Brandon Nankivell

1. Do you know that with 100% certainty? 2. Regardless, it's a thought experiment, and thought experiments can be useful.

Leo - What supernatural powers do you possess that you aren't sharing with us in your videos...?

You could, or you could not. Shinzen Young is experimenting with some badass brain-busting technology. There's a possibility that with the convergence of exponential technology over the next few decades, we may start to see a hyper-accelerated path to full enlightenment that doesn't involve psychedelics or traditional meditation techniques. We'll see.

Agreed - based on my awakening experience. Had a permanent shift just like he describes, and as David Hawkins would describe as at or between Love (500) and Joy (540), 600+ being true non-dual enlightenment / unity consciousness.

I'm not 100% certain. Would you consider Hitler's extermination of millions of Jews 'Evil'? I suppose it 'is what it is'. But my understanding is that all non-fully-enlightened humans, including myself, reading this - Would agree in some sense that Hitler's actions were 'Evil'. That still doesn't say exactly what 'Evil' is or whether it even exists. But what I'm getting at is that we may all have a shared understanding of what 'Evil' is, just like we all have a shared understanding of what the color 'red' is. So perhaps I'm asking: 'Does 'red' still exist if every human becomes enlightened?' And what does Nietzsche mean by 'Beyond Good & Evil'? Interested to see the responses but at the same time, it's becoming clear to me that this is a fruitless conversation in many respects.

Just finished reading his book, The Science of Enlightenment. Love his depth and breadth of experience combined with his intellect. Not everybody's cup of tea but I think those who gravitate towards intellecty stuff will enjoy. Amazing to read that he's actively involved in 'enlightenment technology' experiments.

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Intriguing. What's also interesting is Shinzen Young's research into enlightenment technology as a potential way to accelerate spiritual development. A successful pilot study along with 12 other advanced meditators showed that a form of sound stimulation to the brain caused the mindfulness process to be less hindered by thoughts, brain activity etc (see hyperlinked text below). He mentions a not-so-much-talked-about condition called Athymhormia, whereby it seems the patient emanates behaviours that are similar to being enlightened. More on this here from Shinzen's colleague at SEMA. Fascinating. I share this because I feel that more who aware of the potential to accelerate spiritual development, the sooner we can bring everybody and hence the world closer to love, whichever word you want to use.

How can you know you don't really need anything better than 5-MeO if you haven't taken anything that is better than 5-MeO?

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It's a common thread in Leo's videos and posts around the forum that psychedelics can accelerate your spiritual growth. It's also true in my experience and that of many others. It seems to be the consensus here that psychedelics are an accelerant on the spiritual path. It's pretty damn rare to swallow 300+ug of LSD, 5g of Mushrooms, a solid hit of 5-MeO-DMT etc and not have an absolutely profound experience. And if you do this multiple times and vary the dose, substance, setting etc. I assert that it's going to be pretty damn hard to not move further along the spiritual path. So with that said: Could one not simplify the externals in their life as much as possible, and then take psychedelics on a highly consistent basis for say ~3 years instead of meditating for 3-30 years? Could taking psychedelics consistently, alter brain chemistry enough to leave it in a state without psychedelics, such that the brain remains in a state that allows the highest level(s) of consciousness to prosper? Perhaps tolerance would be the roadblock? What if you constantly switched the substances and left days in between? My basic understanding of Egyptians and their history is that the Pyramids were designed to encourage altered-states of consciousness. Sage, aromas, darkness, space in a room, acoustics etc. Perhaps environmental manipulation + psychedelics + a little bitta' self-enquiry may be worth taking more seriously than sitting under a tree like Buddha? Most apparently enlightened beings will say there is no one path, regardless still curious about your inputs on this.

I don't give my blog much attention but have managed to build a profitable YouTube channel that allows me freedom to do what I love and have a bunch of free time. Similar principles apply to a successful blog. So to answer: 1) For now, go with something like 10-20% market, 80-90% create. You could consider writing on Medium as Medium can do the marketing for you - all you have to do is write awesome stuff. This has been a big part of our YouTube strategy. Make awesome content that I love, a specific audience loves - and the algorithm promotes videos for us. Sweet deal! 1.1) Don't have a razor-sharp cookie-cutter answer here for you unfortunately. But what can help: Continual self-awareness of what dispassions you, why it dispassions you, and working through false beliefs regarding how you'll make this profitable whilst maintaining passion. Do some basic work on targeting an audience where similar writers are already profitable but once you've done a bit - forget it. Write from your heart. And re-evaluate the financial viability months later. 2) Start off writing whatever hell you want! Rosie Leizrowice could be a great role model for you. Over time, you may find the sweet spot where you write what you want, and it just happens to be a hot/profitable topic. Consider collaborating with fellow writers once you're ~6 months in.

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What has you believe they aren't for everyone out of interest?

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Can't seem to access your book on Amazon AU or US? Great video though. Have been heavily studying the Bible recently.

This. End of discussion.

I found Leo's ten ox-herding pictures video. Great stuff. I've found Hawkins maps of consciousness to be helpful too. Are there any other ways you've used that have helped you gauge where you're at on your spiritual path?

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Thank you

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Loved this river example. Noted.

What the best are for me will likely be different to what the best are for you. Regardless, a few that have influenced me greatly: Letting Go by David Hawkins Transcending the Levels of Consciousness by David Hawkins Cosmic Consciousness by Richard Maurice Bucke Being Infinite by Martin Ball Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Yogi by Osho Freedom, Love and Aloneness by Osho Exploring The World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge The Gnostic Gospels The Bible Out of Your Mind by Alan Watts Direct Truth by Kapil Gupta