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This is my first post in a long time. So, a few months ago I had some form of god realization after a meditation session while being sober (no use of psychedelics, but it really had a psychedelic vibe). After the meditation I joined my girlfriend in the living room to watch a Netflix show. When I entered the room it hit me like a train. The living room I saw was the only space in existence and it was eternal. Everything I saw was hyperreal and it felt sort of multidimensional. My mind was instantly so still, that I felt dead. At the same time I felt so much energy in my body that I could barely breath or speak. I was in absolute shock. Then a few 'thoughts' or insights were arising. There is no yoga, no meditation, no reincarnation, no Buddhism, no spiritual masters, no life, no time, no space, no Enlightenment or way to liberation, no actualized.org (well, where the hell am I posting this stuff here and to whom am I speaking? :)); there is just me, tadaaaaa! Or at least all these things are not absolute Truth, they are a form of storytelling. I looked at my girlfriend and didn't really know what I was looking at. I touched her and it felt like touching myself. Suddenly my shock turned into absolute horniness and we had sex. Well, having sex helped me to ground myself. Since this day it happens, that I spontaneously shift into extremely elevated states of consciousness (even writing about this changes my state). Sometimes I feel like I have no boundaries at all or times just stops. I feel like dying over and over again. I go trough some sort of madness and insanity. Once my body was asleep but I was still there watching myself sleeping. The problem is, I can't really control the shifts, they just happen and often-times there also is a lot of fear (like panic attacks). I also have a hard time dealing with loneliness or meaninglessness. Sometimes the fear of losing everything I have arises (my girlfriend, my family, my friends, my sanity, well my life, myself). So, how do I deal with all this, while also living a 'good life' (I love life). Don't get me wrong, it's not like everything is bad, but it just is so much (sometimes too much), at times it feels so fucking shocking and overwhelming. Here are a few questions: How do you deal with the feeling of being all alone? How can I overcome my fear? (How do you deal with groundlessness, insanity etc.) How do you deal with meaninglessness? Why doing anything at all (It seems like I am going through a dark night of the soul, which is from the highest point of view also just storytelling) Do you have a life purpose after god realization? (when everything seems meaningless, having a life purpose also feels meaningless) Is there something I can do to get control over the shifts? How do I awaken into Love? (maybe by embracing all my fears an working through them) If you have some ideas just write them down – your help is really appreciated. By the way I don't claim to be enlightened or something like that. In fact enlightenment just seems like another story.

A little update: sexual transmutation has been transformational for me. Things that couldn't be fixed and understood intellectually, are energetically understood. Talking with girls and flirting with them is the same: it all happens energetically. Yesterday I hooked a 10/10. These are rare to find to begin with. But she was truly the reincarnation of Persephone. I walked into the venue, and she spot me energetically unmistakably, I spot her energetically too; too hard to not miss such a force of mother nature. And everything happened just based on flow. The world is just a reflection of yourself. The kingdom of God is within. Once you tap into this field, no need to learn pick up. Pickup still can provide some handy skills to navigate situations but it nothing more than the cherry on top of the cake.

It might be the case that you can find out more about God by reading literature from around the world, than focusing on one of these religions, with the exception of Hinduism and Buddhism. These two are the best in the world, because they focus on experience and growing consciousness. However, I don't agree with their ideas about afterlife, and it is also hard to see that we are just one God. Yes, we are one consciousness that expresses itself in different ways, that we are, but then again, inthe dream reality made of consciousness, it is hard to not see the difference between people and animals. Or are we all just animals of different forms? I want to ask what do you think is the most complete religion of all Abrahamic religions? Christianity in itself kind of includes the teachings of Jews as well, what about Islam? In what ways could classic Sunni Islam be said to be better than Christianity? Also, please let me know what do you think about Christian version of God? How did it come about? How did people start believing in post mortom spirituality, in heaven, hell, and the likes? Do Abrahamic religions have any pros and benefits over Eastern religions or better say Eastern sciences of consciousness? Where do Buddhists get their teachings from when they don't have any holy books? In what ways is Buddhism better than Hinduism? Just a couple of examples. Do you really create bad Karma by drinking cows milk, especially today's versions of factory farmed cattle products? How is Karma weighed? If reincarnation is true, than Nazies are now hungry people in Africa, right? If you can answer all these questions and improve my understanding of religions, it would be great.

Yes, this and everything you have said is true, but the thing is to realize that all that past and future, all that meaning, that karma, is just your imagination. all that layer of ideas, meanings, fears, dissatisfactions, is the survival software of the human collective ego. it's not something real. I think Buddha was wrong, there is no karma or wheel of reincarnation, that is another idea of the ego. you can get rid of everything in a second. reality is a kind of artistic psychedelic trip, like a dance of beauty creation, which is circumstantially veiled by the software of human bias. the software will disappear but reality will continue to unfold forever. you can hold on to the software and create thousands of imaginary meanings or you can let it go. there's no more

It got nothing to do with "god ". Fuck god. I'm saying it is for your own benefit. Maybe you are not ready yet to taste the pleasure of being generous and helpful to others . Imagine the kind of love that a mother has for her children..she is ready to die from hunger to feed her kids . And this is the case with all of the animal's Kingdom. Not just humans . Trust me ..when you treat others as you treat yourself you will attract good karma .you don't have to believe in reincarnation or any kind of spiritual BS. You know something is good when it feels good .you know something is right when it feels right . How does it feel if you give charity to poor people ?

@tuku747 I'm not sure if they are neferious but I do know that they mind wipe human beings and i don't know why they would do that. My theory is that they need people to not realize they are God so they have created a system on which they are building a society that molds you into something you are not. And to tell you what is bad and what is good so you forget you are god and just a lowly human number. If God thinks he is a lowly number to work forever and die that exactly what it is. So souls end up trapped reincarnation on earth trying to find itself believing in Jesus and God thinking they are greater than them. This is not true you are god and God bows to no being not even Jesus. I do not think the aliens are bad as bad dosent exist but people would have to realize that nothing is bad and they bow to no one in order for them to get out of the soul trap. Its not a hyper strong belief as holding onto anything is senseless but from my irl experiences to me it could fit.

So what happens after death? Reincarnation?

Conventional death is possible to experience consciously.Ive have my heart stopped multiple times for long and short periods of time. I've experienced life without any heartbeat or breathing and was still walking and talking like a normal person so I had no life in me but the sensation of the skin while everything in me was like lead. I was fully corpse mode and still standing. I've even experienced the reincarnation process consciously that took over 10 months, there was a reality i call Beetlejuice world haha scary as fuck but im glad to have experienced it. Anyone else experience this yet? Im aware I'm "advanced" but I'm really hoping someone else has experienced this on this forum. Being dead while also being conscious really solidifies the fact that I'm Life itself. There's levels to this shit apparently and even though I don't give a fuck I also give lots of fucks. Not a joke, just what is for me.

I think the concept of reincarnation was created for two reasons; first to create the fear that our actions in this life will affect the quality of the next life and to not complain to God the limitations that exist in this life. Imagine if we don't have any memories of our past life, what is the use of worrying about reincarnation?

i don't know if it's possible or not to know if the reincarnation is real or not but it is an interesting idea. Since birth, the person manifests specific, very solid energy patterns. These patterns evolve throughout life. if these patterns acquire a structure, let's say, aligned, enlightenment takes place. If instead they get more and more stuck in attachment and fear, what takes place is suffering. when the physical body disappears, it seems possible that these patterns continue. a new beginning and a new evolution, until the complete alignment. this does not mean that "I" will be reborn. everything is the same, the infinite manifesting itself. is simply the continuity of a certain pattern

@Osaid But that's what the activity of consciousness is: making stories. Isn't it? And it's okay unless you create attachments to those and identify yourself through the incarnated character of a particular drama. Well, it's still ok from an absolute perspective, only imagined you have an imagined problem: i.e. with an idea of reincarnation in this case. I'm not saying this to you, in general.

One of the primary reasons the mind resists the idea of reincarnation is that the idea of being eternal, in fact, terrifies it in general, just like infinity. After all, reincarnation is just an idea so that the eternal, omnipotent, and infinite consciousness does not bore itself to death. And it's not a stupid idea at all. Actually, it's brilliant!

the worst part is that the reincarnation proposition is a continuous question for the seeking mind; it comes back every few weeks. it's the idea of reincarnation that keeps abiding in flesh, as with the soul.

The ideas of souls and reincarnation are attempts of the mind to explain how Consciousness plays its game of Self-discovery within the cosmos. As conceptualizations, they cannot capture God-Realization, which is direct and beyond spiritual beliefs. The how of Consciousness is rife with conjecture, and varies from one human mind to the next. The being of Consciousness is the only realization that is directly true. It is the blinding light that banishes the shadows of speculation, and reveals all ideas to be ultimately insignificant.

@Leo Guraisn't it possible that after one dies his dream goes on to another form within the dream without becoming the absolute? Can you please elaborate about the flaws of reincarnation into animals and back? Isn't it possible that this energy has a continuity?

The body is like a metaphor for what goes on in the mind. If one does not change their mind, one keeps body birth-death-ing. Not reincarnation per se though. Body birth-death now. Same with genes btw. Just a metaphor. It all happens in the mind. None of it affects the mind. To put it simply, genes is just a thought. Belief.

Genuinely curious how these mechanics interact with each other. And what if they are at play, they ultimately mean.

Yes .I always wake up when I die in a dream . I can know that for certain because its my direct experience. You are dreaming forever. You will wake up from one dream to enter the next dream. There is no ending to waking up. Its dreams all the way down Yes death is a belief. But because ultimately you won't die .you will just change your form .the process of reincarnation. Each new Incarnation follows a death . Enlighten me .

I don't espouse the ideology of karma and reincarnation. Maybe Consciousness works that way, or not. It isn't something I have directly realized, only the cosmic scale of cause and effect. On your question, the donkey (and every other being) does what Consciousness commands it to do. It has no free will of its own. I have compared it to a cosmic game of pinball, where steel balls ricochet across the machine, but only as a result of the Player that sends them spinning.

Conscious Politics - Part 1 - The Deepest Political Analysis You'll Ever Hear https://youtu.be/klWq18u3GiU Introduction to "Conscious Politics" Will be a multi-part series Aimed at addressing ignorance about how government and politics work Speaker has spent a lot of time studying politics recently, approaching it from a non-partisan perspective Speaker has had spiritual and political awakenings, leading to profound insights and principles about problems within governments and politics Will provide practical tools for understanding and arguing about politics Requires some background knowledge, including non-duality, spiral dynamics, self-deception, survival, collective ego, devilry and evil, ideology, relativism, systems thinking, and the nature of power Will provide a new, cutting-edge way of thinking about government Will address specific policy proposals and practical applications The problem of selfishness, bias, and ideology corrupting discussions and leading to culture wars The importance of having serious discussions about important issues The need to elevate beyond partisan thinking and ideology The importance of recognizing that all political positions are limited and partial The concept of going "meta" and being trans-partisan in discussions The role of power dynamics in shaping political discussions and outcomes The influence of the media on shaping political discourse and decisions The need to critically examine one's own beliefs and biases The importance of understanding history and context in political discussions The importance of compassion and empathy in conscious politics. Government prevents external and internal oppression, including exploitation, scams, religious cults, factions, gangs, mafia, and corporate and economic oppression Government ensures property rights and provides court systems for peaceful dispute resolution Government prevents torture, cruel and unusual punishment, and child labor Government provides police, firefighters, riot control, criminal investigation and prosecution, prisons, search and rescue, and emergency health care Government provides infrastructure, including roads, bridges, electric grid, and sewage systems Government provides farming subsidies to prevent famines and poverty relief for those who go broke Government provides public education and universities Government provides research and development funding for scientific and technological advances Government provides military defense against external threats Government promotes social welfare and public health, including healthcare, mental health services, and drug treatment programs Government promotes equality and civil rights, including protecting against discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. Life as a chimp or other ape is not an individual experience The idea of individualism is a modern luxury made possible by government and infrastructure Humans are not individual ants, but part of a collective Stage orange level of politics does not recognize collective problems, only personal responsibility Stage orange people prioritize profits and economic growth over addressing deeper issues Stage orange philosophy is materialistic and subscribes to toxic masculinity and survival of the fittest Many businesses and CEOs subscribe to this philosophy, prioritizing their own success over the environment and employees This mentality creates suffering and inequality in society Spiritual and feminine values are seen as weak or undesirable in this mindset It is important to recognize and address the systemic problems and imbalances in society in order to create a more harmonious and equal society. Freedom can lead to harmful actions such as rape, murder, and theft Government is necessary to reduce absolute freedom and create fairness and peace Unifying diverse groups of people to agree on common rules is difficult due to differing backgrounds, worldviews, etc. Survival is brutal and often involves prioritizing one's own life and interests over others Freedom must be balanced with limitations to prevent oppression Initially, giving up freedoms may seem necessary for protection against attacks from other groups, but ultimately leads to a deeper sense of community and cooperation Government is a remarkable technology that allows for peaceful coexistence and the advancement of society The balance between freedom and control is difficult to maintain and can shift over time The United States has a system of checks and balances to prevent any one group from gaining too much control The rule of law is important for ensuring that government power is used fairly and justly. Society can be dysfunctional when group looks out for its own interests without considering others This can be caused by blind selfishness or "devilry" Reality is constantly dividing and reuniting itself at all levels Boundaries created by these divisions need to be maintained, but are temporary and can lead to suffering if people become too attached to them Throughout history, mankind has divided itself into tribes, races, ethnicities, and countries, leading to conflict and suffering The proper course of action is to unify and accept our global status as a species Political history has an arc leading towards greater equality, consciousness, complexity, freedom, and unity This arc is not perfectly linear, with ups and downs Technology can help bring about unity, but it can also lead to further division if used improperly It is important to consider the long-term consequences of actions and strive for a more fair and equal society Disagreements and wars occur because people have different ideas about what is right and wrong Right-wingers tend to have very firm convictions about right and wrong, while left-wingers are more open to the idea that these notions are relative Government must be inclusive, unlike other organizations, and must find ways to deal with all types of people, including those who may be poor, disabled, sick, mentally ill, or criminal Governments must also find ways to control fringe elements that could destabilize society In order to unify at a higher level and transcend selfishness, conscious politics must be embraced, though it may be viewed as selfish by those who are most selfish In order to successfully govern, people must try to understand and empathize with those who have different beliefs and experiences Government must also find ways to address conflicts and problems within society, including economic inequality and discrimination People must work together and try to find common ground in order to move forward and create a better society. The idea that having a fair and equal government is important Individual bias and selfishness can prevent people from seeing the importance of fairness The example of a wealthy, white, male stockbroker in New York City who is unaware of suffering and injustice experienced by others The concept of reincarnation and how it could change one's perspective on fairness The idea that stepping outside of ego and survival agenda allows for the creation of a fair government Analogy to game design and the importance of balance in creating a fun and fair game The concept of conscious politics and how it relates to creating a fair government The idea that individual bias and selfishness must be overcome in order to create a fair society Government is a necessity and taxation is necessary as well As citizens, we can try to use our voting power and political activism to direct government spending towards productive uses, such as infrastructure, education, and training programs The solution to government corruption is to be educated and engaged as a voter, not by undermining the government or privatizing everything Government needs to prioritize the well-being of human beings rather than profits Lobbying, military-industrial complex, subsidies, political favors, and the revolving door of entering and exiting government to work for corporations contribute to corruption in government Influence peddling, Ponzi schemes, and scams also contribute to corruption in government The idea that welfare is the main problem with government is incorrect

Sameness vs Difference - The Metaphysical Foundation Of Reality https://youtu.be/M5tWkG5SGcU Sameness and difference are profound and significant topics Sameness and difference can be explored through contemplation Some people tend to focus more on differences between things, while others focus on similarities Sameness and difference can be tested through a series of questions Sameness and difference have significant ramifications for understanding the nature of reality Ants and elephants can both die and are both alive Ants and elephants have many similarities Comparing an elephant to something like the color blue is different than comparing an elephant to an ant Chimpanzees have a high percentage of genome similarity to humans Some people get offended by the idea that humans and chimpanzees are similar There are many similarities between humans and chimpanzees in size, fingers, toes, hearts, mammals, birth, nervous systems, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, tongue, teeth, grasping hands, opposable thumbs, tool use, hair, care for young, and living in tribes Chimpanzees and humans have similar psychology and behaviors, including fear, anger, jealousy, and violence Some people are offended by the idea of shared ancestry with chimpanzees The idea of shared ancestry with chimpanzees can be disturbing for people with certain beliefs There is a primatologist who has written a book about the similarities between humans and chimpanzees Reading the book changes one's understanding of humans Humans may be similar to chimpanzees in tuxedos, with behaviors that are not as sophisticated as they think Some people may feel the need to differentiate themselves from chimpanzees There may be something deeper or more complex behind the desire to differentiate from chimpanzees One penny can make a significant difference in certain situations, such as making a digital purchase or bidding on an auction In business, small differences in price can result in significant changes in revenue The context in which a small difference is considered can impact its significance English and Chinese have a lot in common, including having similar parts of speech and being able to express almost any sentence in both languages Navajo is a radically different language from English and Chinese, with a distinct grammar that requires a different way of thinking to use English and Chinese are different because they do not share any letters in common, but English and French or German are more similar Number five and number 25 are different, but they are both numbers, odd, whole, and able to divide 100 Time and distance can also be compared in terms of their significance, depending on the context In some cases, a small difference may not matter, but in other cases it can make a significant impact People often lump psychedelics together with drugs like heroin and meth, but they are very different Cheating on a test is not the same as cheating on taxes, but they are both forms of cheating Cheating is an attitude, not a specific activity People may differentiate between cheating on a test and cheating on taxes, but there may be a positive correlation between the two Religions are often lumped together, but they are not all the same There are many different Christian denominations and sub-denominations Not all Baptists are the same Some people believe that all religions are just myths and delusions, while others believe that they are all valid and true People have different beliefs about the nature of reality and the meaning of life People have different values and priorities, which can lead to conflicts and misunderstandings The concept of a time coordinate is introduced The uniqueness of hydrogen atoms is discussed The distinction between reality and illusion/fantasy is questioned The possibility that reality is indistinguishable from illusion and fantasy is considered The relationship between God and the devil is explored The relationship between good and evil is explored The subjectivity of moral judgment is discussed The concept of the self is discussed The nature of consciousness is questioned The concept of time is questioned The idea that everything is interconnected is introduced The concept of free will is discussed The concept of the present moment is discussed The idea that the present moment is the only thing that exists is introduced The concept of the ego is discussed The idea that the ego is an illusion is introduced The concept of enlightenment is introduced The idea that enlightenment involves letting go of the ego is discussed The concept of karma is introduced The concept of reincarnation is discussed The idea that death is not the end is introduced The concept of non-duality is introduced The idea that the universe is one consciousness is introduced Train consciousness by focusing on a difference between two objects and resisting speculation or theorizing Practice this exercise for a week and compare different objects, such as a finger and a pen As homework, think of two radically different things and find their similarities Consider the possibility that the most common denominator between any two things is that they are both happening in consciousness right now Contemplate the idea that consciousness may be the one similarity that everything has in common Notice that for a thing to exist, it must exist within consciousness Consider the idea that the ultimate nature of reality may be consciousness itself Chinese characters can be difficult to read due to stylized fonts It takes time and practice to be able to read Chinese in all its different fonts Children have a limited understanding of object permanence and conservation of substances and liquids As adults, we learn to look past differences in order to survive and live comfortably Sameness and difference are relative to context Introduction of additional objects can change our perception of similarity and difference Our perception of reality is influenced by the context in which we see things We may sometimes delude ourselves in order to survive and live comfortably The concept of "truth" is not absolute and may vary depending on our perspective and context The idea that people's identities are what keep them alive and distinct from their environment The concept of the ego as a "giant snowball" of identity and differences that grows and gains momentum over time The difficulty of trying to change one's life and identity, as the ego resists change and resists listening to new ideas The idea that people's resistance to change and their struggle to improve their lives is due to the ego's need to maintain its identity The importance of understanding the ego and one's identity in order to be able to make significant changes in one's life. The ego is built upon lies and self-deceptions The ego lies to itself and others The ego does not care about truth and will see what it wants to see The ego will go to great lengths to defend its identity, including lying and creating justifications The game of life, including business, marketing, advertising, society, culture, religion, and economics, is based on helping individuals and groups maintain their identities Identity politics plays a significant role in politics, particularly on the right side of the political spectrum Republican politicians and the base do not prioritize policy, instead focusing on patriotism and American values as part of their identity Liberalism and going beyond liberalism are mentioned as alternatives to this focus on identity in politics. Developing the ability to see "deep sameness" is important for intelligence Douglas Hofstadter's theory is that thinking is done using analogies, although this is not necessarily true for all types of thinking Creative thinkers, such as philosophers, mystics, and scientists, have used analogies to make connections between unlike things and gain deep insights into reality Using analogies to draw connections between events in history and apply them to the present and future can make someone a good student of history and intelligent Seeing the "deep sameness" in all religions and understanding how they connect to each other requires seeing details and the ultimate deep sameness, which is that everything is consciousness To be truly intelligent, one must also reduce their ego and understand that their individuality is an illusion To achieve this understanding, one must be able to see that all things are connected and that separation is an illusion This can be achieved through spiritual practices, such as meditation and self-inquiry, which can help one to see the true nature of reality The legal system and justice involve making comparisons and determining what is fair in a given situation Ego plays a role in determining what is fair and in presenting arguments that favor one's own perspective Lawyer's argue without consideration for truth on behalf of their client, similar to how the left hemisphere of the mind constantly argues for the ego Politics is about fighting for individual and collective agendas, which can involve identity politics or fighting for the good of all mankind Cultural and societal programming plays a role in determining notions of sameness and difference The Civil Rights Movement was about correcting cultural notions of difference and sameness, and there is still resistance to this today Different cultures and societies have different notions of what is fair and just It is important to examine and question one's own cultural programming and biases to be more aware and fair in decision making Technology, such as music and facial recognition apps, uses algorithms to find similarities and differences in data These algorithms may include a "fudging factor" to account for variations in the data Identity is constructed like a story and can be deconstructed to understand what it is without any added constructions In order to fully self-actualize, it is important to be able to see deep similarities between seemingly different things, particularly in spirituality and religion The ego is often focused on differences and separation, but seeing sameness can lead to unity and a deeper understanding of the world In relationships, it is important to understand and embrace both sameness and differences in order to have a healthy and fulfilling connection with others Science does not explain why a person is themselves and their body is them Suffering comes from one source, but can manifest in many different ways People may never run out of problems because they are creating them themselves Seeing differences is important for technical mastery, but can lead to losing sight of the big picture Seeing sameness is good for holistic understanding, but can lead to overgeneralization Sameness and difference can become pathological Example of sameness pathology: early scientific revolution and Galileo's telescope Example of difference pathology: racism and segregation Need to be able to do both and not fall into black and white trap of being only a sameness or difference person Sweden has toy catalogs that feature traditional gender roles for boys and girls There is a movement for social justice and equality that aims to remove these stereotypes To achieve this, the roles are switched in the catalogs, such that girls are shown playing with guns and boys are shown playing with dolls This can lead to confusion among boys and girls about how to be masculine and feminine The intent of this action is good, as not all boys want to be masculine and not all girls want to be feminine However, most boys will tend to skew masculine and most girls will tend to skew feminine Forcing specific gender roles can be harmful and lead to confusion about gender identities A better solution would be to offer classes in high school that teach students about masculinity and femininity, and allow them to choose which class to enroll in or even require them to take both classes This allows students to learn about both perspectives and make their own decisions about their gender identities In traditional and tribal cultures, gender roles are passed down from generation to generation through socialization and apprenticeship In modern Western culture, there is less of this transmission of knowledge, leading to confusion about gender roles It is important to learn how to be a man or a woman in order to have successful relationships and understand the perspectives of the opposite gender It is not necessary to force specific gender roles on anyone, but it is important to offer the opportunity for education about masculinity and femininity. The CIA tested LSD on soldiers in the 60s/70s in an effort to create super soldiers The LSD had the opposite effect, causing soldiers to become more united with their environment and unable to shoot the enemy The men's rights movement is made up of men with problems in their relationships with women due to issues in their upbringing These men have a secret hatred of women and blame them for their own inadequacies The men's rights movement acts like a victim and blames women, feminists, social justice warriors, political correctness, and repression of men for their problems True men take responsibility for their own problems and work to fix them, rather than developing ideologies and blaming others Pickup artists try to attract women but don't understand the root problems or how to have a healthy relationship The red pill and MGTOW movements are similar to the men's rights movement in their attitudes towards women Jordan Peterson's "insoles" may also have similar attitudes and beliefs All of these movements demonize women and have a pathological view of relationships The speaker discusses the concept of "difference pathology," or the tendency for people to define themselves in opposition to others and create conflicts based on perceived differences Sam Harris is mentioned as an example of someone who engages in difference pathology by fighting against Islam, while ignoring the negative aspects of his own actions and beliefs Richard Dawkins is also mentioned as engaging in difference pathology by criticizing creationists while holding onto his own materialist beliefs as a form of religion Ethnocentrism and racism are examples of difference pathology, as they involve defining one's own culture or race as superior to others The final example of difference pathology mentioned is the tendency to overlook or justify one's own negative actions or beliefs while focusing on the faults of others

Think about it. You're creating momentum in the subconscious mind your whole life by practicing religions like Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, etc and/or reading new age philosophies like the Law of One and The Law of Attraction, doing endless contemplations on the nature of the infinite mind of God by watching Leo Gura videos. Where does all this mind-momentum go when you die? This spiritual Life? No where! You Are God. You have been imagining, and thus creating, your souls own personal heaven this entire lifetime. The brain doesn't create the mind. It's the other way around. The mind imagines the physical brain. When this body dies, (if you choose to imagine your own death, of course) your mind and projections will still exist, fully intact. Because of this, the body appears to act as a radio receiver for inner Light, a receiver of Consciousness. Aldous Huxley called the brain a reducing valve of Consciousness. Our bodies are essentially egos, filters, lenses; The limiting foci points of pure Consciousness. Our perceptions filter our Reality; thus we shape Reality through perception. You assume your Higher Self in death. In fact, when the body is gone, you will be far, far more conscious than you are now; Transcending spacetime entirely, You become aware of every moment 'past, present & future' simultaneously. This is why people report seeing their lives flash before their eyes, and even undergoing what's called a Life Review before choosing to incarnate into a timeline where they miraculously survive (thanks to superposition there's always a timeline) so they can continue their soul lessons in this lifetime. So a Christian imagines a Christian afterlife and assumes a Christian afterlife in the Christian conception of heaven, and the Muslim imagines an Islamic afterlife with Islamic deities. Because that's exactly what they were expecting; and with no physical plane to ground that perception... well, you're grounded in a dream! Thus heaven is dream-like, with an intensity much more-so than this waking dream we call Life. A Hindu or Buddhist imagines undergoing a cycle of reincarnation whereby the soul progresses via spiritual evolution over multiple incarnations. A New Ager imagines some planetary ascension, in this lifetime. It's actually a pretty clever narrative. It's all the same. We're Creating Our Perception. We're Creating Reality. Seriously, You Are God. You're making all this shit up. Let yourself go! However You choose interpret that.

1. Law comes from religion. So, outlawing the problematic parts of religion (Of which there are many, I agree with you there) requires equivocal agreement from the majority. 2. When it comes to the parts that aren't that problematic, why do you want to outlaw that? 3. Do keep in mind that religion is responsible for the concept of 'God'. Religion is the reason we can have any discussion of God at all. The same goes for any discussion of 'meaning' or 'Life-Purpose'. The whole idea of a Life-Purpose is that it's God-given, it's a pre-birth intention, something that's beyond yourself, beyond your petty human identity. For that, you'd have to entertain the idea of reincarnation. Also only possible thanks to religion. 4. You don't get past Stage Red without religion. There comes a point in Stage Red where you need someone to come up with the concept of a 'supernatural entity' that's above all humans and that hands down a set of commandments, saying that 'rape and pillage is wrong, you will go to hell after you die if you do it'. Ultimately, all morality is human. But, you need people to attribute a governing morality to an authority-figure/entity that is not human, that is above all humans, so that you can justify forcing all humans to follow it. This is why the idea of 'God' the way it's portrayed in religion. (At Red, every human is their own God. But, because they're not perfect, they abuse their power in any system they enter, cuz they're acting out of ego. And they form their morality on the fly to justify it. But, at Blue, you have to build the discipline to prioritize your morality/values over your ego, because 'the morality came from God, not yourself'. Accountability becomes possible only at Blue, it even has any meaning only at Blue, cuz shame becomes a thing at Blue, and integrity becomes important and 'virtuous' at Blue for this reason. At Red, integrity is not virtuous. Whatever serves your own self-interest is virtuous!) My point is that there are a lot of very important functions that religion serves in society. And there are very important, pragmatic reasons people hold onto it. Don't be naive about it.

As a side note - the world has no correlation to your spiritual journey Your soul family and your romantic partners and pets and all that, these are souvenirs on your journey, they are your supplement, your nutrient, your fuel, they are your collectibles that give you companionship and strength and vigor to have the best life, but they are not permanently attached to your spirit, they might still entertain you in the afterlife and your spirit might be attached to your romantic spouse and pet, looking after them, wanting to meet them again in the next spawn or rebirth/reincarnation, yet over many respawns, they will slowly detach from your spirit and you'll have to forget them eventually in your spirit form and continue the journey alone. It's very tempting to bring them along because you had such a darling time with them, but unfortunately every spirit has to journey alone after the tunnel. You have to kiss them a final goodbye at some point and walk out the tunnel. They have their own journey (just like yours) although they will remember you too. This is the reason why soulmates meet again and again in every birth one way or another, because their spiritual signatures keep colliding. These spiritual signatures carry the memories of their times together in their past lives/spawns.. They come to merge again. And want to see each other, even become husband and wife again. But sometimes this isn't easy, they could be far away from each other in different cultures and countries and in a pathetic materialistic reality their union becomes impossible due to geography or age differences or cultural differences or anything that keeps them from coming together. Even shallow fights or other unfortunate happenstances.

"All men come back to bodily life again if they leave a residue of karma. All karma that is not brought to an end by bringing the mind's bondage to the ego-thought to an end, makes reincarnation inescapable." - 17 "The more I reflect about my global travels, observations, and studies, the more I hold firmly to this truth: 'Character is fate.'" - 46 "We ought not to ask men to express qualities of character and mind which neither experience nor birth enable them to express." - 76 "If it were true that a bad man must always remain bad, where would the hope be for mankind? But in the perfect wisdom of the Infinite Mind, human lives are so arranged that the bad man will go on garnering the untoward results of his deeds until his mind, first subconsciously but later consciously, perceives the logical and causal connection between his act and his suffering and begins the attempt to control his evil tendencies. Both this education and this effort will continue through many births for a single one would be too short in time, too poor in opportunity, for such a total reformation to be achieved." - 225 "Even those who are well-intentioned and spiritually minded make many mistakes in life simply because they cannot see the unfortunate results to which their wrong decisions and actions must necessarily lead. Only experience can lead to their correction and only reincarnation can give enough experience." - 226