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We are all descended from that first vertebrate creature that developed the first eyeball, the legacy of which exists as what is known as the "pineal gland" - a tiny gland in the center of the brain - which is still photoreceptive, it still responds to light, or photons - and recent evidence shows it is probably the primary source of DMT synthesis within the brain. We already know it is the source of melatonin, which is a direct byproduct of DMT. The pineal gland is often referred to as the "third eye" in esoteric and metaphysical literature. On a somewhat related note - as modern humans our most pervasive neurotransmitter is serotonin, but some of you may be able to imagine what life would be like if our most pervasive neurotransmitter was DMT... or even if the ratio was just a bit different than it is now.

It is a reality when it happens to you. Your verbal claims about what is or is not reality have nothing to do with how you react to the weight of reality as it acts upon you - like it is doing right now

Your statements are purely semantic and not connected to the substantial (whatever that may be). They are empty statements without an actual living context or holistic understanding. You say that perceptions of the senses are not true, yet I would say they are far, far more true than any of your ideas about "neo" or the "matrix" or "emptiness" or "form". If you walk outside and a rock falls and hits you on the head, you will bleed, you will feel pain, you will react as if your sensations are true. It makes no difference what you have to say about it because your human body is much more "true" than your civilized rational mind, as far as your perception is concerned. You cannot bend spoons, stop time, dodge bullets, fly through the air, and so on. You wish to deny the truth of perception as unreal by asserting the truth of conceptual rationality instead - but you cannot demonstrate these conceptual ideas as reality, because all they are is ideas. Of course the reasons you wish to deny reality as it is are not uncommon - in fact they are all too common. How are you reacting? Its self evident. If you dont know what that means in simple terms, then I suppose you will have to figure it out on your own.

All things are related to each other. You are related to the rocks, the trees, the air, the stars, the black holes - all of it.

What absolute truths have you discovered? Can you describe or explain any of them without resorting to quotes and stories and ideas from other people? If the dream is not true, why do you react to it?

What is truth? Why do you care? How can you speak it? Does it even matter?

This is it in a nutshell. You could also say there is a difference between being "enlightened" and residing in "enlightenment". Thats where you get ideas such as "many are called, few are chosen" etc. Its similar to the difference between walking a new path or backtracking your own footprints. The living energy of the process in motion is rare, but the results of how it has moved are all around us. If we have personally experienced awakening in our own lives, the results are even more apparent. Having an experience of being "awakened" is not a guarantee of anything in this life, however. Neither is the nostalgia surrounding it that people love to wallow in. This is why it is often suggested not to work for results, just to do the work.

Yes, Ive gone up to about a week a few times, as well as numerous few days here and there. I dont really tend to eat tons of food in general though - usually just one small meal and one normal size portion, sometimes less. Prolonged fasting can really help to change your body at a cellular level, but its also risky because of that. Id suggest 3 litres of water per day while fasting, and its important to sip very often if possible, rather than gulping huge amounts a few times a day - the idea is that you want to dilute your remaining digestion as little as possible. Also Id suggest ramping back up to solid foods when you end your fast, start with soups and stews, etc. Something fully saturated with liquid. Also make sure to eat a good number of probiotic foods when breaking the fast, as much as you can tolerate. This is an area where going too extreme too fast can really fuck you up. Build up to it.

Sure, but I see that in all the rich Indian gurus - and they have really upped the game over there in recent years. Its at a new level now, a modern commercialized industry to rival any other. Also, in India, the whole guru scene is immersed in such things (money, sex, power, etc.) and has been since the whole thing began. Its only "new" or "shocking" in the western world. They arent all doing that stuff, just most of them. And there are relative degrees of it. Its just "normal" over there - like it is here, but the western world is still too naive and idealistic to accept it, even as it happens under their noses. So they have to make a big big noise about it whenever it gets "revealed". We are approaching the end of that era, in terms of its real efficacy. The guru-disciple relationship in terms of satsang is absolutely crucial - but all the social and religious nonsense surrounding it has grown so far out of proportion that the standard model has become petrified in uselessness - at least in terms of the time table we must deal with at this point. Its the same with the idea of the sadhu, the wandering dropout. Thats not viable anymore. Nobody gets to "drop out" of society and still make real progress in this day and age. The only way to make real progress at this crucial time is to deal with society explicitly in terms of the dharma. And let me tell you - it will be a challenge. Our currently civilized humanity is reaching the end of its adolescence, which began thousands of years ago. And as it is said in the Holy Holy Bible: "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." The global community is arriving sooner rather than later, the only question is if will we be able to survive it. Forget about democracy - welcome to corporatocracy.

There was a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the award for the best grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked. “Why sir,” said the farmer, “Didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”

on this dual plane with these motherfucking snakes I double dare you

Yes this is true. Most cannot handle hatred. The key to using hate is taking it all the way - but this is a dangerous path. You have to hate all the little babies, the birds in the trees, the air you breath, your own stupid face, etc. You have to hate every single thing that exists, you have to hate yourself and everyone else, you have to hate hard and hate long, then you have to keep on hating. You have to hate so thoroughly that you eventually become hatred. You have to hate all and everything until there is nothing left to hate except hate itself. Then you will achieve transcendental hatred.

You seem upset

say what now?

Apparently translating ancient chinese poetry can be difficult due to the inability of english to cover nearly as much ground, as well as the context of symbols used which are also more suited to the ancient minds of that period. Here is one version: The softest things of the world Override the hardest things of the world That which has no substance Enters into that which has no openings From this I know the benefits of wu wei The teaching without words The benefits of actions without doing Are rarely matched in the world

天 下 之 至 柔 ， 馳 騁 天 下 之 至 堅 。 無 有 入 無 間 ， 吾 是 以 知 無 為 之 有 益 。 不 言 之 教 ， 無 為 之 益 天 下 希 及 之 。

I dont argue about these kinds of things, if you believe its all a hoax or total bullshit - that is your choice. I wont waste my time trying to convince you of anything, as Id rather be doing something else. If you enjoy ranting about it, go ahead and keep on going, but I wont respond to it. Ive said my piece.

The Buddhist emblem of a golden eight-spoked wheel flanked by two deer represents the Buddha's first discourse, which he gave in the Deer Park at Sarnath, near Varanasi. This discourse is known as the 'first turning of the wheel of dharma', when the Buddha taught the doctrines of the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Noble Path to five Indian mendicants. As a symbol of the Buddha's teachings a gilded three-dimensional wheel and deer emblem is traditionally placed at the front of monastery and temple roofs, from where it shines as a crowning symbol of the Buddhadharma. This emblem similarly appears over the four gateways of the divine mandala palace. The origin of the wheel and deer emblem probably predates Buddhism, as both the insignia of the wheel, and the motif of two deer flanking the deity Shiva Pashupati, have been found on clay seals unearthed from the ancient Indus valley civilization (circa 2500 BCE). These ancient seals of Shiva as Pashupatinath, the 'Lord of the Animals', probably form a link between early Shaivism and the first disciples of the Buddha. The Deer Park at sarnath, to which Shakyamuni Buddha returned after his enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, and where he delivered his first discourse, was probably a sacred grove dedicated to Shiva Pashupati where Shaivite yogins lived and practiced. Sarnath is very close to the ancient city of Kashi (modem Varanasi), the 'City of Light', which was primarily sacred to Shiva. With the establishment of the great stupa and monastic academy at sarnath, it is possible that the early Buddhists took the iconic image of Pashupati flanked by two deer, and replaced the central figure of Pashupati with the iconic symbol of the Buddhist wheel. The wheel and deer motif then became an emblem of the supremacy of the Buddha's teachings over its early Shaivite predecessor. The monastic academy at Kushinagara, where the Buddha was cremated, is believed to have had the emblem of a funeral pyre between two sal trees over its gateway. It may have been that each of the sacred sites connected with the major events in the Buddha's life displayed specific emblems to commemorate these events. However, the wheel and deer emblem eventually became the enduring symbol of an establishment where the Buddha's teachings are transmitted, and where the endless wheel of the dharma continues to turn. The two deer peacefully rest in attentive obedience on either side of the golden wheel, with the male deer to the right and the female to the left. The male deer is sometimes depicted with the single horn of the sew deer (unicorn) or rhinoceros, and on gilded bronze sculptures the sexual organs of the two deer may be shown. The gentleness and grace of the deer represent the qualities of the true Buddhist mendicant.

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