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@Leo Gura And what about Yoga schools? Like for example Kriya Yoga, doesn't it emphasize more than just no-self?

@Leo Gura If you were starting now, with the advice that you currently give, to not trust blindly to Buddhists, what would you do differently? You wouldn't spend much time with meditation and do more psychedelics? Or what?

@Leo Gura What do you think of Ralston's teachings? How would you compare them to Buddhism or Vipassana? Do you think what Ralston teaches is closer to what you refer to as God than Buddhism?

@Mesopotamian Maybe you learn some web development skills and aim to apply for jobs in Europe with a re-location possibility?

@Leo Gura Didn't you start with those kinds of practices yourself? Isn't Buddhism a tool, maybe not the ultimate tool, but a tool nonetheless? Which can be used to some degree. But yea, if we are talking about spending 40 years in meditation and doing nothing else, that's another problem.

Can people meet their dead relatives or family members in an astral plane? Have you guys experienced something like that?

@Matthew85 Thanks for sharing that. How different is AP from Lucid Dreaming in your experience?

@Swarnim So the fact that you were seeing your sister using her computer was just a memory? Or you were actually looking at her doing that, from the astral plane to the material plane?

@DefinitelyNotARobot Yeah I've also thought about that. Especially the gradual approach, just like with the doses. The guide I've found uses a very gradual approach spread across multiple weeks, starting with relaxation and energy work exercises. As I assume, with enough practice I'll start having OBE experiences, and I have to increase my comfort zone bit by bit with each experience. But who knows, I'll only know by doing it.

@Michal__ @DefinitelyNotARobot What would you guys consider to be the dangers of doing AP? If any, since you have quite a lot of experience with this. @Michal__ What do you mean by this? Like, you can see something in AP that later when you wake up you can verify? Something like what were your friends doing?

@Dazgwny Thanks, good luck with your night journey as well

@Dazgwny Yeah, from what I've heard, the astral projection will be a tip of an iceberg of what's possible to realize about oneself. But probably still super useful and interesting from my current standpoint where I haven't experienced anything remotely spiritual. Thanks for the link.

@Hojo What kind of scenes?

@Jowblob Yes, I plan to do that. I read books for sure, but I don't have access to psychedelics at the moment, nor in the near future. So I thought learning to astral project can be a great way to experience spirituality at some level, not necessarily God level or unity or anything like that. I also don't think that experiencing the astral plane will be the ultimate Spiritual understanding in any way. But I think that it can become a gateway to higher things.

@Rahra What other things have you seen other than spirits? That's fascinating. What did the spirit look like?

@Jowblob So I guess you are talking from some higher perspective, a meta-perspective in which a "normal" waking state and night sleep state, as well as an astral state, are coming from the same substance, the dream. Is that correct? To me, a "normal" waking state doesn't seem like a dream, so my aim with astral projection is to realize and get a better understanding of reality. Maybe at some point, I'll realize that astral and normal are both dreams, or not. So that's the place from which I was asking the initial question. Basically, I wanted to know how can one change perspective and understanding of the material world around us through this thing known as astral projection.

@Rahra So when you woke up, it wasn't a false awakening, you really woke up and saw a spirit flying out of your apartment? What was your reaction? Was it scary?

@Jowblob By not being real, you mean that I won't be able to go to my friend's house, see what they're up to, and report them when I woke up?

@Dazgwny Hey man, thanks for the comment. I've been following Ryan's YouTube videos for years, pretty interesting guy. Haven't considered buying his course though. Is this the one you are referring to? https://yourpotential.teachable.com/p/your-astral-projection-starter-kit Also, one question. Was astral projection helpful in realizing that you are not the body? Right now I basically feel that I am a body. And I think that if I experienced projecting out of a body, that belief will shutter. How did it happen in your case?

@ivankiss How was it different from a dream? Did it have a different feeling than lucid dreaming?

@Eternal Unity Why?

@OBEler How long did it take you to do it when you were learning? Or is this something you've always done? Also, in Robert Monroe's book, I've read that some devil-like small creatures attacked him or something like that. Have you had similar experiences? Is it safe?

@VictorB02 From 1:00:54 to 1:01:00 he says he does stretching and meditation in just one 2-hour block. And I assumed he meant like doing stretching mindfully or something, but dunno. Me too, for sure.

@VictorB02 I think he mentioned that he is meditating during his 2 hour stretch routine. So I'd guess that it's not like a formal strict meditation sessions. ----- If you ask me, a society where an alarming portion of young men ideolize Andrew Tate, we need more people like Goggins, not less. Personally, his example inspired me a lot and continues to do so. But I don't really like some of the stuff he does, like recording all the negative comments and listening their mp3's while doing chores. That seems a bit off. But he is a good role model if you want more discipline and challenge in your life. It doesn't have to be running marathons.

This is what I did that basically solved that issue. Researched and found 3 Android website / app blockers. Blocked YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc. applications with all blockers, before deleting the apps. Deleted all the apps. Now if I install any of them, it will be pre-blocked already. I blocked website versions of those social networks. I blocked the blocker with another blocker. And I did this for each of them. I also blocked Facebook, Instagram and TikTok on my laptop with ColdTurkey app so that it's impossible to enter those from it. I set a chrome extension that hides YouTube feed so that I don't get distracted with recommended videos / shorts. If I want to see recommendations, I can disable the extension. Results: I basically don't use phone in a toxic way anymore. There is nothing to scroll. First 2-3 weeks was harderst with cravings but then it's like Facebook and YouTube mindless scrolling doesn't even enter my mind. Not to mention TikTok or Instagram reels. I still ise YouTube from my laptop because it has some valuable content. In emergency situations, if I want to use Facebook app, for example to see what events are happening near me, I do that by removing blocks temporarily on my phone, installing app, logging in, then blocking again and deleting it. So it takes like 6-7 minutes to do that. The trick is that you'll be too lazy to do that daily and mindlessly, so addiction is gone. You have to somehow make it harder to use those services and your brain will be too lazy to turn it into addiction.