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Greetings. It's not a major issue, but for some time I've been having a little bit of number synchronicity - noticing certain number sequences like 1337 1111 911 etc., occuring in different places - clock, invoice number, views on YT etc. The main thing that bothers me is everytime I see 911 certain circuit fires in my brain to have slight 'I have a bad feeling about this' moment. How do I make it go away? My best guess is it will just fall off and fade after some time. yeah... that's that...

This is just going to be a simple question; when we sometimes see Leo sitting on the couch in the "Blog" section, there are 3 shelves above his head - and I'm just curious what are those shapes placed on them, because it looks like 666.

Just artistic ones? Or do they have any meaning?

Lower consciousness insurance salesman - at least I can be nice to people and tell jokes instead of being mean like a lot of people in my office.

I don't think there is a right category for this question so I'm gonna try it here: Let's say that that you are born in a suburban district of a very poor european country. You managed to move out of your parents' hourse, you work at whatever job to get by and all you own is a small room with a laptop and internet access. You live on minimal means, you have a basic level of education, you're healthy and you know about meditation so you're emotionally stable and happy without much. What would be your steps to get enough money to move into another country permanently and land a decent job in it? You have a lot of time on your hands and unlimited willpower and drive.

I got 2 words for you: ri-ce. And also pasta. I'm switching between those 2 (actually all types of them) and add some some ingredients to them like tuna, frozen vegetables, raw vegetables, cheese, all kinds of sauces and rarely some chicken.

@GirzoGoadupa - it takes place in the south-east corner of Poland, in really beatiful fairy-tale like scenery - the main stage is on a mountain and the camp site is in a valley below it, then again surrounded by mountains. Also there are forests on the other side of the 'main mountain' which are filled with variety of art and all sorts of minor stages with chill music and zen-garden like areas. I happen to take few photos of the view standing near the main stage the morning after the main event (they're too big to post directly), enjoy: http://imgur.com/HsMjhEF http://imgur.com/DeEn1v5 http://imgur.com/hU2pDen

Hey guys I've recently been to a psychedelic themed festival in Poland, I got some pretty interesting experiences which I'm not gonna get into here (some of them enlightenment related, some insights into reality, some trippy stuff) and I've been wondering afterwards what are your opinions on such festivals? There are tons of spiritual people there, high consciousness stuff, creativity, nature, experiencing life as it 'suppose' to be - in primal ways. The mass dancing like this is really a unique experience and a terapeutic one. I just want to hear some thoughts on this topic (Leo's too if possible ).

Warsaw, Poland.

I have the problem with nailing my 'one thing' whenever I say to myself "now I've got it" suddenly other opportunities come up and I'm juggling like 2/3 things at a time, then after some time my laser focus comes to one, I do that for some time... and bang, here we go again new passion. Let's say recently - I really got into programming and then suddenly without much intention I started to write poetry for myself. Altough I was always fascinated with the concept of being a master in 1 thing I see now that my position is not so bad because over my lifetime I get expertise in a topic and then move to another - the only thing I see I'm behind in life is social life but it stopped bothering me, I don't need recognition, I'm at peace with soltitude or perhaps my environment just don't have that many interesting people.

Altough there might be some ego in 'competing with others' and fact that 'It doesn't do the world any good' don't forget the part that when you compete you can inspire others by your discipline and drive.

It's only my advice so take it with caution: Follow the image that you have of him in your mind if you're finding it resourceful and go with that for as long as you will start to notice some aspects that are backfiring or things that are causing problems in your case, then adjust to them - tinker, modify and again go along with a new version. Rinse. Repeat. You won't be betraying yourself because even if you don't want it your version of him will be modified by your circumstances.

Long story short to spare the details; I realised what's my LP - that will connect most of my passions and interest into one thing. The problem is that I need some income to buy necessary equipment to get it started, I'm studying psychology on a 2nd year (out of 5) but I feel like I'm not learning anything new because of reading a lot of it on my own, so I want to drop out. My needs are minimal - I just need some tech equipment and a solo apartment. I started learning programming on my own and for now it's my best idea to get into, because I have no idea how long will it take for my LP to sustain me (might be 2 years might be 10). What I'm asking is what are some jobs ideas that don't require a college degree and are not physically draining - so when I come home I would still have energy left.

Not sure if I should post it here or in philosophy (in words of Alan Watts 'does it matter?' hehe) but here goes: Today at my job (I'm a bike courier) I was wondering about a lot of topics but the main thing that kept bogging me was the subject of creativity. How does one know what will boost his creativity? I know a few highly creative people who scroll through a lot of memes, even though I consider it somewhat mindless activity they seem to get away with it pretty good (I know all of our brains are wired different but well...). While observing my mind and moments when I got mine brilliant ideas of connecting different areas of interests and passions, it seems like painful thought process on a brink of depression is my thing - I don't know if you have those but I'm talking about a point when you think about something so hard again and again that your body is physically getting tired, you get problems breathing and genereally it becomes like you're trapped in a shell that's slowed down by thoughts. I feel like fueling creativity is a little bit like rolling a dice - you can't really know what will inspire you. Of course meditation worked for me before and it's obvious choice for inspiration but what about doing generally less throughout the day - do you have to be mindful in your actions or think about let's say problem X while doing the dishes? What are your thoughts on this guys? Do you plan to be inspired and go for a certain activity? Do you consciously think about getting inspired while doing it? Do you set a goal/topic to get inspired in or you let the ideas flow?

I got split between 2 roads: 1) academic way of studying the mind - going through psychology to neuroscience 2) merging my interests into something new and unique but to start it I need a 9 to 5 and to get it I decided to learn programming for a few hours a day I've already made my decision to follow my dream and to value creativity over success inside the system. The point is everyday like 2-3 times a day I stop for like 5-10min to wonder what it would be like to go the other path - I feel like we're in times of progress in that field - brain studying, neural correlates of consciousness and I imagine myself doing that discovery (I know - ego) and that moment being totally mystical and magical. What should I do with it? Should I follow those thoughts and just wonder untill it stops after some time or should I follow some neuroscience news Facebook page to stay up to date to quench my thirst about some new discovery? What do you guys advise? Maybe some book about letting go. I feel really guilty to listen to those thoughts especially when I'm doing something productive when they come - it really pisses me off.

The Fountain - I'm very emotionally connected to this movie because I watched it like 2 days after my first not-sure-if-enlightenment experience.

What are some common places where you can find self-actualizing people? (please don't say 'church') I'm realising that it's a more of a solitary activity and I'm just wondering what are some activities that they/you are doing.

Recently when I reflect on 'how are things overall' my thoughts are getting weirder and weirder, for example I think about how self-actualization is actually a bad thing because people think that you are better than them and are less likely to talk to you, also in the same manner reverse situation - that by not trying too much; eating unhealthy food, watching comedies and brainless stuff you're getting more available to people because they don't feel intimidated by your discipline. I want to hear your outside of the box thinking and how are you coping with this stuff because sometimes I take them seriously and get really confused.

Also another question (maybe it was spoken about somewhere, I dunno) on what basis are we humans making decisions? Few years back I used to live going from 1 thing I like to another, from fun to curiosity and so on, choosing only easy and pleasureable things. Now I started to notice that I do the exact opposite I choose the hard things (diet, workouts, studying etc.), but what happens when the 'hard' things come easy to me? How can I challenge myself - look at myself and see what needs improving or grind the mentioned above good stuff (being healthy, taking care of mind and body)?

No, I don't talk about it (I do only with very few like-minded people) but I feel like it shows in being more silent and withdrawn.

My true story from today; I got almost enlightened when I droped an egg on the floor. I came back to my apartment after a run and started to collecting eggs to make a shake and one of them dropped on the floor. At this moment I realised (it was a very reflective day overall) that today I learned how to sweep a broken egg from the floor and it hit me so hard that why do I try to get my life together, be the best me when best lessons - the ones I will remember probably my whole life come from events like this little motherf****er. My mind went clear like a sunny sky after a stormy night.

So, I started doing the thing that I call 'Contemplation fridays'. Basically as I don't have much of the university on fridays - only 1.5 hours in the morning, I take this day as a contemplation opportunity - I mostly unplug from fast sources of information (I only watch or listen to some educational stuff) and I spend most of the day in my apartment, being very mindful, moving slowly with a lot of awareness, doing house chores, perhaps listening to an audiobook, watching a few educational videos with a lot of reflecting. As I lately started to learning how to program I stumbled upon that YouTube channel 'Simple Programmer', the host of it John Sonmez is a very success driven guy, there is a lot of quality information both in regards to programming as well as personal development and today I watched the video of his called: needless to say it really shook me that this very hands-on guy shares information like this and has a very interesting personality and ideas. So I just wanted to hear some opinions on this video, what you guys think about the guy (I bet a lot of you stumbled upon him ages ago before me), so yeah share your thoughts and stay beatiful on this sunny evening.

Recently I've been seriously taking the subject of self-actualization in my life (maybe not seriously but sincerely lol). I'm doing all the right things; excersising, meditation, eating healthy, reading and learning, working toward my goals/my life purpose. Even though it's all sounds fine and all and it's not that hard (either I'm beast at it or it's pretty easy), I've been recently feeling like there is no response. I know that it takes time and I have to be patient but it's like nobody cares about this stuff - being best that you can be and doing proper things. Sometimes when I go out with friends to socialize and take a little break I really feel like there is nothing to do in existence except this lonely work that isn't really exciting but somehow fulfilling and hollow at the same time (it will get more exciting in the future) (reminds me of Yoda's words: "Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things."). I feel happy around people - even with a simple conversation, but at the same time being happy doesn't push me in the direction I really want to go. I know what steps to take in the direction of my dream and I'm taking them, one day at the time, silently doing the work, learning necessary skills, building foundations to my vision and I really feel like that is the only road for me to go. I don't even know what am I asking for in this post but well... nobody to talk to about this deep stuff, I just felt like writing it out somewhere.

By the way, side question: what are some good ideas to get a steady income to support starting of my LP? It won't be a regular 9 to 5 and I'm still studying so opportunities are a bit scarce.

07.00-07.30 Wake up, bodyweight workout/stretching/power poses with music on speakers (any kind of music really, I switch up the genre every 2 days or so) 07.30-08.00 Cold shower, brushing teeth 08.00-08.30 Oatmeal breakfast with something sweet in it + watching YT feed/checking facebook/checking mail 08.30-08.50 Meditation -fillers- ~10.00-17.00 Going to university/job depending on a day -when I get home- Dinner + podcast/Leo's video/silence -40 minutes - 1 hour - Reading my current book + green tea -40 minutes - Optional workout if I feel like it -fillers- 23.45-24.00 Looking on my goals list/current to do list then reflect on my day and life, go to sleep *Fillers are usually going through bookmarks in my browser which is reading articles/studying MOOCs/listening to podcasts/watching educational videos