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@Leo Gura thank you for sharing that beautiful moment Leo and welcome!

@doucey24 If you get enlightened then yes you probably won't lift weights 6 hours per day to become mr universe. Life will take another direction without a you in the middle of it. This drive you talk about will disappear and in its place another kind of drive will emerge. It's not a drive, more an aligning to what is true.

@h inandout I guess we have to agree to disagree on the topic of cholesterol. I myself are addicted to coffee. It's probably my biggest crutch right now. 1-2 cups are probably ok but I'm gulping down 4-6 cups every day. Do you have any addictions yourself?

I haven't read the books but will check them out but I agree with your arguments on water consumption. Yes most of us don't drink enough water. Myself included. And yes I agree with cholesterol being essential for us but what levels are essential to us? The science tells us that the number one reason for artherosclerosis is high levels of cholesterol and that the typical western diet gives the double (130-150mg/dl)of what an essential level would be (50-70mg/dl). The easiest way to lower cholesterol for most of us is to lower the intake of fatty foods like meat, eggs and dairy.

@Phill With that serious side effects I recommend to stop meditation altogether. There are other ways of finding truth, no need to torture yourself like that. Enjoy life!

@iTommy

@Brandon Nankivell Chakras are legit however there is alot of bullshit information out there. It's the big cash cow of the new age (and other) movements and with that comes alot of people trying to make money of it without having any clue about what it really is. Take everything you read about it with a grain of salt. Especially from random homepages on the internet. Best to read about it from a trustful source.

@TeamBills You'll be happy whether your homeless or not, jobless or not. The whole issue you have about a derailed life is an illusion because how can your life be anything other than it is? It takes a thought that it SHOULD be a certain way to make the conclusion that it is derailed.

Because after an awakening your emotional guard is down. Or rather there is no emotional guard anymore. That makes it really hard to deal with other people because all there emotional baggage effects you. That makes it easy to isolate oneself to not having to deal with other peoples shit. You have your own shit to deal with and that usually is quite alot.

@Matteo I have struggle alot with this in the past and no matter how much research do you will never feel like you have enough. What you need to overcome is your fear of failure. Just do it man. Just do it! Whatever needs to be done, don't think about how the best way to do it, just do it. Just do it!

@haai14 look at this thread.

There many on this forum that has realized this. Some may have gone back to sleep after the realization though. This is a whole other story. Fully embodied enlightenment? Not many, maybe none.

@Serge Bravo! Please continue to go deeper.

Sounds like a good plan. I'm still a meat eater but am transitioning to a plant based diet. Baby steps makes it less hard imo.

@egoless try it with a fulltime job and two kids. I feel you. Thank God for my slow cooker.

Yeah you sure need to eat lots and lots. I think it takes some time getting used to and for the body to adapt to it. On the upside it's more healthy than a meat and dairy diet.

@egoless Animal protein comes from plants. Have you tried a non raw vegan with alot of rice potatoes and pasta? You need alot of carbohydrates on a vegan diet.

@Ether What about the thoughts you really like?

@egoless Depends on what kind of vegan diet you mean. You could have a vegan diet consisting of potato chips and beer. That would obviously not be healthy, but a diet consisting of whole plant foods like rice, potatoes, green leafy vegetables etc etc would be. @Max_V There are many vegan athletes and muscle builders. Look them up on youtube.

@MiracleMan As long as the one guru is yourself you'll be fine.

@Charlotte Yes it could be.

@Charlotte It's different depending on which stage if the journey you are in. For me, right now, there is a bodily transformation which is resurfacing alot of emotional energy that has been stored in the body over the years.

@Monkey-man Because enlightenment is just the beginning of the journey. But if they believe they are at the end of the journey they might start to feel special or protect thereself by being in that part of the realization. There is still something there to hold onto the absolute.

@Charlotte Yeah and this work gets you even more sensitive. Not all bliss and happiness as I expected.