Loving Radiance

Aurora again Translation from Norwegian to English: Stardust See the storm calms down now You stand up, my friend And you know right away where you want to go And the road is easy again For the star shines bright Helps you find the way home to me The star shines bright Helps you find the way home to me Helps you find the way home to me When the world is too large And the road is all too steep You can turn towards the North Even in this dark night Where the star shines bright Helps you find the way home to me The star shines bright Helps you find the way home to me Helps you find the way home to me You can travel as far as you want You can choose your own road Through forests, over seas and mountains The star shines bright for you The storm calms down now You stand up, my friend You'll always find the road home The road that exists in you

@Lucas Kehr Be conscious of your engagement with social media (including this forum). Be conscious how fast you can divert your attention away from the original goal of going on there. Be very specific about what you want to do there; getting lost is quite easy. Have specific times of day in which you use them. Notice the times you want to get dopamine by checking on anything. You can share your art through an email list. Maybe collab with other artists or connoisseurs of your field who already have established bases. Get in contact to those people who review many artists & send out a mail once a week/month - like those who are doing online magazines. I think @Natasha had a thread about social media use.

This was also my opinion in graduating my A level (see maybe mob rule of Socrates), however even a digital quiz is not scalable. We just need proper education in school which reaches into the family and social life of children and teens in a natural way. You don't learn shit if the environment isn't conducive to your educational career.

@Harry2 I don't know. How do you differentiate between having no awareness of something and having no memory of something?

Bro, just stay on the path and you will move up sooner or later. You don't have to push yourself, it just comes naturally. No need to think about what is in yellow or turquoise. Feel into yourself what you want, where you feel drawn to - that is what you do right now. That being said, ime introspection in daily contemplation through journaling and daily meditation bring you to 2nd tier. Oh, psychedelics are also good.

In addition to my comment above, in the vipassana course there was a technique of placing yourself on the crown chakra and to "look" down on the sensations all over the body. You can do the same but with medulla looking just at one place (Ajna).

It is not as difficult as it seems. Just place your finger where you assume the point should be and let the finger go while you hold your attention there. You feel sensations all over your body. You feel sensations of your forehead. Just focus on a point and it is all set and done. You will feel where sensations concentrate. The third eye is the point you look to from medulla. You are on the right track, if it's consistent or even intensifies over the next sessions. Where you feel the sensations to be more intense.

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@K Ghoul I prescribe you to watch the video above Edit: There is no need to defend yourself (aka attacking) against neutralempty. @neutralempty Name calling is not allowed no matter how frustrated you are.

@StarStruck Watch this thingy to the end and then tell me what you think. Do you understand the vegan mindset? Do you know how they feel, why they feel? Can you feel compassion for those vegans that want to compel other people to adopt a vegan diet?

If you believe so, then it is.

Lay down Your sweet and weary head The night is falling You have come to journey's end Sleep now And dream of the ones who came before They are calling From across the distant shore Why do you weep? What are these tears upon your face? Soon you will see All of your fears will pass away Safe in my arms You're only sleeping What can you see On the horizon? Why do the white gulls call? Across the sea A pale moon rises The ships have come to carry you home And all will turn To silver glass A light on the water All Souls pass Hope fades Into the world of night Through shadows falling Out of memory and time Don't say We have come now to the end White shores are calling You and I will meet again And you'll be here in my arms Just sleeping And all will turn To silver glass A light on the water Grey ships pass Into the West

If you did Vipassana meditation before, you could sense energy in every part of your body, and you would know where to "look". My ajna chakra is 3 cm above the point between the eyebrows. You can touch the area with a finger and let go while you have your attention there. Feel into that point just like you would feel into your fingertips when exploring a surface in the dark. I don't have yet experience of that. However I think that was already discussed in the first few pages of this thread. I assume it will be a different sound, just as the pulsating sensation of chakras which has a different flavor than the sensation from touch.

@Natasha Crystal Bernie

Human Systems Dynamics Institute

@Kid A It can take a few days for Leo to read PMs. No worries.

@SirVladimir I appreciate you Best wishes!

@Muhammad Jawad Good explanation. In vinyasa yoga sessions we did that for the entire practice to stay mindful. Ocean breath is a good description. Up to 12 times: inhale 15 sec pause 3 sec exhale 15 sec pause 3 sec

@Ima Freeman Do you know the meditation technique of letting thoughts pass and coming back to focus on breath, sensation, counting, or mantra...?

Meet our master (w/ English subtitles)

I plan to plug rapé as Leo explained it here https://www.actualized.org/insights/how-to-plug-psychedelics. I read up on rapé and water would suffice to dissolve the active compounds like nicotine. What are your thoughts?

Another silly question, is everything in your experience you? If not, how do you differentiate between that which is you and that which is not you? Have you ever considered to walk away or - in other words - let them pass by?

@peanutspathtotruth I never thought of the steps (->) themselves, but now I see how you can deconstruct that. Danke dir.

I can sense that I want to claim something coming in the near future. I also sense the tendency to put myself on a pedestal, imagining to be better & more advanced than other people. I know that we are on our own unique paths and nobody is more ahead than others, however there is still a huge pile of arrogance. So, do you know anything else to "do" than being aware of the dynamics at play?