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Interesting questions. Keep it up. Just keep in mind that there is no other authority than direct experience. Whether I tell you that you're right or wrong is just another dogma at this point. So, at the same time that you're helpless in a sense, the very source of you BEING holds all the mysteries of existence. Nothing is inaccessible, nothing is hidden. Truth is public!

Careful here. We have to understand where people like Soul-Lover 2020 come from. There are people who have had genuine enlightenment experiences through the teachings of a certain religion, which can be very transforming. I know a guy in person who is a very nice person. He's even an inspiration to me at work. He's a good leader, a good professional and, as far as I can see, he's also a good parent and a good husband. I've asked him about his past and he confirmed that it was extremely destructive, involving robberies, violence, drugs, undisciplined sex thirst etc. When talking about spirituality/religion though, he speaks just like Soul-Lover 2020. He's had some transforming experience in the past and he's built his life/principles/beliefs upon such teachings. If he listens to something that contradicts his structure of beliefs, it triggers a flight/fight response on him. So it's very important to respect that. The existential struggle involved on a genuine spiritual seeking process is not something that the average person wants to handle. And most importantly, it cannot be forced. It can only come from within, like an unshakable hunger. When it's time for someone to start confronting his own beliefs, it will happen like the flow of a river (not necessarily calm!). Be sincere, tell what you think, but don't try to convince anyone. Don't engage in such discussions for too long and don't get emotionally involved in the process. If it happens, it means that you're too attached to your own beliefs, not very different from religious fundamentalists.

I'm sorry to say this but you won't be able to find the answers for such questions in a forum discussion. This is not a task for the intellect. This is why people go to rigorous retreats.

@SQAAD It happens because deep inside you believe that you're ridicule at some degree. And feeling ridiculed by "others" triggers that deep belief of your own, which you're disgusted by. Ask yourself "Why am I ridicule?", "Why do I find myself ridicule?". If it feels emotionally hard at some point, it means that you're doing it right.

Not in my perspective. But this is something for you to see with your eyes. It will become more clear when you get to know a lot of different families.

@Moreira To me, it seems that your problem lies in your relationships with your colleagues. Have you looked for online courses on CNC machines to actually be good with them regardless of what your "friend" said that he would teach you?

@LoveandPurpose Are you currently living with your parents?

It's great. It was hard in the beginning but now I'm kinda used to it. The most important part is being attentive to the teachings. Listening to practical advice on Life while under the effect of N,N-DMT can be highly transforming. Another important thing is being part of a community of people who are actually willing to embody Truth and practice virtues in all aspects of their lives. Sometimes I think that this is exactly what most people on this forum are missing.

This link was a great source for me. Pick something and experiment. But most importantly: do it out of joy. Have fun! Personally, I enjoyed this one the most

I'm going to quote some beautiful words from Jed McKenna: "In other words, go jump off a cliff. Don't go near the cliff and contemplate jumping off. Don't read a book about jumping off. Don't study the art and science of jumping off. Don't join a support group for jumping off. Don't write poems about jumping off. Don't suck up to someone else who jumped off. Just jump." I think these words address your main problem. Talking/reading/contemplating about an orgasm is too different from having an orgasm. Just have an orgasm Is this fundamentally TRUE or just your imagination?

It can be dangerous if you have hypertension, if your heart is weak or if you're pregnant. If that's not your case, then it's safe, or at least a lot safer than Hatha Yoga, which can cause serious injuries if you don't have a proper teacher.

@arlin Have you tried some energetic pranayama before starting your meditation session? You can try a technique called "Breath of Fire" from Kundalini Yoga. There are several tutorials on Youtube but I like this one in particular.

Here, I want some. *Extends empty hands*

I am coming back to the OP's question. @theking00 Yes, I think you should stay away from what doesn't resonate with you on your spiritual seeking journey. If you're finding things "complicated", it means that the message is not touching where it's supposed to. Never forget that the main goal is to improve the quality of the life you experience, not to get lost in your mind and trampled by thoughts, concepts and beliefs.

Hello @Yannik, You can do some research and see how well established organizations already work. Actualized.org is one business model but there are many others. Check out Adyashanti's work. Also, take a look at Isha Foundation since it's one of the biggest non-profit organizations out there. Keep in mind that the success of your journey is highly dependent on the quality of your message. Isha Foundation wouldn't be that great if Sadhguru weren't such a bright and wise man, highly skilled in communicating his message with simple words. So, I think you can i) work on your message, ii) practice communicating it and iii) get your hands dirty and define a business model. Good luck!

Then I'd recommend that you develop an intimate relationship with your heart beats. Go slowly, reaching new limits and becoming aware of how you feel. Build your ground step-by-step until you're able to appreciate and actually enjoy the feeling of your heart beats. Hatha Yoga is great because it's also a physical exercise and there's a lot of concentration involved... the perfect moment to connect to how the body works. More things could be said on how you think of yourself and the beliefs/concepts that you hold about spirituality, but that's not a priority for now. Feel free to ask further questions if you need.

@Truth Addict I am considering that the OP has gone past beliefs, but not entirely. Thus, he may be confusing direct experience and beliefs.

If direct experience can't be trusted, what can we trust? I think the question you're seeking is "What defines direct experience?".

Very good. You're starting to notice how your way of thinking is influencing your emotions. There is a stage of GOD realization in which we may feel solipsistic. It's an advanced ego trap! Here's some food for thought: what if every person, every being and every atom is the source of Reality itself? Are you able to digest such paradox?

@Vagos When your heart beats fast, do you feel pain or just fear of pain/death?

@Miguel Oliveira First, I want to congratulate you for being able to reach and articulate such a deep level of openness. Well, I can share what I did. I noticed that my sense of unsatisfactory was a cyclic phenomenon and that girls, money and power wouldn't make me ultimately happy I started a long and wide research to see if I could find any exemplary human being who felt truly and stably happy I studied their stories, their ways of thinking and, most importantly, what they did to finally feel visceral happiness towards Life I mimicked their ways, which almost always involved a phase of discipline, dedication and commitment to meditative practices I was able to have several genuine experiences of enlightenment, which were followed by deep insights about Life most of the times My previous sources of happiness were replaced by the a deep feeling of presence and emotional stability I went meta and I was able to understand what happened to me and what it was all about (I found actualized.org at this stage) There have been a lot of events since then, but those 7 stages are enough to illustrate what I want. We need to develop a certain thirst for finding the root causes of our sufferings. If it requires a pivot in our lives, so be it!

Corrective attitude may definitely help, specially if the other person is having a hard time to find inner strength to transform the chaos of their lives in order and discipline. At this stage, paternal figures such as Jordan Peterson and David Goggins will feel welcome because their role is to help people move from mature Red (chaotic/misused energy but willing to change) to Blue and Orange. This is where straightforward teachings like "get your shit together" and "take some responsibility in your life" will make a lot of sense. The problem is that Green and immature Red usually hate that tone and will display a deep aversion towards it.

@EvilAngel Awesome. Sounds like something clicked

@Pateedm I only have experience with Ayahuasca (N,N-DMT) and I take it two (sometimes three) times every month. I'd recommend taking as much time as you find necessary to integrate what you have learned from your experience. Don't forget that it's about improving the quality of your life and, if possible, the life of people around you. Be careful not to get your mental space flooded by concepts in a way that would flurry your ability to focus on what you want to change on yourself. Abstract and conceptual trips have their value, but pragmatic trips - the ones in which you can access out-of-the-box solutions for your life - may be the ones that demand more attention and time for integration. Good luck!

Hello @hyruga Here in Brazil, we have two words to talk about two different levels of learning: "decorar" and "aprender", which can be (kind of) translated as "to memorize" and "to learn". It's easy for us to forget things that we just memorize, but we can't forget what we actually learn. Why is that so? As a weak analogy, the brain is like a highly efficient computer that avoids storing useless information. This is why it feels awkward (and sometimes emotionally difficult) to learn something that we judge as useless. Maybe it is useless at this moment. But you can vision yourself as someone who will have everything that's available for you to learn at your disposal in the future. Or even better... you can be creative and get involved in contexts that will "force" you to use what you have to learn. You will have to work harder but the learning process will feel a lot easier. As a bonus, you won't be just memorizing stuff. Such information may end up in your long-term memory and you will never forget it again. Wrapping it up, the struggle to learn something is highly correlated with your vision and with your learning methodology. Be creative