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It is not THE buddha, it is A buddha.

Am I sensing some beautiful Matt Kahn's teachings?

I listed to a Barry Long podcast today. He talks about non-dality and lots about intimate relationships.

@Sahil Pandit Do you mean putting my attention to the throat? Are these sounds something spontaneously might come up this way?

Lately as I get into deeper meditative states, my head tends to face up towards the ceiling spontaneously. Is that a common thing or is it my neck tensing up? Should I try to force my head back down/relax my neck or just leave it be? Any ideas?

@Sirius it varies. Up to 45° from the neutral position, I think.

this, plus they really don't resemble any psychedelic mushrooms I have seen.

He is the boss!

Ask yourself and stay quiet. The answer will come.

Actually, I especially recommend this one. Good luck.

"People always try to do positive things with their mind you know... and it's alright. But if your body is not onboard, you just create a split between your mind and your body. You have this super positive mind and this body riddled with holding and trauma." - Devaraj Sandberg I was doing a bioenergetics guided workout today and the teacher said the quote above. I wanted to bring it to your attention as some of you may benefit from bioenergetics also. These are exercises designed to release holding patterns from your body. The one I was doing today is this: Go for it, but expect it to be VERY challenging if done the right way

I am planning to attend a 7 days darkness retreat in about a months time. Has anyone here done this before? What would be a good strategy for this kind of stay? What techniques would you use in there? Would you schedule a routine for yourself? Is it too crazy to take psychedelics into the dark? Let me know what you think!

Thank you for all your replies. I think I will just stick to the darkness with no psychedelics and trust the process.

@Joseph Maynor I have LSD, psylocybin and 5-Meo in my disposal. Any ideas which ones would be good? @herghly I have done psychedelics in a dark room setting before, but never i have never been on a dark retreat.

@Milos Uzelac Sure, the credit actually goes to @Stefano Provenzi with his post on Body-Awarness.

@cirkussmile yes, yoga seems like a good way to go @Quanty well, that is what we are all ultimately going for I guess

1. Psilocybin cubensis + Cannabis 2. About 6-7 grams of mushrooms made into tea, gravity bong hit of cannabis 3. I was young, stupid and irresponsible. Really had no idea what I am going into. I drank the tea and in a few minutes took the bong hit. I think I literally blacked out for a moment or two and when I came back I couldn't really recognize my room or the reality at all. Few more minutes in I managed to get to my bed, where I melted into all of existence and laid there as Nothingness for hours. It would take a few years for me to understand what happened. At that time I kept telling my friends: "My body was gone, my mind was gone, but I was still there!". They thought I was nuts. 4. Yes, but please have some more theoretical understanding of non-duality before you do

It is a facility specially designed for this in Czech Republic.

http://www.arfalpha.com/ScienceOfBreath/ScienceOfBreath.pdf Here you go. This short book will teach you the Science of Breath - Pranayama. It starts of with explaining a little bit of theory behind breathing, gives you instructions on how to breathe The Complete Breath (which is basicly the deep breathing you are asking about) and goes as far as teaching you how to master your breath for spiritual gains, if you want to go as far as that. It is an amazing read. I highly recommend it!

The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution: Proven Strategies to End Overeating, Satisfy Your Hunger, and Savor Your Life by Lynn Rossy "Being conscious with food means being mindful about what, when, why, and how you eat; being a knowledgeable consumer of food so that what and how you eat honors your body and your taste buds; and being conscientious about how your food choices affect the community, the environment, and the world." This is an amazing book teaching the way of mindful eating. It is simple a quick and pleasant read very practical motivating I have struggled with my relationship with food for quite some time. This book helped me to start overcoming these difficulties and actually start enjoying my meals. You will also learn some basic mindfulness meditation techniques, tips for exercising, choosing healthy food and buying environmental friendly products. Highly recommended! https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Based-Eating-Solution-Strategies-Overeating/dp/1626253277

"A walking meditation is simply taking the time out for yourself, time to get away from people and phones and break free from the stressors of everyday life to listen to your soul. As you walk, time your breathing to your steps. For example, inhale for four steps, hold your breathe naturally for one step, and exhale for four steps. Adjust your effort so that you don't have to keep changing your breathing. It is a good idea to simply count your steps, emptying your mind of all things other than the step count and breathing until you've mastered the process and it becomes innate. A walking meditation should be no less than 15 minutes. It is best to walk in nature, where you can benefit from the natural earth energies, experience a variety of colors and appreciate life forms in their natural rhythm." - Paul Chek

Yes. This is a thing I learned the hard way. Thank you for your advice. I will check out the book you recommended.

Hello Dan! If you feel like answering some more, I would be interesting about your advice to my situation. Very early on this path of awakening I have noticed that my relationship with food was an unhealthy one. I ate junk, basically whatever was the easiest, quickest. I decided to change my diet radicaly and started following many different diet plans very strictly. Vegan eating, OMAD, high-protein... I have tried a lot of stuff but now, almost 2 years later, I am still not in a good place with my diet. I know so much about what is supposedly healthy that eating basically creates anxiety in me. Worst of all, I started having digestion problems, which I am pretty sure are a direct result of all these insecurites involving food. I worry about these matters subtly every day. I am aware that there must be some limiting beliefs hiding underneath, but I just cannot seem to dig it out. Apart from these digestion problems, my issue also manifests as occasional evening binges on junk food. I have started dealing with this using Mindful Eating, so I think this might pass with a bit of time. Basically I overthink my eating habits. This creates anxiety, which creates more digestion issues, which makes me want to control my diet more skillfully yet again and so on. It is a vicious cycle. That is it basically. I am a fit guy, excercise regulary and do a lot of consciousness work. This ''trivial'' issue however gets me off balance and often disturbes my work. I would love to hear your take on it. Thank you!

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