Shaggy

So inspiring to see everyone's vision boards. Here is mine

I really liked this video about Islam. I was however curious to know what Leo thinks about life and after life (punishment and rewards) aspects that all the big religions talk about. How would you interpret that in the 21st century? Is there such a thing as an after life?

@Anirban657 Thanks for the tip. I will do this if I go through it again.

@Anirban657 I guess you can say so. I felt that I "broke free" from a spell and could finally "live" my life. In my mind at that time I felt that I was an essence that has relived countless of past lives and that "shaggy" that I knew was dead.

@pluto I absolutely agree with you. Thankfully I am done with my medication treatment and I have resumed meditation practice for the last 5 months. My sessions don't make me feel in a"higher" state anymore, which is fine. I have started trying out mindfulness meditation and I like it. I will probably also try out the different types that @Leo Gura has suggested in his videos. Only thing that has happened since I have started meditation again is 2 really "life like" nightmares. I do see a therapist for help and i'm considering to seek out a teacher who can guide me on my spiritual journey.

Last year Jan 2016 I was determined to start a daily meditation habit for 20 minutes. I was very diligent with my practice until 4 months later when something drastic happened to my consciousness. It started subtly and gradually increased by several magnitudes. My meditation practice was the "do nothing" method. My meditation sessions would make me feel "in a focused and clear" state. I felt that I had more energy throughout the day and was overall more productive in my life. I saw this initially as some positive side effects from meditating daily. In April I started to feel euphoric and so full of energy (more than previously). I became extremely outgoing and started to eat and sleep less. When I would get home I would sleep for 3 hours and then meditate some more. While meditating I received a "revelation", and I "realised" that reality is an illusion and life is meaningless. I became paranoid and experienced reality as Orwellian. I believed I had a recollection of "my past lives" and I was the reincarnation of Gandhi and decided to go on a hunger strike for a few days. I also started to hallucinate a bit. What happened afterwards is I got sent to mental institution and was diagnosed with acute psychosis and got prescribed anti psychotic drugs and had to go through a lengthy rehabilitation process. I came to learn recently that meditation could lead to some negative consequences especially if you have had a past of abuse (which I do). I was not aware of this fact prior to starting meditation which I did because of all the positive effects I have heard about it. What I want to know is what exactly occurred in me? Did I experience a kundalini awakening or the dark knight of the soul? Or something else? Let me clarify that under this process I did not intake any form of alcohol or drugs prior to getting rehabilitated. I also was NOT under the guide of a teacher when exploring meditation.

Hello everyone. I am a male in my early 20s who has very little experience with women and has never had a girlfriend before. I am introverted as a person. I have over the years worked a lot on my social skills so that I am more comfortable in any social situation. I would now like to focus on working on my dating life. I could mention that I almost never go out and dislike going to clubs. I have watched Leos video on "Advice for high school and college students" and in there he mentions that in college you should get into relationships and date more. However he later advocates to not party and join social groups. In another video "How to get a girlfriend" he mentions to go out more often and be more social. I am a little bit confused as how to meet and date women if he advocates on not going out. Also are there any other ways that I could meet women outside of night time parties and clubs?

Yes! I want to see a video about this!