The Blind Sage

@Leo Gura I think your lectures could be improved by this simple addition. I find that it boosts concentration and improves information retention when I compare videos that I've watched with vs without music. It obviously cant just be any kind of music so, something like this is what I listen to when I read: Binaural beats could be something to look into as well. Just a suggestion, have a nice day mate.

One of my favourite ted talks and an excellent example on the relativity of perception. (This may have already been posted)

Amazing first 2 songs, the rest are ok. It's an Alan Watts lecture with chill-step music in the background.

"Just a suggestion" It's got nothing to do with being distracted. Please mind your judgemental tone.

One of those books reviews a host of schools based on: 1. Technique quality 2. Amount of Dogma 3. Strength of presence Read it and make your own decision. I for one will continue to practice my kriya routine until I learn Sadhgurus kriyas. Then I'll see which one I'm better suited to.

From talking to a lot of people who've smoked a lot of cannabis, they say that the trip is much more organic when they consume strains that are balanced with thc and cbd. In strains that are higher in thc but low in cbd they say it doesn't quite feel right but its better if your intent is for entertainment rather than spiritual work. If I'm not mistaken people have been selectively breeding cannabis for strains more potent in thc and the numbers have changed drastically over the last 30 years or so. The cannabis used nowadays (high thc-low cbd) is probably not what the hindu sadhus have been using.

An absolutely hilarious show full of garbage humour. But it does have beautiful moments like these...

@Pernani Some people have reported this during energy healing and other such things. They say it's your body detoxing. I've experienced this from Reiki and a 'kundalini activator'.

i used to smoke cannabis during my transition from stage orange to green but I quit 2 years ago since it wasn't serving me any longer. So far I have had 3 lsd trips and 2 mushroom trips. None of these even came close to the how incredible my cannabis trip was last night. I did it with a group in a friends room. I consumed it through 1 bong hit but I basically just sat on his meditation cushion and did my own thing while the others ate, talked, and watched youtube. When it hit, insight after insight just kept pouring through my head. Sadly, I forgot most of it shortly after. Some key takeaways: How much neuroses is stuck in my lower chakras: The healing power of cannabis is incredible underrated, I literally was just breathing and focusing on relaxing my anal, perennial and stomach muscles. As I breathed it felt like there was pent up, twisted energy that was being worked through. I feel like I've just dropped a heavy load that I've been carrying around for so long I've forgotten it was there. A recurring theme in my life-Elliot Hulse originally introduced the concept of 'dying to your old self' so you may become 'the strongest version of yourself'. What i've realized is that my identity level changes throughout my life have always been catalyzed by individuals. It is the individual people that I am drawn to, not their isolated teaching, their technique, their method, etc. Hence, I've been very drawn to Sadhguru before finding Leo although I've never actually made any attempts to go for his courses. Hence, I will go to his ashram during my summer break. DISCLAIMER: I do not advocate Elliot's recent developments as I feel they are myopic. Having said that, he is still a very valuable mentor to many people including myself. How powerful kriya yoga actually is-I've been meditating for a little over 2 years. I started off doing 5 minutes of anapanasati meditation (mindfulness of the breath) a day to 45 minutes a day. 6 months ago I swapped that for kriya yoga. Last night showed me just how goddamn powerful my practice is. I could feel my crown and third eye buzzing intensely. It's as if each time I used cannabis throughout the 2 years my sensitivity has been becoming exponentially stronger. It felt like it was activated but I knew I was still operating in a very limited perception. I felt that I could explode my reality by focusing there but I chose not to. Which leads me to my next insight-there was 1 particular book in the booklist that mentioned not to focus on the crown chakra until you're ready as it may have negative side effects. I'm only 21 and I don't feel like my life is in the chapter/phase where I can fully focus on seeking. Hence, I have to redirect my focus to building a stable foundation. Insights on my family dynamic-it's not something I'd like to get into the details into but in a nutshell, part of the reason I came down this rabbit hole was because my family is quite dysfunctional in many ways. Now is a time of transition for my family where we must heal, and I must lead this transformation. I've found the tool I've been looking for and will experiment with edibles. Thanks for reading

PS; there's also a brain in your gut (enteric nervous system)

The logic is that the more weed consumed the more dopamine is released. Correct me if I'm wrong?

Awesome, will check it out thanks

@StarStruck Even from 1 hit? I'd understand if that was for a heavy user but it's been a couple days now for me and I feel like I'm back to normal. I was lazy the day after but it could have been the lack of sleep as much as the cannabis after-effects.

@Bryanbrax Receiving reiki sessions from a good practitioner is amazing for emotional healing. An excellent, excellent tool for me. I've taken courses to practice reiki as well (till level 2/4) but I would honestly say it hasn't provided any value for my growth. Maybe it's right for your path tho, who knows. Just be warned, most reiki masters I've met are at stage green, are not highly developed themselves and do not see the bigger picture of how reiki is just a tool on the path and not a practice for enlightenment in and of itself.

Thank you sir!

I'm 21 but most people in these studies were heavy abusers for several years starting from their early teens. These are people that use it in ways that fuel their unconsciousness, it numbs their mind as they get high to drown themselves in sensual pleasures (food, sex, video games, mixing with other drugs like alcohol, etc). I'll be using it once a month in quite low doses in a retreat-like setting.

Cheers mate, I guess I'll do a max of 1 trip every 3 weeks just to be on the safe side. Tbh I'll probably end up tripping once a month as psychedelics make my sleeping issues worse and it takes a day or 2 to recover my sleep debt and get my schedule back on track. (I ended up sleeping at 6 am for this trip lol)

@StarStruck How long does it take for me to go back to baseline tolerance after a weed trip?

@StarStruck Agreed. Most 'potheads' are deluding themselves. I will use it wisely, thanks for the warning.

@docs20 buy his book list. See his meditation techniques section, there is a textbook that will give you a base. Reading it on an online forum isn't broad enough of a foundation, you'll understand why once you can do the techniques. After you finish the textbook' 1st initiation, read the other kriya books on the list.

Can anyone tell me Gamana's kriya pranayam? (not the crown variant please, just the third eye one thanks) I left my book in another country D: I'm looking to change things around in my routine a little bit

A friend of mine will take lsd in the next coming days or so. As you read from the title, he has epilepsy and is on medication for it. I've warned him to be careful but he'll do what he wants in the end. Any advice would be much appreciated.

@Matt8800 Could you give us some tips on using psychedelics such as shrooms and lsd? What are some of the protocols you take when tripping? How do you set intentions? Do you perform any cleansing rituals beforehand, and must you stay within that space throughout the trip like some shamans claim? Also, are there any occult practices in the days before tripping to prepare+after for integration?

He mentions that his large scale studies have been initiated. Seems like the psychedelic Renaissance will happen in the next coming decades indeed!