BlessedLion

Im 100% in agreement with you on this. I quit psychedelics long ago, and the path of intensive yoga meditation and study has created a stable sense of God Realization, not a state but a permanent shift. It’s now glaringly clear to me what God is, what I Am, and it’s so simple. I feel like psychedelics blast your nervous system and send you into weird and strange corners of consciousness which cause confusion about the Truth. Many people come back with all sorts of wacky and dark ideas about reality that always have this tinge of fear and darkness to them, rather than love and perfection. Another problem with them is once you start doing them they become your door way to God (or what you think is God) it creates a dependency. Your mind will always compare your weak meditation with being blasted by 5 MEO DMT. Notice how none of the great masters of past of modern times recommend psychedelics as a legitimate path. The people who go all the way just by developing their consciousness have a certain sturdiness, embodiment and aura that people who use psychedelics to awaken simply don’t have- not even close in fact. For example compare Peter Ralston or Yogananda to Aubrey Marcus or anyone else you know who uses 5 MEO to become enlightened- big difference. I’ve been blessed in life to study with true masters of consciousness, in person, and seeing that makes me know it’s possible in this lifetim, without drugs. So that’s quite final for me. Also once you awaken the subtle energy centers you want to preserve them- I think drugs deplete your energy centers. But I think it’s cool Leo is going in person, I find in person much more fulfilling these days. I’ve actually been off the forum for a while now as I’ve been in real community, offline, chatting, learning languages, doing yoga, dating. My YouTube channel is fun but teaching yoga in person is much more of a growth path and fulfilling in that I see the fruits of the practice in real time. All the best to the people who did this though, I hope it works for them, or at least shows them what is possible through a life of devotion, discipline and contemplation.

He calls environmental protection the "Green Energy Scam", so dystopian, we're so fucked

100% I've noticed when i don't actively make the effort, there is no chance i am going to meet women. One thing that helped me a lot was finding a yoga community school but that was a rare and lucky find. It's getting harder and harder to just meet people in general, everyone is burried in their phones, ordering food online, etc. I think like the mass majority of people do their dating online now which is depressing.

Yeah, i've always wondered how people just stay stuck in those types of relationships where they are both disatisfied and nothing is changing. But i can understand the intertwining and fear of pain from ripping that off. Regarding the super excitement of new relationships or turbulent relationships you mentioned - do you think that feeling dissatisfied, bored, or "unsparked" in a relationship is more about the relationship/woman or this addiction to excitement and novelty? Anyway, appreciate your takes on this.

This is great stuff, really appreciate you sharing

Def agree, anytime i've been on red pill type material (even entertaining it) it has signifcantly ruined any chance for genuine and authentic relationship bonding because the mind just begins filtering everything through that narrow, value based lense

Super interesting. I feel like it's natures way of the chemistry binding between 2 people, the problem (like you mentioned) is that men a lot of the time will repress their authentic self to play attraction games and that can block the actual natural chemistry there.

that's so interesting, you'd think it be the opposite (because using male psychology) most guys would have no problem with and even be totally stoked to date a girl way more attractive than them and do everything to keep her. That's so wild that women actually want the opposite, but in terms of polarity it makes sense.

hahah i meant his character in the movie "Click" of course Adam Sandler the actual guy can do very well in the dating field, but still i get your point

So disgusting, how far and how much can he just lie? His puppets smiling through their teeth and laughing at his belittling jokes. Politic is truly for the spineless. I can't watch it - especially when he defends Israels genocide. I'm honestly embarrassed to be American and I'm glad i left. The whole thing has such a dark tone and vibe to it, a solid representation of the state of the world today. Best of luck

All suffering ties to self survival, without a self to maintain or protect, there is no suffering. Check out "Ending Unnecesary Suffering" by Peter Ralston- gave me a whole new grasp on what suffering actually is and that you are doing it , it's not happening to you

I once spoke to a man in my men's group who gave up his craft and passion for handywork (he had a shop) to please his partner, she now degrades and belittles him for not making enough money. Gotta be careful out there. I am not anti-love, but never ever give up your passions or purpose for a woman becuase she will lose all respect for you if you comply. I also see a lot of my spiritual female friends on facebook post things about how they are this "Goddess prize" and any man lucky enough to be chosen by her, to get to have even a drip of her precious divine feminine energy should fulfill all her needs and desires with a smile on his face....yeah give me a fucking break.

I would agree that the Red Pill / Black Pill are brainwashing men, especially around these "Value structures" and i am so glad i didn't fall for this trap becuase it's an enticing and sticky one- and you get "psyhcolgists" like Orion Taraban, Sadia Khan , etc pushing these disempowering, tit for tat, and "never enough" mindsets- but also, diminishing satisfaction, boredom, conflict, unhappiness in relationships are a problem as old as time for human beings. Divorce rates are 50%+, Infidelity (even through non physical ways but emotional or instagram DMs) are super high, the sexual polarity in relationships have dimished in the West (David Deida talked about this in the 90s and it's only gotten less polarized since). So we can't just ignore that. I do think to some level people do have to settle or at least compromise in relationships and a lot of their fantasies about what it is or could be must get popped over time. Maybe i'm wrong though, i'm open to being wrong, i hope i'm wrong. But it really does seem like there is no easy solution to this problem of wearing thin in romantic relationships.

Why do you think this is? Also, do you think women get bored in this kind of relationship? I mean I dated a girl who was in a 6 year relationships and she said towards the end 2 years they barely talked, made love, it seems like they were just in it for it's own sake. I don't really understand that.

Always love your takes and explanations on things, you truly have a gift in explaining and putting language to complex things that most can't explain. I can sort of grasp what you are saying but since (as you mentioned) my sexuality is different, i am sure i am only getting a fraction or "wiff" of it. I just watched that movie "Click" and that was the scenerio there, the woman was a model dating Adam Sandler a pretty Shmoe kinda guy and she was totally in love with him. I guess i'm just curious about how that works, if it's something that can be optimized or just has to happen naturally through a numbers game. It's definitely a great feeling when a woman sees you like that, i've had it a handful of times in my life, it's like they see something in me that i don't even see. But i do wonder about the longevity of that- being this Godlike figure- as it seems to fade for most relationships, like is that just chemicals and survival?

That's tough, I think any time our autonomy is challenged like that ("you can't do this thing or i'll leave you) it's almost more confronting and challenging than dropping the actual thing itself. However, it's worth questioning if the drug use is actually worth losing her. Does she demand other things about you change or is this it? It's hard to find someone you vibe with and sometimes relationships do require compromise, especially if she is genuinely uncomfortable with it. Also consider that maybe there is wisdom in her request, why do you need psychedelics and weed? What are they giving you that you can't find within through solitude, meditation, yoga, reading, etc? It's not like she is degrading you for not making enough money or something trivial like that, psychedelics and drugs can ruin your mind and life and it sounds like she is wanting to protect you and it is coming from love. If this is a woman you are considering starting a family with and truly love her, it could be worth it for her, also you may end up thanking her for this years down the line. Drugs aren't that important mate. But ultimately this is up to, you gotta decide on this.

who falls for this shit?

This guy is interesting, because a lot of what he says actually lines up with non-duality and awakening, but it also has this tinge of "vibrational law" "law of attraction" kinda tricks that i find quite misleading. But i'm not sure i can just lump him into the same category as like Aubrey Marcus:

couldn't you say the same thing about joining an authentic yogic community? I don't mean any of these kinda cults and aubrey marcus type groups, I mean like a real community that is devoted to awakening- like a yoga school SRF community or something. I know anything will people will have it's drama and corruption but it's better than the norm

Great post, love your wording around this experience

https://en.royanews.tv/news/63345

When mystics say “there are no Others” they don’t mean that others aren’t having an experience or perspective. They mean on the highest level you are the same One Awareness in different form and perspectives. There is only One Being but that doesn’t mean there aren’t others relatively

This is why the “psychedelic path” is retarded. It disconnects people from reality and Love. Oh also ITS NOT TRUTH!

That makes sense, but I do feel most women don’t have that many great options. They have options for sure, I’m sure most decently attractive women have their DMs flooded with horny dudes but they are probably quite burnt out and disenchanted by the quality of their options