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you should watch leos vids on his blog regarding that, he advises this weird 2-4inch block of foam to sit upon (i dont know what its called so i cant find it online). The book mentions your typical zafu (meditation cushion). Also the first lessons recommend to get ear plugs, and several lessons later for Japa, you need to do 108 repitions of stuff, and traditionally people use a 'japa mala' necklace made out of either rudrashka or tulsi wood. This is optional since people use their knuckles to count.

on a serious note, i feel like it would be a bit ironic if an enlightened person would answer on this forum post saying "i am!!". As far as i know the only enlightened people that openly hint or say they are enlightened-- are teachers. But certainly not all enlightened people are teachers? Eckhart Tolle said that when he got his first enlightened experience, he spent all his time out on park benches just watching life. You will not find them on this forum Maybe they were here once, but achieved it, and found no use of this forum anymore and left. I think the epitome of members here are "seekers"

Goodluck Solace & Goodbye, you will be Missed

@NoSelfSelf Javi se ti

i think Leo is very very very close. Like someone stated above, a true enlightened person doesnt "teach" in the way we are used to, but teaches instead by just living and being an example. Leo stated in his latest blog post and video that the last hawaii retreat made him think about whether he should continue actualized.org or not. This is a step up. I think a good sign of his enlightenment would be him quitting the online persona altogether. Although i am thankful he didnt, i really want to see his videos on chakras and healing He is trying to define the undefinable and display it in a way that doesnt make him look like a new age obbsessed person, so his "mind" will get in the way.

he has many many teachers he learns from, not just one

@Solace Thank you so much Solace, your words always comfort me...or shall i say...give me solace..hehe I am doing self-love work and meditation but i need to amp it up, making sure i dont skip days. I dont think i can buy distilled water where i live, at least i cant find it in the grocery store, but i will focus on chlorella and spirulina. this is so well put haha it really changes how i see it

@starsofclay oohoo ive only succesfully lucid dreamt once in highschool when we had an assignment to journal our dreams for 5 days. My sleep schedule is so crappy now a days that i rarely dream I was love to get acquainted with a dream sign! @Colin Ive had the timer thing happen too!! Our brains are such masters at tricking "us"

You indeed are right. You can test it for yourself. Example: looking for coins on the street. The first few times you might not find any, then your brain slowly starts picking up on shiny things, not coins per se, but it will catch you off gaurd, like nails, metal things etc, then after a longer time, your brain starts picking up only on coins, and so everytime you go out youll find coins on the ground. Same thing with the "angel numbers". Thats why id say to not concentrate on them too much, because youll brain just search for them automatically. What i consider to be a sign is when i see the same repeated numbers in several different places within a few hours or even an hour. Then im like..hmm.....(maybe its just the brain being extra extra good at picking up patterns within that hour, who knows :P)

yooo pls be careful. the bacteria on that 2 month rotten meat tho Cant you at least cook it to be rare? instead of going fully raw?

I am sorry you had to experience those drugs :(...they truly are horrible..i am studying medicine right now and i feel torn because i know so many drugs tear your system down. One student at my university got diagnosed with schizophrenia and he started taking drugs as well, he started getting severe acne all over his face and neck (his face was clean before) and his social behaviors/motivation has changed as well. The way they prescribe them where i live is similar, the doctor doesnt even consider your overall well-being, just says "here take this" Clean your diet, start from the absolute base. Then build by addressing emotional issues, i suggest looking into emotional healing. Meditation practice is VERY important. Best of luck to you <3 @Nahm when taking colloidal silver be careful that its not ionic silver. Many people sell ionic silver under the name "colloidal silver" but its not the same. Ionic doesnt really have any health benefits and its very cheap to make. I am also looking for a reliable source @Quanty that makes true colloidal

@phoenix666 that all the material crap and small things such as people glances at me/thoughts about me didnt mean crap. My entire highschool i was chasing popularity & material things -clothes/makeup/shoes/i can go on forever----it doesnt mean crap. And i got very angry that i let those things govern how i live my life. And then its not as easy as just "waking up". I realize that even though i started a daily meditation practice, practice mindfulness & present moment, watch leos & other teachers videos, i STILL fall into the same trap everyday. Just 10 minutes ago, i found myself being bored and somehow ended up watching botox experience videos on youtube....lol...im not even into botox, im early 20s, literally no idea how i ended up in that video. This sage video just made me realize how important focusing on yourself and questioning life is...and how hard it is to get an enlightenment experience..then a few enlightenment experiences..deal with ego backlash and falling back into the trap of materialism...then more enlightenment....then becoming a sage...then i have to think to myself am i again just chasing a title? Do i want to be a sage because my ego likes the idea of being this super wise person who is above everyone else's rat race? If yes, then its like im doing no progress at all. I need to drop all notions about everything and just focus on NOW...i feel like i jumped to several different topics here, i hope i made sense lol

Would love to have a list here as i am starting to read more stories. Currently on my 2 buy list are the alchemist (i never read it!!), Life of Pi, Eat pray love, & women who run with the wolves. Suggestions pls

this was the video that made me really re-evaluate whats important in life

Woooaaahhh!!! That is so coool! Yes, yes you have I have yet to experience wAking up at those times but i do see 777 and 1111 everyyywhere

@Faceless thank you for your wonderful explanation

what do you define as experience? @Faceless

thank you

Also, Rule #5 in being successful in Kriya according to Lahiri is to "Replace unnecessary practices with Kriya". Leo in his "dont half ass yoga" video and yoga video on youtube mentioned to keep continuing the consciousness work, like labeling/do-nothing and keep doing self-actualization. But in the intro, JC Steven says that the reason why all the people he knew at the organization he was initiated into had troubles with their meditation/consciousness practice because they didn't follow these rules that Lahiri mentions ( the 7 mentioned in the intro). Now the examples JC Steven uses as unnecessary practices are chanting and visiting shrines, which are devotional practices. Do other types of meditation fall into this category? i ask because i am practicing labeling (mindfulness) daily and shamanic/holotropic breathing weekly, and i truly love doing them as i find them quite healing. I'm scared that i'll have to give them up if i want this yoga to work. Also: Where do y'all get your japa malas? The websites i look at either charge 100$ for them or they look sketchy and i heard there are mannny fakes online (when it comes to rudraksha or woods)

slowly peel the layers of the onion until. The deeper you go, the thicker the layers will get, but youll be stronger

i have just got the kriya book and im a bit confused for the first lesson. It says to simply meditate for 20 minutes. What kind of meditation? Mindful? Think nothing? Does it matter

I suggest a highlighter option!

i think its better there's no rep points..definitely can lead to egoic tendencies. Heck, i think they should even take off the number of views on each topic too

@Dodo what are rep points?

I cry :')