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Hahahaha leoji that'd be so good!

Mhh.. I like: Adyashanti Rupert Spira Sadhguru These three resonate with me the most. Ruper Spira is probably my favorite because he is so clear in his teaching, and he uses beautiful metaphores for enlightenment.

I was wondering this while looking at my hamster. Does the hamster have the experience of being a hamster or does he simply move his body habitually and is conscious that he is so much more than a hamster. Hopefully this topic is not too conceptual. If it is, I will take it down.

@Annetta That actually sounds very interesting! could you share the techniques?

@Martin123 Has some awesome techniques in his shadow work guide, check it out if you haven't already Good luck next week

So do animals identify with their bodies? or are they just 'the observer'

Happy I found out about PD during my teenager years, fixing my anxiety problems at this age will hopefully help me a lot moving forward into the life. I feel like this is something that should be taught at school, what more is important than the well being of one self?

I'm excited, after 5 years I finally have enough money to build my pc. I've been at it yesterday and what I notice, when I'm working on it, is that I get so lost in all these thoughts and the feeling of excitement. Is there a way to enjoy materialistic things but not get attached and identified to them?

After tucking away my emotions for the rest of my life I have big trouble releasing them and accepting them. I'd really like to just be able to cry so hard that I can let everything go. I just can't let go.

Damn @egoeimai you got good taste!

Well that's his point of view. You don't have to specifically do what anyone says. Find it out for yourself, ask yourself what feels good and what doesn't. I have found with my time at a zen meditation centre that some teachers there cling very much to their own type of practise. My teacher even said that mindfulness is only for people who have had a hard time and just need to relax. This makes me think that he did not look into it and makes basic assumptions. That's fine though, I'm sure if he knew what mindfulness is about, he would see that it is quite beneficial. Follow your intuition. That doesn't mean you should never trust what anyone says. You can decide to take the advice, do something with it or not. It's your path, you make the rules

@S33K3R That's a real good plan, I'm in too. Hope I can be of help

@Toby I'm already half into the podcast, man that is so good. I felt like Adyashanti really resonated with me. Never really listened to him, but now I'm happy I did. I will do his guided meditation soon. Thanks a lot for that btw!

@Anirban657 Have been doing @Martin123 's guide. It is amazing, but some things still feel stuck inside of me. Today things happened that made me feel so sad and dissatisfied with how I look and how I act, what my fear does with me. I just wanna cry it all out. I feel a lot better after doing the breathing exercises and asking myself why I feel this way, but I still can't get to the core of it.

@egoeimai Thanks for this. For some reason it really reminded me of Radiohead haha.

@Snick Not so sure about that. When somebody is troubled, money will certainly do some things. Short term comfort and well being. But after a while that fades too. When you give someone your full love and understanding it can change a lot of things. It can make that person shift in perspective, which is in my opinion very profound.

I like to focus on my breath and the pressure on my feet when I'm walking. When I'm in the shower, first I listen to the sounds, then I feel the warmth ( or coldness, depends on the shower) from the water. Then I try and feel into my body, and notice tempertures. Feel the sensations of comfort and discomfort. You can literally focus on anything that grabs your attention but I think it is important to have something that grounds you in awareness, like your breath or feeling into the body.

@Visitor So I could do it not during specific session but just when I'm meditating and reading? mhh alright, I will give that a try

@Leo Gura Haha, that is golden!

Exactly dude , it's beautiful right? That this type of change is happening within you, me and countless other people.

This is what Adyashanti said "Strangely, when you can face fear and not look away it loses it's power and can't stay since it derives it's power from your resistance." Damn that's so beautiful, but so hard to actually do though

So, I've done some solid work on fear and I still plan to keep at it as best as I can. What I've been noticing during my contemplation is that I start to intellectually realize what fear is, why it occurs, and exists. It is so weird to me that I have realized this but I still have a deep rooted anxiety. I know what to do when the fear arises, I've practised this aswell. -- Say to yourself it's okay to be afraid. Then let it exist and don't interract with it, just let it be-- But the same fear that I feel like I've overcome many times, just keeps returning -- Not trusting my heart and being afraid it stops--. Is there anything I'm missing here? Why is it so hard for me to meta- accept this fear and why does it keep returning even after I've gone through so many panic attacks and resistance. I know my signature is giving me a perfect answer to this, but even when I'm in higher consciousness states it still feels so hostile and hard to let it be

A man who lives on the street asked me for the newspaper when I passed by him with my bike. In my unconscious frustration I acted like I did not see him and rode on. Later when I came to realize that I was stuck in my head and completely lost touch with everything going on. I felt bad about it, I tried to brainstorm where he could have gone. Then I searched for him untill I found him, I apologized to him for my rude behaviour and gave him the newspaper.

This is so incredibly powerful. When I started doing this today, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach, most likely from the resistance that was built up. Now that I just finished I just feel so free and light. I wonder if I should do this guided session once a week or try to embody it another way

@Visitor When I asked this to myself, the reply I got was " You need love and validation from others since you can't do it for yourself."