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@Matt8800 Okay, that’s completely fair enough, I understand that. However, if you value progressive discussion and wish for psychedelics to develop better educationally, I recommend reframing the way in which you convey your discussions on this topic. If not and their development is of no value to you in society then I wish you all the best on this journey ?

@Matt8800 You’re hyperbolising your opinion and not empathising with others. I’m purely suggesting that you discuss with people these things. Denouncing this or that whether you vehemently believe it to be true or not is like digging a hole. People will only listen to what you have to say once you have communicated beyond the projection of opinion.

@Matt8800 It’s important to empathise with people of the kind and not seek to denounce, patronise or belittle those who do not resonate with your views on this matter. Begin discussions of friendly nature to build a rapport of understanding. We are in a heavily materialist saturated time. Thus, psychedelics undermine the very fabric of ones materialistic foundations. This I empathise with as most people are conditioned into this paradigm of thinking. You can’t expect one to exercise beyond their state of consciousness. Personally, I have been researching them for the past 3 years and have come to the conclusion that there are too many profound benefits to neglect them. I will be trying them soon. However, this does not licence me to masquerade in their benefits and deprecate others who are not for them. This only perpetuates their intolerance and resistance to them. Besides they are not for everyone. To truly bring educational insight to those without experience healthy discussion must be made. Not dehumanising mentality of individuals against one another. Psychonauts i see do this way too often. It’s like a transmutation of political warfare from the left wing and right wing. Those who use them should lead by example as they claim to becoming more conscious. Important to bring healthy discussion about this topic.

@AlwaysBeNice I will have to have a look for sure. I find it very difficult to announce a proficient master as it is always due to my opinion or that of others. So I think a useful Master depends on your level of receptivity as a human. For me personally I like Rupert Spira, Eckhart Tolle, Sadhguru and Maharishi but this limited to what I know and I’m sure there are more advanced speakers. However, the most profound speaker of complex concepts converted into simple language would be Rupert Spira. But to be honest my experience of consciousness is basically my master it shows to me what must be at the deepest level.

First you must understand the metric in which your are presupposing validates a great master to begin with. Otherwise there will just be subjective relativism flying around.

I think people miss the point Sadhguru attempts to convey in regard to psychedelics. They were not what enlightened him and for many yogi’s neither did they use them either. It does not mean they are not of use. He also explains psychedelics are also not a necessity. Which is true, enlightenment is possible without them. This is a common point he conveys. Risks may be low but from what he explains a more natural approach is what he implores. In a western context they are of great use due to the maximal multiplicity of distortions the western culture has created. India was founded on individuals going deep within early before distortions crept in. A lot of us are beyond the point of ‘simply’ introspecting for enlightenment. That is why they show such significance here. Because we are psychologically backward. Not to mention Sadhguru is probably aware advocating psychedelics to a deluded audience may just delude them more. As their intentions in using them would be coming from a place of neurosis. Just because he has not used them or sees no use in them, does not mean he is deluded. It just means they are outside of his necessity. Which really shows his level of transcendence. Not to mentioned he is probably far more enlightened than most who use them. Ps. I have not done them yet but am an advocate for their responsible usage. Something I plan on doing in the near future.

So something profoundly interesting happened within my mediation today. I was half way through my session and throughout it my mind was being pervaded by thoughts. As this was happening it just occurred to me that whatever my mind does NOT right now want will be the first thing it focuses on. So I figured why not encourage the mind to do the opposite to what it would want. Oddly enough, I started chanting “do not be aware” continually. As I did this my body began to become intensely aware and thoughts vanished. The silent ringing in my ears intensified (I enjoyed this), the senses increased and my body began to feel like it was being compressed in a vice. My eyes were closed and my eyelids began to pulsate. It was quite extraordinary to be honest. The cliche reverse psychology approach seemed to have some merit to it. The remainder of mediation was quite intense and thoughts relinquished. As I usually do after meditating, I sat with with my eyes open just staring at the end of my bed. This time it was much deeper than usual. My bed began to morph as I stared at it and things became dimensionally warped. Overall the experience was great and completely unexpected. Just goes to show how backward our minds operate. It also gave me insight to how deep we have been defaulted to operate in a hyper organised manner. Means a lot of work to do. if anyone one has any mediation insights or interesting tips feel free to share. I hope this is of some value!

@seeking_brilliance exactly! The mind is a very mischievous thing haha @Truth Addict yes you could say that! However, I think with law of attraction we don’t credit ourselves enough though. For me the only way I see law of attraction working is that it subconsciously has you operating congruent to your mindset and you begin doing things aligned to what will acquire your desire. So once you attain the desire you become surprised but not realising that actually subconsciously you were moving towards it intently not it moving towards you. Funny way to look at it but makes way more sense to me this way haha

@zeroISinfinity hell, negative or bad (terms I prefer not to use) are just a relative contrast so you can know the significance of heaven, good and bad. if there were no negatives how would you know the full significance of positives? You couldn’t, as you would have nothing to contrast them against. There must be first duality to understand the significance of the side in which you benefit. Not only this but to have positive you need negative for it to even remotely function. Further, duality can then collapse ad be fully appreciated once you realise they are two sides of the same coin.

What he seems to essentially be saying is you are what you are looking for. The remedy to problems, the joy of achievements, where else could you go. You are but the the source for everything you need. The indivisible nature of all things but simultaneously one part of all things. He is referring to ‘essence identity’ as the individual being users as one part of the full field of consciousness. When he says it uses you, he is referring to consciousness manifesting into a physical body and creating a ‘physical’ life to live. This is what Leo means by you created yourself.

@Nahm yes I like that analogy. It’s quite real too. I think when the self and observer begin to really understand what is occurring within them, they too transcend what they were not able to first see.

So lately I’ve been practicing the focus of attention on deep awareness in mediation and in daily life. It’s been a great but challenging journey. This is a profound insight I had the other day was: “I am intelligent just as I am stupid”. This was no mere philosophical semantics. Quite literately this was an existential permeation throughout my very being. A two sided coin so to speak. As I learn I must also unlearn. As when I learn one thing it inevitably pulls me in a direction away from something else important to learn. Hence, why I must later detach from it. ‘Not knowing’ could be paraphrased as the stupid and the intelligent could be paraphrased as the ‘Knowing’. So the basis of this has provided me a physical embodiment of the true importance of being mindful of clinging to concepts, theories, ideologies and beliefs. They must at some point be dropped. The benefit of this insight was it was not intellectual it was a metaphysical unfolding. Quite beautiful indeed.

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Just thought I would share this video as so far Im finding it quite useful for self inquiry. For those practicing or interested in self inquiry highly recommend watching.

@Preetom I feel this is just a stage of development in human psychology and physiology. That’s not merely a justification for solace but a stark observation. Something I see in myself and the wider would. We truly are amazing how we are deceiving ourselves yet not completely obliterating one another. This seems to be underpinned by some underlying striving for human prosperity. For me, this just a stage of progressive consciousness that will Inevitably hit an inflection point which will then uplift human awareness. We are just beginning in raising our potential.

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Pen portrait

Great art pieces everyone! I love art and drawing. Here is a variety of some of my work. Some free hand pen portraits and some colour pencil.

@docs20 I’ve done Transcendental Mediation and signed up through a program. I wouldn’t recommend it for an experienced meditator it would be a waste I feel. For those inexperienced I think it has much benefit. I had been mediating for a while before trying it and definitely found it being different. Although I’m not sure how I would scale it against other methods. I have my own preferences outside of it. But I think it’s a good varietal option. I don’t feel so much money should be involved but it does have its benefits as an alternative. The practice is completely grounded Maharishi Mahesh’s work.

@Pouya That’s great to hear! I love cold showers I’ve been having them for the last 2 months and found great benefits. They absolutely obliterate the unending mind patterns and revitalise the body. I get deep moments of awareness in cold showers but no high prolonged intense sensations of it just yet.

@DrewNows hahaha I apologise I tagged the wrong person, just edited ? I completely agree with your comment though. It’s definitely synonymous to what I was saying.

@AerisFrom their own inadequacies, fears, insecurities, egoic resistances and so forth. The very things they have yet to turn inward and explore.

@Kushu2000 I use a technique I call concentration stillness. It implies that you stare at an object for an extended period of time almost like a “daze”. Then allow your mind to be fully encapsulated by the feeling of observation. For me this disrupts the flow of thought, enstils lightness and brings a certain level of full body quietude and presence.

@Aeris although organisations can have reformations. A conscious being if powerful enough can have their aura proliferate to the surrounding beings lost in unconscious behaviour.

@Aldo Any technique can be used as an escape. People use meditation, yoga, psychedelics, spirituality as escapism. It’s not the tool that is the problem but the way in which you utilise it.