Porphyry Fedotov

Actually, a lot of Russians opposed the war. When it started there were massive demonstrations. The big ones were in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. However, the state quickly introduced new laws - like the one punishing people for discreditation of the Russian military. So nowadays even saying publicly that you're against the war is a sure way to get a real jail sentence, like some people are getting 6-8 years for anti-war posts or posts about Russian war crimes in Bucha on Russian Facebook, Vkontakte.

Well, the Russian perspective and Kremlin propaganda are two different things. Russians are not so different from Americans or Europeans. check this channel out - it's full of short street interviews of ordinary Russians on different topics: https://www.youtube.com/@1420channel If you want to hear interesting insights into the current Russian political situation check Maxim Katz's channel - he is a Russian opposition politician. He used to live in Russia, but now he lives in Israel. Each of his videos has English subtitles, usually, he has good takes with some exceptions ( for example, his take on the Israel-Palestine conflict is pretty bad) https://www.youtube.com/@Max_Katz

Привет всем русскоязычным в этом треде. I think it doesn't matter, to be honest, which language you watch him in. Putin is akin to Trump - he is constantly lying.

I'm as sceptical of libertarians as they come. However, how did this whacko manage to bring down inflation so successfully? So, sometimes even libertarian policies can work?

Just do whatever you're feeling to lol. Try local cuisine, and talk to locals. In India, it's super easy. For example, I'm an introvert who enjoys keeping to myself - but in India, you will be forced to talk with very friendly locals like a lot. Indians are fun, curious and super-friendly people. Visit local temples, participate in customs and rituals, hike etc. Travels will bring you to situations you would never end up living in your country in one place. And growth happens when we're out of our comfort zone. When you travel, It will happen naturally by itself. Which cities are you planning on visiting in India and Thailand?

Dude, you don't need drugs for a good sleep. Just use earplugs. For me, it works like a charm when I have issues with surrounding noise. Also, 5 hours of sleep won't cut it. You need a minimum of 8 hours for a good rest. Please, don't underestimate the importance of good sleep.

With all due respect, but biological sex is also socially constructed. It's a made-up distinction with yeah some usefulness to it. But still, some "biological women" naturally produce for example a lot of testosterone. They can be a Navi seal and do any job a biological man do. Also, in the USSR women worked almost all the heavy jobs that men did, as Soviet ideology included feminism as well. And it worked. Women worked in construction for example and served even in Army. Like during WWII there were a lot of distinguished women with hundreds of confirmed kills. My grandma served as a soldier in WW2, so it isn't that simple

Joe Rogan just endorsed Trump. That's crazy. I thought he was smarter than that. Like he used to support Bernie for Christ's sake https://x.com/joeroganhq/status/1853626637600141740

Speaking from personal experience, I also found that solitude regarding psychedelics is the best option. Even the presence of just one sober person next to you makes your trip less deep and more shallow, as if his current level of consciousness keeping you more sober as well. Kastaneda btw wrote about similar stuff explaining how humans keep each other's level of consciousness relatively the same during everyday interactions. It's akin to diffusion but in a woo-woo kind of way

It's a deeply blue video and its full of right-wing tropes that have nothing to do with reality. Also, Poland is a fascinating country, and its homogeneity is a very recent development. Before WW2 it was a pretty diverse place - (According to a census from 1931: Polish - 69% of the population, Ukrainian - 15%, Jews - 8.5%, Belarusian - 4.70%, German -2.2%, Russian -0.25%, Lithuanian - 0.25%, Czech - 0.09%)

@Leo Gura, in the video "How Socialization Makes You Stupid - Problems With Conformity & Group-Think" you mentioned that you come across a new way of thinking. You called it an 'Oblique way of thinking". What is it exactly, can you drop a hint or give examples? I only found "Oblique Strategies" in Google, I doubt that you meant them.

@Leo Gura You're being very vague. Are you planning on doing a video on it?

@Leo Gura It sounds like it's more akin to feeling than thinking. Is that so?

@Princess Arabia thanks

It certainly feels that way lol

I'd advise you to leave Lebanon ASAP. Your country is about to get reckt by Israel, most likely the way they devastated Gaza. With most damage and without any accountability and repercussions for war crimes

You don't have to go to specifically India to find true spirituality tho. Any country and culture has a unique tradition. A trip to a radically different country with a fundamentally different culture can be spiritual by itself in its own way. And I'm not gonna lie, India does feel very unique, strange and alien. Good place to explore cultural relativism and stuff. I spent three months in India recently and loved every day of my trip.

I used to have a similar experience in my early twenties. I regularly felt powerful vibrations which were shaking my whole body when I was falling asleep, it was conducive to my lucid dream practice. Also, Robert Monroe mentioned a similar experience with vibrations in his book. I don't know what it was tho.

So, Israel is at it again committing mass terrorism...

103 pages thread and nobody mentioned Bruno Manser, who was pretty famous in the 90s for advocating Indigenous Peoples' rights around the world, Penan in particular, he was also protesting against deforestation in Borneo. The dude was badass, he had been living in the jungles with Penan for 5 years, conducting guerrilla actions targeting logging operations in Sarawak. He ended up disappearing deep in the jungles, even his body hasn't been found to this day. Too idealistic, as all green people.

Adventures Through The Mind (The host for sure would agree to have a conversation with Leo, the podcast is mostly centered around psychedelics) Under the Tree with Amira Arora & Aryaan Arora (description speaks for itself - “Under The Tree” umbrellas conversations with monks, entrepreneurs, and leaders across the world about happiness, love, meditation, & success. The show is hosted by Amira Arora & Aryaan Arora, twins with a single vision - to spread spiritual knowledge in a pragmatic and applicable way. ) Beerbiceps (this dude hosts a lot of spiritual teachers, from Robert Svoboda to Rajarshi Nandy) And these which were already mentioned I think to suit Leo perfectly: BuddhaAtTheGasPump Guru Viking Simulation

yeah, for sure there is something inherently mystical to throat singing, especially when it combined with drums

Hope dies last

WelI it's cool that Ilya Yashin, Kara-Murza and other bright and sincere political activists from Russia left the prison. On the other hand, it's akin to negative selection when the best people are forced to leave our country. How on earth are we going to transition to a normal state when all green folk on Spiral are either killed or exiled from Russia?