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@Javfly33 If that is what you guys are taking away from what I am saying, you don't understand and that's a shame. I'm not giving you some gronk game advice. I am saying that your desire for women and the way they handle your desire, is a social pressure that forces you to become a better man. Not a weaker man. That's fucking empowering for both genders! What's not to get? Where did this weakness crap come from? That's a misunderstanding of what I am saying. That's just leading, setting the frame, being on your own path. Basic guy shit. I am not talking about some form of simping. You don't see that the reason you value being self-validating and masculine is because it perfectly complements the feminine energy you desire. If you didn't desire women on some level, having 'success' with them makes no sense. Or you can both continue to take the role women play in your self-development for granted. It's your mind, do what you want with it. Just leave the women in my life out of it

You sure? Ever desired intimacy with a woman? Or cared how a woman thought you looked? Or sought wealth in part because a woman might appreciate it? Any such behaviour is obviously defined by your appreciation for women. And women do all their shenanigans because of their appreciation for men. You'd have to be a total genderless celebate to not be defined (or influenced, if you prefer) by women. I feel a patriarchal bias in your responses. A wise man understands he would be a rat without women to inspire him. You'll have to renounce women for life if you disagree. 😉

Pussy is just one part of it. That's just the dimension of feel-good fun and parenthood. Being able to handle femininity empowers and sharpens masculinity as a whole. Masculinity cannot reach his highest wisdom without the feminine to test him and check him on his bullshit. The wise king has a wise queen.

Men are defined by women just as much as women are defined by men. A high value man is completely defined by what women value. Most of men's accomplishments are only possible because they wanted women. Many people pursue success, fitness, health just because it will get them sex and love. Men are only 'leaders' because women generally desire leaders. So who's leading who really? There is an intelligence to their 'bitchiness' and 'coldness' you fail to see.

Well if you join a party you better be prepared to receive criticism for whatever the party does. All political parties are rotten in different ways. You clearly don't fit into the mold of either party. I think your time is better spent presenting a vision for a total reformation of an existing one. You might find a way to be less rotten Minor parties are not worth your time. When has a once-minor party ever held an ounce of power? And I might suggest your policies need a lot of thought still. I see a hint of emotion and group-think without developing original, practical, compassionate ideas. Example: Lowering taxes. For who? Billionaires? Common-folk? Why? Who does it benefit? Who does it disappoint? Example 2: Against LGBT rights. Why? 'They have had a negative impact' is not good enough. How are they doing more harm then good? Will repressing them do more harm then good? How can you help LGBT people meet their needs without whatever negative effects you're perceiving? If you were gay, how would you feel about whatever laws you want to enact? Is what you perceive as negative even true?

Finally found the video I wanted to share on this thread. This is what being a cop is actually like... You can skip over his abolitionist stance, it is not reasonable given the current consciousness of humans.

@bazera Consistency is just part of this dream, reality doesn't have to be consistent. Those NDE lights and things are probably human-specific experiences. Who would know what non-humans see in a NDE? @Leo Gura You really think human mind has a choice in the matter in after-death imagination? That's surprising. You sure that's not a psychedelic bias? I'm gonna become a cthulhu then... Sounds fun... No one else can claim old god afterlife now, I've called dibs.

Thanks for sharing. Bashar in a nutshell: Just have good vibes.

Hi everyone, I am considering doing the fall workshop with Cheng Hsin next year. Curious if anyone here has attended one of his month-long workshops and has any feedback or insight into what to expect? What personal experience have people here had? Would you recommend it to a friend who was interested and has been doing this work and psychedelics for a few years on their own? I would be traveling from overseas and staying there for a month if I was to do it, so I want to be sure it will be worth the effort and time. My pending strategy right now is to just do a one week workshop via zoom, then if it seems worth my time to book a month retreat in person later in the year. Please let me know when roughly you attended in your response, I'm sure the workshops have likely changed over the years.

@Anon212 My understanding of Sadhguru's work is that he is more interested in traditional self-help and comforting the masses with spiritual niceties and love rather than understanding reality. He may do the reality stuff on the side but it's not the focus of his work. He's like the Indian Tony Robbins. Him exploring the truth of God will not serve his audience in the way they want.

Good point, although I wonder how much mob boss comes out behind closed doors. Maybe not much, else there would be more evidence.

What would you say are solidly orange characteristics of his? I try not to pay too much attention to him, but when I do see him it's pretty solidly red with just enough blue and orange to not annoy his allies.

Being online is a great tool, but it's so easy to misuse. And you have to be online if you want to survive and understand the modern world. Of course, if you spend 8+ hours a day online you're miserable. You need sunlight. But deeper than that, being online unconsciously trains your mind to be a consumer of information. Consuming information is great, but you need to digest it and mold it into insights in order for it to actually develop your mind. You need to actively put yourself in a cycle of consuming and digesting online content, too much of one or the other in ineffective. One reason I participate on this forum is to do a bit of both. Writing responses like this a form of digesting information. I do bi-weekly podcasts for my industry just do digest what I have learned and sharpen my thinking. The self-promotion and opportunities that come from that are just a bonus.

@Yimpa @JTL Trump is solid red, he only knows enough about blues and oranges in order to manipulate them. Just because someone is a cunning businessperson doesn't mean they are orange. Trump only understands criminal, illegitimate business. He doesn't want to play business by the rules (integration of stage blue), which is what separates red and orange business styles. When he does play by the rules, he only does so because he wants to avoid punishment. That is peak red.

Hey friends, I had my wisdom teeth out this morning. I was told by my doctor it was going to be a long and complicated procedure, and on the rougher side for recovery. I am doing fine now, just gotta get through a week of recovery. So, they gave me an IV drip which is the deepest level of sedation that's commonly used. I thought I would learn a thing or two about mind and how awareness forms but that was not the case. It was exactly like falling asleep, like a power nap. I couldn't even tell you what the falling asleep felt like, it was an instant lights out for me. Maybe 5 minutes prior to waking, I started dreaming as awareness powered back on, though I can't remember what was going through my head. Waking up was pretty much instant, from dream sleep to present and aware in a snap. That whole time, I wasn't there, and yet the biological machine kept on ticking. This reminds me there is so much going on that is automatic and unconscious in our bodies, maybe 99% of things you are doing are completely unconscious. Even just walking around while being sober is pretty unconscious, your legs just do the work. Anyone have a different experience with deep sedation? Very curious to see how my experience compares.

Yeah, it's really a shame. There is room for a visionary leader to raise the consciousness and effectiveness of police departments. But of course, to gather the resources required to make that happen is nearly impossible when the defund the police rhetoric is so popular. I wonder if there is data suggesting more police spend on mental health reduces policing critical incidents? That would help steer the conversation. Do you think we just have to accept a degree of police violence for the majority to work as intended in our time? I could see that being a real, but very politically incorrect possibility.

Yes, but then we should have better systems in place to keep cops who have recently been through traumatic events out of the field. They can do office work. Whatever is being done is not enough. I wish I could find the channel, but there was an ex-cop who used to make videos on cop culture and the mindset they would drill into the officers. They were taught to constantly be afraid, always thinking three or four steps ahead. What would I do if this person had a gun? A knife? Even in civilian life. Mental health and culture are so poorly maintained in police departments, particularly the more rural ones. Lots of work to be done there.

Brushing up against true no-experience has been very odd. I am really not sure if 'the light of existence' exists when there's no experience going on. But, of course it has to be there... Else experience would never have returned to me. -- @Lyubov Yep you will be fine. Pick a good surgeon and follow their instructions like the law and you'll be decently comfortable throughout the whole thing. All those horror stories you hear are coming from people who did not listen to instructions, or people who cheaped out and got a bad surgeon to do the job.

Is he ill? Or is this a precautionary effort? He's still running workshops plenty.

Upon further contemplation, I could have also just 'imagined' the whole experience and no external reality exists. So yeah, those nurses ceased to exist then re-appeared after I was done imagining being sedated. At least that's what is true using only my experience as reference.

I don't. But then that could mean I may have lived countless lives before this one and have forgotten them, and that's too much for my dumb human brain to grasp right now. If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to remember it, does it make a sound?

It wasn't even just memory that wasn't there. Experience wasn't even there. And yet "I" was, I suppose? That's what is crazy looking back on it. As Peter Ralston might say, you are still "being who you are", or 'consciousness' without experience. That's amazing. I am not even my experience; experience is some phenomena that takes place inside of what I actually am. Or am I interpreting that all wrong? Perhaps losing wisdom teeth actually has made me less wise.

Sounds like a great discussion. I'd suggest setting a ground rule on no politics, he might stumble down that path out of habit. I would be more worried about his audience or mainstream people finding your work, not understanding it and bringing you trouble. But I am sure you will handle that well. If you're ready to battle the normies on God, then I would be very excited to see it.

Spooky, not sure what to make of that. Feeling okay, about 12 hours post op. Pain is a 3/10, pretty manageable for now. It's quite uncomfortable, the stiches are very tight. My face is still numb on one side which I am told is normal. They did warn me nerve damage is rare but possible, so there's a little anxiety around that still. I think tomorrow will be the toughest day then gradually back to normal.

Nice me sheet. Definitely do the exercises properly, there's lots of ways to make physics to work. That's a great vision to motivate you to make money. Fast track is to start college doing physics and make tiktoks or youtube shorts on the side explaining physics concepts. Build a global reputation, and you will get paid. Find some role models you'd like to emulate, and study how they make money. Neil Degrass Tyson? If you like teaching. If you don't come from a rich family or get a lucky break, you have to choose between travel and money in your 20s. I chose money, I have barely travelled but luckily for me travelling doesn't interest me too much.