ajasatya

you're finding the real love. the culturally known love is a farce.

@Armik hello there. your difficulties reminded me of the difficulties i had. have you ever considered having yoga classes? joining a zen sangha? good luck!

if you're really that wise, then let go of your pride as soon as possible.

@AleksM nobody cares about it. your words are useless. you cannot guide anyone.

@Gabriel Antonio very well done take your time to integrate the experience in your daily routine. it was needed 4 months for me after my first ayahuasca experience.

the teacher's point was proved here: you don't have enough maturity to mix spiritual paths on your own way yet. you're just feeding your monkey mind. instead, practice and master one technique for your own sake. this decision requires a sip of humility, which can be quite hard at the moment.

@Surrealist hello there! would you try to implement some of these?

@Annetta chew slowly contemplate your surroundings often rarely use your cellphone eat healthily exercise (i strongly recommend yoga) drop your relationships with toxic people do not watch tv make eye contact with people

@nahtanoj do not worry about it. you felt the peace of true humility. bowing is a beautiful act. as opposed to what some people have suggested here, i suggest that you surrender absolutely to their practices. why is that so? because i could feel in your words that it's what your heart is asking you to do. and that's what i did when i was where you are. it's easy to notice those who are still trapped in mental processes. they say be careful; study a lot; integrate knowledge. i say just go; surrender; be happy. listening to our heart is one of the hardest thing for us, human beings, to do. and being humble enough to obey is even harder. it's scary, i know. the ego makes up a bunch of excuses and puts up a lot of obstacles. but in the end you simply have to go there. go there every sunday. smile and laugh with them. listen to them with a relaxed body. when we bow to buddha, we don't bow to a god in the common sense. we bow to our true nature. we bow to the big mystery of this present moment.

@Wyatt check out what they're doing in butan.

@Edvard it doesn't matter who's right and who's wrong. if you're leaning towards it, go for it with all your heart. it's your responsibility.

@Mastral

no. it has nothing to do with enlightenment. if you want to acquire super powers, that's something else.

@Loreena just to explain a little better what @Leo Gura said... when we're thinking/speaking/acting from a low consciousness perspective, we will experience suffering that comes from regret loneliness anger impatience vanity attachment jealously materialism luxury so our big task here is to purify ourselves from those by letting our egos dry out until they become humble servants of Truth.

huh, i think @krazzer got this because he doesn't seem to be someone who suffers from attachment. i still go to ayahuasca ceremonies twice in a month even though i'm not searching for anything. i just enjoy life the way it is . i play within duality like an innocent child. i talk about spirits and reincarnation. i talk about zen and make people practice zazen with me. i dance like the wind. i play a role without identifying myself with it. it's all fine. no suffering at all.

@Max_V try to feel those emotions in your body. instead of using the mind to come up with an idea about fear, find the fear and feel the fear in your body. observe it for a long period of time. you don't even need to ask yourself what it is. just be with it. don't run away to your thoughts.

@Loreena no. there's no shortcut. you have to accept the entire universe just the way it is. have you ever been to a retreat?

@Joseph Maynor do you live stuck in the past? are you anxious for the next move? if your answers are no, then you've already attained the pragmatic healing that the meditation habit provides. you can move one step further and let go of gains from your meditation habit. just meditate for no reason. letting go of gains is a real method to make your ego actually dry out. it feels unpleasant. it feels like a waste of time. but that's how the real work feels.

@krazzer watch out for the desire to be acknowledged, congratulated, looked up. let us be servants of Truth, not the opposite peace, compassion and wisdom.

have you tried group meditation? why don't you join a sangha? yoga classes with interesting people? have you ever been to an event that promotes healthy eating habits? don't just throw yourself in places inhabited by toxic people. you deserve better.

how is your physical health? do you eat healthily? do you practice exercises?

@Jack_Clark hello there! i appreciate your decision. why don't you start a journal and show us your journey? let your story inspire others! https://www.actualized.org/forum/forum/16-self-actualization-journals/

why would you turn it off? monkey mind is a nightmare from hell. being able to spend the day in the meditative state is a blessing. instead of turning it off, why don't you let it sink deeper in you? get used to it. your life has gained an incredible boost.

are you resisting a lot of temptations? how was your life? subjecting yourself to such a hard meditative program when coming from a life immersed in bad habits and addictions can be harmful. and consistency is more important than diving too deep in a rhythm that hurts you. take your time. walk around. go to a park and contemplate it with a relaxed body. sitting meditation is not the only tool. use everything you can.

@Loreena hatha yoga