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@Tuan thanks dude, I feel like I've had an intuitive feeling this could be the case.

I remember from Leo's business Psychology video, he said that business is fundamentally about eyeballs and making money. I was thinking, i don't really know my life purpose, nor do I have any money or income stream. So i thought, in the process of clarifying my life purpose, I could develop my skill set as a freelance digital marketer and graphic designer. Because when I am more clear on my passion, I have the ability to design UI, logos, and get eyeballs to my projects. I feel like this could be a dabble, but I also have no money. I am at a place in my life where I could afford not to work and just reflect and research, but I would also like to start building wealth to fund the life I want to live.

I really don't understand the value of "iq". People I know who are certain they are intelligent, are really good at navigating systems e.g. Know what a school assessor is looking for, and then conforming exactly to this. My view is that IQ doesn't mean shit, "creativity and intelligence" to the majority of people just means talking confidently for a long time and delivering common sense in a romantic tone. The people who praise others for this are probably not introspective, because this isn't really taught in our culture. The majority of people won't call you out for a shallow idea, because they often times haven't really thought for themselves. - One of my friends is convinced I am a "genius". Which is hilarious to me because I've probably read like three books over two years, and done quite minimal contemplation. I've hung around with lots of really informed people, had too many "political" discussions so when I get carried away I probably sound like a college professor. It's all rubbish, I'm full of shit, they're all just nice ideas, not at all a reflection of what I embody. And the same goes for all my "intelligent" friends, mind you have gotten some of the best academic results you can possibly get. My advice would be to take action on vision and understanding. Like after I write this I'm going to do some work on my dream board and do a visualization, maybe you could do the same and pm me about what you visualized later on. Good luck g.

My cousins friend accidentally ingested an entire sheet of lsd trying to sneak it into a festival (it was taped to his bare back and he absorbed it by his pours whilst sweating). He is now in a psych ward and is convinced he is a glass of orange juice, and screams when anyone comes near him because he thinks they will knock him over.

Sure. Sober: - walking through nature, I've felt like the barriers between my individual self and reality collapse (feeling the oneness) - walking accross a bridge, and I felt that my eyesockets were a lense of reality observing itself. Psychedelic experiences: - looking at my hands, it being almost obvious that reality is not physical - It being crystal clear that there is no separation between my individual experience and reality. Having trouble grasping who I am

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I can totally relate to this. From ages 16-18 I was trying really hard at spirituality. I had a few mystical experiences, and probably dipped into once or twice (nothing serious). I think this was a total waste of time. The way I practised, I thought I had to immediately cut myself off from everyone, I assumed studying at school was existentially less significant than consciousness work so I didn't focus on it. I don't think spiritual work is a waste of time at all, but in my experience if you are not grounded the work is valueless. If I were to go back, I would tell myself to take my health in nutrition super seriously, to master learning, time management, purpose, healthy relaxation etc. Sadghuru is said to have stayed in the woods overnight, and drink the honey out of beehives survive, literally as a child, spent years in the gym before he found his Guru, he was and is a tough cookie. Are you a tough cookie? Not in a macho way, but if you spiral into a deeply suicidal rut, do you have the adequate understanding of your psychology to work through it? You don't necessarily have to choose one or the other. But I would recommend choosing the aspects of "normal life" that aren't stupid; Excess drinking alcohol will reduce grey brain matter and put stress on the body, why spend money on cars when you could buy a sensible car and spend the rest of your money on seminars?

I have decided to do an experiment where I only eat fish as my main protein for a few months. I am getting a blood test tomorrow, and then another blood test at the end of the three months, and plan to compare the results. My reasons for doing this are: Fish feels easier to digest than meat, so I want to see if it is sustainable. I am only buying fresh, low mercury fish such as Mackerel, Wild caught salmon, Shrimp/Prawns, Scallops, Sardines. I was wondering if this is dangerous and will increase my toxic load. I am being sure to only using low mercury fish, but wonder if this is still dangerous as the fish are considered "low mercury" not "no mercury".

@John Iverson Marketing: Getting eyeballs to see your project Plan: Procedure, strategy to do so.

@mandyjw Thanks for your reply. I've been a lot about my career recently. I could commit to finding my passion, whilst during this process become a freelance marketer. This way when I find my passion, I would have developed a skill that I can directly apply to it e.g. Say i decide I want to be a life coach, I would have the knowledge and skills to market myself as a coach. But perhaps I'm just being lazy and need to forget about money until I find my deepest passion.

@LastThursday Fantastic reply. Aerating, dehumidifying are perhaps new considerations for me. Do you mean just keeping some windows open, or do you use a dehumidifier?

Self education. - books - Udemy courses - YouTube videos - apprenticeship I have a friend who is an artist. He is in his twenties and started his own not-for-profit gallery, a monthly poetry initiative, and didn't go to university.

Brazil nuts are an excellent source of selenium, which is needed for your immune system to function well. Just 2 a day is the daily requirement for selenium, I have three each morning whilst I'm drinking my smoothie.

Have you questioned this belief? I don't think it is bad that you value health and authentic connection with your spouse, but sexual experiences are super fun and you can do it safely.

You're probably playing victim in many aspects of your life. I'm not trying to offend you by saying that, but there are principles to attracting women, and you might not yet be embodying them. e.g. Leo talks about "distant" guys being irresistible to women, and repulsed by neediness. These are the same principles outlined by David Deida in The Way of the Superior Man; you must be connected to your deepest core, and value it above any relationship. Guys who know what their life is about and are completely aligned with it in their actions get girls. Also I've heard Leo talk about being disconnected from the body and emotions, and not knowing how to physically escalate in a non-creepy way. So this opens up a study of internal and external skill that could greatly impact your success with women. If you're not aligned with your purpose, you're feeling disconnected from yourself, that is totally fine. I have a fuck load of work to do and am not saying I am anywhere near mastering any aspect of myself, but when a girl rejects me I do not blame it on her attraction preferences and other men. I just continue to develop myself. Dude, if you a become totally at ease and dynamic within your body, a master of your emotions, creating amazing art or businesses and a girl still doesn't suck your dick, call me and I will suck your dick.

What do you mean when you say vibrational? Do you refer to how it makes you feel upon eating it? e.g. A burst of energy and joy Its an interesting question, how to gage whether something is "good for you", I wonder if something that makes you feel bad initially could make you feel good overtime.

I don't mean to be disrespectful, but this is terrible advice. Please do not attempt to stunt your growth via weight training; the way this happens is by putting too much weight on your spine. Growing upwards is simply what the body does. A friend of my family was on his way to a professional football career, but was pushed too hard in the gym and it totally derailed his career. If you want to lift weights that is fine, but use a sensible weight. The original notion that you must be a certain height is delusional. Again I don't mean that in a disrespectful way, but the idea that you must be a certain height and not another height is completely false, it doesn't really matter what height you are.

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@Leo Gura How did you come to the insight of reincarnation?

6'1 isn't really that tall. I am 6'3, I am fine. Nurture the body you have, whichever height it wants to grow.

Thinking for myself, because someone told me to

You could use a penis extension if it is genuinely an issue, like the girl doesn't feel any pleasure or cannot orgasm from your penis. Search "Penis extension, sex toy", and there are heaps to choose from. Edit: Also getting good at fingering and oral would be an obvious step forward

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Adeptus' views are (portrayed in his vids about Leo), imo, just reflections of social indoctrination. He highly praises people such as Stephen Hawkins and Neil Degrass Tyson, then demonises Leo for making radical claims. He explicitly states that Leo "cannot" perform mystical healing, and that him stating this in out of line, when he has no idea the extent of Leo's abilities or the legitimacy of his experiences. I had a short interaction with him in the comments, where he said to me that I have opened myself up to radical possibility "perhaps too much". As for his follow-up video, his replies to the comments were dismissive and childish. He says that Spiral Dynamics are "simple ideas" and not "mic-drops", and that he himself could understand them by looking them up on Wikipedia. Anyone who has studied Spiral Dynamics will understand no, you cannot understand it by looking it up on Wikipedia, and the notion that perspectives of those from higher stages are incomprehensible to those of lower stages, are directly applicable to his critique of Leo. I don't like to debate or whine about other people's views, but his whole video was just him being closed-minded, and making fun of teenagers who leave silly comments. I know he is on this forum so I will say: I think his channel is really great for retreat reviews, psychedelic harm reduction, and education on psychedelics.