Consilience

@whoareyou how much experience with psychedelics do you have?

@DoTheWork Nice One thing Ive tried to focus on as Ive walked this path (although from the way your post describes your experiences, Im nowhere near as advanced as you) is always keeping a sense of gratitude. This one life you’re living as a human is infinitely unique and precious. The odds of you incarnating as your specific life are essentially a 0% chance. So even though you feel lost in terms of meaning, well... perhaps feeling grateful for everything you’ve managed to see and understand, being grateful for your particular life circumstances, understand just how sacred and special it was to have YOUR life could help imbue this lifetime with more... meaning haha. And yeah it’s all meaningless in the end... but it was enough for God to want to explore right? You’ll never get this time back. In the end, impermanence reigns supreme. So... idk if this is a helpful perspective at all but I know for myself, I sometimes have lost touch with just how lucky I am to stumble into the insights and life circumstances needed to do this work. And I make it a point to appreciate everything which has occurred thus far. Edit: moreover, there’s a difference between gratitude, and Gratitude with a capital G, the kind of divine Gratitude which seems how precious each moment in time is, precisely because despite it’s infinite beauty and perfection, it is utterly fleeting. Gratitude, from my pov, is like understanding the infinite significance of the mundane world. Understanding that a coffee mug is just as spectacular as all the psychedelic realms of consciousness. It’s all one, and yet the paradox is, you only get this one life before it’s over forever. Feels kind of tragic in a way.

Sounds like you havent really awakened your heart, only mind. While still impressive and commendable, id still focus on doing the work And exploring existential love and compassion. Perhaps Im mistaken though.

Not that you wouldn’t do this, but try to remain as grateful as possible that you have this opportunity. Even if it starts getting difficult (4-5 hours per day is NO joke...), make sure to keep dat gratitude for this amazing opportunity. This is awesome though Will you have access to the internet? Or is it like an off the grid type of thing?

In light of Leo’s recent video on love, I’ve been contemplating what it might mean that reality is Absolute Love and that Absolute Truth and Absolute Love are really identical. During one of my recent meditation sessions, I had an incredibly powerful insight into the nature of this love and wanted to share and hear feedback from the community What is love? What is actually going on in my direct experience when I experience love? I realized that that 1 common facet about this phenomenon was that love has always been accompanied with an overwhelming acceptance of whatever it is I am loving. That is to say, when I feel love towards someone, or something, there is also a full acceptance of that object necessarily. In other words, it could be said that loving and accepting are two sides to the same coin. When scaling this insight up to the level of Absolute Love, this should mean that there is also a component to Absolute Acceptance. And this is where things get interesting – First, a bit of philosophical infrastructure: We are reality. I am reality. I am the whole of my subjective experience, while also not really being any of it. Sight, taste, touch, sound, smell, mind, emotions, ego, etc. are all contents appearing within consciousness. Consciousness is aware of an infinite field of distinctions, all of which may be identified or dis-identified with. Both of these perspectives being equally valid and invalid. But even to say this is too much, because all that really is going on is Being. The unified field of phenomena and the empty nothing underlying their existential nature is the essence of Being. I am Being. What “I” noticed while meditating was that regardless of whether the ego is accepting the present moment or not, Being is always accepting. This is critical to notice – Being is ALWAYS accepting whatever is. While ego may not be able to accept the potential pain and suffering reality can take on (war, rape, murder, torture, etc.), the true I is always accepting whatever arises. In this way, Being is in a constant, harmonious moment of Absolute Acceptance with itself. I am that Being. I am Absolute Acceptance. So even when it feels as though there is resistance to whatever is occurring within consciousness (suffering), this resistance is in fact an illusion; the True I is in total acceptance. When we can tap into this total, Absolute Acceptance, and open our hearts to understanding the sacred nature of all moments (really one moment), the infinity of form that consciousness takes, then we can understand what Absolute Love really is – a form of divine Acceptance and Being. You are infinite, and Absolute Love; no form can be denied, to deny any potential would be to limit Infinity, limit Acceptance, and limit Love. All pain, all suffering is being Accepted by virtue of the fact that it is Being. You accept all suffering. You love all suffering whether you’re conscious of it or not. It is a total mind fuck. Key take away: - Being (aka YOU) accepts all that is by nature of Being's very nature, and full acceptance equals love. You are Absolute Acceptance, you are Absolute Love, which is really Absolute Truth. I look forward to exploring this insight further.

Thank you. My body reacted when it first hit me haha. But yes, I will keep following the trail. I definitely plan on utilizing psychedelics to help explore this further. Thank you and thank you for these questions as well. I'm not sure that's possible!

@Michael Paul Thank you. I will look into those questions further. @FourSeasons I'm so happy it was able to help @Truth Addict Infinity is probably the hardest to grasp because there is nothing to grasp... Id say start with the intellectual understanding that all of your conscious experience could theoretically take on an infinite number of form. Also, recognize that within any moment, there is literally a field of phenomenon (the ones listed in the post and more), that can be distinguished from one another. You could create distinctions within your experience to literally infinity. Reality can keep getting sliced further and further and further. This is an intellectual understanding of infinity appearing right in your direct experience. Becoming conscious of it, however, requires a complete dis-identification from mind and ego, and all that's left is pure conscious which holds within its very nature the potential to be anything it wants. I've only ever experienced this level of consciousness on psychedelics.

Very interesting read so far. Am I the only one that finds his perspective limited? He seems to have reached some form of liberation, but whenever he starts talking about metaphysical matters, his understanding seems lacking. He almost has a materialistic way of describing reality. But Ive only read 25ish pages in.

Another interesting video I stumbled into. He even cites actualized.org to prove his point and acknowledges himself as an "ex-new ager." Edit: aaand just realized it's the same dude my bad. New video though!

See, Im not too concerned with 99.9% truth. Im concerned with the highest, most direct truth. Absolute truth. Whatever it may be.

That argument doesn’t actually follow. Physicalism is impossible to prove true. Even if it were true, it’s impossible to prove. All that the world is, is your subjective experience. All contents within subjective experience may be subject to doubt, including brain scans. Correlations between brain scans and conscious experience are only correlations, it doesn’t do anything to give you direct access to truth.

Thank you for sharing Leo ??

Unfocused meditation is weak. Cultivating concentration ability is where meditation starts to become extremely effective

I think I have experienced this. I had like a 5g mushroom tea experiencing where it felt like I was physically dying and energy was pulsating through my spine and rippling out of my fingers. Since the experience, the muscles around my spine will randomly pulsate and almost “push” energy through my spine throughout the day. And subsequent mushroom experiences seem to intensify the muscle spasms and energy. Not sure if Im being reckless, but I honestly dont pay much attention to it. I just try to allow it to pass when it wants. It hasnt interfered with sleep or my psychological state so meh. It seems like its making my body’s energy systems slowly more open, that’s the best way I can describe what’s happening. Like my chakras are opening. Which I dont mind. Either way, chop wood, carry water.

You should pick up the book “The Mind Illuminated” The techniques outlined are incredible for the cultivation of concentration

The concern is coming from a paradigm that coffee is bad because x, y, and z. I have a belief that caffeine and the stimulation of the nervous system is not optimal for self actualization work, or enlightenment. Even though I understand at a surface level that nothing is wrong, somewhere along the way I felt the need to quit, expecting to get benefits. But from what I've observed, these benefits never came.

From what I've gathered is a distinction is itself a distinction. So it's a strange loop, for starters. Secondly, a distinction is simply means of dividing reality into more and more objects. So the letter "S" is distinct from the letter "G." *Insert an infinite number of examples." The interesting part about this is that literally all facets of reality are distinct. You can either view reality as ONE whole unified conscious field, or you can view reality as a subdivided set of distinctions which goes on to literally infinity. So what is a distinction? It is a splitting of oneness, and it is itself. Distinctions don't actually exist per-say. In reality, there is only 1 holistic direct experience that is not separate from itself. But when we enter into the illusion of separation, a distinction is what allows this separation to unfold, and it can in fact unfold into infinity.

@pluto is it possible my natural reserves of energy are just lower than most? Perhaps 2 months wasnt long enough to heal from years of persistent use... Im not sure. I never abused caffeine, but I definitely have gone through periods where I would drink 150-200mg per day. It’s frustrating because the past two months haven’t really done much other than make me feel more lethergy in the morning even when using methods like water consumption, whim hoff breathing, etc. For the record, I exercise regularly and pretty vigorously compared to most. My resting heart rate is ridiculously low compared to most and moreover, when doing cardio, it takes massive exertion for me to get my heart rate elevated because of how in shape it is (I guess). I don’t think exercise is the problem. It’s like this mind dullness that promotes monkey mind. Grr

Thank you everyone for so much feedback. I will take it all to heart ??

My breakfast is usually beans, soy milk and a bagel. That’s my thinking too though. There is a lot of research indicating it has numerous health benefits. But it’s a weird balancing act given that it is addictive. But part of the addiction is the value I get from it just like with the brushing teeth example.

Absolutely. There are going to be stabilizer muscles (smaller muscles that play a role with balance and body control) that aren’t worked from machines. That being said, machines are a fantastic place to start and build up initial strength. But Id start investing time into getting proficient at barbell training. The main caution, however, is that improper form can create injuries so just be patient with yourself and take your time. I promise the long term benefit will pay off though, especially if this is approached from as a form of spiritual practice. The body will thank you.

Mindful lifting. Learn how to properly squat, hip hinge, push-up and row. Especially if you have a disease which causes muscle loss, you’re going to want to make sure your bones stay strong regardless of muscle mass which lifting will help with. Lifting will also help with muscle retention, as well as increasing your proprioception which is essentially body awareness. Eventually you’ll want to learn how to properly barbell back squat, barbell bench press, barbell deadlift and probably other barbell lifts such as an overhead press, pendlay row and Romanian deadlift. Yoga is also definitely a must, as ajasatya mentioned, but Id also work towards mastering these body movements as well. Dont worry about how much weight you’re lifting, but also focus on progressively getting stronger at them. The key though is mastering the movements and learning how to connect with your body, and breath as your lifting. Cant stress this enough for muscle retention and bone density. Eating more protein, Staying hydrated and sleep will also help with resistance training recovery. And actually so will yoga.

It is on his booklist. You should consider supporting Leo and purchasing the list. Not only does it help him out, but you’ll gain access to a library of extremely high quality books, including the Kriya Yoga book you’re looking for

It was a joke

None of what you just said makes sense. If you don’t see the infinity, well... sucks.jpeg. Anyways, for op, just remember this discovery cant be made with the mind. It has to be made with consciousness.