Tim R

Agree. But you do see how this whole situation could be regarded to be just like any other "argument" (although this of course isn't one) that flew off the rails into the domain of insulting people? (aka someone doesn't agree with you and you call them dumb?) You see, that's my whole point. Okay, you say you want to wake them up - great, keep doing that. But I think calling people dumb does more harm than good. I doubt it very much that this particular person will have awakened to his/her ignorance by your comment. Yes, I like that too.

I can accept that, at least partially. I didn't call you out because I personally feel attacked or anything, I just didn't understand this sort of behavior. Of course you could argue "oh well sometimes people need a rude approach to shake them up", but how do you explain this for exapmle: How is asking someone "how he/she can be so dumb" helpful? To me it just seems rude.

In general? Well, since it's unnecessary and not helpful to anyone so I'd say disappointed. When Leo does it? Puzzled and a bit more disappointed.

First of all, I could very well argue that there are no dumb people because everything is relative. But that's not the point. The point is, that you insult people. Why would you do that? This is like saying "oh but this person really IS fat!! I'm just stating the obvious!" Doesn't matter. I know not a single teacher who calls people dumb only because they either have other views or are less developed.

Welp... Sheds some new perspective on Peterson. I gotta say, I like Peterson, but rather for the sharpness of his intellect. Too bad and ironic that he fails to recognize such simple things as presented by Maté:

If you're so sure about it all why did you even ask in the first place? Seems to me like a slightly exaggerated reply but ok. Just wanted to help, jesus..

@Javfly33 I think you're overthinking this big time... If there's fomo in your life, how about you deal with that first, before you go looking for God and Infinity, hm? Whether people are awake or not should not concern you in the least, it doesn't matter to you? You have so much time left exploring things like God, Infinity and all this other stuff, so take it easy. It's not helpful (at all) to speculate about any of it. Stop taking the things Leo says for granted - because most likely, it will just confuse you. If Leo says "reality is imagination" he might be lying or deluded. You won't find out by speculation. (But this is an other topic...) As I said, I think it's the wrong approach to dealing with your fomo. Trying to fix fomo by trying to realize God/understanding Infinity is like nuking an insect. It's ridiculous. Yes, you get rid of the insect, but also of a lot more too, which might not necessarily be a good thing. Take it easy.❤

@Javfly33 Yeah, well, the point you missed is that there is no next life. Equally there are no past lives. All of infinity is gathered right here, right now. Trying to "cure" fomo by awakening to God and Infinity is like attempting to kill some bug with a nuclear bomb. It would work, but it's kinda not the right way.

@Nahm Really? That sounds pretty interesting, what tension are you talking about exactly and why is there a tension in the first place?

No. Since you are aware of your body and of your mind, neither of them could be the source of your perception (awareness). Your mind and your body occur within your awareness As a matter of fact, your awareness has no source at all - however, it is the source of everything "else".

@Craigxt22 Don't worry, this can happen to some people. A few weeks ago a friend of mine took some mushrooms and the next day he experienced some headaches for the whole day. I looked it up and found this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3345296/ So it's alright and no cause for concern, it'll pass.

In this very moment I'm standing at the market place of our town, listening to a Christian "street preacher". He's holding a Bible, yelling all those usual things like "God is the way, live your life in the name of God, God loves you, no matter what happens in your life, whether you're sick, lonely, in despair, God is always there for you! Turn your life around and receive the love of Jesus his son, so your soul may go to heaven!" And so forth and so on... As I'm observing all of this, people busily pass by.." Oh shut up, man!!"? some guy yells. And old man slowly walks along, mumbling to himself,"He doesn't help me tho". "Oh my God this" f*cking idiot..." a younger dude says to his girlfriend as they pass in front of me. Nobody pays attention, just me sipping my coffee, amused, (still) leaning on a building. "It's such a pity that they don't see" I think to myself. When I was younger, I was like that dude who yelled "shut up" (although I would've never done that). It's funny. I guess many folks on the spiritual journey are actually very similar to that preacher. Otherwise I wouldn't have said "They don't see". Cause that's what everyone thinks. There's massive ignorance on all levels of development and I think that is probably the most important thing to remember.

That's exactly the point?

LSD is the most powerful in terms of the amount-effect-ratio. We're talking about µg (millionth of a gram) for effective dosages - although for trips it would be more like hundreds of µg, but still: ten thousandth of a gram. With things like 5-MeO, dosages are somewhere in the two digit mg spectrum. Terence McKenna compared LSD to a red ant tearing down the empire state building? Too bad he hadn't much to say about 5-MeO...

I'm Russian - we have a so called "Banya" at home. It's something like a mix between a sauna and a steam bath. It's absolutely great? I wonder if @Leo Gura knows about баня?❤

Love has no opposite

I think Leo has covered Spiral dynamics pretty much to the last drop... What's there to "critique"?

Brilliant prank. Stage Orange at its best... This just says so much:

When Dr Maté mentioned this hypocrisy I started laughing because I actually never thought of that analogy. Just brilliant.

Excuse me, but since when do you have to be infinitely conscious to (at least partially) understand and integrate your shadow? This is ludicrous.

This topic is extremely important to our work. Anybody who is serious about Self-Actualization knows despair and should know it as their potential friend, and if not, one hasn't been serious about it yet.

1. How do I recognize whether a friendship has gone down a toxic path? I'm at a point with a friend where it just doesn't seem to be very natural or healthy anymore, but I am not quite sure whether we're just drifting apart concerning our worldviews (which is certainly the case) or whether it has turned into a toxic relationship where nobody really enjoys it apart from the unhealthy satisfaction of flawed egotistic motivations that stem from underlying narcissism or low self-esteem (or maybe something else). It obviously takes two to tango, so I'm trying to figure out what might be wrong with me - but I can't change the other person. 2. At what point do I have to end a relationship? 3. How do I make sure that I'm not deluding myself about my flaws or the dynamic of the friendship?

Are you attached to your identity or your body? I mean, are you a biological man who want's to become a biological woman? Or is it just the identity?

@Leo Gura If you're going to deconstruct science, which I welcome, I suggest you also include some proposals how science can evolve. I hope you're not just going to rant about the materialist paradigm and how all scientists are utterly deluded about what reality is and how truth is found (most scientists are deluded concerning this, but not because they're scientists). Some scientists (though extremely few, mostly those involved in psychedelic research) know about reality and consciousness, but in mainstream science you just can show up and proclaim that consciousness and appearance is all there is (and a few other things?). I am currently studying biochemistry, plant physiology and bioinformatics at university and I am very eager to develop science beyond its current limits and misapprehensions (optimally with help of the use of psychedelics equivalent to Galileos use of the telescope), I just don't know yet how, therefore I'd really appreciate your take on this.

That's what the DMT entities say when Leo suddenly pops up in the middle of their living room and demands to understand what reality is??