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A) You're free to date whoever you want, however you want. How you relate to people is almost entirely dependent on your level of consciousness. B) Stage Green is a certain level of consciousness. You will have to surrender some ego to move into Stage Green. Then you will realize Green is a step above Orange but still has limitations. So you will have to surrender some more ego to move into Yellow. And so on. If you're demonizing any of the stages, you're missing the point, and you certainly will have to drop those demonizations and judgments to evolve to higher stages. Watch out about getting tribal or ideological about all these groups: men, women, academics, postmodernists, feminists, PUAs, liberal, conservative, etc. All of those groups are trap. C) Be careful with over-identifying with Stage Green as you might see it on TV, etc. The key is to read the level's description in the Spiral Dynamics diagrams, and then ask yourself, "Okay, what do I need to do to embody that?" Moving up Spiral Dynamics is not about joining a group or a movement. It's about becoming personally more conscious. Whatever other people are doing, just ignore it and focus on setting your own consciousness straight.

What your ego interprets as anti-male and anti-free speech is really just compassion and concern for beings and perspectives beyond your own. Which to you looks anti-male because the only way you know how to be a male is by grabbing at things in a crude way. Start noticing that your perspective is just one perspective, and that your male agenda is just one agenda. How would you interact with the opposite sex if you actually cared about her well-being? If she wasn't just a means to an end for you? Rather than looking at the world through the lens of: How do I evolve MYSELF? How do I get my male agenda satisfied? Try looking at the world through the lens of: We're all one community, how do I participate in this community in a caring manner? How can I authentically love all people more? How would I act if I didn't see males/females at all, but just people? See, the problem with the pickup paradigm is that it's too much about getting YOUR needs met. That's because people get into pickup for that reason: they are very NEEDY, regardless of how successful or confident they appear on the surface. The most successful PUAs are still extremely needy. Their entire life revolves around getting their needs satisfied. And there's nothing wrong with that, but it's a low level of consciousness. If you are needy, that's okay. That's where you're at. Be honest about your neediness. Don't try to sugarcoat it with stories of consciousness and evolution and being alpha.

Well, the key to waking up on time is going to sleep on time. If you're up way late, and you want to wake up early on 4 hours of sleep, it ain't gonna happen unless you have somewhere really important to be, like the airport. You need about 8 hours of sleep per night, so plan accordingly. If you're in your teens or early 20s, you might need 10 hours of sleep or more. It also depends on your diet.

Just set your alarm on the opposite side of the room.

@PT89 You already don't exist. You are just an idea. You were never actually born. The point of awakening is to realize there is no time, no life, no death. You are dead right now. This is what death looks like. See, you have confused Absolute Infinity for life. That's your problem. This cannot possibly be understood until you awaken (die).

@sarapr My parents never got divorced. Careful with your assumptions.

It's not an issue of time, it's an issue of priorities. You haven't convinced yourself yet that meditation is the most important thing you could do all day. If you really understood that, you would commit to it 100% and sacrifice all the other stuff if need be.

@LRyan Well, for example, what transforms a person such as an advanced yogi or Zen master isn't just his enlightenment, but his 20 years of rigorous daily practice which lead to the enlightenment. And even then, many yogis and Zen masters are incomplete in their realization and embodiment. It's very rare that one becomes as enlightened as Jesus or the Buddha. And even rarer that it happens in one shot. Whatever glimpses you've had, they were probably not that deep. The trick is that even a small glimpse will feel mindblowing and deep, which tends to obscure that fact that it's only the tip of the iceberg.

It's the motives behind why you're doing it. Your ego is running you and you don't even realize it yet. You're just acting out karma unconsciously. At least that's what most pickup is. You're welcome to do it. Just stop pretending it's conscious.

You guys can discuss video games on gamer forums, not here.

If you guys want to argue about time, you can do that in another thread. This one is about 5-MeO and it's long enough as it is without such distractions.

Be careful with your projections, worldviews, and arrogance. What you should be concerned with is your own biases. Nothing is necessary. People can live very different lives. There is no right or wrong way to live. Sage yes, philanthropist no. I never said to buy out all YT channels. I said that billionaires like Bill Gates could invest money into making media more conscious. It's great. But opening your heart chakra will not be enough. You must contemplate and investigate what the TRUTH is. I am all for practicing unconditional love. But that has very little chance of awakening you. You must tackle problem from multiple angles. By all means open your heart chakra, but also inquire into what is TRUE and practice meditation, and more.

When you are not conscious of your emotions, you become a slave to them and you suffer. Got bored of it. Also had energy problems due to my health. I have a sluggish thyroid gland, which means I have to conserve my energy more than most people. See the site's footer. But I heavily customized it. Most paranormal stuff. Like the ability to commune with deities. I believe climate change is man-made, since that is what most of the best scientists say. Of course that belief is fallible, but we have to work with imperfect information. So I use the best information I've got at the moment. 1) Green 2) I haven't experienced anything too hairy. Mostly just ego backlash and cravings. If you include my psychedelic trips, then the worst thing I've experienced is insanity. 3) Ego is very necessary to keep you surviving as you are. Without ego, your entire life would collapse. Which is why you're not going to give that ego up so easily. The backbone of your entire life (ego) is an illusion. The universe doesn't come from nothing, it IS nothing. Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't like reading in Russian. I don't feel a need to argue against such academic nonsense. If people cannot see the obvious value of self-help books, they are beyond help in my view. In one of my videos I said that terrorism was not evil. Yes, to improve flavor. Cumin, pepper, various chilis, coriander, garlic powder, dill, cilantro, etc. Science's entire paradigm of how perception works and what reality is, is deeply, deeply flawed and confused. Appearance IS reality. ALL of reality is a construction of the mind. The only objective thing is Absolute Infinity, which isn't even a thing or a non-thing. You can make an outline and glance at it as you speak. Still takes lots of practice, but it helps a lot. But also, there's nothing really wrong with cuts. In fact, it might be better to do cuts so your content is punchier. 2 hours videos are no desirable. No, I've never been interested in weed. I avoid all recreational substances. My LP took a while to evolve to the point where I was doing videos. My LP was clear, but how it would get expressed was unclear for a few years. I had to stumble upon videos through trail and error. At first I thought I would be writing blog posts. But then I never enjoyed that and stumbled upon videos. It's very complicated. We had a falling out. I have not spoken to him for about 6 years and I don't even know where he is. It's the backbone of my life. I don't really love his work that much. What's most interesting about him is just his mind and approach to life. I've thought about it, but it would easier to just create a new product. I bit off more than I could chew with that project so I had to abandon it. Sure All those insights were from a mushroom trip. The source was the infinite intelligence of the mushroom. Which is why it was so good. I don't now. I had a Siamese cat for most of my life for 17 years who I grew up with. After she died about 7 years ago, I haven't wanted any more pets. I used to have lots of various pets in my childhood, from snakes to frogs to fish to rabbits to lovebirds to sugar gliders to exotic corals.

No, I use a small program called Tuneskit Audible Converter to remove the DRM from all my Audible files and convert them into MP3, which then gives me the freedom to use them with any app on any machine, bypassing all the Audible restrictions. https://www.tuneskit.com/audible-aa-aax-converter-win.html To me it's totally worth $35. Try not to abuse it though. Ask your friends to buy their own copies of Audible books to support the authors.

@LRyan Because enlightenment alone is not enough. Enlightenment doesn't actually transform your old self very much. What's necessary in addition to enlightenment is a complete consciousness of all the habits, emotions, lies, manipulations, and agendas of the self. That's where the bulk of the work lies. The self is a stubborn bastard that refuses to change because its job is to stay the self. The self must be gradually aligned with the Absolute through thousands of hours of consciousness work -- not merely more meditation or self-inquiry. This involves questioning all your motivations, fears, desires, emotional triggers, clearing your chakras, etc, etc. One enlightenment experience is NOT going to radically transform the self the way most people hope. You keep losing ground because, despite your glimpses and insights, you are still fundamentally deeply unconscious. That's what needs to be worked on. You need to bring the Absolute into your mundane life. Forgetfulness is a hallmark of this whole path. That's why in Islam they pray 5 times a day: to remind themselves to wake up. (And it still largely doesn't work). This shows you just how strong of a force the self is.

You don't need a diety. You ARE the diety.

Sounds like you struck the motherlode. Great work! Such a small dose too.

But how can it be infinite if the levels are hand-made???

Sounds like it will run up against the same problems as No Man's Sky. But that is what reality is, basically. Just far more infinite.

You'd have to distinguish between "drugs" and psychedelics, and how they are being used, for what purpose, in what setting? Keep in mind that many people who talk negatively about psychedelics don't actually have any serious direct experience with using them for growth. Before you consider an opinion seriously on this issue, ask the person, "How many and what kinds of psychedelics have you tried, and in what settings?" It is possible psychedelics could damage your astral body. The trick would be verifying that for sure and not just speculating about it or holding it as a dogma.

1) Start meditation, start yoga, start psychedelics, start self-inquiry, start studying nondual theory, follow your heart, become selfless. 2) I made a blog post a while back about things I've said which I changed my mind on. 3) No Basically, to become a saint. I will find many of them in my book list. Yes, of course. You just have endure it and surrender. Take the leap of faith. You need to learn how to study theory without getting to wrapped up in it. If all you do is self-inquiry, you might get some awakenings, but you will still be ignorant about a great many things, and your consciousness will still be low. This path is just too difficult to walk without proper and robust study of theory. He watches some of them. He is still very scientific and stuck in the materialist paradigm. Although he has tripped on psychedelics and is becoming more openminded to spiritual stuff. Wheat is empty calories for EVERYONE. It has zero nutritional value and its bad for your health. INTP 1) I don't know, but I do intent to have a long-term girlfriend at the least. 2) Yes 1) That was a course by Eben Pagan: The Ultimate Map of Success, so some similar title. 2) Not sure, I haven't visited that many countries. Maybe some of the Scandinavian countries, but I can't be sure. 3) I don't know. I skim the headlines on CNN, MSNBC, etc. I watch their videos on Youtube sometimes and I listen to various Youtube channels that talk about the news. The biggest thing I do is I constantly talk with myself in my own head, as though I am talking to a student. I've done this for most of my life. It both helps to clarify my ideas, but also produces a chatty monkey-mind, so it's a double-edged sword. Yes, I have done various types of neurofeedback. I want to do it more consistently but sometimes lack the time. The changes are subtle. It slowly rewires your brain function. Mostly I use it to meditate more effectively. I think it's possible to use the tool to meditate so effectively you become enlightened, but I haven't proven that out. It's also possible to just optimize your brain function. It varies a lot right now. And I've answered this question in the past I think in this thread. I have done quite a lot of bodybuilding in the past. It no longer resonates with me. No video games any more. I watch videos on Youtube. I sometimes watch documentaries. I follow the news. I chat or sext with my girlfriend. I drive around town late at night. I take roadtrips. He's a remarkable guy. But big ego. I watch porn and I don't feel bad about it. I don't view it as an addiction. The body has sexual cravings that need to be satisfied. A live stream of what? 1) I'm not a huge fan of it. I prefer more direct consciousness work. Getting into mythology is a quagmire. It's too vague. 2) My eyes were always green. Color correction of the videos sometimes distorts their true color. And different cameras and different lighting create different effects. 3) There's probably something to it, but not my cup of tea. Again, too vague and indirect. I would just focus on direct consciousness work. To me real work is work in which you are having the most meaningful impact on the world (for you). We'll see how things develop. Too much to say here. It's mostly the same. Becoming a sage, personal dev, consciousness. The common denominator is becoming more conscious in every aspect of your life. All my videos are basically answering the HOW question. Becoming conscious puts you outside your comfort zone by definition because you're surrendering aspects of the ego in the process. Yes, growth requires doing new things and making bold changes, which is scary and uncomfortable. Yes, it is possible and even necessary to understand nonduality theoretically. And then it is necessary to go beyond theory and to actually embody it. Do both. No, I would recommend you stick to the Vipassana practice strictly without deviation. It will be powerful enough on its own.

Study nondual theory. Read the top-rated books on book list in the Consciousness category. And deeply contemplate everything said in those books. That will be the foundation for all your tripping. Studying quality theory is very underappreciated by people here. Yet it is the foundation for walking the path properly. I would be very lost and deluded without this foundation. Some of these authors have spent ungodly hours and effort discovering all the traps and secrets, which would take you many lifetimes of trial and error to discover yourself. Learn how to stand on the shoulders of giants without becoming dogmatic about it.

Or so you assume because it does not fit your paradigm.

@Timothy Sex has nothing to do with club or party culture or pickup. Yes, all of that stuff is corrupt and very low consciousness. But there's nothing wrong with dating people and having sex with people you're into. Don't do it for validation. Do it because you want to find a partner you can be intimate with. Sex is but one aspect of that deeper relationship. Your relationship should be about friendship and mutual growth, not sex. But the sex is a nice bonus.

Enough with this solipsism talk. Nonduality is NOT what people conventionally understand as solipsism. Yes, there is only the Infinite Self, and yes, self and other are identical, but that is not what solipsism means.