Sukhpaal

@Consilience thanks

@Leo Gura would focusing on your hand as you spoke about, count as a concentration practice?

Hi guys, I noticed that some Yogis even though some that are enlightened, preach religion. For example, this Yogi I went to talks about everything Leo talks about, no self, enlightenment, unconditional love, etc. But he also told me that I should be repeating religious mantras, regardless of which religion it is. He believes that religion is essential for spiritual development. Anyone care to comment on this?

@ground Yeah thats true, mantras can have a positive effect

@Leo Gura That makes a whole lot more sense now. It's pretty interesting that someone can be stage turquoise spiritually, but stage blue cognitivley. @ground He never once said he was enlightened, I spent a few days with him and he reminded me a lot of other enlightened teachers. He also possesses mystic abilities, he was able to pin point important life events of mine which in no way he could have had knowledge about. He also did the same for other people who attended his meditation session which he did for free.

@Baotrader I know times get tough, I've had a history of suicidal problems and depression. Just know I love you, and so does everyone else on this forum. Don't give up.

@Leo Gura Sounds good then!

I really hope I'm not in India during your Vancouver trip. I'm gonna be in India from Feb 12-22 would phase #5 be around that time?

Hey guys, I went to a yogi recently, and he did some mystic stuff on me hahaha not too sure what it was but, he revealed I have energy blockages in my upper spine. Anyone know if Kriya yoga helps with energy blockages? Or if there is other stuff I can do to clear energy blockages, Thanks!

My greatest fear in life is that I will end up alone without a spouse. How do I confront that fear and over come it? I feel like my self inquiry and yoga practice gave me great growth but this fear of being alone forever never really changed. Any tips guys? Thank you.

Honestly, I feel from the ego perspective relationships are so tricky. Half the time I'm in one, I have no idea if I'm using the girl for my own deficiencies or if I actually enjoy the relationship and her for itself. Usually I feel like I'm just using the girl but at the same time I feel "heart break" when we break up, as if I truly loved her so it leaves me very confused. Its weird because I'm always the one doing the breaking up but I always take so long to recover and never handle break ups well.

@Leo Gura It's a bit over 3 hours. If you came to Vancouver, I'd buy even 4-5 tickets if I had to make it worth your while

@Leo Gura Vancouver please!

@aurum That's true, I guess I jumped into it because of self esteem issues. Such as "I can't find someone I want in my area" Its like someone I'm attracted to, falls for me and I jump on it immediately. I noticed right after the break up, I immediately went on Tinder to look for another girl who'd satisfy my hunger for attention and love. So I guess I went along with the relationship because of my egoic deficiencies?

Hey guys, I just need to vent and please give suggestions if you guys can. I broke up with my girlfriend who I dated for 5 months. It was a long distance relationship and we only saw each other twice in those 5 months. I met her online, I felt we both kept getting frustrated by distance. I knew it was going to eventually blow up in my face so I broke up with her after thinking about it for a month. It didn't hit me that we really broke up until we stopped talking, now I spend my days crying and being sad all the time. I've always been a needy person. I noticed I love playing the victim as well, last year I had to break up with my girlfriend because her parents were strictly religious, and this time it was because of distance. I always say "Why me?", Why can't I ever get lucky? Thanks guys for listening, please offer advice if you got any.

@aurum Why do you think its a waste of time? In my case we were looking at 3-4 years of it. I also think both of us were too immature to maintain it.

Hey guys just wanted to share an insight I had while doing self-inquiry regarding my feelings on my break up. I first noticed I started to shift from loving my girlfriend after the break up, to shifting towards hatred quite fast. I asked myself why? I noticed when I broke up with her I started to feel more Insecure than before I felt more empty than I did before I felt worthless All this while, she became friends shortly with her ex again after our break up. I would keep imagining in my head that she would hook up with him again and that drove me towards even more hatred. I was pissed, and still am here and there. How could she give me hope as a true love and just ruin it? How could she not put in what I put in for our relationship? How could she just strip everything away from me like that when she told me she never would? As I moved deeper into my mind and quit taking everything at the surface of my mind to be true, it finally started to hit me. Hating her was easier than loving her after breaking up. My subconscious mind wanted to find all sorts of ways to reason and rationalize hatred for her so I would no longer have to love her. I would not have to miss her, and I could move on easier if I hated her. She never intentionally ever hurt me but this is what I was trying to do and still am. I still have to contemplate more, but so far I have realized I have a hidden agenda of my own at work here. I still have a lot of work to do to become conscious of it. Hatred, Jealousy, Self-Pity, emptiness. The lie I immersed myself in is gone and I feel exposed again. I realized Blaming my girlfriend was easier than taking responsibility of my own feelings.

Hey guys, I use to meditate everyday or do Kriya Yoga but recently I've dabbled with self inquiry. I realize sometimes during self inquiry, I feel like I'm going crazy and am losing my mind because nothing begins to make any sense. Anyone else experience this or am I just doing it wrong?

This part hit me the hardest. Great work!

Hey guys any tips on balancing a body building diet and a consciousness work diet? I notice when I eat a lot I feel tired and this messes up my yoga sessions, etc. Anyone else here bulking and are able to do it while maintaining their mental clarity? If so what foods are you using? Thanks.

@Michael569 Yeah that's what I was thinking about. It's like I want to gain size because I feel insecure about being slim. So its like I know its an entirely egoic pursuit, I don't admire bodybuilding as an art or anything.

Hey guys, I recently started dating this girl I really like. Its been a few months but something keeps bothering me. She had a boyfriend before me and I keep picturing all the stuff they did together in my head. Any suggestions on moving past this? Thank you.

@Truth She's my girlfriend, and thanks man for the advice.

I am aware there is a difference between the two but what are the differences exactly?

Yes if we were conscious of each breath, life would become extrodinary but being conscious of each breath goes against the ego’s agenda.