Bazooka Jesus

People who have unresolved trauma are perpetually stuck in childhood; it's kind of like the part that gets hurt as a kid splits off and remains "frozen in time". The unresolved trauma is like a mental roadblock that prevents you from moving on and developing into an emotionally and psychologically mature adult. So yeah, these types of people are basically like little kids inside adult bodies, and their capacity to be competent parents and raise emotionally healthy kids of their own is dubious at best. I mean, you might ask yourself how far your own character traits are mirroring those of your parents... there may be more common ground than you'd like to admit.

Aaaaaaw, you don't need any psychedelics... you're trippy enough as you are. You know I love yer too, pumpkin pie.

Mmmmmm, that's why you got that weird white shade on your chin in your profile pic... dun-dun-dunnn, the plot thickens!

Have you read anything that Leo has posted on this forum, like, ever?

Judging from the level of maturity of your comments, you could have fooled me.

No it isn't. You just need to know how to do it properly.

Man, I am in my forties... and I've never felt more confident travelling abroad than I do these days. Heck, in Nepal I ran into a 70 years old hippie guy from Spain who couldn't even speak proper English, let alone Nepali, Hindi or any other Asian language under the sun, and this dude was having the time of his life over there. Your age is never a barrier, unless you make it one.

Yeeeeessss! Plus being chased by wild bison while tripping on psychedelics. Agreed... too much structure, comfort and safety absolutely ruins the adventure of travelling. I'd say don't be a f***ing idiot on purpose, but also don't plan too much ahead; always leave some space for healthy chaos, craziness and coincidence to kick in. For me, the whole point of travelling is to take a courageous dive into the unknown and trust the universe to take you to new and unexpected shores. If you play it too safe, you are only going to rob yourself of some of the most valuable experiences, lessons and insights that "proper" travelling has to offer; you need to be willing to let go of the reigns (at least to a certain extent) and surf the unpredictable flow of life if you really want to reap the full benefits of venturing abroad. Otherwise, why travel at all? No risk, no fun. Travelling is supposed to be a real roller coaster ride, not a measly merry-go-round.

There is noone trying to do, and noone to receive. It's just trying trying, receiving receiving, happening happening. BOOM!!!

There is no post, it only appears that way. There is also noone here to take it down. It's all dream stuff. You're just assuming that there is a video that could be taken down, and someone to take it down. None of it is real. WAKE UP. Sorry, I could't resist!

Hear hear. If someone would ask me to name one thing that I wish I had done more during my younger years, it would definitely be travelling. But better late than never, I guess.

I've just come back from my "travelling through India for three months" solo trip... ...which in the end turned into a travelling through India for four-and-a-half-months solo trip. And it was absolutely amazing. I guess it's a matter of personal preference, but I for one LOVE travelling alone. You're free as a bird, you can be completely spontaneous and just do whatever you want to do whenever you want to do it without needing to have endless discussions with other people all day long... and the chances of getting into unexpected adventures with random folks that you meet along the way are much higher when you are on your own; for me, it's these chance encounters that are the real spice of travelling abroad. The best things that happen while you're on the road are usually the ones that you didn't plan beforehand, and they are much more likely to happen when you travel solo. So yeah, go for it. Apart from pursuing spirituality, travelling to foreign countries by yourself is the best thing you can possibly do to expand your consciousness and turn life into an adventure. I'd probably do it full time if I could... well, never say never!

@Davino I can, but I don't.

Just a quick reminder...

Apparently appearance is apparent, or so it appears. Go figure!

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Good for you. A personal development forum should be a tool for enhancing your enjoyment of life, not a replacement for life. If the tool no longer fulfills that function, it's time to drop it and move on.

The secret of life is to 'die before you die' - and find that there is no death. - Eckhart Tolle -

Not to forget solipsism, the A-grade garbage fuel de rigeur of the Actualized.org cult.

Yup, that's how they managed (or at least tried) to defeat the Big J for good... first they crucified his body, and then they crucified his teachings, shredded them to pieces and buried their ashes in a giant oppressive tomb called The Roman Catholic Church. Clever basterds, those Romans! As Alex Ferrari (of NLS podcast fame) once said: The Roman Empire didn't end, it just turned into a church.

'Course I was.

Digital technology that doesn't behave the way I want it to behave. At least once a week I want to grab my laptop and throw it out the goddamn window. I swear, if I'll ever have a heart attack, it's going to be because of a computer issue.

YES! It's not even necessary to "get rid" of concepts... just let them be there, and see them for what they are. Mere appearances within reality, like the clouds floating across the sky. It's all so simple... that's what makes it difficult. Until it becomes easy.

"Nothing" and "everything" are relative concepts, and all relative concepts are part of the game of (apparent) duality. The only thing that isn't a concept and therefore exists outside of all dualities is that which cannot be put into words, aka. the infinite totality of reality itself.