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@Goldzilla damn! solid music! You have a playlist you can send me? I have a feeling you're the type of dude who listens to some slaps man...

@Vipassana I'm in Marin

@Daniela im in San Francisco!

Lol yeah I just posted a thread on this but didn't see yours. I honestly think it best to simply avoid these people and their antics. By talking about their stupidity and saying "wow, those people are fucking retarted!" we only add to the steaming pile of conceptual waste that we seek to get rid of. It really is something to gawk at. Yet simultaneously it's something to learn from, to study, and to add to our understanding of the human mind and its infinite capacity to deny truth even if shoved down its piehole.

Just saw Leo's blog post. Don't know whether to laugh or throw up. What do you guys think?

Yes, Leo is right. God has no bias. But Leo has a bias. But Leo is God. So essentially what you are dealing with is a paradox. That's why there is a seeming contradiction. Behind it, however, is no contradiction.

The content of Russell Brand has, I can confidently say, hit the shitter. Look at his recent content: he talks about the "elites" (which don't actually exist in positions of power, they exist in his imagination), and about how the rich people are trying to destroy our lives. His content comes from a place of fear and leeching off of others. I really wish he would talk more about spirituality and meditation, but as for now, his work has degraded into a reactionary means to demonize others and get views.

You guys argue too much over perspectives. God is absolute, period. Nothing that you can explain. Suffering means suffering. Whether or not God or you suffers should not matter.

@Hello from Russia Look up Helmut Strebl. That dude epitomizes "gym rat." Ken Wilber, on the other hand, well... idk. It's all subjective, I guess.

@BipolarGrowth I've always had a love/hate relationship with weed as I have an addictive personality and tended to abuse it. Speaking of addictive personalities, what do you think about them: bullshit excuse or real condition? Maybe I should give weed another shot (or should I say smoke? lol) and set that intention, as weed really does have positive effects.

@martins name Damn! Ken Wilber is ripped! You sure that's not photoshopped??

@Leo Gura Definitely, they bolster one's identity of being strong or fit or buff or whatever. Thank you for this insight.

@BipolarGrowth Yeah, I can only speak from personal experience. How do you think weed can be used in a healthy way so as to avoid the negative side effects such as decrease in motivation and mental sharpness while still getting its positive effects like creativity and a more contemplative mindset?

@Matt23 Thank you. This makes sense. I say thank you because I now see the blindspot in my philosophy. I suppose I meant at the very least the incorporation of physical strength/endurance training into spirituality, but I'm definitely wrong about the extreme part. But when I see the picture of the aligned spiritual meditative dude (I'll attach a pic so you know what I'm talking about), what I think about is holism; and holism includes physical strength/endurance. Thinking about it now, that's kinda stupid, so... Thanks for changing my mind! (kind of)

I would advise you against THC. Just my personal opinion. It will make you lazy, cripple you intellectually, and destroy your wit. If you know what I mean when I say mental acuity, then trust me when I tell you marijuana will take it out of you.

@BipolarGrowth Again, I am not talking about fruit bowls. I am talking about physical endurance and strength.

@Ilan Goggins has been a huge influence for me. Whoever says pushing your body is unhealthy is unhealthy.

Whatsup Anon! I just began Shambhavi Mudra. A member of this forum introduced it to me. I only experience a nauseating headache and pain in my forehead while doing the technique but I was told I just need to keep at it. Everything is fine until I tilt my eyes upwards, that's when the excruciating pain kicks in. But I need to keep at it, increasing little by little each day. I would appreciate any advice or tips you have or any other means to help facilitate this practice.

I've heard a member of this forum talking about Shambhavi Mudra and was wondering if anyone can share their experiences using this technique. I have personally begun this practice but experience severe nauseating and excruciating headachey pain in my forehead but at the same time experience a profound ineffable feeling, quite similar to what Leo describes in his most recent video

@Goldzilla I will keeo updating you on this thread of my experiences with SM.

I cut it out (thank God) a couple of years ago. I advise you to do the same. The cravings vanish completely after three months. Go cold turkey. You got this. Remember that the key to achieving anything in life is the power of your desire.

@Goldzilla Thanks man. Your support and advice mean a lot. Can you elaborate upon sun gazing? It seems idiotic to me, but I thought that about this possessed-looking meditation technique and I thought wrong.

@Gesundheit2 To be honest with you, I think that is a fucking great metric for enlightenment. It's easy to sit under a tree and talk about love, it's quite another to embody such a philosophy in times of war or political turmoil or even something as simple as getting bullied or aggressively insulted by someone It's like the stereotype of the wise old enlightened man who is unfazed by all the idiots who throw rocks at him and what not. Again, man, I love that metric. How would you embody that in your work? It seems to me like the perseverance aspect of one's being, like physical strength, for instance, running, lifting weights, pushing oneself in the face of adversity and resistance...

@The0Self Lol yeah she's like "BE yOuR SElF!!"

@The0Self I suppose I mean her delivery. You know? Like the way she communicates her message is just overly pretentious and honestly fucking creepy as shit.