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I’m reading becoming supernatural and breaking the habit of being yourself, also doing his meditations, morning and night, seems to be very brainwashing haha I’ve never heard about him before but decided to chose one self help book (or writer) and go all the way in.. would like to know opinions about him and his books! PS: I actually got the book recommendation from here if I’m not wrong.

@Vladimir awwww those answers brought me a lot of joy, love is pouring out of you. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world. Much gratitude ? If I may ask, what is the one book you would recommend from those good book you’ve read?

I have a San Pedro cactus and would like to know if any of you have the knowledge to prep it. I've looked into preparing the brew but it seems to be very tricky, so I'm looking for a dehydration method. Open to any advice on how to best use it. I've had it for years and it's growing so much that I need to cut it. Thank you!

Appreciate all the answers! I’m gonna cut mine but only use the greenest part which is where the alcaloide is. Then I will dehydrate and make a powder. I’ve had too much throwing up from ayahuasca already. Don’t really wanna go through that ?

Can we please talk about the fact leo had a cat all those years and we didn’t even know?! Lol Smokey was silent all those long hours of nonstop videos We are shocked because we’ve been creating an image of him and he is deconstructing it by posting personal stuff. He is a human being like us the question is not why we posts weird stuff, it’s why do we post all the same? I feel like leo is a little like Osho in the sense of the radical mind, I like that he is changing, means that he is expressing that god authentic energy while we are here mimicking him, as long as it fits the normal agenda, as soon as he posts a pic with a gun we are like waaait lol

Ayahuasca, look into the work of ayahuasca in the DNA. The vine of mariri tangles like two snakes which coincidently is also the shape of our DNA. The book The Cosmic Serpent and the Origins of Knowledge talks about that. I will post some pictures here later.

Phase II!

In a recent video when asked about weed and psychedelics, Matt Kahn said that those substances only change our perception because they change our breathing. And yes it makes sense giving that we can experience psychedelic states through breathing exercises. But I would like to know if you've heard any teachings that you can share or have an opinion on that? Very curious! Thank you for reading.

@mrPixel só excited to watch this!!

@integral Im open to try but have difficulty accessing good quality substances. @Leo Gura can you give us an update in the allowing sources topic that you created?

Anyone going to Burning Man this year? I dream of an actualized.org Camp This is going to be my first year, I'm camping with a Brazilian camp called AmaZone, so so sooo excited!! What your experience has been so far? any stories and tips are greatly appreciated. Currently thinking how my distribution of psychedelics will be throughout the week but also beyond curious to see all the artwork. I initially wanted to skydive there but I don't have the required 150 jumps so maybe next year

@Zeroguy @Zeroguy and you think laughing at my comment makes you an independent mind thinker? I never said I follow Leo or Matt Kahn, I investigate things and that is the reason why I open up the space to know more about the topic, if I did believe him I would not be here open to discussions. On the other side, I didn't see any comment about the connection of psychedelics and breathing coming from you. You actually "parroted" the above comment and said: Agreed on this, agreed on that. Who is the one following what others say? I see lots of projection..

@Zeroguy Did not understand your point, you agreed twice with the other person but did not elaborate.

@Raptorsin7 it's not a cult. Matt Kahn has a very heart centered approach, even though I don't agree with everything he says, I see a lot of value in his work. Are you familiar with his teachings? maybe you are more on your mind, that is why you can't grasp what he says.

Ai I love this forum!

Yasss!!! There is more here if you want to look into it. http://www.tantra-essence.com/2013/05/in-profile-osho-body/

Tantra teaches you to reclaim respect for the body, love for the body. Tantra teaches you to look at the body as the greatest creation of God. Tantra is the religion of the body. Of course it goes higher, but it never leaves the body; it is grounded there. It is the only religion which is really grounded in the earth: it has roots. Other religions are uprooted trees -- dead, dull, dying; the juice does not flow in them. I love Osho just because he was the only sage that spoke about the body, all the other spiritual teachers deny or repress this big part of our lives, our vehicle to be here. We ONLY have our body, why not take care of it, right?

@Vynce That's an interesting topic, thank you for posting! In the last 5 years I've used psychedelic in a meditative state and recently I've started introducing microdoses (well a little more on the higher side) to my practices. I've noticed I can sync with my body more easily, which I believe happens because psychedelics break the boundaries of the body and also the blockages (traumas) we've accumulated throughout our lives. I've tried with poi spinning balls, slackline, weight lifting, running, I haven't had the courage to introduce it into skydiving lol but my friend uses weed (I know its not psychedelic but can bring some good insights) inside wind tunnels (indoor skydiving) I will ask about his experience. But overall what I find is that our body has an internal wisdom, the more we let go of control and surrender to the body, the more it will do its thing in a most precise and optimal way. Getting in the zone is another thing, one day I learned so many new tricks on the slackline because of an LSD microdose. I felt like a child, I kept failing but instead of giving up (which is what the adult solid and inflexible mind does) the LSD brought me to that child like mind which is keep trying and have fun, don't be embarrassed to fail, and wow. It's just crazy. I wish more research was done into this field. This quote from Osho came to my mind, about our connection with our body. The first thing is the body. The body is your base, it is your ground, it is where you are grounded. To make you antagonistic towards the body is to destroy you, is to make you schizophrenic, is to make you miserable, is to create hell. You are the body. Of course, you are more than the body, but that 'more' will follow later on. First you are the body. The body is your basic truth, so never be against the body. Whenever you are against the body, you are going against God. Whenever you are disrespectful to your body, you are losing contact with reality, because your body is your contact. Your body is your bridge. Your body is your temple. Tantra teaches reverence for the body, love, respect for the body, gratitude for the body. The body is marvelous. It is the greatest of mysteries. But you have been taught to be against the body. So sometimes you are over-mystified by the tree by the green tree -- sometimes mystified by the moon and the sun, sometimes mystified by a flower, but never mystified by your own body. And your body is the most complex phenomenon in existence. No flower, no tree has such a beautiful body as you have. No moon, no sun, no star has such an evolved mechanism as you have. But you have been taught to appreciate the flower, which is a simple thing. You have been taught to appreciate a tree, which is a simple thing. You have even been taught to appreciate stones, rocks, mountains, rivers, but you have never been taught to respect your own body, never to be mystified by it. Yes, it is very close, so it is very easy to forget about it. It is very obvious, so it is easy to neglect it. But this is the most beautiful phenomenon. If you look at a flower, people will say 'How aesthetic!' And if you look at a woman's beautiful face or a man's beautiful face, people will say 'This is lust.' If you go to the tree, and stand there, and look in a dazed state at the flower -- your eyes wide open, your senses wide open to allow the beauty of the flower to enter you -- people will think you are a poet or a painter or a mystic. But if you go to a woman or a man and just stand there with great reverence and respect, and look at the woman with your eyes wide open and your senses drinking the beauty of the woman, the police will catch hold of you. Nobody will say that you are a mystic, a poet, nobody will appreciate what you are doing. Something has gone wrong.

@Tudo its my dream too!! I had mentally given up already, but then I posted on the facebook group offering help to the community and was received with lost of love, then in the end I could even choose which camp I would join. Your time will come! @Asayake I know right?? Leo never mentioned the in person events anymore, I met one of my best friends here in the forum, it would be so awesome an actualized camp!! I will report back. Thank you!!