Raptorsin7

@Nahm Joe rogan is very resistant to the ideas of abraham hicks. But hes clearly very well developed spiritually. Why do you think he's so against her?

@Nickyy Can you get those off amazon?

@Arcangelo That's awesome man congratulations on that. Are you diving into the enlightenment work Leo's been talking about?

This song is making me feel so fucking inspired right now it's insane. I have it blasting on repeat. I've had these feelings before a few years ago when i came out of a year long depressive episode. It feels like i'm getting high listening to the music. I really wonder what's going on here. Is it because i did the float tank today so i'm more relaxed and the music can access me easier? I wonder what else would get me feeling so fired up? This reminds of hypo-mania. I've read that some people just live in this elevated, hypo-manic, state for their entire lives. This feels like an upgrade of my experience. But last time i had this feeling i lost it. But i also had 0 conceptual understanding of reality and self actualization like I do now. I will not lose my progress this time. Or i will but it will be different. I'm pumped. I'm going to dominate these games tonight. I can feel it.

@TDW1995 I think it's a progression. The belief about it being binary just takes you further away from it because you will always think i'm not enlightened. I think enlightenment changes the relationship we have with things in our direct experience. So maybe an enlightenment person can still be a "shy person" but it won't cause them any suffering or problems. The labels are meaningless without the value we attach to them.

I think so. A couple weeks ago i was really scared of awakening, i made a thread about it and everything. Now i don't feel afraid, and i'm eager to awaken. I'm not enlightened, and nothing changed from when i was scared to now except more meditation and yoga.

@ivankiss Good luck man.

@mandyjw How does selflessness or oneness fit into this picture? I'm starting to recognize I do not exist. When i look for myself my attention goes to my eyes and I never find what i'm looking for. I'm expecting one day i'm just going to stop looking for the self and i'll notice that i haven't been living as me for a while now, but i'm not sure haven't experienced it yet. When i fully realize and integrate selflessness will i just be in constant connection with that good feeling/love? I don't have a lot of love in my life yet. Right now i'm just listening to the same song on repeat over past few days which makes me feel better. But i'm meditating a lot so hopefully it comes more and more now

@DrewNows I am. I'm asking myself right now lol

@mandyjw How do you connect with source then?

@mandyjw Yea that makes sense.

@Serotoninluv Is the will of the self whatever you're drawn to when you are fully present in the moment. When the duality collapses and you can just be?

@dimitri Ok if you are happy with it then keep going. I'm doing about an hour a day of self inquiry, and ashtanga yoga about 5 days a week. But honestly i'm not happy in my life right now but i'm hoping these practices get me there. One thing i noticed though is that if you can 1 day of super charged meditation, like 5 or 6 hours of meditation throughout the day, you can dramatically increase your results in that space. At least that's what worked for me. I skipped class one day and just did yoga and meditation all day, and i've been rolling with my practice ever since. Keep going you seem to be on the right track. Keep asking people here for help, some people can provide really great advice.

@mandyjw Yea i don't understand his point. What is loa associated with if it's directly associated with personal desire? Does it work better if you want something for others instead of the little self?

@Nickyy Thanks. Good luck with whatever you're pursuing (:

How do i go about pursuing financial independence? Right now I am in law school, but I don't like it and I know I want to start my own thing and pursue financial independence and life purpose. I basically have school 4 days a week from 9-4, but I have free time in the morning and at night that I want to use to start a project that will generate income so that when i graduate law school I can just pursue my own business. I am very fortunate that I have a family that supports me financially, so for the next 3 years I have 0 expenses and I can probably spend around 500 bucks a month on whatever business venture I want to pursue. I have no idea what my life purpose is, and I'm not sure what I want to do with my life. My main focus is to achieve financial independence through starting a business, I am not necessarily looking for my life purpose that will I will pursue for the rest of my life. I was thinking of doing Leo's life purpose course to get a better feel for what interests me and what I can do to make money. Should my business idea be in line with my life purpose if my main focus is to achieve financial independence. I was thinking it would be better to achieve financial independence through entrepreneurship first, before pursuing my life purpose so I'm not limited by financial worries and I can pursue life purpose fully. What are your thoughts? Any tips or advice? Has anyone been in a similar situation to me. I am currently 24, and I live in Canada if that affects your calculus.

@dimitri How long have you been going? Have you thought about expanding the practice?

@Key Elements Yea that's a good point. You don't want to come off ass preachy, and i'm not saying you have to talk about non-duality. I'm saying whatever you're doing, do it from the present moment and do it with love. I'm not enlightened yet so i'm not sure how non-dual teachings will bleed into reality. But the guys like Ekkart Tole, Mooji, etc. They have presence. They have something about them that draws people to them, regardless of what they are actually doing. That comes from embodiment of non-dual teachings. If you embody the truth in every interaction during your LP i think people will take notice, and you will have a better chance of success.

@Nickyy Fair point. I'm going to work with Nahm for a bit then decide if i need to go to therapy. Yea, i should have stopped replying a while ago too, your advice isn't resonating with me. It's stimulating to argue though. Definitely something to work on.

Yea, i want people to understand my situation so they can help me progress. If they don't understand what i'm doing and they give me advice and i act on it it could set me back.

@Nickyy Yea, i like having this stuff out in public. It's easier to give advice/ receive advice when you are transparent. The information people have access to the easier they can make sense of the situation. Triggered.

My thoughts: I've been arguing with this Nickky guy for like 30 minutes now. That guy triggers me. I think he triggers me because he's calling out my more manic behavior. Which is fair, i'm definitely acting out of ordinary here. But... this crazy/manic behavior is powerful. If i was going to war tomorrow who would i want to be... I would take this manic version of myself over who i was 2 weeks ago. This is progress... I think. I have to find a way to integrate this feeling without getting triggered and acting out in life. I am too high strung. I'm not even that high strung, just more so than usual. If i'm going to drop out of law school I need to do it from a position of strength. Is this just another limiting belief? Why am i telling myself this story? Idk, but i know it's possible to overcome law school and find a balance. Discipline will be very important moving forward. I waste too much time on this forum, and procrastinating in general. Law school + Learning about business/entrepreneurship + Yoga + Meditation + Whatever else feels right. I need to develop more structure around these practices. I have to come to the realization that I need to fully integrate where i'm at in life. I think i'm stage orange-green-yellow. So i need to start being the best version of those stages. I thought i could skip steps and go right to fully yellow, etc. But i think i can't. This stuff should start coming more naturally as i fix different aspects of my life. Number 1 is diet. Nahm told me to start reading about quantum mechanics to improve my understanding of reality. Hmm, i am skeptical. I think first i will read about systems thinking and spiral dynamics. Quantum mechanics sounds too spooky/esoteric for me right now. I will learn it eventually though, everything must be integrated. What is the right way to act? I feel like as i grow my behavior gets bigger and crazier, and there is incredible from people in my life. This feels like a good thing though. People don't like change. But i need to be careful. I can go too far i think. Mistakes are still real, and I have to be ready So many stories in my mind. All these stories are false relative to the truth of the present moment. I have to reach a place where i'm living without incessant thinking. Where there are fewer stories in my mind. "I" do not exist. I am comfortable with that truth. But it's not fully stable or integrated in direct experience. When i say it though there is a shift in reality for a few moments. Right now i'm just telling myself to look for the self, but should i be saying i don't exist. Hmmm, i gotta do what feels right here.

@Nickyy Fair enough. Next time say that.

What was the point of this?

@Proactive Lol it's all good bro. I was just expressing my thought at what you said. I am lost. I am seeking happiness and fulfillment. We probably are in similar situations. And we are both canucks lol