Carl-Richard

I had barely learned about meditation and enlightenment. I interpreted it as physical death and insanity. I still do.

There is a reason people do it. It fulfills a deep need for ritual, community and social bonding, just in a Stage Orange format. Alcohol in this case is analogous to shamanic practices and entheogens.

He was fucking shaking even before Sam came on. When Ethan said "I like to come prepared...", he knew EXACTLY what that meant ?

And now he booked an interview with Donald Trump Jr. to distract everybody from this mess!

The argument is settled. Crowder literally admitted that they were monitoring Sam Seder in real time to avoid just the possibility of encountering him on a separate show. It makes zero sense for him to call Sam a nobody. "I'm just monitoring this nobody so he doesn't ambush me on this highly popular youtube show"... Yeah good one, Stevie

I'm watching Vaush's reaction to it right now and I'm literally dying

There are some valid aspects to New Age spirituality, but a lot of it is self-deception, wishful thinking, absolute-relative conflation etc.

1977 might be a bit outdated, but this is what came to mind

Is that your idea of fun?

What happens if people stop having children?

What else is there to do?

@Bernardo Carleial At 3:18:18 - 3:21:51, he gives a brilliant cultural-materialist explanation for the transition from Purple to Red and Orange to Green using nothing but plows and tractors . As Lex said, "that was just brilliant".

Again, not very convincing.

Kinesin had a good explanation for that. Nothing. I think psychic powers exist, I experience synchronicities every day, and I generally believe in a non-materialistic, mystical universe, but I'm just not particularly convinced in this case.

Is it really that hard to comprehend why he would specifically react to 911?

These are numbers that seem to stand out because of their level of personal or emotional significance, which is determined by your past experiences. For example, I tend to have a reaction when I see the number "73" due to my involvement in a particular niche of internet culture. Additionally, the number has to be rare enough for the response to not be desensitized by repeated exposure. You'll more often see single digit numbers like 1,2,3 etc. than specific two digit numbers like 73 or three digit numbers like 911. It also matters which context the number is seen in. Seing it in a less expected context will lead to a stronger response than in an expected context (like seeing 2021$ in your bank account compared to seeing 2021 in your calendar).

You see a lot of numbers every day. You just notice the familiar ones more because they are familar. It doesn't have to entail a pattern.

Seeing familiar numbers is not proof of spiritual guides.

Meditate every day, no excuses.

@asifarahim In my experience, it's never either/or. There is always a directing function that pushes you through the pain (discipline), nourished by intrinsic motivation (passion/love). Improper practice is when this relationship gets out of balance. Too much discipline but little passion will corrupt your soul, but too little discipline and a lot of passion can lead to a lack of structure and a squandering of your potential. Proper practice incorporates proper discipline which streamlines your passion towards optimal growth.

Deliberate practice isn't Stage Orange. That is way too simplistic. Practice has existed for all of human history. Even if it was, no stage is inherently bad, only when done in excess or in an unhealthy way. That applies to practice as well. I meditated 1k hours over the course of 3 years and it changed me forever. It works. Show me any spiritual teacher who didn't do any practice. The question isn't "if" you should practice but how to do it properly.

Death becomes real very fast when you realize there is no you anymore ?

I didn't start cracking before 1k meditation hours ?

Trying to be something you're not.