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@Leo Gura I mention Tom Campbell a lot on this forum, but he describes eliminating sugar, caffeine, and alcohol as absolutely vital to the consciousness work that he does. He describes it that most people are living life in a fog and don't even notice until they eliminate specifically sugar for months at a time.

@Leo Gura I think this may be my favorite video of yours. It snapped me out of a lull. I go through periods where I know all of these things are distractions, then unconsciousness and their siren song lure me back in. Great great video.

@Outer That sounds like an awesome combination! I have a similar background story with the work. I Studied it extensively, read all the books on it, watched many videos, but wasn't able to make it effective for me. Maybe when I go back and try it again I will be able to get more success with it. I have yet to try Ramana Maharshi self inquiry.

@LRyan You might want to look into something known as emdr This guy is the foremost expert on PTSD

@Callum A The shinzen young mindfulness technique that Leo teaches in his mindfulness video was really powerful for me. I would like to become better at it in time.

@Robert66 It is weird, I learned this method a few years ago and extensively studied it. I read the book , watched the movie and took the course, though I didn't do most of the work book. And for some reason the effectiveness slipped past me. But, I am doing it now. and am having multiple powerful releases. I guess I wasn't ready at the time. And I have learned a lot since then. Cool to hear that there are others getting use out of it!

@vikisss1 I am playing a game right now called "The Witness". I think it is an interesting example of a constructive video game because I feel like it forces you to use your intuition and not rely so much on your logical mind. If you rely on your logical mind then the puzzles are overwhelmingly hard and you will give up. But if you just observe and let a deeper part of your mind do the processing, then you will find yourself solving puzzles that seemed impossible. I wasn't going to post this here, but then I strait up ran into a quote in the game about infinity and god. So I felt like I had to post this here.

@AstralProjection You may have heard of this before, but there a is a technique known as Induced After Death Communication. Where you use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to bring about spontaneous after death communication often with therapeutic effect. Your account reminds me a lot of this. If you are brave enough, or disciplined enough, or have the resources to work with someone trained in this technique. Let me know if you have any success

@AstralProjection Not saying that I would dogmatically apply either things all of the time. There is a balance to be found and a nuance to be acted with.

@AstralProjection This reminds me of a study that said that if you go around telling people your goals you are more likely to fail at them. Because the act of telling people, and the social rewards you get from doing this, trick your brain into thinking that you have already attained the goal. The reward centers and such go off. So if you really care about achieving something, keep it to yourself! Counter intuitively.

I can see myself in your post. I have been on both sides of this situation. I can see some possibilities. 1. He likes you, but is afraid to let his guard down. Afraid to love and be vulnerable. 2. He is not interested in you romantically, but would enjoy being your friend. 3. He is committed to someone else. 4. He is homosexual Those are just some of them. If you really feel this strongly, the only way to move forward is to be as direct and clear in your communication as you possibly can. Let him know exactly how you feel in a concise and clear way. Especially over text it is easy, because he can carefully form his thoughts in response. It is a pretty non threatening way to communicate. If he ends up rejecting you at least you will know that you tried and you will have no regrets moving forward. Make it quick and to the point. Be creative in your approach. Don't try to force anything. You may end up winning him over. If not, you will learn something about yourself. There are many many great fish in the sea. Good luck! Stay Strong! Stay on the Journey!

@CreativeInertia Thanks I love this community feedback. I read the book years ago and was fascinated by it, but felt clumsy applying it. I really just needed someone to bounce ideas off of. I'll give it a go again soon. And In the context of Leo's "Awareness alone is curative" video it makes sense that even if you answer "no, no, never" if you pay attention to that fact that this is what your mind thinks, that awareness is enough to correct the unwanted thought behavior over time. Thanks again.

@CreativeInertia Do you answer the questions honestly, or do you feel like you have to say the "right" answers? Thanks for the insights.

@CreativeInertia This is the sedona method. I love the idea of it, but how were you able to integrate it into your life?

@Peace and Love I know it is sad. There are people from all different perspectives and places here. Don't lump us all together. Body image issues are a legitimate epidemic in our society. And mental health issues are on the rise for young girls. It really is a giant issue. You are not over reacting. Don't leave us peace and love! Or at least tell me what forum you migrate to and I'll tag along.

@Saba This is literally all you need. No need to spend money on a therapist unless you are in a very very serious situation (or you just want to) (turn off audio)

@Saba something that I have heard about for performance anxiety, but haven't used myself, is EMDR. Might be worth looking into. I think you can apply it yourself. If you research it online you may run into some information that cautions against using it yourself. But it is literally just moving your eyes back and forth and imprinting new emotions and beliefs (affirmation/positive cognitions) It is a legit therapy. Good luck! I wish you the best!

I haven't gone this deep in some time because I have been focused on other things. But one time I was probably the deepest I had ever been in a meditation, I started seeing a golden spiral of light entering my forehead. It was so vivid that I started to get spooked. And as I got spooked the spiral started to waver and I couldn't hold my concentration then a serpent made out of red light appeared and came at me. The serpent was to symbolize fear. I didn't understand it at the time, but it was a fear test. It was a metaphor that I could understand. It wasn't a literal serpent.

@cetus56 Things get pretty weird if you go down the Tom Campbell road.

@cetus56 "blew the chance" is too fatalistic. Apparently you can do it on command if you practice enough. You will have many many more chances if it is something you want, If fear and ego doesn't derail you.

@cetus56 Not saying that this is for sure true, but Tom Campbell would describe that black void as the "void state" an important first step to doing all sorts of things with your consciousness. And he would describe the ugly face as a fear test to see if you are ready to go further. Might be worth checking out his material. He has a youtube channel and books. Are you familiar with his work?

Just watched this video and had a pretty powerful shift. It wasn't apparent at first. I started using Leo's Contemplation exercise in conjunction with the exercise in this video, then I had the breakthrough experience of realizing that soooooooo many things bother me. So many things that it was almost a fog. paraphrase: "When you say something bothers you, you think you are in a place of power and righteousness. In reality you in a place of weakness and are being controlled. You are giving your power over to the external world and letting these things control you."

@Echoes lol

"If it's not your experience, it's not your truth. If it is your experience it is your truth." - Tom Campbell

to me the most attractive thing in the world is a genuine smile