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What do you mean, are you saying that you are at the retreat right now? Haha dude just stay!, the first 5 days are the toughest, after that the mind will start to ease a bit. And turn off your phone. I'm only assuming you are at the retreat.

I've read and have experienced myself that if I add too much fruit, the initial high is great, but the crash in upon me. Therefore, I've been only adding half a slice of apple and the rest greens. But it may be the different case here since I'm juicing and not blending cause blending still has all the fibers which gives it time for your body to digest and not like juicing where it gets absorbed within 10 mins.

Life purpose is something you feel from the inside. When one gets the bigger picture after doing some soul searching. How about helping others relief some degree of suffering in their lives? What motivates me is that I want to defend the bigger picture. To live up to my values. That we are all essentially One, and that the only thing separating us are beliefs, egos, and fears. I "choose" to be an example of the light force, whatever that means to me. I recommend watching this video from Leo: Also a really cool concept that I love:

@Psychonaut That's quite of a leap there, but there's nothing really wrong with that. Try to add 10 min increments every week or every other week. Most importantly, feel if your meditation sessions are being taking seriously. Quality over quantity is true. Stay focused my brother and don't expect results to come too quick as that's just a projection of the mind. *Aim for quality focused meditation sessions (try strong determination sittings) while accepting the present moment as it is, good or bad whatever that means to you. Being grateful and slow progression is the way "Practice diligently and persistently" as Goenka (Vipassana teacher) would say.

Well remember that it takes progress in order to really feel that conscious traction. This is I'm guessing your first strong determination sitting. The moment you are EXTREMELY bored out of your mind is the MOMENT that you make the biggest shifts in awareness. Stick with it and remember that you won't die. Everything will pass; boredom, pain, and pleasure will all eventually pass. "Anitcha" as Buddhists call it, The Law of Impermanence as everything changes like nature intends. If you want to accelerate your progression, try doing 30mins with back support and 30min without. In this you will built stronger equanimity and tolerance to pain. Basically, the more shitstorm gets thrown at you without you reacting to it, the more you progress.

Name: Justin Song Age: 22 Gender: Male Location: Los Angeles, CA Occupation: Currently work part-time delivering disgusting food (Postmates). Personal Development Full Time Marital Status: Single Kids: No Hobbies: Personal Development, Enlightenment, Meditation, Spouting Seeds, Gardening, Nature, and Meeting Like Minded Folks, Plant Medicine, Raw Food Eating, I spent 4 years studying Civil Engineering at a Uni when one day I had a quarter life crisis realizing that this career had nothing to do with my life purpose but of my peers. I paused the program and dove full on into personal development and getting my own issues straight before starting out anything in my life. Had a past of horrible anxiety and panic attacks due to severe acne in highschool. I was assisted out of that hole with the assist of magic mushrooms (as it reminded me to love and accept myself fully and unconditionally), from there I have been some sort of self help addict and I'm quite in Love with Life. Being able to feel more free as I get more into enlightenment and nonduality is a feeling like no other. Fears of death, failure, and disappointing anybody on this planet is not an issue to even consider anymore (as there are no selves and never were). Personal challenges I've overcome: Reducing heavy social anxiety and awkwardness Juicing every morning Healthier diet (almost Raw and Vegetarian) More exercise Hesitating taking this path (Now full on and excited :D) Deeper connection with other individuals with ease To Live up to my values Meditating everyday for an hour To Be more and Do less What I'm working on now: Mastering awareness and more self inquiry Applying to a Life Coaching Program Learn more about business and entrepreneurship To Work Smarter and not Harder

@Nickfury7 I believe he met a enlightenment experiences but not the full actual shabang.

@Nic I had the opportunity to go to an event called GeoParadise Tribal Gathering in Panama this February. It was an 18 day gathering that included 13 days of ceremonies and the last 5 days of music. This event welcomes dozens of indigenous tribes mainly from South America where they can reintroduce and share a little bit of their culture to us, whether it being through their music, food, shamanism (plant medicine), and philosophy. My main interest being in shamanism, the location had a couple of designated areas for ceremonies to take place. Had the opportunity to experience multiple plant medicine offerings with shamans that dedicate their life to this path. There was a shaman in Peru that was 97 years old, and this dude had a full set of hair lol. Anyway, I would recommend you checking out this event next year if shamanism is what you're into and want to be exposed to multiple tribes at one location. Watching the documentary now and wow at 24:30 talks about how our mind perceives less than 10% of the actual reality itself and 90% of mind's labels, judgments, behaviors, and habits. haha and I just watched Leo's video on How The Mind Distorts Reality. Too perfect.

I just finished watching... wow "If you perceive reality as it is you will discover that there are no problems in reality. Every problem that you have is a fabrication of your mind" Ex. Parents get cancer and dies and whatever meaning I assign to their death that also a mental projection. Trying to find that dream BF/GF and whatever feelings I have towards this person, positive or negative, or how you see them fitting in your life is also part of your EgoSmog. All emotional triggers are also creations of the mind whether physical or verbal abuse. Deep deep stuff. ^even my judgments, values, and usefulness I found in this video are also projections of the mind. Time to observe the way I label objects more carefully..

Believe it or not my friend but try out a enema or a colonic. The wide variety of suggestions above are excellent and should take in consideration especially the diet, however, it is important to first cleanse out your large intestinal walls that most likely still has years of build up of hard fecal matter. With this in mind, some of your essential nutrients and water don't get a chance to get absorbed. It is great to detox your body, but first you must change it's oil. Cleansing from the inside out, then it will show on the outside. Here's a quick tutorial: How and Why to do an enema This is great for energy, skin, and overall health. I used to have severe acne in highschool and I found this method online called the Caveman method. It is basically not having contact with water on your face for 1month straight. In this way, your natural oils (that I stripped away by using many different products) can flourish and cleanse the skin itself. Skin just can't heal as quickly if sitting in moist conditions. I gave it a shot and it worked. Breakouts and acne naturally gone and now I wash my face with less harsh chemicals and once every other day. You might first want to do your own research on this though.. haha Best

Like Leo's says in the video, "You only need to let go of control of your intention to control your mind." Remember to Accept both the chatters/stories and the calm states during your meditation. To accept the present moment exactly as it is.

@Huz88 Thanks, I'll check it out!

@Kimasxi Maybe you fear intimacy because of past experiences? Afraid to fully open up because you might get hurt again?

@Electron Do you add on the application that you meditate on a daily basis? Do you have any mental illnesses that you are trying to cure with this retreat? These are the questions I remember them asking. There are others on the waitlist that you might be heading up against. I would recommend shooting them an email to see what the problem is.

@Rocky I'd recommend the raw, organic, SunWarrior Warrior Blend, Vanilla flavor on Amazon. Just mix it in with some coconut or almond milk and bam.

Try adding Maca Powder into your diet. Helps with: - Balancing out hormones for both men and women* - Increases libido* - Boost in energy I just add it with some hot water or in a morning juice.

22 and in some deep shit and lovin' the shit out of it. Incredibly grateful that there is a community out there that are on the same paths. To Fight The Good Fight.

@Falk I think the clinic would tell you in advance but try to not eat heavy meal 2hrs before session, try to avoid drugs/alcohol a week before, and whichever position you find comfortable (mine is hands up) try to stick to it as long as you can. The more still your body, the juicier. Have a blast

I'd recommend watching his video called Freewill Vs. Determinism.

We are like waves on the ocean, looking for the ocean, longing to be part of it? Yes. That’s a great metaphor. You are like a wave in the ocean experiencing itself as separate from the ocean. The wave asks, ‘When and where will I find the ocean? Who can give the ocean to me?’ But the wave was always the ocean, from the very beginning, even in its seeking! It’s the ocean looking for itself. Even within the ocean’s failure to find itself it is still the ocean; every wave is one hundred per cent water. As all the authentic spiritual teachers have been telling us for hundreds and thousands of years, you are what you seek. Although ‘non-duality’ is just a word, what it points to is the possibility that you are not who you think you are. It’s the possibility that what you are is not this seeker, broken or incomplete. What you are is simply this open space of awareness (consciousness, awakeness, Being) in which absolutely everything seems to come and go, and that space is already at rest; it’s already Home. - Jeff Foster http://www.lifewithoutacentre.com/writings/what-is-nonduality/ The full read is in the link above^ Great introduction to anyone new to the word Non-Duality and what it points to. Also Paul Hedderman is great on explaining this topic on his FB page. https://www.facebook.com/tinkerzen?fref=ts Does anyone else know of any good lectures or spokesmen of this subject, as I know this topic can be quite tricky?

@Huz88 How do you do the thought flattening technique?

@cetus56 Yes these thoughts are so set in time that it's impossible for me to begin comprehending that. The flashlight that doesn't have the flexibility to shine the light on itself. That thing itself...has within it all of time and space and it's what makes time and space relative to "me".

@DakotaBaba This is from Leo's video on Free Will Vs. Determinism: "Just because there is no self and you're enlightened you can sit around and do nothing. Enlightened people are the most productive people out there. When they want to, and they have an authentic desire, they will have a force of nature. When you have the kind of faith and surrender to life you are unstoppable because nothing can scare you. Yes we are giving up our egotistical power but we will gain complete oneness and unity with life, peace of mind, unconditional happiness, and we get a lot of power by unifying ourselves with the force of nature by allying ourselves with it. We will have the strengths of a waterfall, an avalanche, gravity. These will be impersonal forces, not ego, only act. No pretense in their actions. Very direct like nature." Great video I would recommend watching again. Whatever choice you make in life, just remember that "you" were not the one making it, but that doesn't necessarily mean to sit on the coach, but to use the illusion of freewill to do good for the betterment of humanity.

@cetus56 "Whatever action is born of limited thought must bring conflict, inevitable." - Krishnamurti Informative watch, thank you.

Become fearless, full, and have the force of nature behind "your" back. You can do whatever you want. Sit on your ass, or use it to do some good in the world.