Preety_India

I second that.

Today is going to be an awesome day. Hopefully. Things look like they are in perspective.

For me this is stage green

I don't know what his idea of enlightenment is but listening to him always gave me nausea. He goes round and round in circles. Frankly he appears a bit delusional to me. I can't take that guy seriously. He looks full of himself.. But anyway some of his retreat stuff is good. One of my friends did it and he had to do contemplation communications exercises that sharpen and enhance contemplation and help remove errors and flaws in contemplation. Apart from that, these are the guidelines he gives on before signing up for his retreat program You should know that you will be asked to sign a waiver of your right to sue for any injury or distress you might experience during this retreat. There will be strenuous physical activity, as well as strenuous mental and emotional engagement. The ranch also holds various dangers, such as barbed wire, wildlife, rugged terrain, etc. You must take full responsibility for any injury or mishap that may occur for you during your stay here, regardless of the source. Of course, we will endeavor to make your stay as safe and comfortable as possible, but given the location and nature of this retreat, accidents, injury, and distress are possible. If you are unwilling to be responsible for your own wellbeing, do not come to this retreat. Otherwise you are most welcome.

I'm going to read the book, It starts with food by Melissa The whole 30 Currently lots of books on my list. Too much to start right away. But will begin slowly.

Sorry to hear that. All I can say is self love.. Lots of self love. The healing will begin with self love. Relationships aren't perfect. You can't be too attached to those that do not work out in the end. You just have to be strong and upbeat and get out there once again and look forward to your goals and dreams jn life and keep looking for the one who is in a happy harmony with you and your life. Much love and peace to you.

Elimination round lolz

@Beginner Mind haha

@Beginner Mind I do it a different way. I don't have a fixed teacher because the illusion of a teacher can break anytime. I prefer to take pointers from each one of them and make my own salad.

See? That's the problem. You look at things in a very transactional way. Probably the most unspiritual way of looking at things. If you want a good teacher, are you ready to be a good student? Nobody is obligated to play the role of your spiritual teacher or coach. It's not a employer employee relationship but you choose to look at it with an employer employee transactional relationship. Let go of the teacher of your judgement. Set them free. They are free. You are free too. Freedom is the highest empathy..

@LfcCharlie4 that's called signature. Go to your account settings and change it

You're missing the point. Maybe in your eyes it's arrogance and entitlement because that's how you want to look at it. You aren't sitting inside Leo's brain to exactly know what he is thinking and with what perspective he is saying, he could be saying things to help someone better themselves, all you do is speculate speculate and speculate... You said that... These are your words. "given how deeply I used to look up to Leo"..... Please don't do that. Nobody tells you to look up to someone only to attack them later. You're here to live your own life your way. Leo can help you. But Leo cannot become your image. Freedom is not entitlement. If it is then you should accept that lack of entitlement is slavery. It means Leo has to slave down to you to be in your good graces. And he doesn't need to do that. You can laugh as much as you want as a polite way to dismiss me or ridicule me, but the truth is that you wanting others to change is you being unable to accept who they are. Start with yourself. Focus more on yourself. Leo is already living his life and he doesn't ask you to be like him. Then why do you ask for him to be like you or the image in your mind. Leo owes you nothing.

I disagree. Being awakened and lightened doesn't mean you have to lose your swag. Nope. You can say what your heart wants to say because that's what is called being genuine and authentic. Leo is not a hypocrite. He has always been the authentic one. Leo doesn't put on a show to look like some of the mystics. He doesn't need to grow a beard to look exalted. And who told you that being loving means not reacting in anger, not showing tough love, not telling what the truth, not defeating negativity. Being loving also means being truthful. Being truthful means telling people how exactly you feel and what exactly you want to say. I'm sorry but you can't always be polite in a ruthless world. Being spiritual doesn't mean wearing a smile 24/7 and letting others to walk all over you and disrespect you. It doesn't mean becoming a doormat to the whole planet and allowing to pounce on you and even destroy your business. That's not spirituality but being lame. Spirituality means that you can become a Swan but you can also become a Tiger when the situation calls for it. Leo has full right to defend himself in whatever manner he wants. He is a human being even while awakened. He can't be expected to give up on his humanness. And to constantly rile him up is like taking advantage of his politeness. And then questioning why he wouldn't adjust to your framework or standard of behavior means downright bullying and loss of his freedom to be how he wants to be. You wanting Leo to behave how you want him is almost like human abuse. He is a human being and entitled to his reactions.

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two wrongs don't make a right

You need some thorough preparation before doing psychedelics. You can't jump into that stuff right off the bat. It can lead to delusions and instability. Your mind should have some level of clarity and confidence before you do your trips Some people do meditation right before the trip to remain level headed. So in short the answer is prepare your mind with daily spiritual practice, meditation and self inquiry. Then when you feel stable enough you can start trying other ways to change your consciousness. Remember that these substances change your consciousness and thinking patterns, change your perception. You could have a huge sudden unexpected ego death that you may not be able to deal with without sufficient spiritual understanding to cope with a new plane of consciousness. It's not impossible to do meditation and it's the safest. It changes your consciousness but gradually and readjusts you to it. So go slow. Start with some consciousness practice like meditation like meditation which will serve as a warm up before you start heavy lifting.

That's an awesome low budget try. I have tried it a few times in the past. Works.

Why are you kidding yourself? As though you don't know that meditation works. Do your spiritual work and focus on meditation. If psychedelics work for you, then try them. That in no way ever means that meditation should be skipped. It takes patience and a ton of hard work. But the fruits of labor are always sweet. Don't skip on the good things in life!

Can you elaborate?

Yup huge fan of Rupert. Great guy. Very pragmatic.

Gosh, I can't get over your face. Can I pay you a compliment? You look very handsome. Have a great day

Selfless desire is the desire to do something without the expectation of a compensation or a reward in return. So if Leo wants to share the fruits of his work with us, which he already does, he wants to do it for the world without the expectation of fame or money or anything for himself. Some people get donations but they give it to charity. It's the most beautiful thing to do. Have a great day

Ayahuasca is such a great experience.

Worry about yourself