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@username yeah those are good sources, thanks dude, though unfortunately my situation is a little more complicated. Im already aware of Carl Newport, scott young's note taking techniques. Its when i do practice excersises, it takes me twice as long to do them, and it feels painful, i make a lot of mistakes, etc. My problem is that I'm a holistic thinker, and education is annoyingly not holistic. They just rip a piece of information out of no where and teach you the contents of that, rather than teaching how it interconnects with everything else. And education doesn't teach with a lot of example, they teach abstractly. Im not an abstract thinker, i learn by example.

@Shin bring your childhood teddy bear with you into the dark if you're afraid of the scawy boogie man coming after ya

@Leo Gura Wouldn't that mean not doing college though? Which is a blunder young ones make. @Shin thanks shin! I swear Koi has a video for just about every topic.

@LifeandDeath no i do notice regeneration quite distinctly. I think it is physiological rather than psychological

@username from my xp, conserving your sexual energy actually is important for energy work - but not to the extent that the east makes out. You don't need to conserve heaps of sexual energy, but if you want to really get into the flow of the Dao(the way) or if you want to maintain kundalini awakenings on a weekly basis, chances are, you're not going to be able to have sex with a random girl every night. There's a balance, you have to keep mindful of it. Retaining your sexual energy is unnecessary. There's a certain point where energy work plateaus, and retaining any more energy is pointless, but you do need to conserve it to a certain extent. The exact amount is up to you to discover, for me fapping at max 3 times a week, conserves just enough for maintaining energy related activities.

yes more about ego death. Basically from what I see, Kundalini meditation is what crazy, experience driven extroverts use to get to ego death. Kundalini awakenings are about relaxation, but its more about controlling energy. Not necessarily keeping your mind quiet. If you want that, go to zen buddhism not energy work haha. And sexual energy is where the energy comes from, but this whole thing where you have to ejaculate, from my experience, is just bs. Its not about shooting sperm out of your dick like a ray gun, its about destroying your worldview.

@username golden flower meditation my brain particularly resonates with daoism, just remember that you could be completely different.

@LifeandDeath It sounds to me, based on my kundalini awakenings, that you didn't go all the way/you didn't build up enough pelvic energy. After having a kundalini awakening, your whole worldview should shatter into pieces, you should go directly into a void like state, kind of like what I would imagine dmt being like. You got close, but you didn't open it up. Practice building up prana energy on command, so that you can feel those 'jolts' rushing up your legs, whenever you feel like it. Then you'll be able to kundalini on command. That's when the real work happens.

@EmilyCook26 The worst thing you can do, is feel bad about it. In the willpower instinct Kelly Mcgonigal said the number 1 reason why people cannot control their willpower, is because they feel bad about it. YIIKES! 1st step, try and let go of all of that guilt you have. Work on that for a few weeks, and then you'll be grounded and ready to start your pd journey. Baby Steps.

70% of the time. Things that bring me back to the present: my buddha wallpaper on my phone my buddha wallpaper on my laptop my alarm that goes off every hour with the text "be present now!" quotes from adyshanti, sadghuru, mooji etc on my facebook newsfeed

Do any of you sometimes experience situations where you mind somehow does a full circle, and falls all the way back into deep neurosis, the same level of neurosis that you were at, at the beginning of your actualization journey? For the last week I've been feeling deeply, deeply anxious, somehow my low self esteem has come back and slapped me across the face, and its almost like I've time traveled back 6 months, to when I was crazy. I don't really know what to do about this, its has sort of struck me off guard, but one thing I can say for certain, is that I'm feeling pretty frustrated, because all of the issues I thought I solved ages ago, have somehow revived themselves. What would you do in this situation?

@pluto I'm not sure why you're so certain that plant based foods are the healthiest. I've also studied this topic, and the conclusions are always a mixture is the healthiest. I posted an actual study, you posted what? An ancedote of your life? Hmm i wonder which one is more valid. Please dont spread misleading information the reason why human were able to evolve in the first place, was because we discovered how to burn things and eat meat. There is literally no other reason. @Socrates lol the first post is actual research done by mayo clinic, which is a well respected organisation. What have you put forward? Angry dictatorial, nazi style comments. Which one seems more likely to be true to me? Honestly its pretty fucken obvious that if you eat a vegan diet, that you risk not getting enough vitaminB12. Im actually a vegan myself who takes B12 supplements. But if you do only the slightest bit of research, you'll realize that having a mixed diet is the best. 80% plant based, 20% animal (particularly fish) based

@pluto https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160316194551.htm&ved=0ahUKEwjNsuOcpeXTAhXBUbwKHbCZCXAQFgivATAT&usg=AFQjCNEjQYmpyawTK7VSGht3MImQzoP8Bw&sig2=LiqwAW9d5izem-l_FgZu4w https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://authoritynutrition.com/7-nutrients-you-cant-get-from-plants/&ved=0ahUKEwjNsuOcpeXTAhXBUbwKHbCZCXAQFgiyATAU&usg=AFQjCNF7m8bkCObROUM1FTjVR87rHUWelg&sig2=bbPAgOavfIq6gSk1RMWmaQ Being a vegan, is actually dangerous.

Why so? And which yoga ma dude, im currently doing wim hof's method, which is basically Pranayama yoga + tummo (inner fire meditation) and i do nidra yoga every night to fall asleep because i sleep sitting down and its uncomfortable. But it doesnt seem to be making my life less chaotic. @Dingus haha but it affects ya schoolwork. But yeah surrender is the most enjoyful way of dealing with it.

@Dingus I find it difficult to guage whether or not im going in the right direction, because things chop and change so much. One day ill be in the present moment from dawn to dusk, other days my mind will be of that of a psychologically ill person. Sometimes ill have realizations like free will doesnt exist and feel limitless, and not give a fuck about anything, and then other days its like im in a prison cell. Its so hard to manage, if you even can.

@Ryan_047 I understand your pain. Its feels so much easier to just commit suicide then and there. You really need a distraction. Otherwise your mind will trick you into thinking that death and self harm are the only valuable things to do in your life. Give the wim hof method a go. Its a beautiful piece of art, that will help you massively.

Health problems are only problems from a dualistic perspective. Do you care that the moon has craters on it? If not why would you care about health problems?

Dude just enjoy life. Be in the present 24/7 and love it. *if i have to sit all day doing nothing, so be it* You dont have to do anything. The only reason why one thinks hes not happy, is because he thinks it. Fuck enlightenment and enjoy life! You know, i watch my uni friends, laughing, cruising through life, not worrying about anything. And sometimes i think they are more happy than all of us so called *spiritual* people on here.

@Loreena i edited my post i totally forgot the basic shit haha. Yes it tiz @Loreena Book here: https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/403527.The_Way_of_Qigong&ved=0ahUKEwi25Ij8nuDTAhUBTLwKHQL4BoIQFggbMAA&usg=AFQjCNFQkvl1GV2FD6ffGnOJogffXnSAuQ&sig2=eT-JHul5OzuMBTezvKXwUw

@Loreena I forgot to add the important shit:

@Loreena https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D0IdxuvNX-Ag&ved=0ahUKEwi49LHzk-DTAhWDGpQKHdAoBdcQwqsBCCkwAQ&usg=AFQjCNHWSriHB77ILps2Pb9BBHzl_iFeAg&sig2=9JQHz96V_uI5pQKi_Y9SPg Also: https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.goldenflowermeditation.com/&ved=0ahUKEwiPjqGem-DTAhULUbwKHcOdBN4QFggbMAA&usg=AFQjCNGLYynZ5Qt40DUoy0UOfANVoCIPLA&sig2=chX1nVdPnbN7AwM2sAVZAA Also: https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Df2IYjrDkNQ0&ved=0ahUKEwiPhI6om-DTAhWGf7wKHV1XDf0QwqsBCB0wAA&usg=AFQjCNEQW13FrKawV5poU58shzxYoaux5g&sig2=FGfbH1MFjztYvmtSJVDOpw And my favourite:

I might be misinterpreting you, but we all know that every positive belief is inherently false. Can you believe your attractive? When you contemplate on what attractive means, its hollow and groundless. So how is it true? All thats true is something is false hahaha.

@Martin123 Yogic and Dao type visualizations are particularly dazzling and amazing, as opposed to the tony tobbins type stuff. Breathing in prana type visualizations are suprisingly effective. Wonders to why its not more popular than 'im successful'

@Martin123 more rooted in the present moment love it. This is what, i think, the law of attraction is missing for a lot of people.

@Shin how do you decipher between deciding to get attached to a positive belief, or dropping it?? Because even positive beliefs can endanger your sense of freedom. If you truly believe you are say attractive, you'll become a slave to that belief, and lock yourself away from trying anything that you deem unattractive, or you'll get so attached to that belief that you may form your entire life around getting more attractive. And when someone calls you ugly, if you really do buy into the your attractive thing, you're ego will try and protect it and get angry. So when do you decide to keep the belief or drop it? @Martin123 you can give this one a go too.