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funny because my most powerful synchronicity experiences all happened around a meditation retreat that's a quote from one of my thread posts

i believe all of reality is a thought-form of God.

"psilocybin is an off-world, hyper organic technology. it is part of the panspermia program of the intra/extra/trans-dimensional beings that created it for knowledge and information." that dude just went too deep.

@Leo Gura do you have any quick input on this? since i know you've read both.

same

https://logicnation.org/ I hear a lot of mixed reviews on this whole "Logic Nation" thing. Everyone seems extremely polarized towards one side or the other, it shows in the comments and on the ratings of the video. Some are talking about how this will change the world and others think it's a crazy cult. What do y'all actualizers think?

does the act of doing less (taking in less stimulus) "raise" consciousness? some of us talk about the do nothing technique and @Leo Gura made that video on lifestyle minimalism. so i'm just curious of how my life would be effected by simply doing less. for example when i eat i like to be browsing the forum or listening to something (usually self-help stuff) and when i daydream i like to pace (it helps get into flow more i think, some call this maladaptive daydreaming). so what if i just started doing one thing at a time instead? like less overall stimulus (which i usually justify the stimulus by saying to myself it's high consciousness stimulus) if i spent a whole day just sitting down and doing basically as little as possible (so not even really meditating) would that make a positive shift in my consciousness overtime? i realize i'd daydream, have monkey mind and probably do a little bit but my goal would be to just sit with myself with no internet or external entertainment/stimulus. i get these ideas to try techniques that i think would maybe help me in some way but often don't follow through out of fear that i'm actually not making any progress or regressing in some way from doing a technique that isn't tried and tested. maybe i need to listen to my intuition more.

@kurt i recently got Six Pillars and have read most of it it's good shit. i wasn't trying to say oldschool methods are bad i was trying to make a case for the casual approach to spirituality. you're right i should stop whining and just try the methods out for myself. bye.

@kurt no need to spend any more time on this. thank's for your input. we'll agree to disagree. i don't know what you mean by "spirituality" but i like to use mindfulness to manage my neurosis and i know from first hand experience that it works.

@kurt all i know is it seems as though (idk maybe he's a good actor) eckhart has a "better" understanding of what reality is than i do and his everyday waking state seems as though it would be a state that i'd be happy to attain. i'm not necessarily interested in the deepest realizations available, i'll have plenty more lifetimes to realize those. i want to simply reach a point where i don't take myself and my circumstances so seriously. i realize i can achieve "higher" states of this but i'm just looking for a certain level of contentment i guess. well i find that when i take the hardcore route there's a lot of self judgment from not doing the techniques perfectly so i keep in mind the more "new age" teachings because it actually helps me become less stressed and more present/aware.

@kurt what's your definition of enlightenment? also are "you" enlightened?

@kurt well then we may have different definitions on enlightenment. to me they certainly don't seem like liars and if they aren't lying about the state of consciousness they're in i'd be more than grateful to achieve it myself. i'm not looking to become a "finished being" like Jesus or Gutama. i just want to become more authentic and not put on a front all the time.

would you say Ram Das and Eckhart Tolle are deluded? that seems short sighted.

@Kserkkj i read the rest of your post hoping to find a balance between the 2 perspectives and found none. from what i read it seems like you've been indoctrinated into Buddhist dogma. i'm sure you've worked hard for your realization and are way wiser than me but consider that there are more casual approaches that the Buddhists usually miss.

i haven't yet read past this point in your post but spirituality doesn't need to be done in a structured, logical, or neurotic way. i would agree if one stays in intellect land all day waxing poetically about how they're God individualized and all progress/practice is an illusion you want to punch them in the jaw. i get that. but mindfulness can simply be used as a tool as well, you don't need to necessarily meditate every day but instead one can meditate when it's most necessary/convenient like when anger/fear arise, or when they're enjoying a beautiful day. over time they're most likely going to "raise consciousness" to the point where they organically meditate a total of 20 or so minutes without a schedule for meditation but rather just the remembrance that one can become present in this moment so they then choose to. maybe for some they take the pussy spirituality route (that i just explained) for a few years and that then purges them of the fear they once had of the more structured and hardcore path. that way one can ease themselves into spirituality. i understand pretty much every master we hear of had a really hardcore path so i'm by no means dismissing that. but most modern teachers teach a more casual approach and these are the people teaching in the age where we know the most about enlightenment and how to achieve it. shit there are still monasteries that try to weaken the egos of their monks with the distorted notion that it's easier to transcend. but modern teachers know this is ignorant and all chakars (including lower ones) should be balanced if one wants to realize Truth fast.

@ajasatya would you say everyone is addicted to progress? like what if ones in a position in their life where they aren't feeling/being very productive or not taking enough action?

@Leo Gura But Leo... i like memes (especially animal related ones) also how else do i keep in touch with friends without messaging? Also is all news bad? Or are you just talking about general news about the goings on on Earth? Is sport related news bad?

(feel free to delete this thread if it's deemed inappropriate) So a wise sage lives in my neck of the desert who goes by the name of The Colorado River Toad. I'm having a bit of trouble seeing infinity. Luckily I live in a small town along the Colorado river. So my plan is to buy a kanu and embark on an adventure to the ass end of the Colorado where this wise being resides, find him, say hello, give him a back scratch and let him go on his marry way. What do y'all fellow Actualizers think of this plan?

@Leo Gura well i was coming at it from the perspective that there's something beyond intelligence. like as though beingness is the Truth and intelligence is part of the illusion of separateness and doing. this is all just thought though. once i experience it i'm sure my perspective will change.

this is what i've sort of always believed. which has been the reason why i don't like the word God because i assume sentience or intelligence when i hear that word. i also don't like calling it a "he" because i just assume it would be of more of a being essence so it'd be feminine. That and i also just like the term "Mother Infinity"

the movement as a whole is neurotic for the most part but you cannot deny the environmental issues associated with the meat and dairy industry. the world would be better if western society went vegan or insectivore. in fact the human race will be done for if the shift doesn't happen in the next 100 years.

other than cholesterol (which is bad for you no matter how little you intake) what can you get from meat that you can't get from plant proteins?

that's really cool man, keep up the good work (not that i need to remind you) i'm sure your current level of fulfillment is more than enough motivation to keep doing this work and keep becoming more authentic. spread love and peanut butter.

i'm currently undergoing the process of changing my environment, as in changing who i hang around. i've been doing this for almost a year now by attending church at a new thought spiritual center. but throughout the week i go to sleep at later and later times which doesn't seem like much night to night but over the course of the week it's significant. at least once a month (sometimes more ) i just don't sleep at all before church and just drink hella coffee. am i doing more harm than good here? is the lack of sleep going to lower my consciousness to them point where i'm getting no benefit from going to church with all the positive vibes and good people? i also watch MMA most Saturday nights which get's my adrenaline pumping and then i talk shit on forums to people that thought my guy was gonna lose. i could just record the fights and watch later but my friend might call me a fa* for not watching live and i can't have that. the main reason i started going was because of a lack of discipline/motivation to do consciousness work on my own so i figured i'd surround myself with people who are more into this stuff so i'll just naturally be motivated to do more over time.