Hugo Oliveira

Fasting is powerful! But how can you guys go for a week? On my second day, I don't feel hungry anymore. But I have zero energy, can't do anything, can't sleep, time doesn't pass. Is it supposed to be that bad? @Princess Arabia @shubhamsharma @Spiritual Warfare @ICURBlessings

Take care with drugs that can turn you off giving the illusion of sleep. Real sleep requires full cycles with different stages. Clonazepam helped me for a while but it is very easy to get addicted. Now I'm using Valeriana. Sometimes tea made from bay leaves and chamomile. You may be skeptical but tapping (EFT) was helpful on some occasions.

It is natural and OK. Just remember to be wise and strategic as much as possible. Be careful about the content you are consuming. Pick up videos and porn can fuck your sense of reality and brainwash you into just wanting sex. People underestimate how some content can be toxic. Balance is key.

Hey, I'm a SOMA Breath facilitator. Feel free to ask questions. You can search for SOMA Breath, Rebirthing, Xamanic Breathing, and Holotropic Breathwork. Each method has its own goals and protocols.

Keep looking into it. I can relate. If I'm not wrong Ruppert Spira says that it is a "stage" and eventually you recognize that experience and "experiencer" are just one. I'm not sure what is required for that. Maybe a higher awareness. Here is a report from an experience that I had: I was having some unpleasant feelings of disconnection and loneliness, so I decided to sit down and become totally aware of the feelings, allowing them to be and letting go of suppressions and aversions. The "problem" was that those feelings were not so clear and constant and I was having a lot of random thoughts that distracted me from that original focus. Because of that, I decided to simply be aware of whatever I was having in my experience. Whatever feelings and thoughts. Them, gradually, I felt so grounded in my own presence, in my own awareness that everything became observed. Simply observed without the need or the "notion" of a separate observer. From this point, I had the discernment of being experiencing myself as my own experience and my experience as myself. So simply! In all my previous meditations doing self-inquiry, I had this idea of forcing awareness "backward" into its source. But now I had the experience of witnessing everything as awareness itself. It was shocking at the moment but then, peacefully, I came back to my "normal" state."

It seems like a very limited way of thinking. As someone who worked closely with chemical and biological defense teams in the Army, I can tell you that society, the military, and international agreements have good reasons to deny this kind of idea. On the other hand, there are stories of accidental massive psychedelic contamination in past societies. And I'm curious about the impact that such an event could bring.

I'm not sure about abandonment but I have the intuition about some traumatic energy involved in this process. Thanks for bringing that up.

Thank you. I think this mindset is what is putting my life in motion after a long time of depression. I want a better lifestyle and a business that is not so draining. The point is that sometimes this longing makes me feel in a hamster wheel without getting significantly anywhere. This is what is scaring me now.

Thank you. It makes sense. But in the back of my mind sometimes it feels as if I don't know what I really want. Or even as if I am deluding myself into wanting something that I don't really want.

I think all these things could be good! Thank you.

I really want to change my life's circumstances. Most of us here know how much effort and energy it demands. When I hear spiritual teachings like "nothing can make you happy" or "everything you got will make you miserable", or "just detach from the outcomes", it destroys my motivation and almost makes me suicidal. I know that there is some truth in these teachings, I know that mundane satisfaction is suspicious. But I'm struggling so much with the idea of accepting everything and living a "spiritual life". It is like both spiritual and material satisfaction feels out of reach for me right now. Plus, I have a lot of bills.

I'm living in Rio! I'm not involved in pickup at the moment, but we can talk about it.

Yes, it can fuck your self-esteem. It is the same with pick-up workshops. Approaching is just one aspect of the whole thing. You have to be strategic in understanding what is necessary for you in each phase of the journey. Eventually, you may end up trying cold approach and dealing with the ups and downs of it. But trying to force your way by just approaching more and more is foolish. Take a break and have a deeper look at what is going on.

Recently, I was presented with a job opportunity that, while promising significant financial gain, raised ethical concerns for me. Despite the allure of making good money, something inside me strongly opposed the idea. It felt as though accepting the offer would compromise my integrity – almost like bargaining away a piece of my soul. Reflecting further on this inner conflict, I realize a similar discomfort surfaces when I contemplate aspects of pickup and sexuality. It's as if the pursuit of gratification through manipulation or self-serving actions contradicts a deeper sense of alignment. I once believed that these "dirty" desires were inherent aspects of my humanity. I thought it possible to indulge them partially and responsibly, guided by the idea of "burning through karma." Now, however, I find myself unsure where to draw the line. I feel unable to fully let go of these desires yet struggle to satisfy them because of this intuitive feeling of evil. It seems like navigating some of my needs requires some form of subtle manipulation of reality, which troubles me deeply. Does anyone else experience this internal struggle or have insights to share?

That's not the case. Yes, there are risks. But I think it may increase when you are a "gringo" or a person who is totally new to some specific region. It makes you more vulnerable. I lived my whole life safely in Brazil and felt threatened on some occasions during trips to Europe and the USA.