Why?

What is maturity in your terms?

Hey peps, I know this is against Leo's guidelines for taking psychedelics while listening to music, but if you have tripped on LSD with a selected playlist, I would love to know!

@Matt8800 Yes. But I can't purchase any more books like these because my family is adamant that anything related with spirituality is woo woo and doesn't work.

I've been quite ill and sad for the past few days, and have noticed my mind blaming self-actualisation for all my suffering and whether this path is really worth it. How do I overcome this doubt?

Hello guys, I've always struggled to be confident personality-wise around people, especially around people who have accomplished a great deal or those who are more skilled than me. So, do you have any advice/exercises/tips that actually work to finally kill shyness and be extremely confident?

@Leo Gura, you've mentioned in your most recent blog post "The God Debate" that evil comes from a lack of consciousness. For specificity's sake, to what is this lack of consciousness? To the consequences of one's actions, perhaps the lack of consciousness of one's emotions, or even the nature of reality itself? I know this is just semantics but I'm just curious. And...are you ever going to debate Jordan Peterson?

What is the source of all awkwardness in conversations and what strategise do you suggest to overcome it?

Leo=Oxygen.

It's going to be a really hard one, but man life would be so much different if this material was mainstream.

@Leo Gura How did you improve your speaking ability in your Actualized.org videos over the years? If so, what resources did you consume and what should I implement to improve my speaking ability?

For the chant "Brahmananda Swaroopa", at which volume should I chant it at? Is whispering ok, or even in my mind?

Thank you everyone for the replies. I believe it's impossible to compromise with my parents, since their so adamant about obtaining decent grades, making money, becoming rich and successful rather than pursuing what I desire. For now, I'll implement mindfulness meditation, but I can't do anything that involves the voice. The house that I live in is quite throughout the day and an "Aaa" sound from wherever I am in the house will most likely get me into trouble.

Hello there, Basically my asian and Christian Mum ripped my "Kriya Secrets Revealed" book in an intense and violent rage in front of me because she thinks anything Indian-related is poor, disgusting and evil. This is also combined with the fact that, recently, I had burnout from overworking myself at school and have self-inflicted quite some stress on myself from worrying about "future" circumstances, whether that be exams, career, and other miscellaneous fears. I told her this was only temporary and an inevitable part of the growth process, but she is set on condemning anything that brings about emotional resistance as "evil". So since I can't practice Kriya for a while (I don't believe I can persuade my parents anymore and they check on me at random times in my room to see what I'm doing), what should I do? My options (and you can offer me some as well): -Letting go of Kriya yoga and going back to 30mins of mindfulness meditation (the only practice she's accepting of because it's inside her Western paradigm) and holotropic breathwork (done in secret). -Downloading an online pdf of the book and waking up early in the morning to read and do the practices. -Accumulating all this theory for the next few years and finally having enough money to afford an apartment to do all of the formal spiritual practices there, but I intuit that Kriya yoga would yield good results, because it's more complex, sophisticated and involved than your average meditation practice.

In your terms.