The Mystical Man

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  1. I don't like statements like "Death is not real", either. Spirituality is not just about seeing the illusion of death. It's also about accepting the ever-present reality of death. Consciousness doesn't die because it was never born, but that doesn't change anything about the fact that physical bodies die all the time. I recommend Adyashanti's teachings on the subject of death.
  2. This show keeps getting better. I never thought I'd enjoy a show like The Office. I usually prefer tragedies, but this is a great comedy. I love this version of the theme:
  3. What I like about The Office is that it's very easy to watch. It's mindless entertainment. This is my favorite scene so far:
  4. Adyashanti is a great man. In fact, he's the best man that I've found so far. He is a gift to humanity.
  5. Well, it's better than nothing.
  6. Yeah, it's very eerie. But it's also what you'd expect a black hole to sound like.
  7. Read the text in the video.
  8. I like this video:
  9. I was obsessed with the idea of Mahasamadhi when I first heard about it. There is not a lot of information about it. Sadhguru is the only one I know who talks about Mahasamadhi in detail: "If your awareness has grown to such a point that you know where you as a being and this physical body which you gathered are connected, then you can disentangle yourself whenever the moment is right for you." I think Mahasamadhi means that you're fully present at the moment of death, that you're conscious of the expiration of the physical body. I don't think it means that you can simply drop your body whenever you want to, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's actually possible.
  10. Here is a list of the 101 Best Written TV Series. Share your favorites without spoiling anything please. I loved Lost and The Sopranos. Breaking Bad was great. Twin Peaks was good. I'm currently enjoying Six Feet Under.
  11. Adyashanti talks about what the spiritual process is really about: https://youtu.be/_NnyvKT9X8Q One of his most fascinating talks. I recommend the full-length video. It's a topic that doesn't get talked or written about a lot.
  12. Has anyone tried this? Any problems with customs?
  13. My biggest problem is grandiosity: "the quality of being impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so; pompous superiority or pretentiousness." I love grand things. Grand people, grand achievements, grand language. I think it's a way to compensate for my extremely low self-esteem.
  14. That's still not conclusive enough for me. There is no clear answer. People are sharing different opinions; they all sound plausible, but they all contradict each other. It's a tricky situation.
  15. This is an interesting link.
  16. You know the law better than a lawyer who focuses on BtMG?
  17. I did enjoy Mulholland Drive.
  18. It's difficult to find a conclusive answer, but according to this lawyer, you're wrong: "Es ist aber ein Trugschluss, dass aufgrund des gemeinsamen EU-Binnenmarktes damit automatisch eine Legalisierung in allen anderen Staaten der Europäischen Union und der Europäischen Freihandelszone (EFTA) verbunden ist. In Deutschland gilt weiterhin die bisherige Rechtslage und damit das Verbot nach dem Betäubungsmittelgesetz. Cannabis ist – bis jetzt – in Deutschland auch nicht legal, nur weil es in Holland bis zu einer bestimmten Menge frei gehandelt werden darf."
  19. As far as I know, it is not legal. Truffles aren't legal anywhere, except in the Netherlands.
  20. I didn't enjoy The Great Gatsby. It's probably the most overrated classic book I've read so far. The language is unimpressive, and the story is pointless. The appeal of this book lies in the glamor of the era, the Roaring Twenties: My three favorite novels so far: Lolita Moby-Dick East of Eden I think Moby-Dick is the true Great American Novel.
  21. Does anyone remember this show? For some reason it's more popular in Germany where it's known as "X-Factor: The Unfathomable". This show had quite the impact on me. And it scared me more than any horror film.
  22. I agree. But British literature is great, too: Shakespeare, Dickens, Orwell, and Huxley. However, the best English prose was written by a Russian: Vladimir Nabokov. He called Lolita “The story of my love affair with the English language.”
  23. All caught up with Better Call Saul. It's boring sometimes, but still well-written, acted, and directed. If you haven't watched Breaking Bad yet, you're lucky, because you can watch BCS first, and I think that would make both shows more rewarding.