Hello from Russia

@Aimblack You're projecting

@Widdle Puppy In his video on how to be a strategic motherfucker, for example, he said that not going to college is a "huge strategic blunder". And there are few more such definitive statements in other videos.

@Moreira I've just been on Vipassana retreat near Moscow and met a guy here from Venesuela who travels throughout whole europe on his bike and stays in these meditation centers. They provide you with free food, sleep place and meditation space. They only ask you to work a little bit for them in return. It is usually a work related to organizing these retreats, serving people who go on them (cooking, etc) and helping to create a better infrastructure for a given center

Do you guys keep your meditation practice while practicing kriya yoga or you focus on yoga alone?

Google vipasana official retreats, they should be free. And also from what I know once you attended it you are able to "serve" here. I guess they will feed you and provide housing and you'll have to help to organize retreats for others. Also you can just join some Buddhist monastery or whatever monastery you'll find fancy and live a monk life. Imo, it is worth considering Btw just curious, what did you study and how (university or something else)?

Is new-age movement turquoise? or is it green? Is vipasana turquoise?

Damn, such formal education communities are very hard to find I believe, but I'd gladly get to know them

What do you mean by aligned eating?

That is way too slow and it is not a challenge, really, it is half-assing the education process. With this ratio reading 100 books will take you 10 years, and 200 books - 20. Imo, the optimal minimum for self-actualizing person is 1-2 books per week (1 book - 200-300 pages). But really, it should be more, especially once you get the hand on a material on how to read books properly which will both accelerate your speed and the value you get from them and especially the value\time ratio.

What's so special abobut this book? I've seen it in Leo's book list

pretty much doing the same now in July

Accepting life as it is, being non-judgemental, hatha yoga, contemplation (Self-inquiry), minfulness and awareness throughout the day, good diet

What books do u define as "serious"?

Did u change your name? if so, why?

What country is it?

@cetus56 Well...

Title. When i'm trying to be present for too much time I feel this unpleasant feeling in front and lateral sides of my head. Eyebrows also get heavy and that sucks. Moreover I noticed when my eyes get tired or when they are sore my ability to be present drops, I think it is because I mentally connect my "presence" to clear eyesight, perhaps I need to unwire it, should I? Usually it's pretty good from morning to midday and then closer to night as I get tired being mindful gets harder and harder and actually "painful" physically, so I often just "shut down" and go to "sleep mode" Do you experience the same? Is it normal? Maybe I'm forcing a little bit too much

@cetus56 But that is what i'm trying to do basically

Please, share your experience on how you found your life purpose. What did u do? How did it happen? What frameworks did you use? What book helped you the most in this journey? Secodandary, did you go to university ? how did you align your life purpose with university degree? What major did you choose because of your LP and why?

@Girzo God bless you, was looking for something like this

Yeah I see. But do you have any techniques\mindsets to recommend on how to channel the sexual energy into something beautiful?

I recommend to watch these 2 videos, they should be able to help you. The main point is to take responsibility for your life which means for your parent's mistakes too, just embrace it, let go, make a strategy how to unfuck up your life and move on (Many of us are doing simillar thing too, me included).

@YogiLogan Well, I'm kinda taking my yoga journey slow at the moment, not rushing with ton of different techniques. My main goals with yoga right now is to raise my body awareness, awareness in general and mind-body connection, results are pretty good so far. From what I understand kriya yoga is a more "sit and do stuff with your breath" kind of yoga. I've read a santa gamana book Leo suggested but I'm not sure how to do his kriya exercises correctly, I just don't feel very much from them and they are kinda scary to me (all these breath-stopping techniques). Not so much explanation is given in a book regarding exercises, just bunch of non-dualistic thoughts about enlightenment. Maybe I need to read this 400 pages book on kriya, i don't know. For now I focus on a more physical style of yoga, you can call it hatha I guess. Also reading zen-body book meanwhile which emphasizes body awareness too. I just figured the more I feel mindfulness in my body and in the present moment - the more consciousness I have and it helps me with my realisations in life.

Grecha =)