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@Speedscarlet Of course there are highly specialize techniques. Entire mystical schools and traditions have been created around this. Many different kinds of yoga, meditation, mantras, prayer, etc. It's a very technical subject. Tibetan Buddhism is big into it. As is Shaiva Tantra.

@NoSelfSelf That's what they say. I cannot confirm or deny. But I have switched to fluoride-free toothpaste.

@Samra Solo is the best. You just have to know what you're doing (by doing the online research) and follow the guidelines I've outlined in my How To Use Psychedelics video. Then again, if you're too scared, this isn't the path for you. You need to be very mature and responsible to follow this path successfully. But, damn, is it awesome!

@Epsilon_The_Imperial Because you haven't experienced "the Void", you can't appreciate what it really means. It's not merely "the Void". It's ABSOLUTE INFINITY! That means, it includes everything possible simultaneously. There is nothing you can dream up which isn't already there. There is nothing beyond the Void because the Void is literally EVERYTHING! Can you even begin to fathom how significant that is??? No, you cannot. Not without it killing you.

@Speedscarlet It is done through intense visualization techniques and devotion. You need to have such high levels of devotion that you will literally spawn a deity. This is not light-hearted stuff! But it certainly can be done. You'd probably need your Ajna chakra (3rd eye) opened. And you'd probably need to have some paranormal talents. I have an autobiography of a modern day yogi who achieved this through intense meditation. You can find the book in my book list. It's the first one in the Newest Books section. There you can read how much work it takes.

@Mercurio3 With snorting you could also have breathing problems. This all depends on you, and your dose. You can white-out on snorted doses too. Which is why this substance must be treated with utmost respect. Your hands should tremble as you hold this substance in your hands. Treat it like a loaded gun. Personally, I've never had problems breathing up to 28mg. Haven't gone beyond that. P.S. Thanks for the subtitles.

@StrangerWatch Good/bad, better/worse, evil, value, worth, purpose, and meaning are all projections of your ego-mind. They do not exist. The holocaust is no different than any other physical occurrence. The only difference is, you are deeply invested in it, and it hurts your ego to allow for it. Hence you refuse you give up your judgments. Because they are necessary for your self-image to survive. But you are highly biased. So none of your positions can be taken as truth. You do not care what the truth is in this case. You care about how to keep yourself alive. You've confused these two things. You're not likely to breakout of this self-biased way of thinking about the world until you have an ego-death experience. Only then will you truly understand the power of the dynamic I'm describing. Although it should be pretty obvious simply from a philosophical chain of reasoning why all value, worth, and morality must be utterly subjective. Hardly any two human beings agree about morality. That's should be a dead giveaway that it's not objective.

Watch out! It definitely is possible to kill yourself with 5-MeO such that you will never come back. If your breathing truly stops and you black out, you will suffocate to death. Try snorting HCl. It's much gentler, but it will still skull-fuck you in the end.

@Epsilon_The_Imperial Nothing is real. Discover this for yourself.

@Echoes So what's your proposed alternative? You gonna pretend to sit on your ass in a nihilistic stupor? That's pretending too. By all means, if you want, stick your body on a bed of nails and eat Cheetos. What you're missing is, you can't derive an ought from an is.

@SOUL Nothing about the "physical world" is objective because it is a function of human cognition. You think an ant experiences the same physical world? Nope! Whatever scientific knowledge you have is from the HUMAN species perspective, which is the very definition of subjective. Whereas spirituality can give you access to the Absolute, which is the only objective thing there is.

If you use anything I say to stop your journey, you've tricked yourself.

@Elephant Like I said, very very odd. That is not the LSD I know and love. Sounds like you're describing a horse tranquilizer.

I already have you rascals to wrangle every day. Some of you here need a good belt-whipping

@electroBeam That is such a thorny issue. Very very very few people get it. It's just too tricky and self-deceptive on so many levels. In a very real sense, most of the scientific work is just number-crunching. Very few visionary scientists exist or are even needed. For every one visionary you need 100 orthodox number-crunching chimps.

The biggest irony is that science is subjective whereas spirituality is objective.

@Hermes Trismegistus As the Buddha so eloquently put it: All life is suffering. Enlightenment is the only cure. Suffering is the consequence of the struggle to stay alive. Basically, to stop suffering you have to kill yourself (Nirvana). I can tell ya, there's no suffering in Nirvana. It's peaceful beyond imagination. So start meditating, or self-inquiring, or yoga to get there. And BTW, "there" is none other than here.

Peter Ralston has a daughter. I've met quite a few enlightened peeps who were married and had children. Don't let your limiting beliefs stop you. And watch out for your assumptions. Sadhguru has a daughter. The founder of Kriya yoga was a householder with a family. (I don't mean yogananda but his master's master.) Gandhi had like 5 children. Although I don't know how enlightened he was. Probably not very.

@Matteo Now you understand the infinite love facet of enlightenment. Cool beans Welcome to spirituality! Use it well. 5-MeO is a whole nother level. It will show you the impossible.

@Vlad Ropotica Be careful. If you cannot meditate in a healthy way, then just stop. Don't play games here or act macho. You need to evaluate when you've bitten off more than you can chew, and take a step back. There's nothing wrong with that. You can always resume later. Don't make this into some kind of mad dash to enlightenment. Let it happen organically. We don't want people here hurting themselves with these techniques. It gives this entire field a bad reputation and turns people off. No responsible teacher or guru would tell you to continue on your current path. You're clearly overdoing it. There is a big difference between meditating hardcore, and actually considering suicide. Hardcore meditators are NOT suicidal.

Hmmmm... I'm not sure what happened to it. We don't usually delete threads. Any offending threads are moved to a special Trash Bin sub-forum for archiving.

Very, very odd. Either you got a bad psychedelic or you got some inner demons to work through.

That is the case, LOL.

Over time, as my tripping technique has refined, I've found that the only thing really necessary is: Totally quiet & safe setting, zero obligations, empty stomach, courage, and after you take the substance: sit perfectly still, concentrate on the present moment, and surrender. Always start each new substance at a lose dose. Meditating before-hand helps to prepare the mind. You want to get all your personal stuff out of the way so you can go deep into existential questioning. If the trip starts to get hairy, just remind yourself to surrender and get more curious about reality rather than your petty personal issues or feelings.

@solr The answer to your question is: the entire spiritual journey is about that. By becoming more conscious you are able, more and more, to let go of your devilry. This process will takes decades to complete. Self-inquiry, meditation, yoga, contemplation, etc. are all very useful tools for spiritual purification. But don't neglect ordinary personal development either. Get your own life together, climb Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs so you're not struggling to desperately fulfill yourself all the time. Evil mostly comes from desperately needing things like: sex, money, love, power, fame, security, etc. Practice unconditional love more, open your heart chakra. That helps a lot too.