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Venu Marie or Meike Schütt...

Well I just want to know what the actual difference is between trading and normal growth. I don't have anything invested in it but I manage some for my brother which are like 27k now since August. He is holding because after 365 days one doesn't have to pay taxes on the profit in Germany (about 40% taxes with trading). So I would like to know if a performance about or more 1.8 times the normal growth is possible with trading (which would result in about the same as just holding because of taxes here in germany).

Yes, but how much more than that 2000%?

@mitch311 just passed the test with my swanwicks...

How massive are these returns compared to the "normal" growth? For example, did you make more than 600% in the last 6 months?

Has anyone here noticed a correlation of the glasses and lucid dreams? I got me some swanwick glasses and had like 2-3 lucid dreams in one week (there could have been other reason though).

@Nahm ok. to me it feels like you had some sort of insight and now you are thinking "this is it". but because it is not really true what are experiencing you now need others to confirm that you "know". Well, if that is the case, I'm not interested.

@Nahm I answered it already. - True spirituality: what is real / true? - Abraham Hicks: how can I get what I want? I didn't say it cannot be useful. All I said it has nothing to do with "true spirituality".

That is the question.

"Spirituality" based on what is true.

Well, I worked for about 1.5 years with about 300 kids from age 3-10. I'm pretty sure to know how kids speak. The conversation above is too conceptual, lacking "sweetness", more immediacy to the present moment, more impulsiveness and more simple words / concepts.

from my experience, kids don't talk like this.

@Nahm I studied the material very intensively and it is obvious it has nothing to do with true spirituality. I mean, e.g. have you ever heard any legit spiritual teacher talking about that it is possible to grow new limbs? Isn't this a little bit insane and foolish?

has nothing to do with enlightenment.

This app helped me with it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.heku.readingtrainer It's more about that you train how you read, becoming more efficient. You can still read slowly and what not, but the main flaws regarding reading that one picked up get resolved with that app. There might be other apps or different platforms that have a similar effect of course.

For example: Gangaji, Mukti, Bernadette Roberts, Anandamayi Ma.

No. You can't be interested in something you are not interested in. But if you are, learning might be challenging in the beginning. It's the same with everything.

Awakening or "Englightenment" doesn't happen because of effort but in spite of effort.

It's an kundalini symptom imo. Probably nothing you can other than to relax.

Iago in Othello is a pretty good display of aspects of the ego.

Peace and happiness - if a state - is the same as a bigger car or bigger house. Same game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_materialism

I would spend time with a teacher and see if that "helps".

Keep it practical: can you take some medication if the situation is too severe or try some supplements like Niacin (B3) or CBD-Oil which both also can have an antipsychotic effect? Meditation as well as Yoga or Tai Chi... usually is designed to open things up which might be too overwhelming sometimes. You could instead just do exercises that ground you and deal with the lower chakras. Being in nature could help, being with animals or with conscious human beings can help. Even working simple, preferably physical tasks can help (in monasteries when monks did have some kind of psychotic symptoms, is was even advised not to meditate but to go to the garden and work instead for some time in the garden or something until the system calms down). In addition also don't try to escape. Be present with whatever comes up or the situation is but also don't force to overwhelm you.

I'd suggest to check out these books: - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1893840263/: this shows different ways ego plays out - also regarding fear, so you don't take it personally. you can also see that people where anxiety isn't that of an issue might have different issues like pride. - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1556439431/: is all about mechanics of trauma and it's symptoms which anxiety might be a part of

@hansrogn no, because I never have been to India. I only know that some teachers I know like to go to Tiruvannamalai or Rishikesh / Haridwar for doing retreats. You will find a lot of indian Gurus in these places as well. Some were interviewed by Premananda: http://conscious-websites.com/blueprints/high/index_en.html