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I am sure it's possible with a highly conscious leader that has the ability to make changes much like a king would. The reasoning being that the state of consciousness is largely affected by the environment and systems at play within a state and a conscious leader could work on these and fix up such things if he/she has enough power to do so. Even without psychedelics, a cleaner and more natural environment could easily raise up the average consciousness level of the population. Then the growth just becomes exponential as the masses open to more radical possibilities as they raise in their state. Obviously this hinges on the leader being conscious and resilient enough. In a more democratic fashion, what Leo said is better though, is more likely to happen as well.

while i agree with the other things you have said, this here I don't think is an appropriate reason to justify not having a child. Because where would you draw the line for civilization to be wise enough to bring a child into the world? Whether the child grows up to be a happy human being or not is largely dependent on your upbringing and how much evolution you are able to provide to the child. How well can you equip your child to live happily in the upcoming world? That's your responsibility, you can't blame the world too much. I agree with everything else you have said though. Having a child could take away a lot from your spiritual growth if that's not part of your spirituality (in rare cases).

she do got a point though no? I am sure you can change the world with a family as well, it all depends on how you want to affect the world, and also on the quality of your partner and kids in how they may even aid in your life purpose. It's not too far fetched to think that you and your partner could have complimenting life purposes. Of course it's hard to find such a partner or raise such kids, and it takes a lot of time away from you, but maybe it has some benefits that outweigh the time invested? Have you really considered the other side as well?

@integral thanks for the compliment

someone who is known to uphold strong morals can be upholding them because of two reasons, 1: they strongly believe in the morals and uphold them like rules 2: they don't believe in any morals nor are they doing any 'upholding', it's simply their nature. 1 is better than weak morals. 2 is better than 1. You should aim to change yourself, your mindset/understanding, your actions and your life in such a way that being this person with strong morals is simply who you are. The reason is because you'd be much more content and peaceful if you are such a person, but you are also not held back by dogma and 'break' the morals when needed

I am going to lower my caffeine intake and replace it with simple milk and honey. After tracking my diet, it seems I am not even meeting my daily protein requirement.

Thank you! This could help me out.

I am facing the exact problem. Thanks for your input. I'll do spiritual practices that make you love precision.

I always put 10% of it away but in cash. That's what I am using up now until I get more money.

That's true. I am just realizing this.

I feel lonely, as if my life is too meek and simple if I don't spend it. Although I have seemed to fix that to a large degree now.

I took your advice and combining it with the previous one, the only obstacle I face is a dirty home and a dirty kitchen. Due to reasons, I am in a home that can house about 5 people but I am living here alone with my little sister. This home is old, requires renovation and frequent repairs, which I don't have the money for. It gets dirty real fast and it would take me maybe 2 hours a day to clean this home. Cleaning just the kitchen is feasible but it's also in need of repairs and gets dirty quick. Furthermore, almost all the lights have died in the kitchen to cooking there are night is simply uninviting. The sewage system is too disgusting for me to do anything about, and I don't think I could do it even if I decided to. It seems my spending habit would be fixed if I just fixed my eating habits.

I definitely see what you mean! That's very interesting and I agree with you on the soda fighting part. Tea(chai)(without sugar) kills my hunger so I drink a bunch during fasts. Caffeine has the expected effect on me. As described, it wakes me up and I can't go to sleep if I take it within 8 hours of sleeping. It lifts up my energy which helps me focus better on contemplation. And yeah, I just checked and it does contain caffeine. 8.3mg/100g.

I did this and saw that a glass of Soda actually makes me feel more aware like tea, that's why I drink it in the first place. It doesn't feel bad to me if it's only a glass, yet I want to avoid that much sugar. Maybe I am just not aware enough yet to see the subtle effects it has. I'll do what you said for a week and give you a report. You don't have to read it I am just doing that so I can commit

Yup. I had it one day in the later afternoon just sitting and chilling. I call it lucidity. I took it deeper as time went on. I thought, "What- How am I here?", then it evolved to, "Wait, why am I existing?", and then, "HOW'S ANYTHING EVEN GOING ON?". It literally feels like everything has just suddenly started existing, and it's the weirdest thing ever that anything is at all. If this feeling was a bud, then Leo's guides exercises to realizing you are god bloomed it.

Thanks a lot for this suggestion! I applied this to my habit of eating junk food and I am already seeing a difference.

my bad, I see now that I was complaining instead of taking responsibility

There's something inherently fucked up with mass-producing sexual fantasies as if it's some sort of work. It would take a bad toll on the actors even if they weren't being exploited. Sex in its healthy form is when both the recipient have deep respect and emotional connection with each other, which is not present, and can't be, in most porn. A lot of it is perverted and you'll find way too much that's simply twisted. I understand if you are very horny teenager who can't control their hormones watching this shit but you must leave this at some point. It's not about you contributing to this industry, it's about why you feel the need to watch this shit at all.

Yeah man it's the same for me but only when I do spiritual practices. My sensitivity only drops to what's normal to others when I completely abstain from all forms of spirituality and go completely materialistic.

I want to get into OBEs as well, I have induced the starting stages a few times. Judging by them it feels like it'll be quite hard to keep them practical and connected to current physical world. But I have heard that it's possible to train practical type OBEs

Actually the field work is quite rewarding. After all, it feels good to be good. What you said seems more of a mechanical process. I tend to stay within my limits in what I can tolerate when it comes to things like this. I am very vary of exploitation. The reason I asked you to develop other aspects of integrity is because having a strong character gives you confidence and courage into who you are and what your life truly is. Surely what I said is not the best way to go about it, but the solution is having a strong character, however may you achieve it. It may seem unrelated to your problem but feeling that safety and certainty in your heart actually makes you so much more honest. I have experienced it many times. I see this as the only permanent solution and speculating about what lies are and why we lie is a waste of time. This is because it's such a nuanced topic that it's way better to simply develop a strong character. Deeds make the person. 'Person' not in a societal sense, but in a self-esteem sense. If your deeds are such that you believe on ALL levels of your being that your deeds are 'pure', then you have unparalleled confidence akin to a mountain. Because how we view ourselves is based on our deeds. And whether we like it or not, we all know deep down how pure the deeds we did were. This is why I think one should start purifying their deeds if one wants strength of character.

Please, can you explain how violence is romantic? I want to understand.

You still need to dissolve your identification though. You misunderstood what the self is and started destroying things essential to your psychology. Sit down and contemplate who you are before you try to surrender anything. Of course what you think is the self right now will still remain, and it will evolve and get better at withstanding the energy and openness of higher states of consciousness, but there will be no self.

I have never traveled outside my country so take my advice with a gain of salt. But I believe, and what I want to personally do, is to visit the country and stay there for a good while soaking the culture. I seek the same thing as you in the post and I believe that to truly understand and soak in any culture you need to actually be present there for some time. Visiting a mimic of the actual place would not influence you as much as the real deal. When you physically travel, your mind really says that you are truly in a different country and not some copy of the actual culture. I don't think that it is possible for a copy of the culture inside another, to remain unaffected by the larger country. Although just traveling inside your country with many different cultures would still open your mind, I see traveling the actual globe as far more superior.