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Only by observing you are "creating" matter, affecting it. If you study quantum mechanics you will see that our observation makes the wave to become a particle and through that observation that particle becomes matter. (This is a super and oversimplified explanation). There's no particle, or atom or whatever, only a possibility and everything is at different states at the same time, until you measure it, it becomes a "particle" or what we consider "solid" or matter. Search for the definition of matter by scientists and you will see they don't agree about what the hell matter is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter

@nistake Awesome signature, where did you find it? Who said it? Or is it your creation? Nice (EDIT: I found the author, it was Jeff Foster... thanks nistake! )

Get used to that, Truth seems contradictory because is everything. All point of views are in it, that's how it can reflect the world and create the illusion of diversity and separation. But there's no diversity, it's all one and the senses and everything are creating the idea of separation. Until you don't transcend your idea of "you", you won't see it. The very idea that there's a person is what doesn't allow you to see. It's radical and very hard, and on the other hand very simple. Because is only that, only you have to stop thinking and begin "being" and that state of "Beingness" you only can achieve it with practice and meditation. Calming your thoughts. Jesus said it better "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it."

@Serotoninluv great explanation. Thanks!

Because what Leo says is what sages , mystics and master have been saying during thousands of years...

No, they are based on non-dualism. Very different from Solipsism.

Ok guys... thanks for your comments. Maybe I will have to ponder more about taking it. My main reason is really because here in new jersey is legal. I am afraid of buying LSD or Mushrooms, 5-MeO-DMT... and because we cannot talk anywhere about sources is difficult to know if a vendor is good or not. Before Salvia I was thinking in mushrooms, but I have no friends who do it and no one to recommend me any place where I can buy safely. Maybe I will have to continue doing research about that... Thanks!!!!

@Aakash ?

@Aakash Thanks Aakash, I really appreciate your feedback. That's what I was thinking about, to go with a clear intention to know what I really Am. When I know I am focused on that intention, I will do it. Not before. Thanks!

Thanks! hehehe... Ok, I know why your response. I was also a bit cautious about Salvia because of those stories of people having scary experiences with it. But the thing is that I had one of those experiences without taking anything (I never take any drugs or even smoke regular cigars, so...), and I really want to confront that fear, the fear of death or of not being anything. It happened to me some years ago when I was waking up in the morning and it was really traumatic, I went to the hospital because I thought I went crazy, I lost completely notion of who I am and let me tell you, it's super scary. But somehow I feel I need to let that experience go, I have to pass through it. Or I feel it will be worst if I don't do it. I feel that this is the experience you have when you "die" and you found yourself with not a body, just consciousness. If we are not prepared for that moment, then it would be like hell for us, because it was for me when it happened. I was just pure consciousness and it was super scary. At the moment, I also felt that I didn't get anything, that I didn't gained any wisdom from that. But I was wrong. Everything is wisdom. Nature knows what is doing and even the most scary experiences are necessary for us to wake up. The ego is the only one who thinks that the experience is bad, because is threatening to it. There were some stupid guys that didn't respect the plant and took it like if they wanted to just have a trip and they uploaded videos to youtube, that is giving bad rap to Salvia. This is what the guys on Reddit say about Salvia on the r/salvia community, very interesting.

I find it valuable only for that... I am reading the book. I have it in audiobook , it is free on audible if you try it for 30 days.

That happens a lot to everyone. The third eye is opening.

The problem is that you still looking from the ego POV. Let me correct what you wrote: You choose everything, you are not aware or conscious enough of that fact. So you think you are a little ego trapped inside a bag of meat. And about the last part, you are aware of the feeling of being a puppet, but... who is the puppet?. When you wake up you will see that there's no puppet and no one subjugating that puppet. There's no-self.

@MsNobody ???

Thanks for this one ?

What is atheism? A non-prophet organization.

Crazy good! Thanks!

Cool, I am going to watch it too... thanks for sharing!

Oh my....

Abortion is a difficult topic, because on one hand you are killing a embryo and on the other hand people who want an abortion no matter, what will go even to any means to get the abortion, putting in risk the life of the baby and the mother too... so, is like choosing the lesser evil. I think is worst not to give the option of a controlled abortion than to leave it in hands of unscrupulous "doctors" who perform abortions illegally. I have no numbers to support that, but I will take a look at that.

It's appalling no one talking about it... https://youtu.be/HvnnJrRBqpc Bolsonaro is f***cking nuts.

Thanks @Koyaanisqatsi By the way, I am a big fan of that doc.

Everything he does is out of love It's amazing

The Dark Night of the Soul by John of the Cross audiobook https://archive.org/details/DNight And e-Book https://archive.org/details/darknightofsoul00sain ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Ascent of Mount Carmel by Saint John of the Cross --- audiobook https://archive.org/details/ascent_of_mount_carmel_eh_1612_librivox ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Cloud of Unknowing by Friar Ugo-Maria Ginex ESB https://archive.org/details/TheCloudOfUnknowing_201808 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mysticism: A Study in Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness by Evelyn Underhill http://www.ccel.org/ccel/underhill/mysticism.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Practical Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill http://www.ccel.org/ccel/underhill/practical.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola http://www.ccel.org/ccel/ignatius/exercises.titlepage.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE IMITATION OF CHRIST BY Thomas à Kempis http://www.ccel.org/ccel/kempis/imitation.titlepage.html (Audio version http://www.ccel.org/k/kempis/imitation/mp3 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim http://www.ccel.org/ccel/edersheim/lifetimes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Practice of the Presence of God: The Best Rule of Holy Life being Conversations and Letters of Brother Lawrence http://www.ccel.org/ccel/lawrence/practice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks @Good-boy !!!! ??? Do the practices @bensenbiz . It takes time and patience but it will happen. The book The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa was of a great help to me. It's free here at archive.org if you are interested. https://archive.org/details/TheMindIlluminatedByCuladasaJohnYatesPh.D.MatthewImmergutJeremyGraves2017