Adam M

Keep meditating. Consider simplifying your lifestyle to make more room for what REALLY is MOST important for you. Take time to figure out what that is.

Lol you're not enlightened

Same here...I took a year off and am currently doing meditation retreats in Thailand... So I guess that's pretty good for a turquoise university and the professor is me lol I dont think that I will be going to university... I learn better as an autodidact anyways, I don't feel that the time/money investment for a university/college is worth it for me personally.

Ah yes, I'm sure the model is wrong and you are right...its hilarious because spiral dynamics even predicts this type of arrogance at stage orange. The main problem here is that you simply haven't SERIOUSLY studied the world from enough perspectives (coming from someone who is stage yellow) and that you lack fundamental conciousness of the present moment which allows your self deceptions to go unnoticed (which is something that a turquoise thinker like Leo would tell you) But overall, you fail to recognize that every argument you're providing has already been completely disproven not only by Leo, but by many other thinkers in history (like Heraclitus and Niels Bohr)

@AdamDiC

Hey guys I just finished another 10 day retreat at Wat Chom Tong in near Chiang Mai, Thailand... The relationship between thoughts and experiences is subtly changing. As I am consistently (as I can) observing impermanence, dukkha, and non self in this present moment. It is easier for me to deal with emotions such as - fear - anger - craving - doubt - pain This is because I am forced to acknowledge impermanence in this moment. My practice consists of 60 minutes of walking meditation with focus on acknowledging walking steps followed by 60 minutes sitting meditation with focus on breathing and various touching points of the body. Most of the practice is simply labeling body movement, feelings, and thoughts. I'm taking a couple day-long breaks between retreats because they are very intense and physically and mentally taxing. 2 nights ago I meditated for 50 hours straight without sleeping or bathing... with 20 minute breaks between each round of walking and sitting and slightly longer breaks to eat. My appreciation for Buddhist teachings has grown tremendously as Buddhist philosophy clearly and precisely shows the path toward enlightenment. Wish me luck...I'm trying my best to stay disciplined.

Yo guys...Jesus was right...Buddha was right...Mohammed was right...they all point towards non-duality "Even this view, which is so pure and so clear, if you cling to it, if you fondle it, if you treasure it and are attached to it, then you do not understand that the teaching is like a raft, it is for getting across but not for holding onto" - Buddha In the same way Jesus' teachings are meant to be a tool for finding truth for yourself but the teaching itself cannot be truth because it is just words and words are only partial.

I cant enjoy bad food because it tastes fake. I've trained my palate with discipline and now I prefer arugala over a pizza/hamburger any day. Meditate more. Stop feeling like you are missing out on unhealthy food. The taste lasts a few moments and then it is gone and you are left with guilt and upset stomach. Your friends are missing out on the feeling of having a healthy body/mind...and that lasts longer than your 5 minutes of mouth pleasure. Work hard at the beginning to take your monkey-like craving for disgusting food that is likely filled with chemicals that will harm you. Learn to enjoy healthy food more than unhealthy food. I dont even want a piece of cheesecake...I would rather have a bowl of strawberries because they taste better to me. They taste clean, pure, and natural. Compared to the cheesecake which tastes too sweet and fake. Meditate more. Do not cheat. Do not cheat. This is especially important at the beginning. Shoot for 100% following your diet strictly and regularly every day. Cheat days do not exist. If you want a cheat day then you are not doing the diet for the right reasons. Research and understand why you are not eating certain food. Learn why bread is disgusting. Learn why milk is disgusting. Learn why hamburgers are disgusting. Your perception of the food will change. I dont even consider pizza to be an edible substance, in fact it grosses me out. Lastly, stop complaining about your diet as if you are being deprived of something. It makes you sound like a victim and it shows that you do not know the value of eating healthy. Meditate more.

@Joseph Maynor that's not the point

@Blissout agreed

keep doing vipassana Keep fapping Observe the cause and effect Eventually it will stop by itself

@Leo Gura I'm working on it lol... trying to build strong mindfulness so I can clear and consistently observe impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and nonself

Hey guys just wanted to send everyone on this forum good merit and blessings from Wat Chom Tong in Thailand! Just finished my first 10 day retreat here and I'm looking forward to the rest of my 3 month stay! Want to give special thanks to @Leo Gura for his wisdom and guidance and @AdamDiC who is here meditating with me. Without you guys I wouldn't have had this amazing opportunity to my investigation of the present moment. Wish me good luck! I wish all of you good luck and may you be sucessful in all your endeavors!

@molosku highly recommend Wat Chom Tong...great food, great people, great practice that is very difficult but also very rewarding. It is a Buddhist monastery so be prepared to prostrate to the buddha every time you enter a room lol but other than that I'm having a good time

I had a 30 minute conversation with a man in the park whose energy was so strong I couldn't help but feeling that he was staring through me. He said he has done lots of Kriya Yoga and Vipassana. I can't get the image of his youthful face and piercing eyes out of my mind. With only a few words he was able to untangle many of the mental stories about "myself" that I wove in front of him. He mentioned that he was 32 but he looked 22 and he also said that most of his friends were 60 year olds. I resonated with him very deeply and eventually he told me that he had to leave but that he would see me again in the future. I couldn't help but believe him. Afterwards I felt humbled and motivated to continue along my path. Such a powerful experience it is to meet a spiritually developed person in the flesh.

You are very wise. Everything will turn out well for you, I have no doubt. @AdamDiC

While trying to convince my stubborn father that psychedelics are powerful tools, I stumbled across a useful analogy for using psychedelics. Using psychedelics is like driving a car. They can be dangerous if used wrong. But the rewards outweigh the risks. People that don't know how to drive cars are going to get into accidents and have bad trips. However, I wouldn't illegalize cars because people get into accidents. The efficiency of cars is too great to justify a national ban on the use of cars. This analogy can be useful for explaining to a stage Orange person the potential value of psychedlics while also acknowledging that they are risky.

WARNING: THIS IS DOCUMENTARY IS VERY UNNERVING AND MUST BE WATCHED WITH AN OPEN MIND Watch "The Nightmare" on Netflix. A very unnerving and fascinating account of some crazy spiritual experiences that people had during sleep paralysis including being attacked by demons and astral projection. Definitely expanded my idea of the spiritual realm.

I'm 18 years old and I'm definitely stage green. Although I am very pacifist, a vegan, and have long hippie hair, it takes a real masculine man to be able to fully embrace his feminine side. I feel more free to express how I feel in the moment which is something that most men resist.

this is a very significant video

@How to be wise Can you prove that the past existed? If so, the proof always exists in the present. This means that the past is always a concept, and can never be a tangible thing.

ive been vegan for 6 months because I dont have access to "healthy" meat and eggs (pasture raised).... I don't eat wheat or refined sugar either I don't really identify as a vegan, but instead I identify as someone who wants to eat healthy food. I feel that my food digests faster and I feel lighter.

Have you been meditating good sir? Why don't you look and see if the map is the territory? It's very effective to study the map closely and SEE if it is or is not the territory. You don't have to believe Leo but what is the best way to disprove him? By exploring more maps or by exploring the territory? Meditation points you towards the territory, logical reasoning is the map.

Very close to relapse two days ago...and yesterday But I realised that when you play video games or do shit that is not in line with your life purpose...you have a much higher chance of jacking off Stay away from excessive stimulation such as video games...because it puts you in the zone of low conciousness...in this zone, you value pleasure and security over delayed gratification and presence. I'm still going strong on 50+ days keep it up guys...don't count your days and work out A LOT been going to the gym 6 times a week to use my excess energy

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