Remember to come away from the microscope, seekers.

[OneHandClap]

I have watched Leo's videos for a long while, and even lurked here occasionally, but I am noticing a consistent and pervasive trend among some users here. This trend is that of believing that using psychedelics over... and over... and over... with the intent of "smashing the ego" is the way to permanent liberation. Misguided at best, potentially life-ruining at worst. There are many examples of people who thought they could force their way into full enlightenment via drugs, including Timothy Leary. Spoiler alert: Nah. 

There's really not much else to say here, other than to consider the question of why somebody feels a need to do psychs over and over. I sense that many individuals may be using this system of incessant psychedelic use to avoid problems in their personal life or otherwise engage in spiritual bypassing and/or spiritual materialism. 

I am not demonizing psychedelics (I have done a fair amount), but I am urging some of you (especially younger readers) to step away from your microscope and examine your life fully. Psychedelics are not the end all, be all to your life's problems. If you are having trouble making friends, building relationships, being honest, or otherwise excelling in the life you believe would be most fulfilling, there is work to be done beyond tripping. No amount of meeting DMT aliens or having peak experiences will remedy conventional problems. 

And as a final tack-on point here, there's a lot of ego-stroking about experiences related to "being God," "becoming God," "oneness," whatever. A lot of users seem to be tossing these words around but not ever doing the work to find a place of stable presence in life. The map is not the territory. Saying you are God/the Absolute endlessly does not alter your consciousness and imbue you with peace of mind. Beware this bypassing. 

Anyway, that's about it. If this resonates with you, you know what you need to do. If not, it's all good as well.

I wish all beings on this forum the best of luck, plenty of love, and a reminder to brush your teeth twice a day. It's been a fun, if brief, ride here. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. <3 

[WaveInTheOcean]

Psychedelics have accelerated the the inner growth of my soul in this incarnation 10x.

But yes. Taking a psychedelic is the easy part. A trip shows you things, and puts your life in a more holistic context, and opens up your mind, making you more openminded and ready for change (neuroplasticity increases during and after a deep trip).

The hard part really comes in the time AFTER the trip. The real life. Embodiment. Integration. Living life the way you want to live it after having been teached a thing or two by Mother Aya/Emma/Lucy etc.:-)

That takes effort, courage, struggle often...

[BipolarGrowth]

Just psychedelics alone won’t do that much in many cases. It’s the synergistic effect of multiple techniques that seems most effective for me. Once you realize the core truth of it all, this solves a lot of things. It puts Liberation in a light where it’s recognized to always be there so fully that pushing the ego to perform activities to reach it in a permanent way in one human lifetime seems like a guy on a picturesque mountain train ride who is yelling at the conductor to go faster toward the destination. 

[blackchair]

never done psychadelics in my life, and here i am. but cant wait for ayahuasca