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@Will why don't you meditate while lucid dreaming? Or contemplate while astral projecting? It is a great way of exploring life. When you astral project don't do it for fun, do it for truth.

Not being able to find dmt and being ready are completely independent of each other. You can be ready and also want to message people to find dmt. Just because you live in an area that's easy to aquire dmt, doesnt mean others do. And reaching out to people is a perfectly normal way of trying to search for dmt. All you need to do is download a crypto messaging system and communicate over there. It actually means you are ready, otherwise you wouldnt be reaching out in the first place.

@Mike Bison awareness is consciousness looking at itself. Ask yourself "am I aware?" If the answer is yes, how do you know that EXISTENTIALLY like assume nothing at all except for what is empirically there. So saying because you have a brain is an assumption. Pretend the world is just a bunch of colours and sounds. If you answer honestly to how you know, you will get your answer. Hint, it involves consciousness. Why are we not aware of subconscious thoughts? Why doesn't a movie play every scene at the same time? And every sound at the same time? Because for it to be a movie, it needs to play one thing at a time. Why are you not aware of your subconscious thoughts? Because foe you to be aware, it must be possible to not be aware, which means you cannot be aware of everything at once. That would make being aware impossible

@hundreth I miscommunicated. Everything you say is correct. I mean the desires you dream won't existentially become a reality. Like say you get heaps of money, the reason you do that is so you can feel whole and complete, but that feeling will never come, because money is just an idea in our head, so that attribute is just imaginary. Same with a lot of things. Going to a good university for example, might be a desire, but what is a university? A building. What is a building? A set of planks of wood put in a certain way. What is that? Keep contemplating, and you get pure illusion. So the feel good vibes you get from going to a good university is just a dream. It's like a pot at the end of a rainbow. And it's not limited to just 2 things, its for everything. Good family, good house, even personal development is a pot at the end of the rainbow. Even yourself is just pure fiction to a certain extent. Yes I was one of those people who placed career higher than getting a good family, but ultimately everything I aimed for wasn't real, when I thought it was. Seems trivial to be so pedantic, but to those who did place so much importance on getting rewards from life, its a good caution. And some people need

@Nahm haha you don't owe me anything, you're always welcome to have my input , and my mean zen slappery wherever I can help. Funny you say that, because for the past 5 weeks I've been fixated on the idea of going out into the woods for a week, and just contemplating my life, its like im drawn to it like a magnet. Can't wait to do it after finals are finished. @hundreth thanks dude! Good advice. I need to get use to the fact that my desires will never become a reality... for real.

Thanks, needed that. I'm letting my realization that my desires are never going to fulfill me, get in the way of living happily. I wish you well in letting your true, perfect self flourish, and I look forward to growing with you in the future

Would you really though? Could you pay for that sexy camera, the black background, and all of those barber costs needed to make your head into a bowling ball if you didn't make 1000000 dollars from your zero sum game marketing business? And would you be mature enough to realize that money wasn't the answer, if you didn't try and get it in the first place? As @Huz wrote above, a lot of enlightened masters do real unspiritual businesses. Not saying its the most glorious way, and its definitely something I'm not attracted to/don't want to do, but isn't it practical?

@Afonso The entire world is hollow. Not just you...

Well... I think improving your social skills, and your sexy bed skills, is a little better than training up your thumb muscles, and your eye muscles... But that's just me. I've never done pickup, but if I didn't have a girlfriend, I would so do it. Its one of the greatest self improvement things you can do in your life.

Why not? You're out in nature, you don't have any society related obligations, you can just be yourself without having to fit into society. If I was Eckhart Tolle though, I would do it in a foresty area, because its more pretty.

@makedonche Why don't you just go for it with a random girl? I lost my virginity and had my first kiss at 20, when everyone else did it at 14. I just pretended that I was like everyone else, and when the girl noticed that the kiss and sex was awkward, I blamed it on the girl, literally. I told her "wow why are you so awkward?" And with enough conviction, you can get her to self doubt herself, and really think it is her that's making it awkward.

I think social anxiety is a direct consequence to cults like Western Civilization. Good video, thanks!

@Paintballer Astral projection is no less real than consensus reality. Why do you believe that consensus reality is more real than the astral realm? How do you know consensus reality isn't a hallucination and astral projections are reality? Do you see how your belief that consensus reality is more real than the astral realm, is just total bullshit? How are you acting any different to religious fundamentals who believe the earth is flat? I've astral projected, and its as plain as day to realize that the astral realm is no less real than consensus reality.

@Nicholas my shits look like the most shiny, sparkly masterpieces on the planet.

Sure but those challenges don't magically make you feel like being extroverted. I do those challenges too, as you can see I replied to that post you made. But what I realized is that social anxiety isn't cured by just doing. You can go to parties every weekend and still feel as socially anxious as you did when you were hibernating in a library all day. So just because you're enlightened doesn't mean you'll be able to do anything willfully? It's still possible to not feel like doing something? Where I'm confused is that I see enlightenment as curing all of your suffering, and so in my head it makes sense that you'll be able to do anything without any resistance. But I've had spiritual experiences, and the resistance is still there. So im confused with my concept of enlightenment.

@Annetta A nice rule of thumb Prabhaker told me for figuring out if you have a mental illness, is whether or not you'really open to having one. That's really the only way to tell.

@Azrael Can you be enlightened and still have fears like social anxiety? The suit metaphor resonates with experiences I've had, but I'm not sure if they were genuine.

@2000 1000000000 times easier than doing it after 25 yrs old.

@PetarKa Where were you before you were born? What? Do you actually think you just poofed out of no where one day? Does that really make sense? When did life begin? You already do live forever.

nope, you still have infinite levels to go

Hey guys, I've got 10 values that I have discovered through Leo's life purpose course, but for some reason, my love or connection with them/my enthusiasm for them alternate throughout the day. Sometimes I can be real inspired by my value of beauty, and will feel like making a video game that takes people there, etc. And sometimes I wont care about beauty at all, and my value of order will kick in, and I'll start feeling really really connected with order, and making a very ordered, holistic, complex project, like a factory or something. Are values suppose to change in intensity? Is your enthusiasm for your values meant to alternate? Or is that a sign that your values are inauthentic

I've been contemplating on this Koan for a while now. Can anyone give me some hints? does it mean enlightenment is like being fully aware, but at the same time being totally out of control?

@OBEler No. And how do you know the astral realm isn't the 'real' realm, and this reality is the illusion? Or both? When I was a kid(around 8 or 9 years old) I use to truly believe that consensus reality was illusory, and that dreams at night were real. I don't see any problem with believing that.

@Ry4n Astral projections are, in my experience, in between a lucid dream, and consensus reality. It is absolutely essential for enlightenment work, if you're serious. You need to become aware of the various forms reality can take, and astral projections give you that. They are the key to breaking the laws of physics, which is an essential illusion to let go of. Most people use astral projections as though they are a recreational drug. But in my experience, you can use astral projections to enhance contemplation exercises, and to look deep within yourself to find what problems you are currently facing.

Can you elaborate on how this differs to say an accountant, or a secretary, or a receptionist, or a mechanical engineer working on solidworks, or a construction engineer, or even a writer; who sits at a computer, writing away. Yes, the actual work differs quite a bit. Coding is mechanical and very dry. But this is no different to physics(the stuff Albert did all day)? I've researched quite a bit on what the best job for me would be(as part of your life purpose) and have discovered that I was put here to invent something that would connect us with the world. Maybe like an app that shoots people koans to read every day. Or maybe turn it into a game to make it fun, etc. But no matter what I choose to invent, its going to be behind a cubicle, because every job ive researched that involves invention, is behind a cubicle. Some awesome jobs that aren't behind a cubicle: a firefighter, fighter pilot, surgeon, lawyer, etc. But all of these jobs are not for ones with a creator mindset, because you don't create anything in them, you are just a user of an invention. You can't be a visionary and be a fire fighter. So how can you make an inventive impact, and not be behind a cubicle, with arrangements like that?