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It seems like you may have created a dualistic construct of perception. Your mind perception is either presence or intense thinking. Such dualistic constructs can create value judgements (presence is good, thinking is bad) as well as desire (I want to experience presence, I don’t want to experience thinking). This in turn can lead to an internal conflict. There are many realms to explore within presence and within thinking. As well as the dissolution of dualistic boundaries. For example, the presence of thinking. One can change their relationship to presence / thinking and expand their exploration and awareness. In practical terms of quieting an over-active monkey mind, a few things I’ve learned: —The thinking mind wants to control the narrative, create thought stories to be grounded and decide what is true. —Loss of narrative control can feel uncomfortable and the mind may try to reclaim control —Thinking is like a drug and deprivation of thinking can feel like drug withdrawl A few things that have helped to reduce thought activity —A key has been becoming aware of attachment/identification to thoughts, rather than the thoughts themselves —To realize all thought constructs are sandcastles, not concrete. This realization makes it much easier to let go of thoughts. —Letting go of the desire and grasping to have a 100% thought-free presence. —Allowing thoughts to be background noise, like background traffic. They are just stray thoughts passing by. —To get curious about exploring non-thought realms —The awareness of “Divine Cognition”. These are “thoughts” that appear that are not generic self-centered thoughts. In a way, they aren’t really “thoughts” since distinctions break down. Intuition, empathy, feelings, beingness, thoughts are are integrated.

Leo did a video series on conscious politics starting here: As well there is a conscious politics resource thread here:

I am a reputable scientist that conducts research and teaches at a University. For your mind to remain locked into a conspiracy paradigm, you must maintain an either / or mindset and remain blind to nuances. That is your choice. I am not 100% pro-vaccine or 100% anti-vaccine. I am able to see nuances, degrees and multiple perspectives. I am often critical of corporate impacts. I teach a University class on the bioethics of pharmaceutical research, drug design and dissemination. I have many ethical concerns regarding pharmaceuticals. You guys are just scratching the surface of unethical corporate practices in medical research and treatment. . . However, it is not black and white. You can choose to see the issue as black and white if you wish, or you can expand your mind to see gray areas and nuances. As well, notice how you immediately categorized me as an “enforcer of the corporate regime”. Such quick categorization is often reflective of a binary mind locked in a perspective. If I am an enforcer of the corporate regime, why would I teach a University class about how unethical and harmful the corporate regime is?. . . If you stay locked within your paradigm, you would need to create a bizarre conspiracy story about how I am a corporate regimist using reverse psychology on pre-med students to promote corporate control. You can twist yourself into a pretzel if you like. . . Or you can let go of attachment to one view and start exploring and learning in a way that expands your mind.

This is perception through a narrow lens. There is some truth to what you write, yet it is narrow. Trying to extrapolate a narrow view into wide view will create distortion because nuances and dots outside the narrow view are not integrated. For example, you have the luxury to have the view you do. You don’t need to worry about contracting polio, smallpox or a variety of other diseases because people before you took vaccines. You take that for granted. As well, your hyper libertarian view will get distorted at the population level. For vaccines to be effective, a threshold percentage of the population needs to take the vaccine. By your logic, a misinformed public in which 30% of the population refuses a vaccine will make the vaccine ineffective at the population level. This would have negative consequences at the social level. Illness and death would increase. The economy and healthcare system would be damaged. There would be enormous cost at the population level. This isn’t fascism. That is paradigm-locked into an anti-government, libertarian perspective. A mind locked in this perspective will be unable to see the medical and social benefits that come from vaccines. There are many intricacies and nuances about vaccines. As well, I’m also seeing another odd idea that Big Pharma profits big off vaccines. . . From a capitalist perspective, pharmaceutical industries do not like investing in vaccines. The profit motive isn’t there. Often they just break even. Pharmaceutical companies dread investing the immense amount of workforce and money into developing a vaccine that is only used once. The profits are too low. Pharmaceuticals would much rather have chronic illnesses in which people need to take the drug daily - such as hypertension medication. That is where the profits are. Regarding Bill Gates. . . a lot of you are locked into an angel vs. demon duality. Personalities are not that simple and not easily categorized into a binary system. Has Bill Gates stepped on some backs to accumulate his wealth? Yes. Is his ego involved with his latest Coronavirus fame? Likely. . . However, Gates also has genuine desire to help others. For example, he has invested 100s of millions of dollars into research and treatment of tropical diseases. These are neglected diseases that cause and immense amount of pain and suffering. Very little resources are invested to help these are poor people in developing countries that have no voice. Research and treatment money go toward diseases of developed, wealthier countries such as cancer. Gates has invested 100s of millions into diseases that affect 100s of millions of poor people that are neglected. For example, we have made huge progress in combating and treating river blindness, a disease common in poor areas of Africa. Gates isn’t profiting off this, nor is it bringing him fame or fortune.

Yes. I’m not sure if the optimal vaping temp. My vape only goes up to 428F which works, yet is likely inefficient. If I had a higher setting, I would try it.

@Schahin As soon as the mind tries to contextualize awakening as an idea or experience, it is partial. Totality cannot be fully captured within any imagination, since that imagination is within totality. ‘Going Deeper” is a construct that is easy for the mind to comprehend and get some grounding while exploring groundlessness. The ideas of ‘progress’ and ‘going deeper’ has a lot of practical value at the human level. It helps give us reference points along the journey and communicate with each other. Yet ultimately, ‘deeper’ is a relative term. Are there infinite layers to awakening? Yes and no. Infinity is infinite, so of course there will be infinite layers. As well, there is singularity of reality, so of course there are not infinite layers of awakening. . . Reality includes all contradictions. It’s so beautiful and liberating.

@Chumbimba If you only made it 7min., you might want to start slower for the first five minutes and perhaps on an empty stomach. I also get dry mouth and a desire to swallow - which u fortuanely breaks the rhythm of the breathing. Yet after about 10min, the breathing starts breathing itself and I may go into a lucid zone in which I don’t notice the dry mouth and tingly face/hands/feet. It can be uncomfortable getting there, yet afterwards I always feel like it was worth it

@william bond It’s fine to discuss different psychedelics, doses, ROAs, mindset, settings, trip reports and integration. However, discussing sources is against forum guidelines. Here is a list Leo put together of psychedelics that have value in spiritual work and those that lack value or are not safe https://www.actualized.org/insights/psychedelic-wishlist

Look closer at the last refrigerator. . . Yes!!! ?

About 40% blue, 45% orange and 15% green.

Very close! You may have missed something about the last caterpillar ?

The Zen of Observation. . .

Look closer!

Round 3. Ding! Ding!

@SilentTears Sneaky sneakers! Lol. Thats good.

@Thought Art The one nahm posted is the new party. I’ve got 27

@Roy The answer is not 12. . .

I get 27.

@Nahm Nice variation! I don’t think the answer is 11 for this one. . .

11 (not two)

@Endangered-EGO One can be advanced in some areas and simultaneously be a newbie in other areas. One of the great pleasures of exploration.

I would consider setting a genuine, humble intention and having it be the theme of the week prior to the trip.

Thank you all for the kind words ? ❤️

Fun imaginations ☺️

Yes. ? A gift from a loving being. ❤️