Vinnie

@pluto @Aquarius Damn. I can't see them eh, but I've been told mine is sky blue too. Also been told it's gold.

@sgn good point. Apologies.

@Annetta The link. The guy screams psychopathy. Yeah I didn't bother reading either, the three photos were enough info for me.

#Vincent Van Gogh A prime example?

@Annetta Spiritual was not the word I had in mind when I saw the page...

Maybe lay off running for a bit and buckle down on your meditation, just to calm the mind? I love what you're doing, I run and meditate too. They feed off each other.

Two seconds on the page and I'm out... I don't what in the fuck I just saw, but whatever It was, it's stupid.

@How to be wise Yes, a single-pointed mind is powerful...

@herghly Yeah, start with the breathing and use it to relax into meditation. Tummo is amazing for building energy.

@How to be wise I've thought about it for sure. Still deliberating as it's a crazy decision, but I'm the only person I know who would actually do such a thing, so why not... and like you said, 10,000 hours, or a decade...

Can anyone suggest any year round spiritual centers or monasteries? Or just advice for someone who wants spend prolonged time in isolation?

Thanks guys, I'll buy the book for sure and the question was definitely too vague. I'm leaning more to a cabin in the woods. A guy further along the path I met a few years back was on his way to doing just that.

I run just about every day. Hard. Or at least I think so. For over a year now, and some of my experiences while trying to shave off time have got me thinking... I know next to nothing about ancient cultures but I know some of them worshiped the sun and I can understand why... I can only imagine how harsh life must have been in days past and the immediate desperation to sustain yourself because perhaps your life is on the line. Not just food, but what makes life? What makes a plant grow? Water? OXYGEN? SUNLIGHT? Breatharianism isn't just an idea to me , not that I'd do it at this point in time... People can't gaze into the sun because they're operating at a slower rate and they're unable to absorb the sheer ENERGY a star like our sun provides. When I've given it my all... When my focus starts to crack... And I have no choice but to continue... Slow down? No, how do I speed up? You start learning. Your body is intelligent and it has a memory that existed before you were born... And like an angels been sent from heaven, the clouds part and the rays that were piercing that blanket in the sky suddenly envelope everything. Intuitively my eyes lock onto that Singularity and I'm rejuvenated. I forget my body processes but I'm still moving, albeit a bit slower. The sun becomes my new point of focus and I feel if I were running in a straight line with no obstacles, like say a desert, I could go on indefinitely. At that moment I open myself up to our Heavenly Father... My eyes open. My brain opens. My mind opens. My bodies alight. My TWO eyes are fixed on the white circle in the sky and I fall into a trance. Everything becomes lucid. My awareness opens out and I simultaneously focus on EVERYTHING. My eyes are set, locked in place. For as long as I can absorb the Sun, I don't need to breathe. My arms open out, like I'm ready to embrace someone I love dearly. My hands, fingers, open, at my side but reaching out, palms turned up. I passerby would think I was in PRAYER... I'm reVITALized. I charge ahead with new found strength, head first like some sort of ram or stag. Fantasies flicker into mind from nowhere... An African tribesmen running through the savanna, pursuing some poor herbivore. Maybe a buffalo. Poor thing wouldn't know it's efforts to escape are probably futile. A tribe of hunters act like a flock of birds forming a point, moving as one, guided by unseen forces. They know too much about life. But I'm not pursuing survival. I'm pursuing enLIGHTenment... When I look in the mirror I can see the Sun in my eyes. At the center of my pupils, surrounded by darkness, is a white light. The Sun, captured, reflected and projected from my very eyes. I know the people on this forum are mostly focused on non-duality but there's still so much to learn within the illusion. Within Duality. I'm ethnically part Maori and like every other tribal culture, mythology is based on dualism and the worship of Spirit in all that lives... Tane Mahuta - God Of The Forest. Tangaroa - God Of The Sea. Papatuanuku - Father Sky. Ranginui - Mother Earth. Yin & Yang. There's still so much we don't know. Stay humble.

Assuming as above, so below.... As an experiential force how does electromagnetism work in the body?

For anyone familiar with Taoism... Is the energetic process of Neidan.... Enlightenment? Abiding Non-Dual Awareness? Permanent expansion via development in that battery pack which we call our gut? Someone enlighten me please.

Nature big up! Couldn't' agree more.

Cool eh lols. Always loved the guy.

Hey guys, I'm confused about question 19 of the life purpose assessment. Is it asking for the invention of specific endeavors tailored by my own imagination? Or is just asking for my opinion of the top 5 creative pursuits e.g. painting, photography etc... Would really appreciate some clarification, thanks.

Lols.

Yeah I'd move out when you can.

I don't think they're toxic then if they trust you. They love you. Just let them be themselves and what you do from here on out might impact them to change their own ways.

A family that isn't supportive of your aspirations. Will go out of their way to keep you where you are so they can relate to you.

The importance and benefits of cardiovascular exercise and its role in self-actualization. Surprised Leo hasn't done this yet.

Thanks man.

WARNING; short story ahead... Hi, I've been infatuated with enlightenment the moment I glimpsed Leo's initial spiritual enlightenment video. The moment I saw the heading I thought, THAT'S ME. Reading 'The Book Of Not Knowing' shortly afterwards solidified my resolve. However the same mystical experiences that drew me to pursue self-realization also opened me up to the entire spectrum of spirituality... Before a said mystical experience I crippled myself in a car accident (fractured sub-talar joint), the experts said it couldn't be fixed. Not accepting that, I started looking for unconventional methods to fix myself and stumbled on 'Bone Marrow Nei Kung'. I haven't followed the book to a tee but I HAVE HAD SUCCESS. Not the joint, but I know there's validity to esoteric practice whichever language you want to use or how you interpret it, if you're willing to devote your time and concentration. That said, I'm now obsessed with the "Power Realms" in particular psychokinesis. I'm led to believe I must be bad or misguided for wanting this, but really I just think I'm naive. That said I do know "chasing the dragon" is coming from unconsciousness , the specifics hazy. Nevertheless, I'm throwing this out in the hopes that someone can provide info, point me in the right direction to people, places, more reading material etc... Or enlighten me as to why... I know I'm a good person and I would never intentionally harm someone out of malice. Thankyou