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You're just overthinking it. It's easy to see because of how detailed your reports are about where it's more or less intense. This is anxiety thinking. Anxiety feeds off your fear and attention. You have a bunch of imaginative people here suggesting to you that you're on the verge of some crazy ego death and having kundalini awakenings, etc. I wouldn't take it too seriously. It's probably just adding to your stress. The good news is, whether it's "kundalini" or just plain old stress causing weirding body sensations and symptoms (very typical) - the answer is the same. It will pass. You will be fine. Know this and float through what's happening until it subsides. Don't worry!

It's anxiety my guy. Whether you call it kundalini or an over active nervous system it's the same. Kundalini is the nervous system. All of the sensations, symptoms, fears, and feelings you're experiencing are just as common for people suffering with anxiety. Check out this list: https://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms.shtml 5-MeO ramped up your nervous system, and it takes time for it to calm down. The issue is, you're so worried about what's happening that it's keeping your nervous system on edge. It's a vicious cycle. You don't have to do anything to get over this. It's a chinese finger trip. The sooner you let go, the sooner you will recover. Just give it time, as much time as it takes. Don't count the days, weeks, or hours any longer. Best of luck!

This isn't the case. See his discussions with Sam Harris where he spends hours refuting Sam Harris' rational objective morality with metaphysical arguments about the nature of truth. Then again, I'm not even sure why one's belief in one area determines the worth of their entire body of work. I'd be willing to bet Bernie Sanders believes in an external, objective reality as most materialists do yet we don't throw away all of his wisdom and behave as though he's a simpleton.

You could say the same thing about Jesus. Any teaching can be misinterpreted to fit a specific agenda, so why demonize the teacher? JP can be associated with the wrong crowd, yet both he and Sam Harris do come from a sincere place of trying to understand the world despite having vastly different opinions. There may be some holes or gaps in JP or Sam Harris' understandings, but the real problem is that our society will demonize them for having a different opinion and stifle all conversation. That is what they are standing up to. You are playing your role in demonizing the man, when we should be encouraging anyone with a sincere purpose to step forward and be part of the conversation. Look at someone like Joe Rogan, who is able to converse with and appreciate viewpoints from those across the spectrum including Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, and now Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang. If people are becoming radicalized by ideas, the solution isn't to demonize and stifle them, it's to open the conversation and shine light on the misunderstandings for the benefit of everyone. Clearly there is a large segment of your viewership who resonates with and has learned something from Jordan Peterson. Instead of seizing this opportunity to connect with your following and teach, you've shut them down and pushed them away. It's such a broad strokes generalization you've made about anyone who sees value in JP, that is what is toxic here. I've listened to hours of JPs lectures, and by your logic I should be a Trump thumping neo Nazi, yet I'm voting for Bernie Sanders in the next election. It's possible to hold partial perspectives, which you've touted when it's convenient regarding pseudoscience - yet you're unwilling to behave this way when it comes to anything that doesn't fit the basic spiral Green / political left agenda. Wake up.

@ivankiss really well said. It's obvious you've lived through the various stages and are actively integrating them. Most on this forum have not been through stage 2 as you've dubbed it. It's very much like that famous Alan Watts quote:

I had a DMT trip last year which convinced me my ex was my soulmate and that the universe was showing me how my destiny was going to unfold. Two months later I realized how deluded I was. It seems that more than anything else these psychedelics are windows to your subconscious. Leo is definitely more focused on the mechanics of absolute infinity, and the vastness of it. He's preoccupied with how much greater exponential levels of consciousness he can obtain. Maybe it's metaphor for an insatiability with knowledge or wisdom. Maybe it's something else entirely. All I know for certain is our convictions can change at the drop of a hat, so always remain humble.

This seems to be a chicken and egg issue you've skirted over. Materialists are close minded because they haven't directly experienced the absolute, but those who have experienced the absolute and draw different conclusions are close minded because they are in the materialist paradigm. So what makes your direct experience worth more than the next's? Are your experiences not just as colored as theirs are?

Good self awareness. Try to be more mindful about how you're promoting new ideas and concepts to the world. First of all, you seem very attached to certain concepts and this has made you sound dogmatic. Second, pay attention to why you're really putting this out there. Try to have pure intentions. The best way to initiate change is to embody what you'd like to see. Others will surely follow if you're emanating the right energy. Leo has done a lot to help others, but he's also a zen devil at times. Now more recently he will describe the absolute in a thousand different ways for an hour plus each video. What does this do to help his viewers? Mostly nothing. Which is exactly why you don't see other more mature masters behaving this way.

I would never suggest it's women's fault or that they should bear the burden of the incels. The truth is there will always be truly incel men, and it's very sad. Sure, a significant portion of them can work through their issues and attract women. Let's be real though, not all of them will be able to. These guys carry a double burden. They are unattractive to women, and they are chastised for being unattractive to women. How these men deal with the issue is misguided and toxic. These guys have enough shame, shaming them isn't going to help or change anything. I'm not sure how we're supposed to handle them, I just know that further shaming them is counter productive. For many of them, it's fair to suggest ways to improve. But let's be real, some of these guys will never be able to attract women or form relationships. This isn't disney world. It's tragic.

Most people are weak minded. He can stop overusing the word "devil" and drop the air of condemnation when there is confusion, challenge, or disagreement. This would help.

The Buddhists have the idea of "Mental Continuum" which isn't a permanent YOU but something as close to a temporary identity as one could come to understand... https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/lam-rim/impermanence-death/how-mental-continuums-perpetuate-themselves

Lol here we go... Does having a mystical experience (which I've had a handful) turn me into the three eyed raven? You are a perfect example of said parrot.

@Joseph Maynor making some really good points here. Take some time off the forum, brother. @Leo Gura is right about others turning his teachings into religion. He has always been explicit about not doing this. I see way too many here parroting things Leo says as if they are absolute fact. Though I would say Leo inadvertently contributes to this by hammering his truth into whoever questions him. When you're confused and the leader here refers to your behaviors as devilry, either you or onlookers with weaker minds will fall into blind faith parroting and mimicking to stay in line. "This is the answer you devil!" - What do you expect is going to happen?

https://www.amazon.com/Models-Attract-Women-Through-Honesty-ebook/dp/B005EOTH24 This is the book. Enjoy.

All of you sound dogmatic. Let him or her find out on their own. They aren't asking questions, so they aren't receptive to your answers.

There's many reasons I don't vote, and I'm only speaking for myself. I don't vote because practically speaking, my vote doesn't matter in the state of New York. I don't vote because I don't believe in the two party system. I don't vote because I don't believe in the candidates. Politics in the United States has nothing to do with your view points as an individual. You're forced to take on an entire package of views based on party identity one way or the other. If you agree with something a political "opponent" says your home party demonizes you. This isn't even a call for "centrism". It's possible to have an "extreme left" view on one topic, and an "extreme right" view on another topic, as these lines are inherently arbitrary to begin with. This binary party identity also leads to completely broken political discourse. The right wants to "own" you with facts and logic. The left wants to shame you with social justice and arrogance. The other side is always an immoral enemy to be defeated. You can't have a functional political conversation with someone when you don't inherently believe in their good nature and intentions. At the end of the day, we are all star dust. Your political viewpoints are the products of nothing more than circumstance. Where you were brought up, what you were taught in school, your biology, your traumas. We all want the same things. You aren't going to change anyone's mind by "owning" them with witty arguments. You aren't going to change anyone's mind by shaming and censoring them. Non duality shouldn't only apply to our inner spiritual work, it should apply to our political discourse.

What in the world is a pick up duel? Anyways, following most of these PUAs will lead you astray. You're just adding another facade on top of the one you already have. This one emulates these corny PUAs with their rubric techniques which turn the entire thing into a cold mechanistic system. I think reading one PUA book can get you 90% of what you need, because it's not really a PUA book. It's more about self development and building true inner confidence which women find magnetic. It's about the ability to be honest and vulnerable, and actually connect with women. This will feel effortless if you begin to master it. https://www.amazon.com/Models-Attract-Women-Through-Honesty-ebook/dp/B005EOTH24

I thought that was just life. Listen to different music. Switch up the songs in your mind.

If you are way more artistically talented than technically, go with art. Otherwise, start with programming. You will be able to fund your time spent on art later on.

Damn, I fell for this so many times... So I don't blame you. She's going to betray your friendship as she did your relationship and hurt you even worse next time. It is what it is, I guess you have to go through it to learn. The spiritual bypassing doesn't just clear out psychological dynamics you both have developed throughout your entire lifetimes.

Stop this record playing in your head that it's your fault she left you, and that if you were "better" she would have stayed with you. It's not grounded in reality. What you did is share with your girlfriend an honest side of yourself, which 99% of men have in common, and acknowledged it's something you'd like to change. Now, if she were a normal, loving partner to you, she would stand by you, and encourage you to develop into what you want to be. These are just crude control tactics on her part. If you were to 100% quit porn, I guarantee she would still find a new reason to leave you. Also, mark my words, she will return to try to recycle you in a few months. And she will breadcrumb you with love which will never reach the first times you were together. Don't fall for it, don't go back. You have to stop with this mentality that you are some slacker, who wasn't enough, who has all these hoops to jump through before you're ready to be with her. The more hoops you jump through, the more she will reject you. You seem like a good young dude, trying to better yourself. Everything is fine. Let her go.

Guy, I have news for you. She is the narcissist, not her "ex." This is her thing, she bounces from young guy to young guy, creating this illusionary honeymoon phase only to drop them on their head. She already got in your head, making you feel like you've been "slacking." You have all these bad habits, and you simply aren't trying hard enough to win her over right? Essentially, she made you feel as if you aren't good enough for her. Before, you were the hero and he was the bad guy. Now she's recycling him, and you are trash. She went to him and told him about how he was the hero, and you are the bad guy. In a few months, she will try to recycle you. You don't want this girl back. Believe it or not, she doesn't deserve you. Don't ever let her make you feel like you aren't good enough. Read about NPD / BPD relationships, and you'll see this is all classic behavior. Cut this toxic person off. She is immature, and young guys like you are easy to pull off this bullshit with.

Depends on your definition of enlightenment. There's enlightenment and liberation, I believe they are different. He could have witnessed the absolute, he may understand it very well. On the other hand, he might not be completely liberated. Is anyone? He's human. He's vulnerable like the rest of us. I felt like I had an understanding which would shield me from a lot of pain, and then life punched me in the face and I was completely unprepared. Life has ups and downs, it's part of being human. I wouldn't expect a complete cessation of suffering. I feel we are training ourselves how best to accept what comes our way. Seems like he's starting to accept what's happening to him. It's much easier said than done.

I had a bout of severe insomnia earlier this year, and it lasted weeks. It was in response to a really awful emotional time in my life. What happens though, is that you enter an anxiety cycle. He's rightfully worried about his sleep, more likely he's terrified. Body's fight or flight response gets stuck in the ON position. Takes a really really long time to come down. It could create insomnia, chronic pain, twitches, burning skin, dizziness, pretty much any physical symptom you can imagine. Anxiety is truly awful and I wish him a speedy recovery. He must accept his lack of sleep and float through it, Claire Weekes style. The key is PATIENCE. Insane amounts of mental willpower, fortitude, and patience. I don't believe this is directly connected to entheogen use, though it could make him more sensitive.

Color me unimpressed. Russel Brand always gives off the vibe that the most important part of anything he does is to show off how woke or conscious he is. I give him a lot of credit for inviting those with opposing viewpoints to come speak with him on his show. He also deserves praise for highlighting their courage and preparing the audience to hear them out. On the other hand, it was an opportunity squandered to connect there because his ego got in the way. He condescendingly mocked their words, patronized them, invaded their personal space, and really spent little time actually trying to create a bridge. Humor is a way to connect, but Russel made his guests the butt of the joke and it was all at their expense. Of course these bigots are wildly disillusioned, but in many ways their love is more sincere than Russel's here because they actually believe what they are saying will save someone. On the other hand, Russel brings out these guys like some kind of circus freaks he can mock in front of his audience for magical wokeness points.