Sevi

I'm vata-pitta

@Violinpracticerdude only your personal experiences matter, rest is storyline already.

@Violinpracticerdude I appreciate that you brought this video here and ask directly to the forum members and be open to the discussion. I watched it and read the link you sent. For me, normally if I see this type of tone in a video I simply don't watch it, I consider it as a sign of immaturity; but of course sometimes there are reasons for people to get that personal and passionate. His point of view is not clear in the vid, I didn't understand what he is bringing to the table. From the page, some of the points made sense to me, like, he also doesn't want to accept or believe in things because just it is said so, seems like he also honors direct experience; on the other hand it didn't seem like he has enough assertiveness and discipline to keep the necessary practice going. I only invested my time on this, just because I appreciated the way you took your time to understand the opposite end and had an attitude to communicate it which can allow growth for both parties. My experience and opinion of paranormal is opposite of yours; but unfortunately there is no way that we can argue or commucate it. What I only can say is, looking at the way you were willing to argue that, you seem you are not satisfied with your conclusion about it; so if you are really serious about this, I would suggest to take your time to read some of the practices that are offered in this forum and apply one of the fitting ones for you at least one year, then you might have a chance to challenge your conclusion if you want to. The thing is, these topics & content need real actual phycial work in an on going regular basis. Considering even something like going to gym to exercise (as a very well seated life habit) just for physical mundane benefits is how challenging to acquire; forget about the work for exploring infinity. And without having at least one or two practices like those going on in our lives, to attempt to grasp the meaning what these guys like Leo are referring to will be useless. It's not an intellectual or mental activity, I mean of course some facets of it requires some mental comprehension too, but it is like, understanding why your knee shouldn't pass your toe when the feet are not in parallel position, while lifting up the heavy weight at the gym. Thanks again caring to ask directly to the forum members, I hope you stick around to see the components offered here.

I've finished my first 10 day Vipassana Retreat today. I've learned it here on this forum then I decided to attend. That's a life changing experience. If you follow this forum please do not miss this very valuable chance to attend one of these retreats. Actually book one of them without loosing any single minute right now. I would like to pay my respect to @Leo Gura and to this forum for being in such a service for people. Now I really understand the very core of this content here, deeply. And now it's very clear for me why most of the topics struck my heart and created such an impact on me. I hope everyone gets the chance to do this. With love

If there is exaustion, the motion of the attention might be somehow forced or interrupted rather than a nice flow. Caml and quiet observation of what is, might be getting mixed up with the mind being in charge to make things happen. Might you be forcing your mind too much in order to practice mindfulness? Rather than being an silent audience for the simple daily tasks while they are being done, maybe unnecessary pressure-check on your already ongoing awareness.

@StardewValley Don't be scared. You will heal it?

@Elisabeth From 0:48

To clear it out, I respect psychedelics. My intention wasn't to put 'pychedelics' into the category of drugs. What I wanted to say was 'The humans' who get them can utilize them in twisted ways (as drugs) or in a way which resonates with the nature of the substance. 'I' was questioning 'myself' if I am one of those people who mistreats the substance since my experience directed me into this questioning. That was what I meant by this phrase: Here: What I wanted say was "since they can be abused as a party drug" how can I be sure of myself that I treated it the right way. Also even a person who doesn't have the enough consciousness yet, that person is still free to discover and learn on her own way; without faults and bumps who will really learn or transcend anything? As an example, I teach dance, right; if someone trys it as a hobby, and at the beginning if they find it not helpful or interesting or sacred; as a teacher do I get resentful of them? Or be offended? Do I take it personally? Do I label them like: oh! I thought they were very nice people, now I see who they really are, oh I hate them now. What would that tell about myself? If someone does identify herself/himself with a 'thing' even that thing is enlightenment or something so sacred; that will surely blur the perception and the communication. And about relationships, if we are putting the other person under a constant need of explaining themselves for not be misunderstood, we'll loose some valuable connections. If we are breaking hearts due to nonstop evaluation and suspicion... Well in the end even the most loving ones gonna leave us that's for sure. Being too cautious and assuming others gonna take advantage of us is not a good sign. No one needs that much defence, none of us is that precious. I am very thankful all the beautiful things actualized.org brought to my life, but I think when we get so involved unnecessarily, then that starts to take all the beauty away. Enough is enough.

My second mini trip on lsd. Very low dose but still there was a strong effect on me. Took at 11:05, peaked at 2:10ish My intentions were clear: the wounds and the blockages I carry on my psyche, that I was working on for a while; I wanted to look at them under the light of a activated brain.. And to meditate to a deeper state... Well, what it did was it took me to my killer and hunter instinct, just like that. No emotions, no thinking.. Just very raw wild sensation of being alive. I wanted to bite something and not let it go like a dog. No meditation whatsoever. I laid down, with heavy sensation in my brain and with this strong instinct. I'm still a bit under the effect now. I know I 'shouldn't' be writing just yet.. But guess what. Who fucking cares.

The guy's ego is badly triggered At least Leo is not saying these things like 922 AC like Mansur al-Hallaj but even then Mansur didn't mind saying that he is the Truth. How interesting.. Truth being this obvious but yet this hidden..

@Vipassana Okay. Makes sense. Actually it makes perfect sense.. I'm still so scared to go that far tho.. I don't know if I ever be brave enough to do it before I die the way that I'm conditioned:) *well.. maybe I can cure my fear with low doses of mushrooms:) then I go all the way out..

I'm having difficulty to learn from this experience. Psychedelics can be a party drug or a tool in the way of enlightenment; okay. It's depend on the person. Now this experience I had can be a part of purging, maybe, in a way.. But really it doesn't seem to me right now that it haa anything to do with enlightenment. If it can be also a party drug how can you be sure you're utilizing it the right way? I am clear and confident where my intentions and desire on the enlightenment path but yet still I'm not sure that if I did it right, I also don't know if there is right or wrong either. I couldn't integrate the experience yet.

Congratulations? good luck tomorrow:)

Alhought the conversation starts on sex, the rabbi talks about love too. His input is worth it to hear out in my opinion.

So since we can explain things scientifically, existencially, intellectually and logically... There is no need to worry... We'll contemplate on love and we're gonna know. Our non-existing brains are so capable of non-embracemet of any-thing.

@Mikael89 I posted some images; assuming what my correlation is with the visuals, is your projection about me. I'm emphasizing that in order to point out that how inherently we get involved with such attempts. That being said, yes you are right; that's totally my interpretation of what I see there. But yet, I'm not that clear if there is any subtle differences between interpretation and projection. Lastly, how would 'you' know what I am projecting on, is 'love'? How possibly can you know for sure 'my inner world' ? Maximizing the chances of survival and reproduction is a way for an organism to stay alive and to continue existing in some format; so can we not look at that, as a primal coping attitude of an organism with eternity? If such urges connect beings with existence and eternity, are they not some form of bodily embracemet of re-creating life thus the closest manifestations to be 'Gods' in their own unit?

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