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@eskwire You say he woudnt give if it was him. My phylosophy is, dont ask or expect from others what they dont have (not even for themselves, much less for giving), if you give, its because you have more inside you, I'm not talking about a kidney, I'm talking about love. Whenever I get hurt or people do mean things for be what helps me the most to have compassion is this, they can't give me what they dont have, I feel lucky for having what I have inside me and being able to share with people that cross my life. It doesnt matter what we all say, you do what feels right inside you. i have this hanging on my wall, whenever I give my light it multiples, sounds airy-fairy but man, love is powerful

@I_Like_Thing "Yeah, I used to do drugs... I mean, I still do but I used to too" Plato sorry, couldnt contain myself I've been clean from all the unnecessary things that dont serve me, from social media, toxic relationships, beliefs.. If for drugs you mean the ones my mom used to give me in my childhood for ADHD, yes I've been clean from those too BUT if you are talking about phychedelics, ah I love them! We call it medicine in Brazil, it wasnt Leo who introduced me to them, my aunt is a shaman so I was part of Ayahuasca ceremonies, I guess I should thank my aunt too, much gratitude for those souls

My name is Laisa and I have been clean for 45 days, I would like to trank Leo... Haha jk! I think my curiosity increased 700% after starting watching his videos As Einstein said "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." the holy curiosity Thank you Leo

@JustinS I'm going! You live in the bay area? we have some good psy parties here sometimes!

@Joel3102 I wouldnt add anything else, but I would eliminate "focus" when we are focusing on something our brain is in activity, busy.. Meditation is all about relaxing, if you start adding more things and taking it too serious is not gonna be pleasurable and relaxing, plus you will give the monkey mind more food I was watching one of Leo's videos today "How to meditate deeper", he talks about not having any goal while practicing meditation, so if you think your practice has been too mechanical maybe is time to let go of this idea of being more focused and instead of putting more effort just relax and be.

@I_Like_Thing So unnecessary I'm just watching you planting your seeds all over this "self actualization" forum, none of my business, after all thats just my perception.. (wow feels good putting smile faces when I say something bad, its like its erasing the last sentence) oh.... it feels so nice.. @Salomon Tolosa good luck! I personally haven't tried YET but only heard positive experiences

@Garuda Mindfulness 1. the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. "their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition" 2. a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. Summing up: Just be in the moment, here, now Besides meditation; things that help me connecting to myself: Observing my thoughts and emotions Taking shower in the dark, feel the water falling in my head, being aware in the moment, for me its heaven, like meditation Drawing Concentration (whenever I'm reading or watching something I try to stay still, do not move, the awareness comes naturally) Gratitude for everything and everyone Conscious eating (being aware of what I put in my body and mindfull) Being around passionate people (connect deeply with people on general) Posture (always watching my chest, that might be open, ready to receive and give things, not fearing anything) For every person might be different, but I hope you could grasp the deep meaning of what I'm trying to say. Good luck

@Evilwave Heddy Haha people's face when asked what he does funny and interesting, thanks for sharing

@Franz Such an insightful trip, thanks for sharing!

@FirstglimpseOMG 'Come for the recreation and escapism, stay for the profundity!' Haha loved this!

@OBEler what technique do you use? I started the rolling out one but I got scared, my body would start vibrating, shortness of breath, like I was gonna die.. I heard the rope technique is the best one, haven't tried yet! I would like to hear more about that, it should be fascinating!

I loved it!! Authenticity and self confidence are sexy! And that radical openmindedness

I have those glimpses during the day too, but the more I want to control and make them longer they fade away, mindfulness is helping me a lot, it might help you too

@jse haha I'm a newbie in this segment Jose, I'm glad I found those books, spiritual guys are crayzaaayy

Straight to the point: after starting this spiritual path, I've been dating guys that are also into spirituality and found out they don't have orgasms, its like their sperm is sacred which brought me to look around for informations and books that explain a little more about sexual energy and sexuality on general. I also started nofap and saw significant changes in my life. So here are the books: Cupid's Poisoned Arrow - Marnia Robinson Awaken Healing Energy Through The Tao: The Taoist Secret of Circulating Internal Power - Mantak Chia Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy - Mantak Chia Sex at Dawn - Christopher Ryan (careful reading this one if you are in a relationship, it made me have a lot of thoughts about polyamorous relationships )

I love this quote

@Barna haha I'm with you! I'm reading the books, taking the life purpose course, watching the videos, meditating, doing self inquiry, I'm a metamorphose in person, my family and friends don't recognize me anymore, I'm changing so much, I guess I'm doing the work but I feel like I'm too "rainbows and flowers" I know at some point I'll have to put the finger in my wounds and do shadow work. My environment changed after I got into spirituality, so the people I hangout now are different and from what I've seen, some are zen devils and the others "love and peace", I don't know if I'm in between or if I fit in one of those, my only concern is pending to the wrong side and becoming a zen devil. Im reading the book of not knowing, the author talks about grounded openness, it's helped me a lot and I feel I'm on the right path, but the book is huge and I always think I could've being doing more. What book would you recommend me?

@Loreena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Night_of_the_Soul la noche escura del alma The nights which the soul experiences are the necessary purgations on the path to Divine union, of which there are two: the first is of the sensory or sensitive part of the soul, the second of the spiritual part (Ascent of Mount Carmel, Ch. 1, 2). Such purgations comprise the first of the three stages of the mystical journey, followed by those of illumination and then union.[2] St. John does not actually use the term "dark night of the soul", but only "dark night" ("noche oscura"). I hope tomorow's video is about shadow work..

Nonduality Wars not allowed here but.. IMO psychedelics are like pouring salt in a snail, the EGO screaaaams, some people don't like it, and some other kind of like it

@AlldayLoop Yes, it's possible, many people have done without it. buuuut IMO it's a powerfull tool if used right and it CAN make the process of enlightenment faster, not because is a shortcut or because you are more enlighted after you use it, but cause it motivates you, if you are meditating for years and havent had a glimpse of the truth or divine love you dont know the tast of the thing you are trying to reach, so you dont work hard to attain it It's like a kid who never had any chocolate in its whole life, but once you give it a chocolate bar the kid will do EVERYTHING to have another one, things that it woundt do before cause the kid didnt know how good was chocolate (the kid only wondered about it, because people said it was amazing and tasty and bla bla bla, only conceptions, not experiences) When I tried my first psychedelic I was so amazed that I was standing still for hours, just chocked, you know that myth that we use only 10% of our brain capacity? psychedelics showed me that I use only 1% of my heart, and that I have the potential to use it fully, it gave me the boost to meditate forever I dont do it often and I think that first time showed me what I need to keep going, to infinity..

@Mondsee I'm familiar with that, never meditated in front of the mirror but sometimes when I meditate for a long time and reach deep state, when I open my eyes I feel an awkward sensation, like "wow, I'm inside this body, I have a body, I have hands" I feel unconfortable but at the same time I'm amazed by the fact that I even exist and grateful for having a body, weird! Those days I finished and I looked in the mirror, felt like a stranger, almost an alien Pretty interesting isnt it?

@Lynnel yes, if she is enlighted why is she having fears? There isnt one to feel fear.. @Outer wow, Ive seen that, I think bad trips comes from ignorance and misuse of psychedelics I'm devoring books and meditating my ass off to try 5meo, let's see if I'll bite my tongue