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I realized this at 15 and was vegan for 8 years I wish I could've stayed Vegan but I honestly felt shit, struggled to train properly, couldn't work 8-10 hours / day like I need to and energy / digestion got really bad. Since eating animal products (albeit 100% clean, organic, grass fed, i know most cannot do this) I feel literally 10x better, train 6x / week, play sport most days and can work non stop. Energy / Digestion is amazing It was tough, but I realized I can't live like I was for another 50-60 years low energy and struggling to achieve my potential. Now I feel like I'll make 5 years of progress in 1 year

@undeather why is Crotia worst? I am going there on holiday this year so guess will see their diet haha

I agree with this. However, I cannot deny I literally feel 100x better, have 10x the energy and am just in a better mood on my current diet. So, personally I have to put that first. I low key didn't realize how sub-optimal I was feeling before. Crashing after meals, tiredness etc. However, if Veganism works for people I 100% support that. I really wish it could've kept working for me, but I couldn't keep going like that TBH

Yeah I can only speak from experience. Was vegan 8 1/2 years and tbh compared to how I feel now it is night & day difference. IDK why I tried everything supplement wise, worked with Michal go gym 4-5 times a week. live very healthy overall short term it was amazing and cleared my acne when i was younger Long term I felt very tired & lost a lot of ability to focus

I'm sure it works for a lot of people The 5 I knew of locally all went back to Eating animal products though due to various issues - low iron, unable to meet athletic goals etc etc I really tried everything and 100% believed the Vegan message. But, I couldn't deny how I felt anymore. Honestly, the difference for myself iis extremely drastic

@ZenAlex Lol did I? I worked with Michael on here (he's great btw), my friend joked I had a pharmacy in my house, and followed so many of the top Vegan doctor recommendations. Usual stack of D3, B12, Vg MV, Omega 3s etc etc Yet, digestion went to shit, as did energy Never crash after meals now, feel more satiated and effortlessly train 5-6x / week + play sports at least 4/ week if not more tbh. But, its 100% organic / wholefoods, no processed shit

@Javfly33 I agree, and glad you found a teacher! And same, but I was generalizing and I know I used to use it as a bit of a crutch

@Schizophonia I was vegan for 8 years and honestly feel so much better since stopping lol I can now work 10+ hour days, train 5-6x a week and play sport every night pretty easily on my current diet. Basically feel as if I'm on steroids Before I would crash hard after a lot of meals and struggle to focus. Honestly think this year I'll make like 5 years of progress in all areas in 1.

@BlessedLion Literally couldn't disagree more If anything, personal Dev becomes even more important to not only integrate the awakening but live the truth. a lot of teachers visited therapists after waking up cos of various issues. And the ones that didn't integrate...Well the list of sexual / emotional abuse is endless. No matter how 'awake' you get, you still live as a human & have a personality. Honestly, 95% of people here (including me hence why rarely active on here) could do with a LOTT of personal dev, therapy, just overall life help I mean the basics of getting a career you love, social skills, relationship, nutrition / exercise, business ETC ETC involve specific teachings. Most on here I would argue don't invest enough time in the good old human dimension

@Javfly33 My honest recommendation is to work with a teacher you trust / love 1-1 if you can, its the thing that helped me most. I love this forum, but a lot of it is mental masturbation. Think of it like this. If you join the gym- you can learn training, nutrition, sleep yourself, of course. But you get a coach and suddenly you have a training plan, a diet plan & someone keeping you accountable. Its no different with this work IMO. In fact, its potentially even more important, as someone else's questions are not yours, and can confuse you even further and send your mind into overdrive. At least it did for me. A 'Spiritual Coach' was the best investment I ever made. I was quite literally going mental beforehand due to seeking lool

Couldn't agree more. I haven't been here much in the last year, and it now seems everyone's just discussing solipsism and mentally masturbating over the hot topic of the day Question- Are you happy? No? Best get to work then!

In the nicest way I remember you posting similar stuff to this years ago. Are you happier since your spiritual journey? If not, may be time to change routes.

Congrats, this is amazing Imo nothing more important from the spiritual path than love, happiness and actually becoming a better Human. I find it funny when the most 'enlightened' are just complete wankers

@Ishanga Thank you for this answer ChatGPT

Well for one because Enlightened beings know there's no such thing as physical reality in actuality lol In all seriousness tho, some sages over the years have & many have psychic powers / intuition beyond comprehension, 'Siddhis'

I haven't been here for a while. When did Solipsism become more popular than Non-Duality / Absolute / Love here lol. Sounds like people are spending too much time alone contemplating and not enough time living LIFE

Conscious Competition = Love = Creativity Greatest musicians, artists, athletes, writers all come from love & pure passion for their craft. But it also has an element of competing with themselves, and 'others' can propel them to new heights I can't remember the video but Rupert Spira made some good points on this regarding Nadal vs Federer rivalry on how it brought the best out of each of them.

You're only ever 'competing' with yourself literally & metaphysically But, yeah conscious competition is what drives the world forward. As does Love. Nothing is usually black & white

you're kinda right, but you're like halfway there to the ultimate truth Everything BS also means Everything = Love / Absolute Therefore, crash everything down, that's cool But, also means you can choose what you build up and give meaning to in this life Tbh I think everything is BS tends to come along with the whole No Self / Nobody is here crowd / nothing matters dive a little deeper and you get everything is Love Even deeper, you get everything is absolute. If everything is absolute, you are then back here, free to live your life from a place of love Infect life with love. that (imo) is the best way to live. Happiest people on earth (spiritual or not) are essentially living a life doing whatever the fuck they love- work wise, music, activites, writing, sports, art, relationships etc etc When you live in love its hard to be depressed TBH

Its chapter 1, the fun is in living

Yes Walk around any western city and its pretty clear lmao Stage Green can go toxic too

@Leo Gura +1 It is quite funny seeing people compare stage red Islam to stage blue fundamental Christianity and finger blame Then you have the stage green SJWs throwing a few points in the mix And the stage orange businessmen likely taking advantage of them all No wonder the world is such a mess

You are it This is it Eating the apple is it. Maybe you're after an exotic experience? For me, transmissions was required

+1 Not only that, its funny how western society thought denouncing religion would just be some easy path without challenges It seems we are reaching the end of stage orange in many cultures and even the pop up of toxic green, its going to be interesting to see how we transition to green and hopefully see a rise of a more mature Yellow in some areas. People took the values & beliefs of 'religious people' for granted. Even something we see as simple as the nuclear family & rights of the individual could be traced back to the Church, and the decay of the former is creating serious issues... Religion is far from perfect, but I agree, its certainly necessary for a lot of people, and provides a much better life foundation than the end goal of Materialistic Individuality.

@Jason Actualization Couldn't disagree more haha Gone from 130lbs when I was 15 to now 168lbs (currently bulking to 175-180) @ 5'8 and around 12-13% bodyfat I'd say Idk if I'm optimal, but I feel awesome every day, sleep 7-8 hours, eat wholefoods, have lots of energy and train 5-6 times a week Only time I don't feel awesome is through drinking / partying which I don't think is a vegan issue lol - although new LVDY pils have helped me avoid the hangover, except tiredness Vegan supplement wise- B12, D3, DHA / EPA & basic Vegan multi Vit - that's it really Then creatine and EAAS for gym, sometimes experiment for Gym & stuff too Blue zones = 95% plant based