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When Stage Orange tries to use science, rationality and logic to justify the non-existence of God.

@BroccoliSalad It's quite simple. Work out what you actually really want out of life. Be extremely specific. And then make changes and plans toward that goal - and actually take the action. If you don't know what you want, then start with working out what you really don't want. Tip for writing posts: if you want people to give you advice, don't write massive block paragraphs.

Read the book 'She Comes First' and learn how to pleasure a woman with your tongue and the touch of your skin.

@Elshaddai To answer the question in your title: Yes Yes Yes.

@Mirko God bless you dear, I hope you can come out of your suffering one day. Life is hard and full of suffering, but it is also wonderful and exciting. Out of curiosity, what does your life look like in terms of job/career, family and friends, hobbies? There is much joy to be found in these things. Having a somewhat enjoyable job and a stable income can reduce ones suffering quite considerably also.

There are a lot of videos of shaktipat teachers giving live shaktipat on Youtube but most of them seem really fake, like this: It's very rare for someone to be rolling around the floor and crying etc. Usuaully the kriyas that are generated from the shakti are more subtle. Atleast in my experience. The best example (from a quick search I did) of what seems like legitimate spontaneous kiryas is the below video. The aren't from a shaktipat teacher but this is what they look like - subtle shaking and vibrations without all the hysteria and unnecessary emotional reactions.

Damn, didn't think of that one!

Yet at the highest 5-MeO peak state EVERY SINGLE duality, including the notion of 'artificial' and 'natural', dissolve into God Infinity. The notion of a natural or artificial awakening/enlightenment dissolves. The duality of psychedelic and natural awakening dissolves. It's really really fucking radical.

1000ug??! Damn, thats a dose and a half! I take back my presumptive comments then. If I did 1000ug of LSD i'm not sure i'd ever come back. Did 150ug earlier in the year and descended into an egoless paranoid mania for 5 hours straight - not particularly pleasant or insightful. Even at that high of a dose I still question whether it can lead to the same sort of crystal clear God Infinity that 5-MeO provides. For me, LSD is quite messy and comes with a lot of unpleasant thought loops and strange twisting mental phenomena.

The reality is that a full God Infinity breakthrough with 30mg of 5-MeO-DMT is infinitely beyond any insight that can be had through Ralston's contemplation. It's just so fucking radical I seriously doubt it is possible to attain without 5-MeO-DMT. It's very clear he doesn't understand this, let alone experienced it himself. However, of course Ralston's contemplations lead to permanent realization, where as the 5-MeO peak state is only semi-temporary - I think this is largely why he doesn't see their value. Ralston says he's done his fair share, but I bet he hasn't done 30mg of 5-Meo-DMT. He's probably just done some mild mushroom or LSD trips, which quite frankly is not sufficient. 5-MeO-DMT is far beyond the capabilities of mushrooms and LSD in my opinion.

@WellbeingSeeker It's totally possible for someone to inflict these kind of vibrations and shakes in someone else just from pure touch or even just being in the same room as them. I've literally seen this first hand with shaktipat teachers. I'm definitely open to that. However, what is quite strange and unusual is the amount of people which are affected. If it was like a handful of people in the room, 1 out of 10 or 20, it would be more understandable. But the fact that every single person they touch has the exact same type of vibrations and shaking makes me a little skeptical. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few people who are legitimately affected by the energy from the teacher, but then the rest of the audience are just getting caught up in the whole show and the overly dramatic and emotional surroundings. Maybe there's an element of unintentional hypnosis going on, I don't know. It's not that difficult to generate high emotional states in others and manipulate their beliefs if you know what you're doing.

Well its hard to say because i've been doing so many other things, techniques etc whilst getting shaktipat from Jan (been to 2 retreats with him in the past 3 years). I don't know how much the shaktipat has influenced my growth. It's quite clear to me, just from speaking to other people at the retreat, that only around 10-20% of the people there are able to properly receive the shaktipat. But those in the 10-20% really do feel it. Some people feel strong sensations in the spine, other people start spontaneously shaking, trembling, moving around in their seats - also called kriyas, its the shakti moving around the body. Some people say that as soon as they walked into the room they could feel the shakti. One person I spoke to at the retreat said he was travelling with Jan in the airport and he randomly started to get shakti (feelings of bliss and energy in the body) from Jan whilst they were standing in the que. Anyway the point i'm trying to make is that chances are i'm not in the 10-20% because I didn't get any of that. However I get alot of that during my psychedelic sessions, which not a lot of other people do. So maybe there's some link there, I don't know. After my second retreat I spent the following 2-3 days seeing literal Joy in every thing. I was looking at my computer desk screen at work and saw Joy in it. Very pleasant experience for sure. Cool stuff, yea i'll probably go the one in London in November.

@GroovyGuru The content of the game is important, but I think the level of consciousness of both the designer and the consumer also play a part in making a video game Tier 2. Tier 1 is still very dualistic. In Tier 2 the duality between the game and the gamer is being broken down. Does the consumer realise he literally created the game? Does the consumer see the game as a creative loving expression of God? Also, if the designer himself is not consciously developed, the game will reflect that. So overall I don't see the content of the game as so important, but rather the perspective in which it is created and consumed. But it would be cool to see games that explore spiritual ideas.

Yea he does in person 3-day shatkipat retreats regularly throughout the year in different countries (mostly europe). Once you have been to one in-person retreat he allows you to join his free weekly shaktipat over zoom.

I see. Thats a fair criticism of Jan I suppose. Once he gets into a good conversation flow he can be very interesting to listen to. But he can also be quite introverted and quiet. Saying that, he is extremely conscious and his shaktipat is strong as fuck. If you gonna get shaktipat he's your guy.

Cool new documentary about a bunch of hippies who built a fully self contained biosphere in the middle of the desert. Interesting example of the conflicts and differing worldviews between Stage Green and Stage Orange:

Don't know what you mean. A black hole?

Yes I will probably end up doing that at some point. It's not like i'm never gonna ejaculate for the rest of my life, particularly if I get into a relationship . I'm just going for as long as possible at the moment as an experiment to see what the effects are. It's not that deep mate. I don't see it as something that's hard or difficult - it's actually been quite easy and stress free for me. I don't keep count of how many days i've gone, and I haven't told anyone i'm doing it other than on this post. So I ain't trying to impress anyone. I like experimenting with new techniques related to body and health, and this is just one of many i've tried. Thanks for your post, I appreciate your perspective.

I appreciate your perspective but i'm not sure this is the case for me. I wouldn't say i'm restraining myself too much. Retaining my semen hasn't been difficult for me at all, so there isn't really any restrain. I just decided one day to try it and then 4 weeks later here I am. I'm also a very busy guy, I work full time and spend the rest of my hours working on my projects and towards a large vision. I wish I had more time to sit and think about stuff. Either way, thanks for your feedback, i'll keep it in mind.

@beastcookie Have you ever worked with Jan Essman to get shaktipat? I've attended a few of his retreats largely out of curiosity to see if this kinda of stuff works. Seems to be much more effective for some people than others for sure.

@Dlavjr Have you tried retaining semen in between the times you're seeing her? If you're masturbating a lot that could be depleting your sexual drive to some extent.

Leo is aware of this, he ain't stupid. You can be fully aware of the toxicity and dangers of extreme porn and masturbation addiction, whilst still allowing yourself to masturbate and watch porn at a healthy level. Same with drinking or anything really. Leo has always advocated having a healthy attitude towards porn and masturbation - meaning just don't go overboard with it. I generally agree with him.

A fair comment. No I never really found masturbating to cause any negatives in my mood either. Some guys say they're completely spent after they orgasm, but thats never really been an issue for me. The main reasoning for me trying this extended retention was to see if it had any effect on my anxiety - and it did, quite significantly. The other benefits were great as well. Just wasn't expecting the flatline.

I will probably end up doing something like this. But for now i'm gonna go for as long as possible. I want to see when and if my labido comes back.

Cool thanks for the response. Yes I have read that for many guys its a good things because it makes trying not to NoFap a lot easier. That's definitely true, but as I mentioned it comes with so many other negatives there's little motivation to want to stay on track. I'm gonna wait it out for a bit longer, and see how things progress. Interesting way to look at it, i appreciate your response, thanks. Fingers crossed for that beautiful Astral girl then eh? I've actually ready stories of people having sex with entities in the astral realm so i'm not completely averse to that idea. I know I know . It's an experiment of sorts, I wanted to seriously test it out and see if what people were saying was true. Turns out it is (was?) to a large extent.