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  1. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    On 07/01/2021 at 9:28 AM, Skin-encapsulatedego said:

    I must ask, what exactly do you keep from a psychedelic trip?  Yes, you experience the most profound of awakenings while the substance is within your system.  Though, afterwards, all you have is a memory of the ultra-high state of consciousness.  Any insights you gained are essentially no longer yours, as you do not currently possess the level of consciousness required to truly understand them.  

    So, please extensively describe what you believe you keep from a psychedelic trip.  *I hope for this to be the main point of discussion. 

    A more accurate conceptual framework of the world?  How helpful is the memory of a psychedelic trip to you at baseline consciousness?  Yes, Truth is Truth, irrespective for however short of a duration it is reached.  When it comes down to it should full devotion not be paid to manual practices to increase permanency (not ultimate permanency, of course) of consciousness?  Psychedelics thereby being almost a distraction to the real work? 

     

    I refer here to using psychedelics to contemplate the nature of reality, not for psychotherapeutic purposes or other. 

    One answer. The propensity of a social stigma.

    Remove society and its manipulative conditioning and I almost guarantee the average joe would entertain a psychedelic experience.

    I for one was hesitant years ago purely off the premise my environment shunned them. It took me 3 years to convince myself to experiment with them.

    Not only can I now see their benefit but the crude game that’s being played at a macro level in order to conceal the illusion of society itself.

    They are a tool and if used as such can produce profound things.

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    On 16/01/2021 at 10:08 AM, LfcCharlie4 said:

    @Jacobsrw Hey man. 
     

    yeah, I’m only recommending those who have spare money to invest & after doing research, I’ve been involved in crypto for a little while now, and am looking to keep investing long term :) 

    I get what you mean & agree! 
     

    but, I also feel financial education is  an important part of ones growth and isn’t taught enough, I agree career / LP should be the primary focus though, of course! 
     

    I am just saying investing is an amazing way to further build wealth from your income / business money & create freedom to pursue life how you wish! 
     

    I am not saying we should invest simply to live idly off of the returns, but more so use that to create freedom & live the life of your dreams including your LP of course :) 

    I would also include education regarding long term stock, precious metals & other asset classes.

    And of course to only invest in things we support, and I personally love the technology behind blockchain & BTC, and am planning to invest long term! 
     

    hope you get more what I meant now :) 

    Agreed. Yes long term investment is a much better aim than short term gain one just had to be clear on why it is they seek the return and what they wish to do with it. A lot of money can do a lot of good when in the right hands but can also do a lot of chaos when not.

    I think your perspective on this matter seems genuine so in that case you may come across little concern. Yes definitely  financial education is paramount and really needs more attention from an early age, it’s wonder it isn’t.

    Lasyly, I would say a life purpose or meaning from which one wishes to live should first be sort before investing in anything. This should also be taught really - how to discover oneself and what they really desire to pursue in the world.
     

    Otherwise one can get lost in the accumulation of money and invariably be ran by it. I think a well balanced mind and clear intention can potentially do good with money ?

  3. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    On 12/01/2021 at 7:19 PM, LfcCharlie4 said:

    Just a thread based on the other thread regarding Crypto being a Get Rich Quick scheme (it isn't in my opinion) 

    Are any of you guys invested in it / looking to invest in it? 

    It's still early days for the market yet, and if successful, it could completely change a LOT. 

    From what I've been told by those with a fair amount of skin in the game is this (and this is for investors not traders, which is very different) 

    1) Dollar Cost Averaging- Set aside whatever you can afford every week & simply set it and forget, this way you aren't trying to time the market & can get on with your life. Also, for those who have spare cash along with this, buying in the 'dips' is always favorable, for example yesterday BTC & ETH were down 25%+.

    2) RESEARCH- make sure to know what you're investing in, why is that coin expected to '10x in 2021', what is the long term view with Bitcoin etc 

    3) Enjoy it! Learn about the technology behind Crypto & why it could be so revolutionary, in fact I'm VERY excited about Crypto in general and what it can bring. (There's a reason the finance / Banking industry hate crypto) 

    So, if you are share why you invested, and if you're not, share why not. I think this could be a HUGE year for Crypto, but as with anything there's always a lot of risk so make sure to do your own research!! 

    Hey Charlie, 

    Your intentions seem genuine here but I would say there lies concern here. Generally, I would say the issue lies not within crypto perse but the whole culture stemming from it.

    At the moment there exists an insatiable trend where people are attempting to find any means to make a quick buck and crypto seems to be just one of them. By looking at this culture it appears to have a sort of hedonic adaption. Which implies continually seeking pleasure in those things most easily to attain and proximal to oneself without ever being satisfied.

    No one is really into crypto for the aspects of long term study and reinvestment into a meaningful career or even the utility of using it for creativity. It seems to me that crypto is a thrill seeking experience, an amusement park for the ego. Studying the culture it’s easy to see why many struggle to maintain any sense fulfilment. If stocks are up great, if not than one relies on a spike otherwise they fall into despair. I for one have invested previously but could see the ways in which it can be easily abused and self-addicting.

    I think the psychology of money and ones relationship to it should be studied before investment types of this sort. Most importantly, understanding the essence of a meaningful career and what one wishes to do in the world be aiming to extract gain from it.

  5. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    On 18/02/2018 at 6:15 AM, Flowerfaeiry said:

    I am wondering this as I gather my values. Do you think someone could have one of their values be education/learning? 

    Yes undeniably . Think of the mind as an elastic rubber band. In order for it to expand it must go beyond its present position, that being any pre-existing conditioning. One way to do this is to engage in deep and purposeful learning. Learn about what excites you, challenges you, inspires you and frightens you. Most of all learn about your epistemology - what you know and how you came to know it. The mind must be displaced from its usual centre of gravity for growth to occur.

    Remaining in a position of comfort becomes a homeostasic adaptation which only inhibits your ability to deeply understand yourself.

  7. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    11 minutes ago, Sempiternity said:

    But there in could lie the problem. If Biden tries to much to make the Republicans happy, then the Republicans are still winning the game. That would mean they just bullied Biden into giving into their demands. It seems counterintuitive, but I would be more happy if he said he was going to fight them on everything, for the good of the country. "Collaboration" just means nothing gets done. 

    I see your point. However, I’m not sure I agree there. Many Americans against Obama retracted their animosity after seeing the opportunity to transcend difference.

    I would argue it’s the other way around. Trump wants a contest, a contentious matter of conflict. After all that’s the only way in which he knows how to communicate. He will likely implode in the face of unity forcing an over extension. I’d say Joe Biden might surprise the republicans more than they can comprehend.

  8. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    Damn, Biden’s speech was riveting, poised and eloquent, especially considering his age.

    Clearly Biden is far more developed than Trump, which of course isn’t surprising considering a rock could surpass Trumps level of consciousness. However, will be interesting to see how Biden’s presidency unfolds.

    Inclusivity and collaboration were the themes of his speech. I feel US could be in for a significant turn around.

  10. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    On 31/10/2020 at 9:25 AM, Cammy said:

    What is being aware of a thought?

    I'm always given extreme examples of addiction and murder being caused by thoughts.

    What about insignificant thoughts like "my black hoodie needs ironed"?? 

    Do I need to be aware of that thought.

    Being aware of thought is the passivity to just observe any activity of mind. 

    All activity of mind could be considered a thought, since all activity is constituted by a conceptual narrative.

    So in that sense, being aware of thought is just the ability to observe the “story” the “monologue” the “voice” which occupies the mind at any given moment, irrespective of what it is. You may come to notice these occupy experience almost always and that all thoughts are fundamentally arbitrary (random/groundless). There is no objective ground from which to judge them, categorise or become entangled with them.

    They are simply inert images that are given their meaning by virtue of the minds desire. So it is meaning that is more important to explore than just the presence of thoughts. This is what distinguishes what subsequent actions will follow. 

    This is my interpretation of them anywho.

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    1 hour ago, Cammy said:

    @Jacobsrw take away the physical body aspect of it all. So whatever is experiencing these thoughts could not be labelled as myself? The experience is I

    Precisely, except notice there is no I when observed. It’s more a field of “is”. No direction from which to locate oneself but rather just the indiscriminate observing of experience 

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    5 hours ago, The_Searcher said:

    I just came across dude who "debunks meditation" and has snippets of @Leo Gura video. He uses research and rationalization to prove that people has some bad experiences with meditation and how it's evil. Might be interesting to look at. Of course people have bad reactions if their life or past is a mess. It's like spiritual path should be smooth lovely sailing by religious people(grossly generalized). Any thoughts?

    https://youtu.be/T0Sbs0YOGk8

    Also, @Leo Gura ,you probably know that Steven Bancarz, And Your Mate Tom challenges(which is decent guy from my perspective) your beliefs on a podcast. Would you be interested or is it just waste of time for you? 

     

    As informative as some videos of this sort may be they become a demonstrable ego distraction. The proclivity to dedicate an entire event around critiquing someone else’s work is a delusional game if left unmonitored.

    Often it is one who is adamantly convinced they are sane that is filled with the most insanity.

  13. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    11 hours ago, black_math49 said:

    Pure observation of chatter in the mind and feelings is nearly impossible for me with my eyes open. Why is that? Do you feel a difference between the two?

    I get many insights while meditating at home with my eyes closed, and sometimes I enter samadhi, but when I go to the shop where I work I don't want to look weird by meditating with my eyes closed.

    Opposite for me personally. I can mediate deeper with eyes open.

    I find it’s because there is more sensory stimuli for the mind to be preoccupied with opposed to when eyes are closed, whereby it needs to compensate for the apparent visual blankness. However, I don’t find observing stimuli to be distracting but rather soothing and illuminating. 

    I use a staring technique I term Concentration Stillness and experience far deeper meditation while doing this. 

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    8 hours ago, levani said:

    Please don't laugh as this is the level of development/stage i'm at now. I don't want to get traumatised or get PTSD from meditating ∴ do you have any advise for me to overcome the fear and to start meditating. I heard horror stories where people lose themselves for 10 years after meditating or they get sunk into "eternity of pain" or the dark night o the soul or whatever.

    I'm still scared of sleeping with the lights off so i'm at that level unfortunately,

    same with psychedelics and real yoga

    Hey there,

    I am really sorry to hear this and hope you are doing okay. Don’t be so harsh on yourself when it comes to developing your spiritual practices. Each person is on their own unique path of growth. 

    A tactic that helped me some years back was beginning with 2-3 minute mediations and cumulatively increasing them over several months. I can now mediate for an how or so if desired (however, I usually do 20-30 mins at a time). But keep in mind, It’s not the length you mediate but rather the quality and depth you cultivate in doing it. Aim for quality sessions regardless how short they are and slowly build your way up from there ?

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    10 hours ago, Cammy said:

    I've been reading about the "I thought" in my book and want to believe it however I don't want to follow so easily and believe it like being victim of brain washing. 

    I'm looking about my room. I truly belive I am the physical body and my thoughts come from my brain. I live in the materialistic paradigm.

    I welcome you to argue that I'm not the physical body and help me break it down!!!

    I admire your honesty. I can empathise with what you are saying here as I am often consumed into such notions when operating on autopilot. 

    Consider this: 

    In the absence of thought, what are you?

    This is the fundamental question to explore, simply because the line of thought which claims “I am a physical body” is the same one that uses thought to assert such a conclusion. Thought literally reifies our sense of material existence.

    Really sit for some time and observe your experience beyond merely thought. You will notice even the feelings and sensations that are assumed in the body are them self confirmed via the mind.

    Contemplate what is there irrespective of thought and the assumption of a physical self begins to loosen, appearing less evident.

    Integrate psychedelics and this will be significantly amplified.

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    12 hours ago, Conceptually-made said:

    @Jacobsrw  Thanks for your explanation really gave me a better perspective :) 

    i admit i imagined psychology to be more more introspective but yeah i see what you are saying. It is a very statistical and scientific approach and it isn’t necessarily as fun as I imagined it to be. But still the thing that keeps me interested is simply the value of psychology and basically the purpose of its work. 
    i guess I won’t find the perfect college but so far psychology seems like most full filling for me. 

    For sure! There are many benefits in study, it provides you a point of leverage for further career opportunities. You aren’t locked to the degree perse often it can be taken into whatever avenue you desire.

    I implore you to instigate a paradigm shift in your field of expertise. This is my plan in some area of specific psychological practice. After all, it’s the Only grounds from which the social sciences can develop ?

  18. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    On 26/10/2020 at 9:00 PM, Conceptually-made said:

    Hey guys. I am currently studying economics but I don’t find it as a right fit for me so i am thinking about going to study psychology as i have been interested in psychological and philosophical matters quite a bit which is pretty obvious since i am here haha. 
     

    Anyways the thing that worries me with psychology is that enlightenment and nondual experiences are usually labeled as signs of psychosis or some sort of disorder. And I am just wondering how open minded are the academics in psychology really. Like this college is really expensive and i really don’t want to make the wrong choice as it will not only cost me a lot of money but also a lot of time.  What i want to know basically is whether anyone has any experience with this and could help me with it. 

    Hey there,

    Great to hear your interest in the field of social sciences. I would like to to lend you some insight from my own experience. As I am just about to complete my degree in psychology and must say it’s definitely an interesting field of study, however, very little of it occupies interest around deep existential matters. A large portion of psychology is devoted toward scientific inquires which are concerned with large scale testing, categorisations and measurement. There are sub fields that that explore more detailed factors beyond this, but they usually require further education. The most fundamental topics such as metaphysics, epistemology and phenomenology are either glossed over or quite harshly denounced unfortunately. Spirituality is often ignorantly misrepresented or undermined from my experience. 

    Many benefits lie within uni, much of which are unspoken, such: improved literacy skills, presentability, communication, teamwork, and research. However, to get really profound benefits in the field you require doing your own explorations into deeper dimensions of the topics.

    Personally, I have gained a lot from the study in its breadth but lacked much in its depth. That is why much of my interest lies far beyond the parameters of what a University provides. 

    Have you considered diplomas or any preliminary education that could give you give you a prior introduction to the field?

     

  19. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

     

    Max Igan:

    This dude is the epitome of conspiracy theorists in Australia. He has in the past raised some important concerns but the generally basis of what he speaks is groundlessly unsubstantiated and absurd.

    One claim being that Christ church massacre was a compete meticulously choreographed inside job performed by the government (as described in the video above).

    Another that children are being trafficked by the government underground to control global population.

    Oh and that many of the worlds archeological monuments are planted by the government for historical manipulation.

    Essentially, the government is to blame for everything = reality explained.

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    19 hours ago, Adam M said:

    This is such an ideologically charged topic!

    The oceans of self-righteous commenters under Leo's video trying to prove him wrong are ironically proving him right.

    Kudos you to Leo! You've made an excellent structural analysis of the situation and I've been waiting for this for a long time.

    Of course, there are parts of the video where I may disagree with the content, overall the structure is ??.

    At the beginning of the video I was like "oh boy, Leo's about to dig himself into a hole."

    But, you ended up making a beautiful analysis that strikes right at the heart of the problem and is sure to stir up TONS of backlash. Many egos have built their worldviews using conspiracy theories as a basis and this video is sure to cause them to demonize you.

    My girlfriend is especially angry with you. Great work! ;)

    Agreed. I myself am yet to finish watching it but can already tell it will conclude as a gem.

    Ironically, the biggest conspiracy is the human capacity to create conspiracies = the mind.

    Specific details of a conspiracy theory may have some validity but the infrastructural frameworks from which it stems often does not - those usually being fear and insatiability. Really the core problem is not what a conspiracy theory pontificates about but rather the fallacious way in which it creates the very thing it critiques the mainstream of doing. It by default creates but another mainstream narrative that adopts the minds of those in opposition to it. So the same ideological thinking which seeks to avoid the mainstream media inadvertently constructs itself anew in the conspiratorial narrative. It’s irony so patently clear.

     

  22. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    On 27/09/2020 at 1:00 PM, australia1 said:

    @Jacobsrw Thanks for your reply! Absolutely agree with all that you said. Psychotherapy is actually something I'm really interested in - partly the reason I am considering psychiatry (I've seen that you can study/administer psychotherapy in psychiatry, but not in psychology - this could be totally wrong, it's really just what the internet has told me). The issue with counselling for me is that it may be harder to really gain significant influence and resources to make change. I do know a counsellor/psychotherapist who also finds it difficult to get clients sometimes, as his work isn't subsidised by medicare.

    Anyway, lots to think about. Congrats on graduating, I'm sure you'll do awesome things :)

    Anytime! These are some valid points you raise. Yeah counselling is somewhat a position of mediation opposed to one of leadership support, complementary and optional in nature so to speak. But I’d say from what I know so far, a counselling therapist could assist ones emotional discrepancies to a high degree if not more than that of a clinical method. Just depends on the approach, the current reliance on medical strategies can only do so much until they become redundant and this we seem to be now seeing. Would be good to see the clinical field expand into metaphysics and consciousness work.

    In the end it’s what suits your skill set most and what you feel you will be able to contribute to the field most. Be aligned to that actuality more than anything I’d say. You’ll do great I’m sure ?

  23. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    23 hours ago, Tim R said:

    “The psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight."

     

    What is it with "crazy"/"psychotic" people? What can we learn from them? Why do we misunderstand and ridicule them? Obviously the distinction between "human healthy consciousness" and "psychosis" is completely arbitrary. 

    If their state of consciousness isn't "dysfunctional" in the first place, why "treat" them? What's there to fix?

    There isn't a single shared state of consciousness / perception in the universe, so how could we declare a "normal" state of consciousness?

    Is it possible as a society to understand and solve this linguistic fallacy? It would be accompanied by total Deconstructionism, are we ever going to get there?  

    It’s all approximated relatively speaking. A psychotic person in an absolute sense is no different than any other being. However, since other beings operate under a presuppositional human bias the “normal state”, psychotic individuals are considered abnormal.

    This is somewhat appropriate given the context of human society but I agree that our measuring stick between these boundaries are obscured. More openness is required in this matter. Those who are psychotic are not fairly represented.

    Really it is one who is lost in their own mind convinced they are not lost within it who is psychotic, not the one whom realises their insanity.

  24. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    20 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

    Most rich people ARE more competent, conscious, and productive than most poor people. This is especially true if they have self-made wealth.

    But that only goes so far. As 99% of all people in general, rich people are terrible at questioning the self-serving nature of their own worldview because one's worldview is built from the ground up to serve one's survival.

    Rich people are not masters of their minds or their psychology. Obviously. Since they spend most of their time climbing the ladder of success, which has nothing to do with self-awareness or moral development.

    What poor people do not understand is that being rich does not solve the issue of survival whatsoever. Not at all. It only transforms survival into a more complex and abstract domain.

    You will have exactly the same number of problems when you're rich as you did when you were poor. They will just be a different set of problems. This is hard for most poor people to understand since they like to blame their problems on material conditions without realizing that problems are a deep core function of the ego-mind, not material conditions.

    Nice summary. However, some of the rich are disproportionately wealthy for obscure reasons far different than the measure of their intellect. Often it’s due to the contextual factors they were privileged into or the social milieu from which their apparent intellect is incubated. Not something one with a lower socioeconomic status has the privilege to experience nor the fair chance to compete with.

    I would say the rich are sufficiently pre-programmed often through no intent of their own.

    I like what your summarised here, although I suggest there is much ambiguity in the polarity between the rich and poor which is very complex and hard to simplistically categorise.

  25. Posted · Edited by Jacobsrw

    Unsure if this has been posted before but if not, a highly recommend watching it. This is a documentary on David Bohm discussing his ground breaking philosophical and metaphysical views and the ways in which previous scientific paradigms recoiled at them.

    I’ve just began watching it and it’s truly magnificent. To think this man was a scientist.

    EDIT: just finished watching this. It’s an absolute masterpiece. It explains the interconnectedness of science and mysticism. A beautiful biography on David Bohm.