Cireeric

Thanks for posting and sharing your experience with reading it! Really interesting topics. I also heard its one of the most difficult books to read and understand. Looking forward to read it in the future too, but there is so much to read already.

Tbh for me this sounds like this could be an imbalance of theory and practice.

Leos new Episode: Why Valuable Things Require Development Over Time motivated to start also a Yoga Practice, next to my Meditation Practice which I already do since almost 3 years now. I was considering breathwork or self-inquiry too, but I believe Yoga is the most valuable for me now. But where do I start? Should I start straight with Kriya Yoga? Then I would go for the books on Leos List on Kriya Yoga and start there, or is this already an advanced form of Yoga and I should start with "normal" Yoga exercises? Would appreciate some tips!

I wanted to start a thread with a list of Practical skills you can develop that will help you making your own money. Would really appreciate to hear some suggestions, since I really want to practice a practical skill that can earn me some independent money. Would be best if I can use this skill later for my Life Purpose, but I havent figured it out yet, so it would be a good place to start with something since I have a lot of free time beside my studying.

A good start and overall collection would be The Portable Jung, edited by Joseph Campbell, very comprehensive. I got it from the book recommendations of Ken Wilbers book No Boundary.

If you do it right, there is nothing needy in approaching women. You are an abundant man, who has no fear of talking to women who are interesting to you. You have no fear of rejection but go for what you want. You are a free man who loves women and can be open and vulnerable about that. You are not hurt if women reject you and can accept/understand that. Thats the right frame and if you can project that, you wont come off as needy. Sure sometimes some people will be judging you for what you do, but thats the cost if doing things that are not what the herd does.

I would not suggest you doing that. In my experience and from what ive read, there is an minimum dosage that is really needed to get the real effects going, for an average male somewhere around 80mg. An dosage of 30mg is hardly noticable but still can have the toxic aspects for your body. and . I would suggest having a safe normal dose experience. But doing a 30mg dosage surely wont kill you, test it out if you want to, but I think it will not be worth it, since youre not really going to notice much.

Dont know if this is the right topic, or interesting for some of you, but I was watching this Episode of Street Epistemology: And they discuss the classic theme of Evolution vs Intelligent Design and I had an interesting Insight/Thought. For me there is no problem here in this paradox. Isnt the evolution exactly the way Gods Intelligence unfolds, so the Evolution which we can keep track of is exactly the History of Gods or Intelligences Ongoing Creation. Dont know if my intuition or thoughts are wrong here, or if this is maybe even obvious to some of you. But I thought its interesting that I never heard of this solution to this Problem.

Leo already said it very well. I think RSD is also about showing high value, but in a more subtle way. You showing high value by just having fun, by not needing to prove anything and not needing validation and being self-fullfilled. And that is done by self-actualization work and fullfilling your needs, caring for yourself.

It reminds me on some Mushroom Experience, my thoughts got so big, every interaction tracked back to the beginnings of the universe, I saw the relation between what someone was saying and how Language developed, how culture developed and why he is saying this right now. So many different axioms and aspects got tracked in my Mind at the same time. All the time I was thinking: how is it possible to think these thoughts/ how is my mind able to do this. Maybe it is something like this.

Suffering = the self trying to survive

A "shy guy" can come from so many different backgrounds and contexts, thats a gross generalization, its not so easy.

Its often hard to see it in a position like this, but everything is in constant change. Your emotions wont last forever, its all temporally and you can go through it. You have so many experiences and years in front of you. I can guarantee you in five years from now you will had enough experiences worth living for. You will be thankful that youve gone through this hard times.

Because these prankster, the dude in this example mastered many social skills by his pranks. He goes up, just having positive vibes for himself, he doesnt need anything from the girl; he is non-needy. Also he is very relaxed in this social interactions and just has fun. He doesnt give a shit what the people around are thinking of him, thats very attractive.

I think of this in a little model I have in my head, im not sure how true it is. But I see it in 3 levels or stages: 1.) People are good socially, but not really conscious, dont really know what going on and its not build in a stable fundament. 2.) People get more aware, more introspective and cause of that can be a bit more self-conscious and it can be harder to socialize. 3.) People who are conscious of whats going on and also introspective aware of themselves and then master to socialize on a stable foundation. So continue your consciousness work and also go out and learn to socialize and eventually you will get to stage 3. But its also a lot about letting go, just seeing the social interactions as fun dont get too analytical about it.

Dont forget that in this forum, the man express themselves far more freely and are more likely to express their true agendas or feelings about things, whereas when you as a woman encounter man in person, they will signal higher virtues and try to hide their vulnerabilitys.

@fopylo Yes, sadly its very hard to change people and show them whats good for them, it must start with their own intention. Therapy can just begin when the client admits to himself: Some things I do are wrong and I have the power to change. They need to see the value for themselves and willing to improve themselves. We are lucky that we adopted the Mindset of Openmindedness and willingness to change and grow early, before its too late and we get stuck in our conditions and behaviors and worldviews.

Yes I can completely understand you. Since my own psychological health and understanding drastically improved in the last years I can see much clearer the dysfunctional patterns of my near friends and family and how it leads to their own suffering. It is very hard for me to now see how my own parents have problems in life and suffer. And the problem is when people werent open for this sort of stuff for such a long time its pretty hard to open to it. Because nobody wants to admit that they live for such a long time in an unhealthy way and that most of their suffering is created by themselves. Also I cant really tell my parents how to live a better life. I think the best you can do is try to give subtle tips here and there, motivate them to exercise, maybe cook some good food or look that they eat some healthy stuff.

So penis pills are like psychedelics for the cock ? Conscious penis pill business is coming

I think when someone really has problems with his sexual urges and desires and these hold him back, no problem try/practice NoFap. But in my opinion its not very spiritual to leave out one of the best and also deepest things in life.

After watching the last video I got this idea. You can start journaling on any habit/hobby/skill you want to improve after doing it, or in the evening as an exercise to go meta on it. I guess this can be very valuable. For example you learn the piano consistently and then you want to go meta for one month, so you decide to journal one month about it everyday. Im sure you can improve in any skill through this. Its an easy exercise to go meta and improve on anything: meditation, instrument, sex, psychedelics....

Tim Ferriss uploaded a video today, where he presents a few books:

I think it depends on what you measure. But yes, you can train to see the beauty in specific freatures of the person, even if they are not conventional attracive/beautiful. Every human being has certain aspects that are very beautiful that you can see. But im not sure if that really helps with being attracted to a partner long term.

Yeah I thought about this too. Maybe just because I didnt experienced a full awakening yet. But isnt it possible that this experience of infinity or No-Boundary is still just an experience that happens within the individual, and the human has just the capacity to enter into it but it still remains within the individual

Lol but when the girl craves him he got exactly what he want