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The mechanics of creativity can be taught, however, the unique ways in which one does it cannot.

In Brisbane in Australia!

Agreed. I saw him live, he seems to have some level of energy and infectiousness difficult to convey.

Great to hear you are pursuing a career in psychology. Lots to learn there. I also am about to graduate with a degree in psychology in Australia. Great to meet a fellow student haha. You raise a point I resonate with. There are many limitations in the field of psychology, namely its dogmatic paradigm shift into science and materialistic assumptions. Psychiatry itself is heavily strong armed by the medical model and for a large part so too is psychology and these are the foundations of the present paradigm. This is extremely problematic as the problems in psychological health stem far deeper than the assumed material neurochemical instabilities. Our current system maintains a demonstrable reliance on pharmaceutical intervention for existential problems of the mind. No pill will ever solve this. All it can do is simply mitigate the symptomology precipitated from it. If you wish to pursue this field, you could consider looking into the counselling/psychoanalytic field within psychology opposed to the clinical. The clinical are inherently saturated by the medical model. Of recent years I’ve developed a deep passion for counselling and really see its value. It’s far more epistemological, philosophical and conversational rather than rigid, categorical and diagnostic. Or even consider research as well. There’s plenty of areas in research that require advancing. If you are passionate about medicine maybe consider areas of study which explore how it can be used as instructive tool instead of a diagnostic liability. I think that’s lots of opportunities in this field. Be open and see what how could contribute something advancing.

Here I was prepared to have I nice read of a thread then comes Leo with this ? I almost fell over laughing. Why you gotta do him like that Leo haha

Haha lie his energy. I found this thoroughly enjoyable and ego-tantalising to watch Thanks for sharing ?

Indeed. Solipsism is a quite an easy paradigm to relinquish. Recognise reality contains no self. Thus, there can be no conceivable self-constructed reality without a self to construct it.

Positive thinking can be good, however, it must be balanced. Overthinking is debilitating irrespective of the content being thought about. Overthinking can lead to overstimulation and the inability to sit still or organise ones mental activity in a competent manner. The problem is not thinking but the continual attachment to thinking. Also, as a side note, from my understanding contemplation is not a practice of relentless thinking but rather one of deriving insight from allowing information to naturally surface. This is somewhat an intuitive practice which is facilitated by thoughts in order to convey the insights. As such, thoughts are not the prime directive in contemplation but rather the insight that comes forth after using them.

This is a a complete misunderstanding of meditation. When done with the right integration work, it is one of the most powerful tools available. This is the sort of misconceptions that get spun by naive meditators who fail to see its purpose. Threatening suppressed baggage surfaces and they panic as if this is a bug in the system. Quite the contrary. The only reason one contracts following meditation, is because the underpinnings of their inner demons are being exposed. This provides the very opportunity to not only deal with them but also develop the capacity to deal with challenge much more competently in the future. A entrepreneur or heavily pragmatic individual could only benefit from experiencing such “mind-blankness”. It allows space for awareness, clarity, reorganisation and creativity. One who relentlessly thinks, is doing no more good than a car driven on tyres that never get replaced. Using the mind till exhaustion can quickly become a disease.

Because whatever ever is finite and limited will always be faced with some degree of struggle. That is the function of being limited, things will threaten you. Only that which is beyond limitation can be free of struggle. Survival would be much easier if their was no self which one identifies with on behalf of it. It would then just be a pure activity of consciousness.

This is likely due to purging. In other words, negative suppressed feelings, thoughts and/or emotions coming to the surface that are yet to be dealt with. This is actually a positive in the long run. Attempt shorter mediations, 2-5 minutes and focus on a particular stimulus. Such as focusing on you breath of sensations in your feet. Also consider experimenting with therapists. They can help as you move through challenging experiences.

I was just discussing this with a friend not long ago. Two of the central reasons are context and relativity. 1. Context - the self always yearns to be wherever it is not. This is the primary function of the self. Hence, it’s incessant need to always imagine. “Over there” always seems more fascinating simply because it is not being presently experienced, as such, it can be imagined however one desire it. And usually the self twists and contorts imagined memories to suit how it wishes to feel at the time it imagines. 2. Relativity - you can only know one thing having experienced something else opposite to it and this allows for deeper more meaningful comparisons. You only know hot from know cold, high from experiencing low, exciting from experiencing depressing etc. For example, you cannot appreciate being warm without first being cold. These contrasting experiences provide you a point of reference for which you interpret each experience you have. The act as an underlying guide so to speak. It’s easier to see value in something once it is has something you can compare it to.

Although some of them may be pointing to a particular issue almost none of them do a good job comprehensively explaining the immense complexity of society nor government. Conspiracy theories are far too oriented in self- aggrandising and projectionist mentalities. No self-responsibility is taken whatsoever. The issue is egoic self defence mechanisms. The best thing you can do is explore your fears. Conspiracy theories are “ego friendly”. They hide the egos fears and discomforts. See what’s happening there. Almost always, people in these positions have much deeper layers of instability lurking beneath the surface that they insist ignoring. Explore the depth of what elicits fear opposed to finding convenient solutions to repress it. You will be become far more conscious this way.

I very much agree. Yes this is a problem. The main issue I see is the ceaseless need for some individuals to use a theory as a mechanism of defence to their own insecurities and inadequacies. And because of the sheer magnitude it takes to admit responsibility, each insecure civilian would rather locate an antagonist in which to blame such that it displaces their responsibility

Well, emotions are even trickier. They are implicit and have to be first fed through the filters of the mind. If you are maintaining a mental position such of frustration you are likely to conceive of strong energetic surges in the body as anger. The mind misconceives emotions endlessly to aggrandise it’s own beliefs. Because fundamentally the mind is only worries about two things (1) categorising it’s experience (2) survival. No function can be fully trusted but awareness. It is the primary function from which you exist. But yes, I agree. The more defensive one is the less likely they are operating from intuition. Intuition requires no defence.

The problem is bias functions in such a way that it obscures intuition. Intuition really can only be aided through awareness. And again, if one is deluded how would they know they are operating from intuition? They wouldn’t because the presumption that they are using intuition could be itself a bias. One who is deluded has already self-affirmed they are not, and this, further deluded them. It’s much trickier than it first appears.

Invite a friendly discussion that goes beyond merely conspiracy theories. You must first learn about what’s underlying ones operating position before you can meaningfully discuss it. Almost always, people refrain from critiquing their own position, so instead do it from the other end. Ask about what they value what their parents believe, what they have believed in the past, what the fear and what they cherish. Understanding these facets can explain many underlying processes that governs ones worldview. Inquire into what led them into such positions before the adopted them. Many peopel rarely know to begin with. You should already be doing these types of inquiries into you own beliefs as well. Not all conspiracy theories, but many of them are used to export responsibility and defend ones ego. Very few conspiracy theories value self responsibility for an issue. It’s always an outside entity at fault.

This is great, however, you may be undermining confirmation bias. In any case, this is how an adequate inquiry should begin. But since we are a biased by default just from the very fact we have pre-existing positions, this will inevitable corrode the investigative process. To truly be impartial you must be un-programmed. Otherwise how do you exactly know the information you have selected to examine is not fraught with an underlying prejudice? You don’t. Every action is biased. The question is to what level of integrity does the bias operate? That question is almost always answered with bias. So you must tread very carefully when seeking to deduce certain areas of exploration.

Collapse your attached sense of identification to the self and suffering collapses. In other words, undo all your conditioning. You want a simple answer that rectifies all the calamities your ego has accosted you. This is not going to work. You cannot simply use your ego to deconstruct ego, this is just more ego fooling itself. You must move beyond ego to dissolve its suffering. Spend a week straight observing your silent experience with no singular distraction. This will do more for your suffering than likely any other method.

Lawerence was far more unconvincing in this dialogue. I watched this a few years ago and I feel Hamza is quite an intelligent guy, he just slips up by using science and philosophy to disingenuously substantiate his religion. His argument regarding the universe cannot come from nothing is one based on duality. He assumes creation is seperate from its creator, from this point of view he is correct. However, if he was to consider reality as an indivisible and absolute whole, his argument would completely collapse. Unfortunately, religious fanatics are just as materialistically inclined as atheists. They believe in a subject/object reality. Both Lawrence and Hamza require more nuance thinking beyond merely the minds ability to conceptualise. They fail to grasp that all this debating is just mental fixations.

Although I am both an advocate and user of psychedelics I think Ralston is making some valid points that should be considered. Psychedelics are not a get quick enlightenment avenue and I feel his rhetoric reflects this. One must walk the path them self at some point and not export their reliance to transient states derivative of the consciousness they exist as. Humans are premature in their ability to really understand what a psychedelic state is, thus, must tread carefully assuming they know how to best utilise it. Although some of his points may be flawed, Ralston is speaking on behalf of conscientiousness, I feel that deserves listening to. He achieved enlightenment without psychedelics, why would he vouch for a supplementary method that many already abuse?

Consider that sight is the most deceptive modality in your human experience, as it is the most saturating to the mind. The mind is easily persuaded by what it perceives since it interprets through image and links it to concept. Begin inquiring into distinction and start to see they are completely arbitrary. All perceptions singular and only become divided once they are associated to a given concept. A good practice to break down the dogma of physicality is to observe an object un-movingly for an extended period of time while minimising your blinking. I call this “concentration stillness”. In which, you observe to a point you get lost in the perception and can no longer catergoise it. Your perception becomes fluid and un-stratified. The mind becomes suspended since it requires constant change in order to function and while you stare your static perception it begins to appear very different to you. Very rarely do we observe something for an extended period of time. I invite you to experiment with this.

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Hey everyone, So I’m working on a new product which essentially will be a self purifying drink bottle, integrating a jet system, mineral stone filtration and UV light. Its a complex design in which I am presently working with engineers to begin. So in light of this I made a quick little survey to gain some further feedback on the validity of this product. I’ve already done some extensive research for this idea and found there is a target market. However, it would be good to get this insight more broadly. Hence why I am heading to a forum of actualisers. I have made a link to my survey below if you could so kindly complete it, that would be much appreciated. It’s 10 question a and takes roughly 3 minutes to complete. Thank you in advance! ? https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/l1beN6

The premise of science struggles with consciousness work since the very foundations of it is built on materialistic dualism. Really, science needs to dive more into metaphysics if it has any hope in making huge leaps and bounds. Not to mention the scientists them selves are often full of delusion and quite low on the spiral, that being stage orange usually. However, there is hope. Some anomalies out there involving open minded scientists that are willing to explore uncharted terrain. Psychedelics will need to be integrated along with radical mystic practices if science wants to expanding in this area.