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Yes, I did all kind of meditations... not constantly 24/7. I tried to do it constantly like that many times though. Eventually I always felt (and thought based on what I studied) that it wouldn't be enough to do only meditation.

I've used 5-meo (and other pshychedelics too) many times but low-medium doses always made me feel bad and prevented me to take the large doses I though would be necessary to attain nirvana. In the end I never took such high doses but apparently they weren't needed since I attained anyway eventually. This doesn't mean that low-medium doses weren't needed, as it was for the constant thought that I'd have to gather the courage to use high doses (and the guilt I felt for not taking such high doses).

It's a long story, some of it is written in my sign.. I didn't yet updated the last part (last days/months), but I'll do it eventually to help other people on this path to understand how it happened.

I don't see it fading yet. Usually satory lasts for brief short periods of times, not even a day. I'm in samadi long enough to unedrstand and feel/know that it's not just a fleeting state of being (I couldn't believe it myself too in the beginning, I tested it enough to remove any doubts that it could ever fade away.

I agree, there are two states called satory and samadhi. Samadhi can't be lost, that's where I'm at. I call enlightenment samadhi.

The heart feels light and guiltless, empathetic to everything including itself. The mind is at peace and doesn't constantly play a repeating disk of suffering guilty annoying thoughts.

It's a different/better state of being, indescribable in words. They can only point to it like the finger to the moon.

What are his main points if you could summarize them? Anyway check my sign. for some channeled sources on reincarnation. They are not super consistent and "100% detailed" but compared to the sources I see mentioned on this thread so far it's like day and night... you find much more info in the sources linked in my sign. link.

Even Martin Ball in his last video said that integration isn't needed if the trip is long enough to go from pain to bliss. This is why I advocate for (big doses of) LSD/mushrooms, or plugged 5-meo (which last longer) in my subreddit (see my sign.). Yet I didn't find the balls yet to try it so I'm not sure if you'd have "reactivations" with this method. I'm also not sure if there is a clear demarcation (difference) between reactivations and PTSD from short bad trips. Anyway it's a tough game for most people, even if you don't have PTSD and reactivations, you're supposed to keep dosing regularly until permanent nirvana is achieved. It's a paradox how easy it is "physically" to drop a bunch of tabs, and how difficult it is in reality if you know what you're getting yourself into.

enlightenment doesn't bring knowledge, period

It's not "up to you", if it was just "up to us" we'd all be eternally happy from the very start. You guys are either enlightened or in denial of the dark side, which is necessary for the light side to exist. But I'm not saying the balance is not in favor of the light side over all.

@Inliytened1 It could have happened in many other ways. And anyway do you remember your past lives? Assuming what you're saying is true (you attained enlightenment with this zen koan), I think that this was only "the drop that overflowed the vase", so to speak. In other words... you must be a very old soul (many reincarnations).

@Inliytened1 No, lol. I was it before experiencing some crazy synchronicities. Check my sign. for info (the "story" link, found in the "homepage link").

lol, impermanence/aging/death/suffering/the dark side are a thing too, spirituality is not all roses like the current propaganda makes you believe. I was like you before, so I don't judge you in the slightest, but be aware that you are being misleaded by the current "spiritual environment". I'm not saying it's all doom and gloom, but it's not "all roses" either. Check my sign. for more info and trusted sources.

@Jacobsrw We are that consciousness which requires spiritual refinement.

It's a paradox, reality is also paradoxical, not only on an abstract level. So what? You're just posting this to satisfy your ego, so do I (lol).

@Jacobsrw Spiritual evolvement goes beyond the mind. It's about increased empathy/compassion/love. A refinement of consciousness which allows other lower consciousnesses to evolve rather than destroy them for your own survival/pleasure.

Joe Reagan is only one of the many entry points to spirituality. Even the most famous teachers of these days are misleading most people (I'm not saying they're not enlightened, but enlightenment doesn't bring knowledge!). Move along (check my sign. lol).

Consciousness exists prior to mind. Just look at animals. Gurdjieff made a distinction between "1-brained", 2 brained and 3 brained consciousnesses. 1 brained: insects, only body feelings 2 brained: pets and other mammals, body + emotions 3 brained: humans, body + feelings + mind

Sources/argument?

So you're basically giving credit to a "mind theory" by saying that mind is limited. Don't you see how you're contradicting your own theory this way? This is all just mind masturbation, masked as "anti-mind".

It has been around for centuries, if it was that much effective we'd all be enlightened by now. And spiritual teachers/masters would just spam it everywhere all the time (lol).

Meh, I'd call this "spiritual mind masturbation". Not very different for usual mind masturbation like philosophy, science and politics.

Pain/suffering is part of this reality. The difference between nightmares and bad trips is that you wake up soon after the scary shit starts happening in your dreams. This is why psychedelics are needed for most people, they force you to stay in the suffering situation for longer, and eventually your ego (not you, it's not a decision) gives up and you attain nirvana (only very old souls can attain with meditation alone; my own theory... for now). Check my sign. for sources and more info.

1) what? I don't know. 2) try high doses, 6 tabs LSD or equivalent of mushrooms/5-meo is needed to improve spiritually, check my sign. for sources and more info 3) You're falling for the "just meditate X min/hours a day and you'll be good propaganda". It's way more complex than that.