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@Carl-Richard Glad other people also find meaning in connecting. I find photos best because in one shot I can have the full picture, videos are more demanding. Although of course, I use them as well.

Of course, once the river is crossed we burn the ship Or as Ramana used to say The stick used to move the wood in the burning fire is lastly thrown in the fire and all is consumed

It is so But you gotta Awaken to that First there is Understanding You got that Then there is Awakening, a change in your state of Consciousness Lastly there is Realization, which is to be aware of such facet of existence continuously, like your heart always beats and like your nose is always in the center of your visual field

@Princess Arabia

One Devotee: Ma, I don’t feel good with anything. MA: The fact is that there is nothing to feel good with; because you are verily the form of bliss. How could partial happiness bind you? The taste of bliss in totality is there within you. All of you have the taste of satchidananda within (the ultimate reality which is existence-consciousness-bliss) and are searching for that bliss in the world. Sometimes you think that happiness is in wealth, in dignity and in sons and daughters - likewise bearing in mind one or the other such notion you are wondering around; but none of these things are capable of giving you the bliss of satchidananda. That is why you are not at peace, cannot feel well permanently with anything - MA.

Makes no sense that I still have to discover myself, said the little child. I'm already myself!!! His mother laughed and took him to school. By doing, growing, learning and interacting each day of your life you will discover yourself said. She kissed him and gave him the lunch food, wishing him a nice travel.

Ask anyone that has reached God Consciousness if you'll arrive by that methodology. Go run an experiment Unless it strikes you by fluke luck like a lightning bolt it's not gonna happen by that methodology. Millions of people do that and ain't that much conscious after all

Impossible! Nobody is more Awake than me

And that's why you'll never reach God Consciousness. You are falling in the trap of burning your boat before crossing the river. States do matter and only a subset of states of Consciousness allow for the realizations of Infinite Consciousness, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent, Love, Truth, Perfection, Divinity... To reach such states it takes insane intelligence because reality is like an Infinite strange loop Rubik's cube, you'll have to hack your way to it, of course just to end up exactly at the beginning, always already the case is one facet as you pointed out. Ultimately, you are God so only you can give it to YourSelf. Help Yourself!

What are the strategic steps you are taking to make that into reality? What is the plan you have in the next ten years to reach God-Consciousness?

@Someone here Contemplation is most useful when it allows you to change the State of Consciousness You do much contemplation brother but it's like spinning your wheels in the mud, your state must shift from your contemplation. That's they key you're missing

In the beginning and mid stages of the Awakening process, Reality is perceived as being what is, neutral or equanimous. That's till one discovers that Reality is the manifestation of Absolute Love. In the same way that when you add all colours you have white or LIGHT, not black and not a rainbow either. It is true that it's a cold love or an impersonal love, which can be disilusioning at first but as one opens up and surrenders more, it is seen that at all levels, Reality is a race or asymptote towards ever more Infinite Love. For something to exist it has to be loved enough for it to exist, in actuality being and love are identical. It makes my eyes wet and draws a smile in my face just expresing these great truths and being in tune with existence in such a way. See all that you care in your life is to feel LOVE Only LOVE is enough. Only LOVE scratches the itch. Only LOVE satisfies. That's what Reality IS What you and me: What everything happens to BE You're loved so much you're allowed to be miserable. Reality is in such a way that loves everything as it is, such is the brutal cold nature of Love.

I have a Guided Exercise for you Follow along, it'll be fun Go grab a fruit you like near you Gogo, I'll wait for you don't worry ... Good Let's say a banana Remove all your memories about the object that you have in front of you, remove it all Look at it as if you were just born Marvel at it Usually you just take it for granted and think X name or label defines what that object is, like banana that's what I'm looking at it, right? Now however, it's different, the air crisp, you feel aware and stop reading these lines. Look at the unique 3D object happening .... Good You should have realized that it is really one of a kind, that such fruit is special, there's only one like it and there it is Now go through it with your touch How does it feel? the heaviness, the temperature, it's balance Again, leave this pointers and go to touch moon ... Good I'm noticing now the crown of the banana, it has a very unique feeling that I never actually stopped to feel Now go and smell it, close your eyes and smell like you were a profesional perfumer pinch the object, estimulate it, for it to realease it's juice Notice it is alive at some level Animate or inanimate is distinction you are creating in your mind so go about it with respect and appreciation. Smell like a pig! ... Good Now, shall you taste it? Mmm, waffles but first, how should you open it? what is the best way to do it? Don't follow a mechanical technique, actually contemplate and see the most optimal way of consuming this fruit Open it up ... Good Now it's time to close your eyes and taste it Play with in your mind How does it feel? Try to make as much distinctions and ever deeper tasting skills Your mind is flooded with such fruit The essence of it The spirit The personality Like a symphony playing inside yourself ... Good Finally you have both merged into one QUITE LITERALLY Enjoy your fruit mindfully and come back when you finish for the last closing thoughts of this exercise What really happened? What was an ordinary material object, now it's seen for what it is: A unique chunk of consciousness, an amalgamation of sensations!!! You can explore it in so many ways and even become one with it. Quite mindblowing actually, it's like falling in love with different chunks of consciousness that exist and see them as solidified sensations of consciousness. Thanks for following along, take a big breath and ooze gratitude as far as it will go! Lots of Love. Take a picture of the fruit if you like!

Okay now I got it. There has been a substantial allocation of resources towards quality that were before in quantity and other areas. Valuing quality even more means a lot of behind the scene work and holistic embodiment. This is the missing piece that explains the shift in trajectory of Actualized.org and allows me to makes sense of your behaviour. Thanks @Leo Gura for considering my messages and allowing me to better grasp the situation. Hope you have a nice day❤️

@Samsonov Yes, my conclusion was: For me, an amazing life is ruled at the center by an ambition that fuels your vision, in your right hand perseverance and in your left hand patience.

No I don't, I just have a gut feeling that something is off, subtly out of balance and it could go in crescendo. He can take care of himself but we also have the responsability to be a sort of mirror to him. Hope he's doing fine; and I'm just projecting and misunderstanding.

It's about expanding your sense of concern and care. Recycling is quite easy actually, you can learn in a few hours all that there is to it. Regarding a change in diet, well that requires a lot of work. Then why to do it? Well in peak green one really cares for the ecosystem, nature and moral high grounds. When you connect the dots, you realize that as an individual the activity that most fucks up the planet is eating meat (this is a fact) and when you discover how animals are treated and slaughtered then your morality doesn't allow it either. Some interesting facts that any stage green individual has seriously contemplated: Viewer discretion advised

Meh, the just coexist but nothing really worthy in my experience LSD and edibles or LSD and MDMA, those are another level

Yep, they give another whole dimension to the experience The forest, animals and plants def feel it

I wasn't suggesting that, it's clear you don't wanna make it that way (nor do I), I was just pointing out that Actualized.org is losing the edge, you are losing your edge. Not trying to impose by societal norms or my own ones what that edge looks like, I just see it is not there, the magic is lost. As you're able to sustain yourself and maybe have other projects going on like the videogame or whatever, you are abandoning this place slowly. From time to time you drop a bit of gold here and there and that's all. Looking at the trajectory Actualized.org is taking these last years, that's the feeling it gives from the outside. Are we the side chick? I want you to be yourself. I respect your sovereignty deeply, don't just fucking bounce my messages with your defence mechanisms, let what I0m saying penetrate you deeper and arrive at your soul. Something profound is being communicated, take it seriously. There's something fucking going on Leo, maybe you can fool others but not me. Where the fuck are you? What is going on?

It has been many times discussed in the Forum why a model talking about human developmental stages conflates with the mystical dimensions. Could it be an error? If not, why is this the case? So I suddendly got it. In the Construct Aware or Ego Aware, there is a seeing through illusions and the cocreative act of sense making of reality and yourself while still being entangled in it. Therefore it follows that once the whole human mind is deconstructed or its mechanisms are translucid to consciousness, there must be a mystical experience. So actually this is a brilliant insight and points to the corvengence of human development and spirituality as a compulsary occurence at some point. If you're able to see through the construction of your persona and human self, like the Ego Aware stage suggests, then what are you left with when that fully happens? So there you have it. I wanted to share the insight, as @Carl-Richard brilliantly pointed this aparent hole in the model, so after contemplating it for months I'm happy to share the insight. More on this in the original thread:

Hi @Asia P, happy to see you again. Your question seems a bit weird to me. Effects are very different, particularly in time: from 12h in LSD to roughly an hour in ketamine, it's very substantial. LSD feels stimulating, electric, loopy, symetric, spatious, energetic, vibrant and colourful. Ketamine feels relaxing, distorting, sedative, buddhist, clean, equanimous and at high doses it can give you a breakthrough (k-hole).

Green is very deep. Quick test to know if you have gone through green: Do you Recycle? Are you vegetarian/vegan or have you been?

In the same way I did in the story I told you The stage Green in me took care of the beautiful little insect The stage Red in me wanted to serve itself a delicious meal The balance is in the tension between the individual and the collective. Ken Wilber and Friederich Schleiermacher talk a lot about this topic, in case you wanna get into more detail. The question you ask has more to do about this tension than with developmental stages (it is true that each stage swings predominantly from individual to collective and viceversa: red individual, blue collective, orange individual, green collective...) I have a practical example for you to contemplate: Let's say you are in a romantic relationship, how do you keep being yourself (autonomy) while also connecting with your beloved (communion)? In this question lies the answer to your doubt. Leo talks about such interplay in his video: Division vs Unity - The Engine That Runs Reality Why are frameworks above feelings? Why are feelings above frameworks? I use frameworks but I'm not caged by them. I let all feelings to be felt while striving to mantain unbiased discernment. Models are nothing but useful maps, they are pragmatic and correlate with my experience, hence I use them. Overall, I respect my Conscious Sovereignity and from that steam all my decisions.

@Aaron p who is the artist? I would like to watch more of his/her art. Thanks