UnbornTao

Why? And who's 'they'? Leo only warned you about the repetitive, spiritually convoluted expression you're using, which could be more suitable as creative writing or poetry - or at least that's what I make of that. You felt hurt, perhaps? Notice your reaction. In any case, good luck.

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Just in case, I was being sarcastic in my response above.

Anytime.

Yes, I've heard something like that before: https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/why-caffeine-affects-people-differently

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"Each specializes on just one species." Cordyceps, and fungi in general, are quite fascinating.

What is the worry accomplishing for you? You can always act without the myriad of complementary activities you believe are necessary - many of which are little more than mental masturbation. Taking effective action is clearly not the same as pissing in the wind. But what that kind of action entails is something you need to clarify for yourself - depending on your purpose and goals. What do you actually want to do, and why? What would be an intelligent way to pursue that course of action? Which actions would yield powerful results in this case?

The picture above is not Kant, by the way.

SOLD!

Melatonin: the "psychedelic" we didn't know we wanted. I've tried high dosage melatonin pills and loved the effects during the first few days - a peaceful, natural, progressive deep sleepiness. However, it did seem to build some sort of tolerance with repeated use.

Ocasionally yes, with a machete. Razor blade.

I think I understand now, thanks. No, wait - how is motivation metaphysical?

I guess it largely depends on factors such as the type of coffee, the quantity, the caffeine content, the preparation method, the person's weight, etc. - but I wouldn't recommend it if you feel anxiety, or want to be calm/er. @inFlow

I spontaneously quit for 5 days last week, but since then I've been back on it. To be honest, I hadn't intended to quit - just to start using it more sparingly from now on. I didn't experience intense withdrawal symptoms, just slight irritability, some tiredness, and a lack of focus. I also felt more balanced and calm overall.

What if space turned out to be a form of context, too?

For context: For example, what turns meaningless symbols into language? Symbols could be considered a form or structure, yet on their own, they aren't language. Can language - which is a context - be said to be an idea, a form, or a structure? To begin with, I'd say there's nothing strictly objective about language: it isn't found anywhere, and yet it exists. Is context the way or space in which something is held? A kind of holding? Trying to phrase this into a neat definition might actually do a disservice to the exploration. It gives the impression that it's a simplistic matter. I see, thank you. Say the self and language are contexts - what do we make of that? The more we look, the more we realize we don't know what the nature of context is. edit: the question "What turns meaningless symbols into language?" above should have been something like: "What turns squiggles into symbols?"

I'd say the self is the context for your experience. Again, language as a context is a useful example for our purposes here. Consider Helen Keller: This makes it real, not just something to intellectualize about - even though it is still quite an abstract matter.

@funkychunkymonkey Thank you. I guess The Avoidance of Truth is a good video for that.

Just stop calling it psychedelic awakening - it muddies the waters. What's absolutely true about existence is absolutely true of existence. Wouldn't you agree? The short version is: you are existence. So there's no reason why existence couldn't become conscious of itself. That idea points to a real possibility. But I get where you're coming from. To address your point more directly: it sounds like you're expecting something to happen to you - some event, state, or experience. But that belongs to the relative realm. You keep thinking it is not possible, in part because you assume that it is something relative - huge, special, "infinite", out of bounds - like "perceiving the entirety of space" or some such. It is exactly you in the very place you are now. What is that? Whenever we attempt a direct consciousness of existence, by definition, we don't know what's on the “other side,” so to speak. We use the mind, intellect, feeling, perception, brute force, emotion - all of it - in search of truth. But eventually, we hit a wall. You try every method and means available, and still no breakthrough seems to be forthcoming. Up to this point, you've failed to grasp what's true. And it's precisely in this place - the place of failure, of uncertainty - that your deepest and most powerful contemplations can begin. Just hold that it's possible, and stay open. You really, deeply don't know. And that's true for everyone. Have that as an actual experience instead of looking for an intellectually graspable 'thing' or answer that will satisfy you. So, it's either possible or it's not. If it's not, we might as well go have lunch and forget about the whole thing. But history tells us that there have been seemingly sincere individuals who claimed to have accessed some kind of direct knowledge or consciousness of the nature of reality. If it's been done by one of us, it means it is possible for the rest of us too. What's needed is, essentially, openness, questioning, and intent - now. And you repeat that over and over again until you break through.

Can you elaborate?