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@Tim R Just gotta use the right ones properly. It's a field of mastery. Don't anti substance dogma me. People can and do use certain substances without abusing them. That being said, I agree and am wary about using substances because of their ability for abuse. However, science shows most psychedelics are hard to abuse compared to alcohol, tabacco, weed, or opiates. You can have good and bad reactions to any drug. Even one you know well I have learned this. But, I am not anti-psychedelic. I am pro learning to master them like any other area of personal growth.

Substance abuse* Everything has risks. Learn to be wise in your systems for living. @Endangered-EGO Don't give up

"There's this fear I keep so deep... knew its name just before I could speaaaaak yea... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Do you massage your face, throat and nostrils? Do you gargle water regularly to clear your throat? Have you tried using nasal spray to clean out the nasal cavity? Have you been to a doctor or specialist?

State is part of it. There isn't one sober state but many. This is a good start, begin to contemplate deeper into the quality of your state. It also goes beyond simply your state but your thought database and experience database, nutrition, sleep, posture, breathing etc For example, my realization of infinite love isn't a state I am always in or would want to be always in. Yet, I can take that state experience and use it to develop a better baseline state and epistemology that serves me and my community in the long run.

It's strange. The government is trying to keep people safe, meanwhile they fight them tooth and nail ahah

Hello Self Actualizers. Hoping your journey is going well, new discoveries are being made and you are one track with find/ actualizing on your life purpose. I have been practicing Qigong for few months now and I am finding it an incredibly powerful practice. Chi, is a real thing and the practice is shattering my paradigms on energy work and the potential for energy healing. The practice is holistic and practical. I practice under Lee Holden https://www.holdenqigong.com/ I am going to become a licensed teacher in the next year or two. There is so much too it, and so far its been an amazing addition to my yoga practice. I recently discovered Falun Gong, which is apparently a branching of Qigong with a moral philosophy. I am wondering if anyone has practiced it and has any story to share. All I know about Falun Gong is that it was created rather recently, part of an evolution of Qigong I believe. 40 years old. I also know that the Chinese government has been harvesting their organs since 1999, and arresting these practitioners and putting them in jails and re-education camps. Supposedly this was outlawed in 2015, but not clear if it is being enforced. Here is a book on Falun Gong if you are interested in learning more. https://www.amazon.ca/Falun-Gong-Li-Hongzhi/dp/1586131001/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=falun+gong&qid=1611008658&sr=8-3 Claims it is a cult. Not convinced will keep researching. I think there are Gems here from this practice. I don't think is guy talking about it is giving it a fair view, he isn't spiritual inclined or developed and has no understanding of the practicality of Chinese medicine. Staying open minded. This video sells it really well. Looks a lot like Qigong. Video Claims they are alt-right supporters. This could be a cultural disconnect. I am hoping there is gold here. I am trying to create an integral practice of Qigong, Kriya, Kundalini, Soma and various tantric techniques. Honestly, I think Qigong is really important for enlightenment. Far more than just sitting meditation.

I don't understand what you are saying or asking or what you want to do with it or why?

Yeah it is that way. It's low conscious behaviour... Calling it a 'Karen' is unfortunate. But, they exist as a social archetype I think. There are social archetypes that I think exist throughout society and we recognize these things. I don't think people are as unique as they think there are and in a given culture patterns arise. I don't really like laballing Karen, Laqueesha, or generic asian women and teasing and making fun of people the way people do on social media... filming these people to join in on the hating, laughing teasing. Yet, seeing a Karen harass a skateboarder or something is interesting. Part of my thinks the Karen thing is funny and I get it. Though, it's unfortunate. I am interesting in language that helps us understand and get to know people instead of judging them.

See, I am still getting used to the model but.. You can be at stage orange and still have stage red attitude operating at orange. I think.

Consciousness is it's own pre-requisite. The idea of a pre-requisite is dualistic. The word consciousness is loaded. Consciousness isn't something that the brain does, but what does the brain and all of reality. It's all there is. Consciousness is infinity.

I think having neutral in the middle of strange

no escaping self bias. My whole point

@Roy It's interesting, she has an interesting network of symbols and biases and reactions. She doesn't understand that you can be spiritual and still see aspects of human behaviour, that are 'negative' like being 'dishonest' on a quiz. You can see it with love. There are studies that show that humans do in fact not see themselves clearly, and it's a pretty widespread happening in society. She doesn't understand that this is human nature imo. Notice, India when you feel combative with people. That may be your own negativity reflecting back to you. You see things how you are you know. I read in Robert Greenes - Laws of human nature that all people want three things: 1. To feel that they are autonomous 2. To feel that they are good people, basically 3. and that people want to feel that they are intelligent. People want these things, these in some way are the spiritual ideal. But, we are humans as spiritual as we are, or loving or inherently good... We aren't always aware of ourselves as we may one day be, and we often want to think well of ourselves and unconsciously we forget or stop seeing aspects of our negative behaviour. So, when it comes to these online personality tests they are always biased. This is why managers in companies usually get a 360 feed back done on their leader ship quality. This means that they fill our a questionnaire about their own opinion on their management and leader qualities. Also, the staff in the workplace will do questionnaires as well to get a deeper view of the managers abilities. This is because when we do self quizes we can't see ourselves through an unbiased lens. It's part of being an ego, which is fine. Not a judgement. These managers then receive feedback from their own questionnaire and the questionnaire of their staff get a more in depth view of how the managers actually are, and how they can actually improve.

Hey, relax. Be kind. She was talking about quizes and human bias not naming and shaming her friend. Maybe I am wrong, I don't know what Mandy is saying we have different operating systems. Side note to the thread: "I'll admit, I'm full of shit That's how I know I love you, That's how I know I trust you"

@Leo Gura My horns don't make it obvious?

Maybe God will have to fill it out for us. We need an unbiased oversight. I bet, in different moments, in different contexts I may act more selfish and manipulative than I realize. This part of the work for me. These types of quiz are fundamentally flawed to begin with. Filling in a questionnaire like this, if you know anything about humans ignorance and self bias tells you very little. All it really likely tells you is what people what you to think of them. It would be interesting to pair this with a quiz on peoples willingness to self reflect and face emotional labour and hard truths about themselves.

@Husseinisdoingfine Okay, but what was the score my man

@Rilles Yeah, me understanding people isn't like black or white. Like, I understand my current roommate is a bit lazy, selfish and forgetful. Yet, I am still laying down boundaries with compassion. I can understand you, love you and understand why you do what you do. But, if you are in my space or interacting with me I will assert myself. I am not nice. I am loving.

Primary: 1.5 - Higher than 19.6 % of people who took test Secondary 1.9 - Higher than 20.5% of people who took test I sense this tells me very little but was fun, I am pretty sure I am 100% not a psychopath. If anything, I am too empathetic or sympathetic. Also, selfish in certain contexts.

22g? jeez ahha Truffles are great though

1. Developing a clear mind. 2. Deliberate practice in the areas of your life done strategically to build foundation after foundation as you build up your basic life skillset. ie, Personal finance, self soothing, Qigong, meditation, yoga, good posture, sleep habits, nutrition, inner dialoque work, dating, sex, etc 2.5 Frequently updating your mental models to be more powerful and accurate. ie, lectures, online courses, books etc 3. Frequently updating your systems for living (your habits) to better match you vision for your healthy and ideal life. systems for living are our habits and routines and tools we use. 4. Developing a mature look on reality, developing our adveristy quotient, and capacity to deal with difficulties of life and to be able to forgive ourselves and others 5. Learning to use math, procedures, administrative tasks, software, personal finance, accounting equations, etc

I really don't buy the Bashar thing, I can feel his ego oozing out I have channeled spirits before. So, even though I don't buy him in particular I don't doubt channeling is a possibility.

@Rilles Yeah, the old lady thought she was doing what was right. She didn't mean to attack, hurt or offend I don't think. I think she was protecting how she saw herself, ladies and the sacredness of church. Imo, she thought that because she was chubby, and the lady was chubby they were on common ground to have the conversation. She grew up in a time when women were told how to dress right for church. Yes, it is body shaming. But, I wouldn't hate and attack the old woman. She has her perspective of what is right and it's different from the young lady or most people here on the forum I think. Everybody is acting from the best of intentions considering their own perspective. It was an unfortunate mix up. I grew up with a grandmother who shamed me for many things like piercing my ears as a young man. People just see reality differently. I love my grandparents but, I tend to keep to myself these days. I can't take too much old people stage blue etc. Like me doing Qigong and my artistic pursuits I think confuse them. To my grandmother psychology is Dr. Phil. There's not much I can do. It's funny when I see her transference her Dr. Phil attitude.