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@SFRL we use ayahuasca to strengthen the group and to heal people who come asking for help. eventually some of them decide to stay and the society grows larger. while under the effect of ayahuasca, we study the existence, the spirit. the subjects vary from deeply fundamental and mystical to solidly practical. we're a huge family. nature is a healthy place for us to grow our kids. and they LOVE It. the children that grew up with us became responsible, loving and caring human beings. we treat nature with care and it treats us even better. we also practice syntropic agriculture and heal the planet. we grow forests!

hello there. i love you. where have you been?

i've had some crazy experiences with ayahuasca in which i could see/feel the details of the life of other people. i could see the mistakes they make, unhealthy details about their intimate lives. i could feel in "my" body the suffering that "they" experience in "their" bodies. it gets really crazy. it's truly mysterious. we think we know but we're completely clueless. CLUELESS.

dude, you chose the best words to say what you said. thanks for the huge laugh! i do. i'm part of a society of shamans. we plant mariri and chacrona, then we harvest them, then we brew a tea called ayahuasca and then we drink it together. i'm getting closer and closer to nature everyday.

@Danda there's no entity/individuality/atman experiencing this perspective right now. the word "I" doesn't point to a separated phenomena of the universe. when we say "I" we're actually referring to the very same thing, which is the entire universe itself. we're just unconscious of it most of the time unless we practice a lot. your confusion comes from believing that there's a separated thing experiencing the external world, when in fact there's just the universe experiencing itself through many eyes, ears, skins, sea waves, star explosions and singularities. imagine that your kidney became so complex that it started to think. he'd probably go like "i hate that big pulsing bomb of meat, delivering a lot of impurities for me to filter all the time". or it could go the other way around and be grateful for being alive. but Truth doesn't take those thoughts in consideration because the liver and the heart are part of the same body. and the planet earth is a bigger body. and the universe is the ultimate body. and they're all completely mystical.

the entire universe is a huge breathing thing. it goes infinitely from big bang to big crunch and then to big bang again. the breath is a doorway to the mystery of the present moment.

SURE THING.

@aniss find out something that people need or think that they need. be careful not to become evil here though; figure out a way to offer it for a competitive price; work really hard to produce it; advertise how your product would solve people's needs; sell it.

no. i've cut those off of my life when i was 14 years old. i'm 28 now and i'm very much alive without them. i intend to keep it clean like this until my last breath .

very good. you said a lot of useless things but at last you said what matters: some practical questions. it isn't a matter of disbelieving. you have to grasp the illusory nature of thoughts, whether they're loving or destructive. how to do so? you don't fight them and don't attach to them. don't try to be positive and don't fear the negative. relax in neutral. just observe and don't get involved. bring your attention back to your breathing and live on. if you try to fight thoughts with more thoughts, you'll be feeding the mess. about the art of living, they're great. very joyful people. i got in touch with yoga at july 21th in 2015 because of them and since then i've been practicing a lot, improving my health. everyday i feel healthier than the day before, so i'm very grateful to them. if your intuition is telling you to get in touch with them and practice what they propose, do eet!

@Toby the best way to help mankind to start doing something is just doing it. you're creating a mental projection of "enlightened beings". instead, ask yourself why aren't YOU more kind? what's your contribution to the world?

@Nadosa hi there. i want to share what i did (and still do) when i was where you are. i started to expand my life instead of trying to fix things. that expansion has been changing the content of my entire being and i'm growing out of the mud as someone completely different. i no longer identify with the past. the thing is, this cure requires drastic practical effort because you have to live a new life everyday, until the new life becomes your life. you live in germany, which, i believe, has holistic events going on. why don't you start searching for them and being part of them? yoga classes, zen meetings, events about healthy food, retreats, workshops, groups of people who plant trees. i bet there's a lot going on. your prison is mental. the voice that says "i don't want to do those things" is just a thought that happens to you because of your old conditioning. be a good friend to yourself and face that mental resistance. change your conditioning and your thoughts will change. the first stage of becoming free of conditioning is the hardest one, but everytime you do the opposite of what those destructive thoughts say, that's a great victory for your health.

you can't. but something you can do is increase the quality of your breathing cycles. relax your ABS and breathe slower and deeper. using only the upper portion of your lungs entails poor life quality. seek a good yoga teacher if you need (that's what i did).

@Sagatarius from the human capacity to question and to suffer for it.

@Ilya all you need is theory that leads to practice. knowing things just for knowing's sake is a waste of mental energy. in zen we practice letting go of knowledge. i had been a knower for a long time. nowadays i am simply practice, presence and contentment. the more you practice, the deeper Truth will install in your life. as you develop your practice, you can let go of knowledge and just live the Dhamma.

@AlexB one of the best experiences i've ever had was living in an ashram. i paid with my services, cleaning the space and teaching yoga/zen.

@Akshay there's nothing more powerful than self observation 24/7. be aware of your patterns and make the emotional effort to break them. it's not an easy task, but if you do this very assiduously, you'll be free in a few years. most people have to wait until deathbed in order to realize how pathetic they allowed their lives to be.

@Jakob Eiring online kundalini yoga classes are pretty safe and powerful

i'm here just to say that it makes no sense discussing about the awakening process of someone else. and it gets even dumber when there's arguing involved. only jim carrey knows how it feels to be jim carrey.

oh wow, i just read those things you said. if you think that a social contract is necessary to live a happy intimate life, get ready for your biggest heartbreaks ever. it works the other way around. a happy intimate life is necessary for a social contract. this is the funny part about human suffering: when your life is driven by the fear of suffering, that's when you suffer the most!

@Shir marrying someone you don't even know sexually (and who doesn't even know you sexually) is a HUGE trap. sexual chemistry is a mysteriously rare thing. and you want to marry before getting to know yourself sexually. this is an EVEN BIGGER trap. your protective mind might be thinking "but i know myself sexually". no you do not. and you won't know yourself sexually until you experience yourself with an intimate partner. dirty talks, dirty reads, dirty thoughts, porn and masturbation are thousands and thousands miles away from what you really need in order to understand your deepest sexuality. if you get attached easily, THAT'S an emotional issue that should be addressed with utter priority. this behavior comes from a series of beliefs that make your life less graceful and enjoyable.

listen to him/her. ask, relax your body, make eye contact, breathe consciously and listen very deeply.

it's not about the teachers, really. it's about our thirsts and willingness to experience Truth and embody It. if you truly want enlightenment, you'll find the right teachers at the right moments. the way you ask, it feels like an attempt run away from self responsibility. it's like an attempt to put a competitive element where it's not even welcome. would you be open for a long retreat experience? do you have the courage to face all of your mental trash? these are way more interesting questions for us to ask ourselves.

@Ryan_047 find the root cause of your anxiety. it's not coming out of nothing. related: