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This is SO helpful. Thank you! I really like the idea of looking at it like this. I've thought about pulling back a little. But I'm not trying to play pick me games too much

I used to be a walker and would walk many hours per day. Sometimes I listened to music or listened to audi books in Spanish to help me learn a new language. But, I really like walking in silence. Use the time to contemplate, like you mention. Also, use the time to walk mindfully. Breath while you walk, stop and smell the roses so to speak. Walking in New and different directions will keep things interesting and spark new ideas.

Talking about being honest with yourself with where you are at in life. Not getting ahead of yourself. This is a big one for me. He also touches on the depth of the amount of work he has put into actualized.org. If you had any doubts before about how hard he works, you won't now. His work ethic alone is inspiring. The other part of this video that I really like is reminding us that actualized.org is not about him, but about the ideas.

Then go play! That's the whole point of playing, forget about the rules and get out of your head, beyond ideas of what you "should" be doing.

The woman who runs this channel wears a niqab which is a face covering that is worn in the Islam religion. It is so interesting.

Yea for sure! I totally see it like this as well. In fact watching her has made me think about how I have put my beauty on display because I wanted attention. And It's almost like the more I was sort of careless around my beauty, the less beautiful I actually felt. Keeping a mystery about it actually amps up the beauty. In fact watching this woman I'm like damn, she's hot as f lol.

Love is what is always present. It's like a fan that is constantly blowing. Fear is a block to Love. It's like if someone put a piece of cardboard in front of the fan. The fan (love) is still there, blowing away, but the airflow has been blocked by fear (the cardboard).

Doing heart centered meditation helps cultivate that kind of love in your every day life. Sometimes i feel so much that it's unsettling, like I don't know what to do with all the love.

Yes

Wow I would love to travel there, yea I bet you do. I'm from Seattle and there are lots of women wearing hijab there, and at school I saw a couple niquabis but that was I think the only time I've seen it. At the time I thought, how extreme... Hahaha! So funny how we make stuff up like that. As children and as adults lol.

He posted a video about the experience on his blog

Really good points. Have you ever seen someone wearing niqab in public? The times I have, I was surprised and felt a bit of fear tbh. Got over it quickly but yea I didn't understand why someone would wear it until watching her videos.

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Actually one of the premises of the channel is that it is her choice to wear hijab/niqab. She often reiterates that no one forced her.

I love playing chess because it feels like the other person and I are playing with our minds together. Super fun

@Elshaddai So, nitrous oxide and psychedelics go extremely well together. I took acid and once I was past the come up, used nitrous oxide (also known by whippets) and the experience is taken to a whole other level. Please don't take this as advice, or that you should go try it, I do not recommend nor condone the usage of nitrous oxide. I am simply answering your question.

@Nahm nevermind lol: )

Saying that the body is "just a thought" does absolutely nothing for most people. It creates disassocistion and confusion. What's the point? Why go there?

I've heard a couple spiritual teachers talk about this. That its not "laziness" but rather difficulty creating change. I don't know. It could be both depending on the situation.

Yes there is. Tired of people denying these things bc they aren't true in the ultimate sense. Just because I wasn't born, in the ultimate sense, doesn't mean I wasn't born in the relative sense. And as such have the relatively real consequences of having such an experience. This teaching should not be used to deny the body or mind like that.

Be careful. Yes, ultimately we are not our body, but we are not "just" infinite consciousness in the way you put it. The body is needed to even have thoughts like this. We cannot forget the body and poo poo it like that.

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Thank you for the advice. I actually hate my job so its hard to get around that. Especially when it's so exhausting. Otherwise though, lack of discipline plays a role.

Thank you.

My art is music and performance art. My purpose is "using my love of creative self expression to inspire others to discover their unique gifts". That looks like sharing my creativity with others. I'd love to do music for improv shows or other performances. I also love public speaking and down the road I want to do comedy. All things that take a long time to hone!