Michal__

They don't really teach you philosophy at school. Just philosophical history. And they might throw some logical thinking into the mix, so at least that's nice.

Yes.

That's not what I'm saying, although It can seem like that at the beginning levels. The impossible stuff starts happening after lots of practice. There are levels to it. If you're hyper rational it might take longer. But it should still be possible.

Well, then watch a Daniel Ingram interview, go to a concentration only retreat and practice setting intention & also practice visualization. There is the receptive aspect (things like astral projection) and the "willing things into existence" aspect (concentration * visualization * intention). If you do that (train it enough) you can manifest money, cars, physical appearance, opportunities, sex appeal, skills etc. And use it for whatever selfish thing you want. Affirmations also work, but should be done either in a Jhãnic state or under the influence of drugs or during sex. Edit: when I say "use it for whatever selfish thing you want" a general rule that should apply is "don't be a dick".

No, not really. If you want to start with something easy like astral projection then read "The Phase" although it's a guide by someone who's a materialist and doesn't believe in the supernatural stuff. If you want to get legit powers: You have to develop massive degrees of concentration. Daniel Ingram talked about it in a few videos. He's a good source. But still - practice is 99% of it. And another good practice is the thing @Yarco said - start with something not hard to believe (like manifest an orange ball in your garden) and build your way up.

The best way to put it under the microscope is to try to for a few months. I already described how to do it in a previous post. You actually can't explain the mechanics without having enough practice with it [(concentration + intention) * visualization]. And if you explain it to an inexperienced person they can come up with billion perfectly rational reasons to disprove it. A nuanced post about witchcraft would take me about 30 - 50 pages.

Concentration * imagination = witchcraft. The rituals are magical thinking. But they work, since you are actually very powerful even if you don't know it (the rituals work because you imagine they work). Try to do a concentration only retreat. You CAN develop serious siddhis in a relatively short time. Why do some left hand practicioners take drugs or have sex while trying to manifest something? Because it's a fast way to become more concentrated, therefore more powerful! The sex energy itself is less special than they think.

Lots of young guys give in to their fear (you don't really stop feeling fear but you can stop giving in). Older guys have probably regretted not approaching women when they were young. It boils down to experience.

Don't do that. If he knows about your channel he won't respect you more because you stop uploading. Just own it. If he doesn't like it and you consider your content good then that's his problem. Imagine how weird it would seem if you found your friends channel and he suddenly stopped uploading after you subscribed... Wouldn't you lose a bit of respect for that person? If you plan on becoming more serious about YouTube you should expect everyone to find out sooner or later.

Could actually be a misinterpreted description of the dark night (a really common state you encounter when you're progressing with your meditation practice).

Well, obviously healthy but KFC is delicious too. Why not have some KFC once in a while?

You have to contemplate what you actually want out of life, those are just generic habits you acquired (nothing wrong with them).

Is eating food low consciousness?

Sounds like you're having fun with it, keep it up. Just don't forget to read more.

Try the ashwagandha. If you see an increase in your libido after a few days then it's legit.

Meditation before sleep (not a concentration only technique, that would actually keep you awake), ashwagandha and as the second supplement either melatonin (which you can´t use everyday) or valerian root.

The title says it all. I'm really unsure about this. Meeting with a real sage is obviously great and all and allows for a lot of growth but what about the stage blue dogma? Have any of you been in a similar situation? If so, how did you solve it? You obviously can't take everything they say seriously but at the same time - how can you discern between what's the dogma and what's the result of higher consciousness? I think I'm doing a pretty good job of it but I always realise something about what (the specific person I won't really talk about here) says that I couldn't see before getting certain insights. If you had the opportunity to meet with someone who's close to Jesus level but still has a lot of stage blue dogma how would you discern between the important parts of what they tell you and the rest (without unknowingly cutting out the good parts of their teaching)?

Because you misunderstand spiral dynamics. People like Sadghuru are not actually turquoise, they are just enlightened.

The karmic consequence is that you won't learn to talk to girls.

I messaged you.

From what you wrote it seems that he is the narcissist. Can´t know for sure from the limited information provided. Only thing I would add - do not just disregard all his advice, be open minded even if a lot of it is bullshit.

Combining techniques from different traditions can really speed up your progress (if you're smart about it).

I don't think their suicide had anything to do with the video. At least in the case of the first guy.

It's nessecary when you haven't evolved much past stage blue. Sure, it's an important phase to go through, nothing wrong with it. If you still find it useful, go for it.

Christian mysticism is as deep as Zen. Just different. But it's still stage blue. Just like Zen is still stage blue. Both can lead to awakening but unfortunately exposes you to lots of dogma.