural ratios of cannabinoids and terpenes. Hence why Leo probably had a sub-optimal experience with the plant. But I would bet that if he tried an outdoor grown, non-modern strain, he would have quite a different experience and probably prefer it to the pure THC chemical. I have tried both and I can definitely say that the plant gives way more depth to the experience.

Could you share some names? Would be interesting to see how they reason and what kind of assumptions they make

I don’t know enough things about AI or computer science to have an opinion on this. And I cannot rely on the opinion of the tech bros for obvious conflicts of interest. Does anyone here know any respected people in this field (scientists, academics, etc.) who talk about recursive self improvement timelines, without having a conflict of interest?

The key lies in recursive self-improvement. That’s what the investors are betting on. As soon as a company figures out how to make a model that’s intelligent enough to make new, better versions of itself, it’s going to be over. They will have exclusive control over superintelligence. What happens after is science fiction.

Bryan Johnson just posted on X: “My next longevity experiment: 5-MeO-DMT.” What is he talking about? Could there really be some health/longevity benefits from taking 5-MeO? https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2031128468721905967?s=46

I am currently in Japan where CBN is legal, and it’s what most people use instead of THC (which is illegal). I am very sensitive to THC, so I decided to try CBN to see how it affects me. Took half of a 420mg edible and boom, I was soon catapulted into Infinite Love and Consciousness. Very similar to how THC (and other psychedelics to an extent) affects me, but also more clean and manageable. Great for contemplating. It seems also to be more healthy than THC when it comes to the side effects. In case it’s legal in your country and you respond well to cannabinoids, I recommend trying it!

Yes just CBN alone, at high dosages though (200mg+). As far as I know, Japan is the only country where CBN is sold in such high dosages, usually the smaller dosages are used to support sleep.

What exactly is gambling? Can you go meta while gambling in a casino? What are some insights you had while gambling?