David1

No experience with (smoked) DMT. Check out Terrence Mckenna, if you haven't already.

“I’m Abraham Lincoln?” “And you’re John Wilkes Booth, too,” I added. “I’m Hitler?” You said, appalled. “And you’re the millions he killed.” “I’m Jesus?” “And you’re everyone who followed him.”

@ProblemSolving Start with bringing your body in check. Work out and sweat every day. Once your body is healthy, your mind will follow...

If you're doing fitness, you need protein rich food. Eggs, nuts, beans and ofc protein shakes. http://www.mensjournal.com/expert-advice/protein-power-foods-19691231/eggs

@Extreme Z7 yes, that's Alex Grey's art too.

Alex Grey

What would be your reaction if you encountered something inconsistent in reality? It would be a dead giveaway of illusion or dream. You can't manifest a flying car out of thin air, with no logical explanation ( eg. nanobots constructing it...) unless you're dreaming. So an inconsistency would end the game of pretending, and we don't want that. So the story has to be consistent.

Why does mathematics describe nature? İt's a mystery. And if you dig into this, you'll end up with a theory that's not falsifiable. " I mean if there fundamentally only is awareness, why can't everything happen (be perceived) within this awareness? " Because its not practical? İn the same way that it's not practical if you would have to do conscious effort to digest the food you eat, or to make your heart beat. Why can't we manifest a flying car on the spot? Because the story has to be consistent. İ'm sure one day nanotech will make this possible. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke"

What about Latin? That's a dead language and yet thousands of people study it. learning another language, any language, will give you an insight in the structure of language. And because your thinking is 'limited' by language, learning another language will give you a unique insight in how other cultures, and people of your own culture, think.

I don't think its possible to gain muscle mass while you're cutting. The whole point of cutting, is to 'tone'. To make the muscles more visible by losing as much fat as possible and (trying) to maintain as much muscle as possible. But you will lose muscle mass. You can do some lifting to give your body a sign that you need your muscles. But when you cut, you should shift to cardio or hiit, not strenght. Yes, ketosis will make you feel weak for a couple of days, but that gets better once your body made the switch.

Don't go vegetarian man. You will lose all your muscles you build up over the years. If you cut, its most important that you keep eating proteine so that your body burns mainly fat instead of converting muscle tisue to carbs. I'd advise a keto diet for some weeks/months. Its the best diet for conserving muscles and losing fat.

Grow the small town into a big city its a win win.

İ'm looking into real estate investing currently and the advice i got so far from what i've read is... Invest as little of your own money as possible, but avoid negative cash flow. (Rent should cover mortage payments) A house is prefered over a flat because the land wil apreciate more. Surround yourself with proffesionals (lawyer, accountant etc.) Be aware and learn about market cycles. Start on your own first before you team up with other people.

@khalifa i would advise to start with your body (really the only 'thing' you truly own). Get fit. Furthermore...you already said what you want. " i want to just generally help people out " That's a very noble goal. Go for it. Don't limit yourself to engineering. About living carefree and not worrying about bills etc. You're absolutely right. Remember...a man/woman is rich when all his/her desires are met. İf you desire a ferrari or a bike...makes a huge difference. A minimalistic lifestyle is a bliss.

@zasa joey it's up to you to decide. You can play the game of life, but know that in the end it won't fulfill you. Don't lose yourself in the game, in the role you play. Stay on a spiritual path, to keep in touch with your true self.

Try zinc cream...the one they use for baby's diaper rash. Very good for the skin.

And then there are those tell us the complete oposite. And their argument is very simple. Our culture evolves much faster than our biology. Biologically, humans stayed the same for 50000 years. And 50000 years ago, there were hardly any carbs in our diet. The majority of carbs in our diet was fructose from fruits in autumn. A sign for the body to produce insuline and to store fat for winter. So eating carbs leads to insuline production, hence the obesity and diabetes epidemic because of our high carb food habits.

72/1,83x1,83...your bmi is 21.5. Wich is low but not too low. Try to go to a gym. Don't do cardio like running and bike riding. Bulk up, get lots of proteine, and do strenght training. That means you have to gain weight, and while you do...do strenght training. You will gain fat, but that's ok. İ'd say, do this untill you weigh at least 80 kg. Then start the 'cut' to lose fat. Keep eating proteine to protect against muscle loss, but shift your workout more towards cardio to burn off fat.

@Henri Good to hear you got back on your feet, and found the right path. Just to give you the right idea...i do mushrooms about twice a year. I don't smoke weed, or very rarely...in combination with the shrooms. Weed, in my opinion is a very tricky drug. I've had friends go psychotic on it. Unlike mushrooms, it can be abused. People tend to smoke it every day. This is typical for weed smokers. It reduces rem sleep. This is, in my opinion, why people go psychotic if they smoke weed for a long time. Suppressed rem sleep. When you quit smoking weed, you experience 'REM rebound'. The brain tries to compensate for the lost rem sleep.

How did i miss the point? 'Just because you have an experience doesn't make it real?' Well it makes it real for me no? Ofcourse my rollercoaster experience is not real for you, for obvious reasons. 'just because you believe in something doesnt make it true, doesnt mean that it is reality' ofcourse not...a billion people believing in God doesn't make it true. Although you can argue about that... Man invents vengefull God, immediatly loses all controle over him, and now that God is angry and comes back to wreck havoc on us. Is that God then real or not? The concequences of thinking him up certainly are. what kind of experience would be considered real? Your experiences. If in your dreams a monster is chasing you. That is a real experience for you at that moment. You can look in retrospect on it and say...well that was just a dream. But at that time...in your dream it was real. what is truth and where can truth be found, what is reality and where can reality be found? if the experience, truth or so called reality is from the experience of the identity (human being) it is never true, real or reality, it is only programing, belief, or a warped perception of the events that the identity thinks is real, true and reality. Real, truth, and reality cannot be experienced as as the identity first of all because it is existing as a hologram a fictitious identity, it is totally programed with every nonsense in this physical world, all of the programing is turned into a false belief system, all of this creates a warped perception of everything the identity thinks is real, true and reality. Whaat? you really lost me here buddy.Look if you get kicked in the groin lol. That will be real for you. There is no need to bring in false belief systems or warped perceptions. It's a direct accute experience in the now. and you'll notice a distinct difference from all the 'story, fake experiences' they try to sell you, like getting fired or losing money, or owning a nice car.

I'm not giving any recommendations. And even if i did...everybody is responsible for their own actions. I hope we've all taken at least that advice from Leo by now.

If you want to call me green...that's fine by me. I believe everybody is having their own experience yes. Truth? Life, and in my opinion history too, has taught me to be very warry if somebody tells me something is 100% true. Usually, very bad things come from that. You can never be 100% sure of anything.

If i kick you in the groin...i doubt that you want to debate if its real or not. You'll know that it's real. Whether you believe it is existing as a hologram or warped perception or whatever. It all doesn't matter. It's a real experience for you at that time.

Is a 15 year old right when he tells you a rollercoaster is a hellish experience and it's the work of the devil? If that is his experience, than who am i to deny that? The only thing i can say is 'it isn't for me'. You can say to me...hey, there are much greater experiences...do this and this. And i believe you. See the example of the rollercoaster. What is a great experience for one person, can be a terrible experience for another person. Who is right and who is wrong? Same experience, different interpretations. Your experience is real. If your experience of a rollercoaster is terrifying. Then that's real for you. Nobody can tell you...nono you're wrong. It's not scary at all.

I agree with you Henri. We can blab all day long about this and it won't get us any further. But if there is one thing you can't accuse psychedelics of, is that its not 'real'. You know...i can dress myself up in a red toga and shave my head and cite the Vedas, give seminars and talk about enlightenment and blablabla...and its all bullshit. Its a story, a role. I can sit for a month fantasising about porn, and then tell you i got enlightened. There is no way for you to tell if my experience is real or not. All religions, money, countries, borders, politics, tv, books, drama, self developement...all stories. Nothing is real. The only thing that's real is your experience. And that's what psychedelics give...a real experience. Undeniable. If you take 5 grams of dried psylocibine mushrooms, you will have an experience. That's guaranteed. Its real. Like taking a kick in the groin. No need for prayer, or meditation or believing in anything. Like Terrence Mckenna sais...'You don't need to adjust your opinion to suit it'. That being said,...talking about psychedelics is like whispering past the graveyard. Its pointless. Talking about any experience basically is...I can talk about that time i got kicked in the groin for ever. If you were never kicked there...you won't understand