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@PurpleTree Coolness is simply expressed aesthetic consciousness on the defined limits of coolness created by consciousness. No body has limits on that but ones consciousness themselves, anyone that believes they do, is projecting. A positive indicator I've found is that one of the subsidiary goals of consciousness in stated coolness is on breaking the threshold of consciousness that deals with said projections. Projections are said to be intermediary vehicles of unaugmented contents that consciousness is meant to sort through, transform and re-dream to complexify into simplicity that acts with elegant complexity [ i.e. a useful invention, in this case, projections can be the birthplace of inventions that transform not just individual consciousness, but as a shared interaction the transformation of ones culture ]. That outcome is the coolness, especially when the original condition of consciousness is chaos, there's always this relationship between chaos and the ability to not just handle chaos but invent from that place which leads to expressions that are cooler than others. Elegant complexity is complexity made simple, but not so simply that you miss the nuance, of which is easy to do. So you can aim for higher complexity and in doing so run the risk of two things, become more cool in the eyes of consciousness or become less cool in your inability to meet the struggle. Though if you keep on getting up to raise your consciousness to the desired complexity, meaning you don't give up, my prediction is that your consciousness is probably going to find that pretty cool. Autobiography gives us relative artefacts that allow us to determine the patterns that consciousness has gone through overtime, when I was a baby for example, all that I needed for coolness was to not have my dummy fall out, then it progressed to my ability to walk, then to discover the physical boundaries of being by exploring how fast I could run, the myriad of ways in which I could get hurt and so on, followed by all the ways in which I shared an emotional relationship with the people around me. Coolness was abound in the discovery and extension of consciousness relative to the level that I was on at the time then, this is the pattern that we can discover in our observations of consciousness overtime. Consciousness and complexity have a nuanced relationship that we often underestimate when we don't understand their relationship in time and therefore what they could be in the future and what role from the perspective of actualisation we could play in furthering said complexity, and in doing so, our expressed coolness. There's always higher and higher levels, and it's up to you to discover what those levels are. It took me years to understand my relationship with other objects in existence, years more to understand objects relationship to me, further, and I'm only now beginning to properly augment the relationship between my consciousness of both of these across both time and space geographically, environmentally, culturally and more plus somehow in the midst of that effectively symbolising a target that my consciousness can hit in its potentialisation of being. So I stated that coolness is elegant complexity, coupled with this then is the experiential component of the flow that one feels while on the razor edge of complexifying consciousness. At least that's how it is for me, so they're the signs that I provide.

This goes against every interpretation of the model I've heard of and robs it of any real value imo. What makes SD useful is that it guides you and informs you of what you should be aiming for. It would also be a blatant mistake to think someone at Red has elements of Turquoise or is capable of understanding the motivations of Green. The stages aren't 'personalities' or 'parts we all have some amount of' like you seem to believe. Don't mistake them for a rainbow or something just because they're named after colors, those are just made up names. Each stage is complete in itself and capable of containing every personality type. A society could, in theory, be made up of 100% Red (though much more likely Purple & Red). A thousand years ago, Turquoise, essentially, didn't exist. Neither did Yellow. Blue was the peak for a very long time. The stages are levels of awareness. Their common traits are just that. It's like when a kid learn the word "why" and starts constantly asking their parents "why" for a period of type. Is it because "everyone has a bit of 'the why phase' in them" and the kid actually always had it and always will? Or is it because they've gained awareness of the existence of the concept of "why" and is now just going through a phase? Gaining awareness = something's changed = behavioral changes = [insert description of SD stage here] You seem to be unaware of the fundamental awareness component and believe the SD stages are nothing more than their common behavioral manifestations. Perhaps this is why they say SD is a Yellow+ model (all models really). "Placing a center of gravity for oneself in this model" is the very core idea of the model and is the only thing that "holds up to scrutiny". Have you not seen Leo's videos on this? This isn't really something being debated. You have a centre somewhere, and it can be blurry where, but it's definitely somewhere. Green is the "anti-hierarchy" stage, so of course, you're gonna be predisposed to such Green ideas, as you've demonstrated.. Can you see now how everyone's a specific stage? Within 3–10 seconds of reading what someone's written I can identify what stage they are. If everyone had every stage, this would be impossible. Everyone always falls into one. It is because of this fact that I can predict people's behavior to ..a scarily accurate degree. By this I mean I creep myself out by predicting what I didn't think I should be able to "surely, people can't be that simple; that algorithmic.." and then it plays out like I guessed. So far, every single person who's challenged me in any way on this forum has been extremely consistent for the stage I determined them to be—not a single exception. Greens act Green; Oranges act Orange; Blues act Blue.. I guess that's about it.. lol. Not enough data on T2. Like I said, each stage is complete in itself. You're not seriously suggesting that everyone you know has some Red, Yellow and Turquoise in them are you? Ever heard of "transcend and include"? Even if you think the stages are just "personalities", each stage transcends the prior one and includes it. But since the stages are not personalities and are, instead, levels of awareness, your stance makes even less sense. s-sure.. you totally didn't realize it could be interpreted as aggressive.. err.. Maybe you hadn't notice, but I'm an INTP : ) ..Not INTJ. I don't judge. (＾▽＾) If it looks like I'm judging, it's in the way you'd judge people who like pineapple on pizza. I """judge""" people *intellectually* or in *personality* or *how their taste relates to my own* I might call out the lower stages on their BS, but it's not that I judge them, it's just that I'm one of the few that has the capability to notice their problems. And, sure, since SD is a hierarchy, disclosing my stage could, potentially, elevate me in some way. But that's not much different to someone saying "I'm an American!". Being part of the world's only superpower could elevate someone in some social situations. But that's fine. Not my problem (in fact, can't be my problem) if someone gets upset at me stating the facts. Umm, maybe read what I said to the other guy.. (◠﹏◠;) Of course! : ) You must've been in Green for a while now ..this is almost the kind of thing I would say.. ヽ( •_)ᕗ There's a bit more to it that that (..though it's beyond stage Green.. [lol, there's no way to say that without sounding arrogant..] I know Green and there are things not worth bothering with.) Hmm, sounds like I should say "what I said to the other guy". Yeah, that's an important thing to learn. Usually comes around the end of Green and can last up until early Turquoise ime. This is where Green can slowly start becoming Yellow. The downsides of collectivism start becoming apparent, subconsciously. The Green stops talking about rainbows and happy hippy ideas of consciousness; stops judging hierarchies; and stops judging those who don't judge hierarchies. I'd say it's an awareness barrier when talking about SD. It's not that people could just get a reference book and understand you after a day/week/year/decade/century of study. Blues who are in their 40s now have almost no chance of ever becoming Orange. It's not just a lack of knowledge. You can't upgrade a computer by adding more stuff to its HDD. That stuff may be useful in some practical way, but the computer won't be any better. Though, acid can defrag the HDD, and that can be pretty healthy for someone who's never defragged and isn't too ancient. Ah. The classic "Orange→Green" transformation. *pats you on the back twice* .. No. Haven't you been listening? Hmm, you mean like.. creating stage-specific sections for the forum in which users could give questions to the people at each color section? And where people of the same color could talk amongst themselves knowing the conversation will not stray away from that stage? Like what I was saying earlier in this thread? lol. Well, I agree with your agreeing with me.. I, too, am in favor of segregating people of color. At least we can agree on that : )

Oh! Could it be that water is the substance on earth that first will be transformed? A highly speculative idea, but I came to think about how water already has amazing properties and the Bible talks about being reborn out of Spirit and water. In that case, water is the first substance to transcend the Lego brick simple state of ordinary matter. And the reason for that is as Mark Passio said, that material reality is where the rubber meets the road. So one cannot cheat and jump ahead into pixie dust. There has to be an actual and practical transformation that transcends and includes the ordinary state of physical matter.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to escape suffering, or pursue happiness. The desire alone doesn't guarantee enlightenment, but it can spur you along the path. Maybe Leo is warning people not to confuse the desire for the path itself. The biggest obstacle to enlightenment is the ego, and the best way to dissolve the ego is by learning the lessons of suffering. People can realize mind-blowing truths about their identity, and their relationship with reality. But the realization by itself isn't enough. We still have to surrender the ego in order to be a vessel for Consciousness. Enlightenment is transformation. It is realized through learning, through loving, through meditating, through humbling yourself, and through devoting yourself to the truth at all costs. Ultimately, it is a sacrificial act. The self is sacrificed on the altar of the Self. The experience, when it happens, is holy.

@SonataAllegro Ask yourself why do you want to buy this book? The word 'Yoga' is derived from the Sanskrit root 'Yuj', meaning 'to join' or 'to yoke' or 'to unite', meaning that yoga is a practice to unite with the Source, Your Higher Self, The One, God or whatever you'd like to call it. There are many paths of yoga, for example. 1. RAJA YOGA Raja yoga focuses on meditation and contemplation in order to fully realize the self. Known as the royal (Raja) or king path of yoga, it is based on the eight-limbed path toward self-realization outlined in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, and tends to attract the more spiritually devoted practitioners. 2. BHAKTI YOGA Bhakti yoga is the path of devotion, emphasizing devotional love for and surrender to God, the Source or the One Creator. By seeing the Divine in everyone and everywhere, Bhakti yoga cultivates acceptance, tolerance, forgiveness and unconditional love for all beings. Bhakti yoga also involves a lot of chanting and kirtan (call and response) that evokes feelings of love, connection, and bliss. 3. JNANA YOGA Jnana yoga is the path of wisdom and knowledge (Jnana), involving a disciplined study of scriptures and constant inquiry into the nature of the self. Any form of study into the nature of the self or the truth of our existence will aid in reaching deeper states of you. Often called the yoga of the mind, Jnana yoga is well suited for the more intellectually inclined. 4. KARMA YOGA Karma yoga is the path of selfless action, the yoga of doing. Selfless service is the heart of karma yoga. Remaining completely detached from the outcome of their actions, Karma yogis are in continual service to the betterment of all beings with no intention of physical gain. Karma is fundamentally about learning lessons. One learns through positive action that as you help others, so are you helped. It’s a rewarding teaching mechanism in that sense. And one learns through negative action that as one hurts others, so are you hurt, in order to understand the consequences of your actions. Negative karma can be resolved by discharging the soul imprint through forgiveness and understanding. Karmic experiences can be prevented by understanding their core lessons before they are attracted. 5. MANTRA YOGA Mantra yoga is the yoga of sound. Considered sacred utterances, mantras are syllables, words, or phrases representing a particular attribute of the Divine. There are certain seed mantras that resonate with each of the unique energy centers or chakras. One of the most common mantras is ‘OHM’, which resonates with the foundational vibration of our existence. Mantra yoga is the practice of becoming centered through the repetition of mantras. 6. HATHA YOGA Hatha yoga, which most people think yoga to be these days, is the practice of yoga postures, or asanas, using the conscious combination of the breath and body movements to rise to higher states of clarity, groundedness and peace of mind. It sees the body as the primary vehicle for self-actualization and transformation. You also have your unique path. Know that your journey in life is absolutely unique to you and will most likely involve many of the aspects mentioned above. For example, you can simply imagine combining certain daily postures, with a mediation and/or contemplation practice, studying certain philosophies you resonate with, while also being compassionately proactive about helping or serving others. Hope this helps

Love this topic, and I totally agree with the power of sad songs. But I feel that there is one really important aspect of this that is not mentioned here, which is that music is deeply personal. Music that somehow links us to our past, the depths of our subconscious mind and the forgotten memories of our inner child is extremely powerful because they already hold certain energetic patterns and traumas in our body desperately waiting to be felt, re-experienced and released. Apart from finding new music, trying to find and rediscovering those songs that made you cry as a child, is a great source and potential for healing and transformation. If you're interested about the relationship between spirituality, personal transformation and Music you can read about it in this article, called 'Soul Resonance and Music'.

@Pernani I would lump Kriya yoga as a practice focusing on energy, one-pointedness concentration, and rapture (peak states). You can get into some wild territory if you have a true intention and do it with passion so-to-speak (detached passion ofc). Those states of high energy seep into daily life and it seemed to be working for you, but if you want the transformation that I think you are looking for then you could complement kriya with an investigative, self-inquiry, or the sort technique. Vipassana/mindfulness/self-inquiry. The simplest way is to just rest in that high energy state for as long as you can after the practice (for me it's like doing self-inquiry 24/7, or awareness-on-awareness). Essentially, both TMI, and Hardcore Buddha Book propose exactly this sequence of focus - at first get your concentration right (one-pointedness, which Kriya can do super effectively) - and then investigate. Then again I don't know, for me I did 5meo and my practice got supercharged after I got in touch with my 'Inner guru' (intuition) so-to-speak. Peak states have seeped into daily life and a sudden ability to effortlessly rest on awareness itself. Awareness-on-awareness. Lots of purging and up-downing - getting used to flipping from a passionate feel-good-about-life state to darknighting to equanimous super-accepting-of-reality-and-myself do-nothing states (less common peak states). The highest peak was ego-death at the cinema, lol it was beatuiful and comical to see myself in the cinema (self-inquiry and mindfulness turn into one). I truly don't know what will work for you, but if I'd give any advice it is to brute-force it - everything at once - psychedelics, classic meditation, kriya, 24/7 baseline focus. If kriya then I def recommend SantataGamanas books (Kriya Exposed and Secret Power of Kriya) and for psychedelics ramp your tolerance for self-acceptance and openmindedness up smartly (start with mushrooms or acid, and weh nyou feel ready, or have reached a plateau, then 5meo). And remember that you are an individual and general guidelines might not work for you exactly - experiment with what works for you. You seem to be resonating a lot with classic meditation, which is cool. I don't thing with kriya and meditation its and this-or-that thing but more about how to do both, more of a complementary relationship, lots of potential for integrating them together. So manny books recommended to you lol. I hope you find the time to go through them

@PurpleTree that's too far back in history. We really don't know if people were really happy back then or not. Also you have to remember that back in those days people had no power in transformation of societies because it wasn't like modern day voting, most regimes were violent tyrannical and oppressive. Under such kings and queens, any chance of progressive change would have been impossible because people were at the mercy of the decisions taken by Royal rulers. But in the past 100 years starting from the 1920s, you can easily see the chart of growth is towards progressive values. In the 1960s Civil rights and other progressive movements and regulations were pretty strong post world War 2. The trend continued into the 80s and 90s but lately there has been a challenge to left wing values with the coining of the term SJW and constant infiltration by right wing media. However I do see hope. The right wing crybaby uproar will not last long and progressive movements will once again catch up speed. Society has to be progressive in the end. Because you can't have one section of society rich and prosperous and celebrating and the other suffering and decaying. Because suffering also creates misery pits and black holes that eventually suck the whole social system. So in order for society to function smoothly all sections of the society have to reach an egalitarian plane. Only when everyone grows together, the society improves.

Finished the sedona method book today. What a great shift this has made in my life. I have made a lot of progress from this emotionally and my connection to reality it seems like. This has really made a big transformation for me. I am going to keep doing the practices and I intend to read the book more. I am going to focus more on really getting the information and embodying the information Vs how many books I read. I do like reading a lot though and I have missed a good read for a bit due to putting the time just into this. Sold a pair of speakers today for almost $800. I paid $10 for them, so this should be one of my best flips. I am starting to move quite a bit of the higher end items in my store. It is great that my sales are picking up. I still am going to keep working at getting as much items as I can up. It will be an up hill battle going for my listing goal. I have notice lately I actually feel just really good working on my reselling business. Not nearly as much resistance and I am just enjoying learning stuff and listening to music while working on it. I really have it pretty easy it seems like. I am putting in 4 hours of focused work and some bits here and there. I feel amazing everyday and my income is growing more and more. I want to put in some more work in other areas of it sooner or later. Right now it is just listing time pretty much to get the most out of this 4th quarter. I do think that I will need to work on getting some more back up inventory if we go into another lock down though. I have a lot of posters, but that is only going to last so long. I am still going to aim to get enough money together to try to buy businesses out or something. I could even try to order the pallets online or something too. I suppose still a good bit of options. I could try storage unit auctions too if they have them still. For now though I just need to list really. I mean if I got all of the posters up and most were selling I would not really be that worried about money I imagine. I feel so good going through my day it seems like. I love going to the park so much. It makes me wish I would have went there earlier lol. I can spend hours there it seems like. It will suck though once the rain starts coming in. Although, I could maybe just find some cover and hang out there still. Just right now the sun comes out and it has been like 55-60 degrees and it is amazing. Usually, it will just be raining all the time once it hits this time of year. I allow myself to effortlessly reach my listing goal of $50,000. Today I am thankful for: Big speaker sale! Good sales Great peaceful state

Claudio Naranjo -- Chilean psychiatrist https://www.claudionaranjo.net/navbar_english/autobiography_english.html His most recent book (2010), Healing Civilization: Bringing Personal Transformation into the Societal Realm through Education and the Integration of the Intra-Psychic Family, is both a continuation of and a turning point in Naranjo's lifelong work. For in this book, which has a foreword by Jean Houston, Naranjo explored what he saw as the root cause of the destruction of human civilization (as evidenced in the 2000s (decade) as war, violence, oppression of women, child abuse, environmental endangerment, etc.)—patriarchy—and brought both the problem and the solution home to an intra-psychic level. Patriarchy, he said, has taken root over millennia in the workings of our own conditioned minds.[citation needed] He also offered a remedy, which derives from the work of Tótila Albert regarding the "triune" being of our nature: the "Inner Father" (corresponding to the head), the "Inner Mother" (corresponding to the heart), and the "Inner Child" (corresponding to the instincts). As people learn to integrate these three "brains", Naranjo believed, they may bring about a functional, even divine, family within. And this, he believed, in addition to transforming education oriented to personal and collective evolution, could bring about the healing of civilization.[citation needed] In the Watkins' Mind Body Spirit Magazine he was listed as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People of 2012.[7] From : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Naranjo https://www.claudionaranjo.net/home.html

Transformation in appearance is sometimes a big change in life because many people do not like their own appearance, let's be honest. I also didn't like my face a couple of years ago and that's why I went to sarasotasurgicalarts.com which are practiced just in this case. I was very impressed with what I saw in the mirror after the operation. it seems to me that it is very important to find good specialists with considerable experience in this business because this is your face and you will have to live with it all your life

Hmm, I feel like I integrate any insights that I download immediately. I am not always aware of ways to express those insights however. For example let's say I was taught by the cosmos that people are unique and relationship are not a number's game and it's about finding the right partner that together your relationship results in a harmonious frequency. It's not about marriage or fighting for your marriage or compromising or any of that garbage. Ok great - so I figured this out and ceased a relationship with a partner that wasn't harmonious for me and was pulling my frequency to lower levels (SD: from yellow to blue) - insight applied. Now what? How do we find the right partner? I already figured out it's not a number's game so that means it's not about brute force either - aka I shouldn't be seeking randomly on the off-chance that it happens somewhere - there should be some sort of guiding intuition that aids you and navigates you in life so that you don't have to waste your time with meaningless experiments? Where is this intuition? Where is this guide? Man I've been stuck in this rut for many years now, all I dream about is transformation and change. I am not sure if there's anything at all that I want to keep from my current life. The only thing I like from my life are the brief moments of cosmic insights that I get on very rare occasion.

First of all it sounds like you're missing out on play and relationships, but it also sounds like you're in some sort of existential crisis or spiritual transformation. Shit like this is very difficult to diagnose because there are human factors as well as spiritual factors that aren't well understood. You need to get real clear on what it is that you want, and what it is that you need. But you're also going to need to temper those expectations with reality. Life is devoid of meaning and inherently unsatisfactory so no matter what you do or where you go you will feel like something is missing. But, you do need a reason to get out of bed in the morning so don't think you can go live in a cave and be mentally healthy. As things become clearer to you you will understand the necessity of balancing responsibility and acceptance.

I am against using psychedelics for personal growth because the whole notion is backwards to me. Enlightenment is found within you, not found in a drug or acid trip. Love is fully accepting this present moment as it is. I love this Now so much right now, and I have no desire to change my experience of this moment. To me, this is Enlightenment. It is when you are fully aware of your connection to all of life and you are high on life itself! There is no short cut to enlightenment. I believe psychedelics can create mystical experiences, but don’t confuse it with enlightenment because that is Truth-Realization. If you cannot realize the truth right now, without taking any drugs, then how can you ever desire this experience right now? Why do you want to change this experience? Instead, meditate and fully accept this experience because our whole lives are based on the notion of changing experience. Being with our selves is very hard and many people cannot BE with themselves purely. Instead, people escape being with themselves by using substances. I think Sadhguru makes a very good point in this regard because life is purely magical! You don’t need to change your experience to see the Magic of life. Also, if somehow psychedelics DO create Enlightenment (which I already said “don’t confuse enlightenment with mystical experience), then to me, this would rob the specialness of enlightenment. Change your state of Consciousness from WITHIN is the key to life. If you think you need a substance to get their “quicker,” I think you may be missing out on the journey. Because like Life, enlightenment should be treated like a hero’s journey. There is no rush to be enlightened. Enjoy this life, contemplate, meditate, and BE and realize that you are the magic of life. If you think you have to change your experience with external things, you got it wrong because Nirvana and the divinity of life comes from within. My personal opinion is that if I use drugs to get into a mystical experience, that is fine, that is fine, but don’t confuse it with enlightenment. In fact, if it is the mystical experience that you are seeking, you don’t need drugs to do it. I see drugs as “cheating” because the goal for me is not how fast it takes for me to be enlightened, but being Truth-realized in every waking moment of my life. The goal of my life is to Love this moment purely as it is. Maybe psychedelics may help you have more love, but the goal is to go through the battles and suffering it takes to Love life. Escaping your current suffering doesn’t grow you. Love is about embracing your own suffering because if you only Love the things that serve you, it isn’t really love. Rather true love to me is loving the battle and journey of personal transformation and this is what meditation offers. Because meditation is all about LOVING the NOW as it is with no desire to change it. BE with yourself. If you want to use substances, make sure you are doing it for the right reasons. Ask yourself: Do I currently Accept the Now as it is? Why do I want to change myself externally? Will changing myself externally help me change myself internally? Maybe. I think psychedelics May help people love this moment more, but what does this teach you? What using substances means to me is that “This moment and myself are not enough right now.” The right reason for using psychedelics is if “you feel Love and acceptance that this moment is enough.” If you feel that this moment is enough, then psychedelics can be used as another facet of exploring and sharing your love for this moment. The key is to not use them as an escape, but to rather use them as a way to explore the current love for reality that you already have. anyways, that’s what I think. Personally for me, I prefer to be high on Life, not on drugs and this is what I told my friends who tried to peer pressure me into drugs. If you think you need a substance to change your experience, then consider that your experience is already low to begin with. Sadhguru here explains what I am talking about:

If transformation didn't happen what did you get from it?

I thought a little more about my intention for starting this thread and I realize now why this topic is so important to me. Two years ago I was in the middle of a very painful and confusing existential crisis. What I didn't realize is that I was transitioning out of Orange and into Green. I simply had no knowledge of spiral dynamics. As soon as I saw the spiral dynamics video on green, I recognized what was happening to me, and was finally able to chart a clear path forward. The thread referenced above marks the day I began my transition into green. Two years has since passed and I am reporting a profound transformation. I am at home in green and feel a very mature embodiment of green values. What I want to point out is that the contents of this current thread include many of the insights and lessons I have learned over the last two years, and highlights some of the mistakes I had made prior to that. I personally don't think that you can make much progress towards enlightenment if your values are predominantly orange. I also believe that progress will be limited until you can develop and maintain healthy relationships with others and resolve issues such as chronic loneliness, depression, and anxiety. Ups and downs are inevitable, but consciousness isn't vivid until your mood is bright and stable. Mental health is imperative to stabilizes in green, let alone transition to yellow. What I'm trying to say is that if you suspect you are on the cusp of green, or have reached a stage where you have had it with loneliness and the endless pursuit of accomplishment, then you might want to pay attention to what I have to say here. To be green be solid in green is pure joy.

A bunch of empty talk. Try the 30 day 5-MeO-DMT test. I dare ya Transformation was not my claim. Those are HIS standards and biases. My claim was pure consciousness, and my claim stands.

It seems to me that Jesus is saying (John 3) that "born again" means an actual transformation of the body of flesh into a body made of akasha. And that the akasha is awakened in the water in our bodies. Sadhguru mentioned how rudimentary life can emerge in distilled (complete vacuum state he called it) water. And this Nobel Prize winner has shown in 2009 how DNA can emerge in pure water:

"One of the greatest misconceptions in the healing of the self or the transformation of the whole is imagining something insidious needs to stop in order for something greater to begin. When you are against something, you are empowering it with the very energy you require in order to set greater justices into motion. These are just a few examples, but whether through intention, prayer, the creation of more supportive legislation, the organizing of greater community outreach, or any legal ramifications toward the actions that affect the liberties, rights, and freedoms of others, we co-create a world of equality and justice through inspired actions in support of the values we affirm." - Matt Kahn Love getting emails from this guy as an occasional reminder going through bills, work emails, etc. Anyone have any other teachers who send out such nice emails?

What do I want? This weekend I went to a personal growth workshop and it utterly shook me. I finally realized why I keep changing ideas on what I want to do and even on my life purpose (recently I had rephrased it as "to live a simple life and heal myself through consciousness"; quite far from "the Beyoncé of Medicine", aka "having an extraordinary life and healing others through consciousness"..) : how can you have a vision if you don't even know who you are? So I'm now on a journey to discovering who I am as a soul and who I am in the world, this is what I want. Here are some golden nuggets I took from there: Be divine! We live in a friendly Universe that wants nothing more than to support us. When you feel resistant to do something it's because you need to do it. Peaceful, powerful and joyful in the now. Speak power to the world or keep silent. When you change, everyone who knows you starts to change. You create your life through the choices you make. Be busy with yourself, it's not selfish, it's wise. Clarity is prosperity --> If you don't have the prosperity you want it's because you don't have clarity. Confusion does not create prosperity. To become a winner you need to love winning and to be unapologetic about it. Live each day like a sacred day. Every day needs to be a symphony and I am the director and the orchestra!! You can only love others to the depth that you love yourself. Life is relationships, first with yourself and then with others. Either your mind is controlling you or you are controlling it. You get more of what you focus on!! Breakthrough happen when limiting beliefs and behaviors are challenged. It's easy to love others when you love yourself. It's easy to be compassionate with others when you are compassionate with yourself. When you make a decision you want to be clear and grounded. You need to make the decision first and then the how will show itself. It's not easy but it's worth it. Where there are humans there is going to be ego. On the other side of your excuses is your best life. You are a magician!! Set an intention at the beginning of every day. Inner peace is the result of self love. Inner peace formula: Who am I?; Unconditional love; Keep quiet. Inner peace is independent from outside circumstances but I can choose my outside circumstances. From "why is this happening" to "what can I do about it", "how long do I want to stay in this feeling", "what do I want to feel?" Questions to ask when giving and/or helping: 1. Does it come from a healthy place? 2. Am I giving from my overflow? Carefrontate: have honest, respectful and cleaning conversations. I am a superstar. I am a warrior, unstoppable. Awareness is the first step of transformation so I need to own my s**t. For example: owning the fact that I've put myself in compromised situations because of a lack of self-love. I deserve the very best that life has to offer. I have the right to live my life full out, unapologetically!! Emotions are physical. Now it's time for Blissipline and radical action --> proactive, not reactive. I decided to focus on my money situation right now. This is the song with which the workshop started and ended. Thank you Mahima Mindset for this experience and thank you Universe for bringing it in my life. It won't be easy, especially the "giving from the overflow part" but it's necessary.

@datamonster Heres a quick tutorial, the struggle and the transformation to yellow. lolol i wonder how accurate this actually is. When all of greens attempts for change fail and out of desperation it calls for more insight, it unlocks yellow. lololol How does green defeat red? INSIGHHHHHHHHHHT.

I would imagine all of the above honestly... there's no real telling. I have heard everything from, major life transformation to nothing really noticeable externally changing at all. It is very radical and fun to talk about so it does seem that there are quite a few that find a way to earn an income by sharing their communication whether by writing books, holding retreats and online discussion groups with those who are open-minded and interested in the message.... but it's obviously easier to find these people because of their popularity. Simultaneously I would imagine it must happen all over the world and I'm sure some don't really discuss it that much at all.... I heard a story about an awakened guy discussing it with some people at a bar and his longtime friend grabbed him by the neck because he was so frustrated with what he was talking about.... So one probably should be aware of the company he or she is talking to...lol. When Awakening occurred here for example I still had three years left in the military before getting a retirement pension for the rest of my life. It just made sense financially for our family for me to finish up and get that retirement. Just simply can't tell it's fair game afterwards ❤

In general, it's healthy and natural to feel grief for the suffering of others. On the other hand, grief is a temporary state of experience, and once that energy has moved, it's a great opportunity to transmute it into passion that you put towards conscious actions. This could be working on raising your own consciousness or helping to create systems and opportunities for others to do so. Truthfully, grief itself is a form of love. If you didn't love the thing you were grieving, you wouldn't be grieving. As long as you're loving, you're helping on some level. But of course, there's endless actions you can take in addition to simply "being" loving, like donating to charities, buying a sandwich for the homeless person on your block, getting involved politically, doing personal transformation work, meditation, helping to protect the environment, taking courses or reading about racism/sexism/etc. The list is endless. Pick one thing and start there. You can't save the world, but you can do one thing today to make a difference. And another thing tomorrow. And a third thing the day after.

I've encountered an interesting problem in the area of self-help. The "I", I am reffering to, will be ego in the following . So this is not only about ego transcendence, but also the transformation of ego, within it's own realm. Thus, I put it in the Self-Actualization sub-forum. Always, when I get triggered by others to a certain extent, I eventually start thinking like the subject I am critizicing. Very abstract, so here's a concrete example: For example, I see someone judging others heavily. At the first few instances, I don't really care, because I'm not the one who's judging. I'm fine with them judging. But after some time, when I see the same judgements over and over again, it starts to trigger me. Of course, from the very beginning, I know how judging others ultimately causes harm to your own wellbeing. Now when I start to get triggered, there's a very interesting shift happening: I start to criticize and judge the person, which criticizes and judges others! Suddenly, I am the one, who tells somebody else, how they have to behave. I adapt the very same pattern, which I was conscious of in others. Two more examples: I stay away from debates on this forum, as I'm not interested in them. But when they trigger me (not necessarily the content, but the unnecessity of the debate itself), I'm starting to feel like writing a post on stopping this debating stuff. What would I end up with? Starting debates on the forum. Loops back again. When others around me are super serious, and I get triggered by it, I lose my chill and start to get serious too - in order to try to make the other person less serious! Again a very interesting twist happening. I try to stay conscious of these dynamics, but they still sometimes find their way in. Very sneaky. Good thing though is, the more I notice this behavior, the more I can transcend it. But then again, from a practical POV, it can make sense in some instances to step in and take action. I'm thinking of situations with really toxic behavior. And also probably a few more subtler cases. What's going on there? (Not so important, but I'll still put it here: One of the insights I had, which I could connect to that, was: The things you don't like about other people, you also don't like about yourself. This whole situation also shows the power of nets (systems) and how they influence each other.) How would you balance both extremes out, so that you do not adapt the same egoic dynamics, which you are acting against or critizicing? (Yes, only an ego can get triggered or wants to act against something, but there must be a healthy way to cope with this - also in order to have a positive influence)

@Lews Therin From my POV, you're trying to dream up imaginary characters who know what the real you need more than the real you does. Which came across to me as being counter productive, and I was trying to point to that. If you're coming from another perspective though, then I'd definitely recommend yoga, its an amazing tool for self transformation, regardless of how enlightened you are. Enlightenment never ends in this particular context.