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@Leo Gura I agree 100% with your Metaphysics. Reality is a hallucination grounded by nothing. I don't understand the condemnation of science and the propping up of religions / New Age ideologies. Science is in the business of explaining the world of appearances in our dream reference state. It does a very good job at this. It doesn't claim to answer questions beyond this. Science is a tool. You condemn science for not dealing with Metaphysics, that's like condemning a hammer for not being a screwdriver. Here's where it gets more perplexing to me, religions and New Age ideologies also believe in a material world that is "real." Religions generally have a foundation of a "real" material world created by a divine creator. For the New Agers, it seems that Aliens have become their gods, and they are mostly concerned with how Aliens have manipulated our material world to "create" us. All three of religion, New Age, and science make claims about our world of appearances. For example, abrahamic religions claim the world is 6000 years old. The New Agers believe aliens built the Egyptian pyramids. They are both immensely concerned with "truth" related to this dream appearance. Science's methodology is a lot better suited to making sense of this realm. When scientists discover tons and tons evidence that the Egyptians themselves built the pyramids and no Aliens are required, the New Agers are the ones who can't handle this truth. Now I'm not claiming that science has all the answers, even when it comes to this appearance world, but if your major critique is the metaphysical foundation of a material reality, then all three are guilty. Just because the other two dabble with immaterial ideas while being completely wrong about this appearance world, doesn't make their foundations any stronger. At least science has some level competency in dealing with one frame of reference. New Age ideals on the other hand, they haven't touched truth in any frame. They simply believe what they want to believe. There's a world of a difference between not attaching to appearances, and attaching to all appearances. What is it about the New Age movement that makes it a stronger reflection of truth in your opinion? Really want to understand. Thanks.

Good idea! Weed causing paranoia is not a mental illness, it's just what weed does to those who love to be in control. Get some beginner level truffles, and take a dose in Vondelpark. It will be awesome.

Yes, the Jews do the same and have strict rules about the slaughtering process to avoid suffering, but it's unclear how much this intention has been muddied up by modern farming techniques. I'm personally trying to cut back on the meat but it's extremely difficult for me, since I enjoy the food and it feels so natural eating it given how I grew up. Hopefully I can get to a point where I consume meat on special occasions and feel deep appreciation. This might sound dumb, but I also wonder about the moral implications of eating vegetables. This is an honest question, and I know many fruits and vegetables have a symbiotic relationship with species who eat them, but is it possible we are indirectly harming yet another living being? At the end of the day, you continue living by consuming another life. It's much easier to relate to the plight of an animal, and I can completely understand how we alter this creature's natural lifestyle in favor of our selfish eating habits, but I question the implicit moral high ground of eating fruits and vegetables over meat, our habits aside.

It's a game of hide and seek.

For me it was sugary cereals, pastas, and soda. It's amazing how much crap I was ingesting.

Oh my god. I had the same experience, though slightly worse. My doctor loaded me up with strong antibiotics that destroyed my immune system for years. He could have just told me to drink more water and lay off the sugary garbage food.

I did this once before with my ex girlfriend in Israel. He gave us the usual dose of 5 points. Everyone reacts differently to it. For me, it gave me a really strong fever, I turned beet red, and I felt intense pressure in my head like it was about to explode. This was somewhat unpleasant, but was oddly relaxing and also felt good at times. Definitely a weird experience. On the other hand, my girlfriend at the time was vomiting profusely. I can tell you from knowing her personally, she has had tons of emotional baggage to deal with - this could be why. For me the effects subsided by the following morning and I felt mostly normal. My ex swears she doesn't get sick for the 3-4 months following a Kambo session. I didn't pay much attention to whether my immune system was immensely boosted or not afterwards. I generally don't get sick often, and didn't feel like it did too much for me. For my ex, it was immensely helpful. Go figure. Just goes to show you how everyone is different.

The 5-MEO inhibits the parts of the brain which allow you to function as an "individual" part of the whole. Your brain hides the truth for functional purposes.

I would say for me, the biggest difference is that my decisions in life aren't driven by FEAR. This affects all aspects of life.

It's not a bad terminology to describe the group and it's purpose. The underlying belief that we're entering some kind of 'new age' where all of our intellectual underpinnings are just shams and conspiracies. Personally I don't resonate with the new age movement. They've hit on some truths, but only through luck. It's not hard when you don't examine any idea critically. At the same time, they throw away any knowledge or wisdom that is considered conventional simply because it's... well... conventional. Conventional wisdom is boring, and the new age movement is fixated on exciting theories revolving around aliens, egyptians, solar flares, quantum entanglement, etc. The egyptians built the pyramids through their own ingenuity and we have tons of documented evidence? Boring! They must have used ancient magic and alien technologies, man couldn't possibly have figured it out themselves! So they've really thrown the baby out with the bathwater. They do a great service by questioning conventional wisdom, but if you're going to do that you also need to think critically about 'new age' theories and this is where they fall short of hitting the mark.

Why so many laws bro?

@Joseph Maynor you already made the choice to be here. This in and of itself makes it not pointless. You chose to experience Joseph Maynor. You chose to experience my life too. You chose to experience everyone's life. When we talk about life being pointless, it's a language issue. What we really mean to say is closer to there being no specific point. You are free to find your own meaning.

We are all entertainers, I believe that's the great truth. The one quality that seems to be shared by all of the great masters is a sense of humor

What makes you say that?

They are both spiritual masters. They are both enlightened. Once you are aware, you're free to express being whichever way you prefer and there's no reason they should express being similarly just because they are enlightened. Sadhguru has his way, and Alan Watts has his way. Alan Watts enjoyed drinking, so that's what he did. He wasn't trying to self preserve for the sake of self preservation, because there's no 'self' to preserve. There's no sad end to Alan Watt's life. He brought eastern zen philosophies to the Western world, he got to the heart of the matter. There's no where to go. He presented his message with tons of humor and practical insight. And when he felt like it, he detached. There's no "master direction."

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@egoless check this out. http://sweepingzen.com/karma-free-will-and-determinism/

Are you in control of whether you do evil or not? Are you in control of whether you awaken or not?

Nothing, but who's calling it evil?

That's not really what he said though. He said evil is selfishness, which comes from your ego's desire to self preserve which we all have. The more conscious you are of your propensity to do evil in the interest of your self preservation, the less evil you will do. The boundaries of evil become irrelevant when the boundaries of your 'self' do.

Good question.

This is immensely insightful, not just in the scope of raising children. It pretty much summarizes the entire detachment issue, and the question of whether we're supposed to retreat into a cave and meditate for the rest of our lives. We are in a "play of consciousness" - play on.

Is it really going to help you if everyone here gives you their perspective? You are going to get yet more differing opinions. There are no definitive answers, and even if there were you wouldn't know which one. In my point of view, you should stop starting threads for awhile and over analyzing everything. It doesn't matter how much knowledge you acquire now, because you may not have the wisdom to integrate it. Get out there and rack up some life experiences. Go find your own interpretations.

Not all of illusion is ego, but all of ego is illusion. My understanding is your authentic self is there underneath your ego as awareness, and when you lift the mask you are able to access it. Some consider that authentic self absolute or "true" reality, some call it nothing, some call it no-thing, some say it's a projection. Personally, I feel we're always limited to a projection and there are infinite layers to peel back. Would like to hear other perspectives though!

I suppose you did the right thing, trying to hone in on it and unmask it. For whatever reason, the insight didn't come and you were spinning your wheels. Trying to actively expel the energy seems like a counter productive strategy here. Acceptance is much more natural. At this point, you can treat it as an oncoming wave that eventually passes, which it will. You don't have to tackle it now, let it pass. Maybe there were other insights waiting for you.