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Not to discount the possibility of meditation dangers-but they only reveal about 3/4 through the article that she was on some pretty heavy anti anxiety medications-in and of themselves have driven people to pretty rough mental territory. Perhaps the combination of intense practice and these medications dont go well together.

I like most the things you say here - but do you have proof that "dopamine turns into sereatonin"? Ive never heard that even being possible before. And seretonin is totally overrated btw. It makes one unmotivated, and zombie like. If you had said "turn dopamine into oxytocin" then Id have more understood what youre trying to get at.

The way of energy is still the best book Ive read on zhan zhauang. I still to this day read it and pick things up.Ive had it for a few years.

Good post. If science and spirituality can converge-Ive always been of the opinion spirituality is basically a science experiment on yourself-brain change.. then why shouldnt that be a good thing? Imagine if there were ways to get the ordinary person safely and quickly to a much different more pliable state of consciousness, Id see this as only a positive. Maybe this "stuff" has been hidden for too long and having it out there and being studied can only help our situation on this planet.

Its really mind boggling. It also puts one in a total victim mind state so they feel that anything goood or bad that happens to them is because of lifetime of merits or demerits.. To me its just another religious/mystical type belief system that can very effectively be used to control someone if they buy into it.

so something I did 1000 years ago is why something in my life right now is fucked up? Boy oh boy. Its dissapointing to come to this forum to try and escape from dogmatism that runs rampant everywhere and then encounter the worst type here. And yes that image was disturbing, not sure it was necessary.

yawning is good.. another is to stretch your face in all different directions and patterns- eyes closed tight as you can, open them wide. roll them, move them slowly left to right, up, down.. smile, frown, jaw wide open, tongue in directions, forehead...basically stretch and twist your face in all directions..SLOWLY for 5 minutes while breathing rhythmically..breathing while doing so is most important.. Give it a try.

seems like now people just want to vomit up their opinions and shout each other down in hopes of "winning". Sure theres way more "information" available but it isnt organized or coherent and mostly its just cluttering everyones brains up. Most people cant "use" it or do anything with it. Its like we are all walking around thinking we know everything but really know nothing.

All I know is there are dogma-pushers everywhere. Including in my own family. Even when I tell them repeatedly Im not at all interested in getting involved in their "I hate Trump" or " I hate Hillary" or when poeple send me their braindead memes which they use to insult the "other side"- they just cant seem to leave it alone... Are they "brainwashed"? I dont know how to quantify that but it appears the conditioning/controls run deeeep and trying to get away from it even a little bit is exceedingly difficult.

Also create cults(religions) that foretell the coming apocalypse and that if said annhilation occurs the chosen one shall return and save all the true believers, hence, really no need to defend yourself as the impending doom should be welcomed.

Thats cool. Like I said I dont have a strong opinion one way or another- He does make a compelling argument but he does seem to be relying on some very finely grained definitions that may perhaps be revealed to be flimsy in the future. What are your thoughts on us needing to do work (such as meditation etc) to gain more of a free will?

Ok. but he does go further and give examples along with nueroscientific studies that back him up as the video goes on. I dont buy all of his assertions, but he certainly makes a strong case if you give him a chance.

why?

Interesting topic. I dont feel smart enough at the moment to really contribute on the level you all are discussing-but I will say that intuitively whatever culture/world/space time thats been created with this "AI" age feels very unnatural to a part of me-another part of me is grateful for the wealth of knowledge available at a seconds notice..but it does seem something very important to us as a species is being lost.. I guess Id have to say its real connection if I had to put it into words, but it seems like even more than that.

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Good post. I think this same thought when I hear about elon musk throwing billions of dollars to send 12 people to mars. Meanwhile, here on our own planet we have millions starving to death and we consider it beneath our dignity to even acknowledge it.

There's "less porn than there use to be"?? What?! Used to be you had to at least make an effort or spend money to find it. Now all it takes is a click of a mouse to find almost any sexual act imaginable. I think we are just starting to uncover how harmful it all is to the human brain. Mostly because of how hyper stimulating it is now. I mean you reference magazines in your post. That's like a cup of coffee whereas internet porn Is like freebasing cocaine.

haha something about that last paragraph was just superb. I can sense the dry British wit coming across the soft bluish glow of my computer screen.

I find it hilarious these supposed powerful and revered celebrities we idolize and worship in this society playing the pathetic victims and pretending theyd leave the country because the wrong person won. Just hilarious. And then you have the lemmings posting the same thing on social media sites about their Fave celeb being fed up and then they themselves say their gonna leave too. Itd be funny if it wasnt so pathetic.

Yep. Its what I was saying the other day about the cops vs. Blacks "war". They flash it when and how it benefits them. Im not saying theyre all orchestrated but it appears they pick and choose what and how to cover it.

TRUMP!!! hahahaha. actually I really started rooting for him when on CNN at about 830 with 20 percent of the vote in and trump clearly in the lead they went on and on about how it wasnt looking good for him and that he would lose florida.. then the night went on.. voices started crackling... faces turned red... spin was in full effect. And I may or may not have been sexually aroused by it all.

How did they review 650000 emails in 9 days but it took them over a year to review 60,000? Don't ask too many questions I guess. But it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

I wonder if the fact that two families have run the us government for 20 of the last 28 years and more than likely the next 4 would be considered "conspiracy"? No, nothing to see here, move along.

Of course they make ridiculous claims on there, I never said that. But think about this-- if someone had told you 4 years ago that 11 days before an election that the FBI would be investigating Hillary Clinton about her foundation and her emails- I imagine you may have laughed it off as a ridiculous "conspiracy theory". Fact is there is plenty going on in reality now that would make many conspiracy theories look tame by comparison. And lets not pretend the MSM doesnt pick and choose to litter in an inordinate amount of ridiculous nonsense to mislead people. Blacks killing cops and vice versa seems to have all but dropped off the radar conveniently. They push these stories when and how it suits them. Next week it could be North korea is ready to blow us half to hell then 6 months go by and you never hear about it again. A kitten gets killed crossing the street and its "breaking news". They are just as sensationalized just in a different and actually more dangerous way imo, because the average person soaks it in like a sponge and doesnt question it.