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@bobbyward Sure. The main point is moving towards absolute simplicity. No concepts, no ideas, no rules, no systems. Everything points to awareness of the void. The emptiness, which contains all the richness in the world. First, it starts about being aware of everything you do in every second of the day and doing it in a fully conscious way Breathing, touching, sensing, seeing, speaking, listening, going to the toilet,... It talks about the 36 tattvas and how they have to be experienced fully consciously all the time. It talks about how everything should be accepted and experienced and nothing should be resisted since it's all part of the divine. Resistance creates suffering. (e.g. when trying to resist a negative emotion, it only grows stronger) It also talks about ascetics and how some of them spend all their lives in solitude practicing meditation, which in turn makes them disconnected from the world they live in and thus not living life fully consciously and in all their possible / potential glory. The practices are pretty simple: -Being aware of your ego-mindset and breaking through it as hard as possible. There's no room for gentleness. Face your fears head on in the most confrontational way possible. They will be shattered. -Meditation: be aware of the pause between thoughts, breath,... Every thought and its subsequent thought has a "space" between them, a comma. Be aware of the stillness, emptiness between each breath / thought. Doing this every day, constantly, will make you more aware of this emptiness / void and will make you less identified with thoughts -Do everything fully consciously, never take anything for granted. Enjoy drinking water in the most pure way possible, do everything with pure love and gratitude -Everything should be felt by the heart, during meditation also focus on heart. Everything starts flowing when the heart is activated (all chakras).

I am reading this book of Daniel Odier and I must say I find it amazing. So much of the teachings in this book resonates with everything that is being shared on this forum. Just wanted to share this with you guys; a real recommendation to read! It gives you a look into tantra and the theory around it as well as practices and explanations. It's beautifully written and the master that is being referred to in the book seems absolutely amazing. Have any of you read Daniel Odier? What do you think of his teachings?

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Oh I have been suffering with pure OCD for years now.. No physical compulsions; just obsessive thoughts.. Thank you very much for this read!

After you die. What means "die" here? Physically die? Your body that dies? Or the ego / sense of self that dies?

Who is the "I" here? Who loves the idea?

Very inspirational And you're sitting so still! I couldn't do that But I'll give it a try

Hi, I'm having a dilemma right now. Moving to Amsterdam (career) , or moving to Copenhagen (love). Which decision aligns the most with what's best for me?

@Leo Gura Wow. Super insightful answer. Great way to look at it in this perspective.

@Aaron p males don't become homosexual because they can't "get" females, that's a very old and conservative way of thinking and is not substantiated by anything. You can believe it though but you shouldn't state it as a fact. As for OP, I think people who are more comfortable with themselves embrace parts of themselves that they would normally push away / ignore. They stop caring about societal norms and standards (which is still very heteronormative) this becoming less of what is expected of them and more true to their real self

Will try to start again. 08/01/2019: Meditation for just +- 15min. 0-5 min: let my mind calm down 5-10 min: Counted to 100 slowly and paused between every number, focusing on the silence. 10-13 min: Energy seemed to have been accumulating in my body while counting. Suddenly I let all the energy flow through my body. My heart started to beat very fast and I started twitching. This lasted for approx 20-30secs. After this the energy subsided 12-15 min: Just sat in relaxation state for 2 more mins before opening my eyes and going back to what I was doing

In this thread I will start keeping a daily meditation diary. After each meditation session I will practice my piano. To be updated

Does anyone have any recommendations? Would like to start reading more about chakras

@voxun Thank you for the explanation

@voxun soo could you please tell us something more about the retreat? Did you make good progress there?

@Nahm I don't understand this to be honest. I thought God is love? But now you're saying that's what leaders want you to think to trigger a chemical reaction? And what do you mean with a you're a "program" playing out? An AI programmed to play chess is pretty dumb.. It only knows how to play chess. Nothing else. Feel a bit confused with this post

@James123 pff sounds heavy. Maybe you should seek a spiritual master / teacher that can help you

@James123 damn. So how are you feeling these days? Still empty? How do you function?

@MAYA EL I didn't understand what you meant with: Do you mean you pay attention to your thoughts while meditating? Because they keep coming back they must be "important"? But what do you get out of paying attention to them. Do you go into them? Understand them intellectually? I would think going into the thought is the last thing you'd want because more and more thoughts will come (I have ADD that's why I'm asking)

@MAYA EL Wrong person

@MAYA EL then why did you state it in the first place if you were not going to elaborate. Very annoying

@Ibn Sina I appreciate your effort!

Probably not related to your question, but I am interested to where you stand now in terms of emotional mastery?

I have some questions regarding my state of being when meditating and was wondering what this could be translated to. Whether I am meditating actively or not, I can activate this kind of vibrational energy in my body. Without focussing on anything really. It's just like a "switch" I turn on or off. This vibrational energy is mostly felt in my feet and my lower legs. But it's omnipresent. It can be felt everywhere and it not really "flowing". It is more the intensity that changes whether I want it or not, and dependent on the body part. When this energy is activated for some time (let's say 5 secs), my heart starts beating very fast (at least 2x - 3x the normal pace). Also, I feel like I am starting to sweat. When this happens, I pause this vibration of energy which turns my body into a resting state. This energy is a little different than what can be felt with focus. When I focus on my feet, I feel the same kind of energy but much less intense and harder to move around. So, can anyone relate to this? I thought this was normal, but I asked some people and they are not able to "activate" this vibrational energy. What could this be? How come my heart starts beating so fast and that I feel like I am sweating? Seems to be the contrary of what I should be feeling? It doesn't make me relaxed, if anything it is a little bit more "tense"

Thank you so much for this great and wonderful post! I should print it out and hang it in my room to remind myself. Gave me answers to some questions that I've had but never fully got them answered as clearly as you did just now. PS: it's funny but letting to technique doesn't work for me at all. Everything I am supposedly repressing, comes to haunt me in my mind. It's good in a way because I know exactly what situation or what things are making me feel bad. But, on the other hand, this can haunt me for days, weeks, months and I'd have no way of knowing on how to let these thoughts and consequently feelings subside. It's like I wish I could forget it or suppress it even. That's why I'm always trying, with all my power, to accept everything as it is, but then I realize I didn't really accept it deeply enough because it still comes up? So, for me, it is more the matter of how to REALLY accept everything as is, so that I am not haunted by some situation for weeks on end where I am unable to understand/grasp and therefore accept. I'll try this out A lot of love