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why worry, western man, when you are but 100 midwit ants in a trenchcoat?.

i am glad i spent 3 years doing metta / open awareness / parts work other cultivation practices before switching to insight. if there’s any question of “could i be that goal-oriented guy from river’s tweet?” Going Slow could be for you! .

if this is overly simplistic, please forgive me, i am but an american tech bro 😎 <3 U.

spiritual ambition is not for everyone and given the metacrisis etc i think it's super valuable to know that we can say, "hey, here's a 5meo pen. smoke 1mg/day and do fetters inquiry. you're done? cool. go back to your community and live a normal full life" for the rest.

i suspect i'm missing out on some deeper understanding of the human condition by rapidly reducing my resistance to experience. this is part of why i see clients; to stay rooted / grounded in "normal" consciousness, continually integrating my insights back.

my model of my path is kind of in between these two? . I think the universe is magical, incomprehensible, alive, ensouled. I think contact with the universe is best served by getting the fuck out of my way. speedrunning "i'm not that" opens me to deeper contact/prayer/mystery.

i like this critique. i think speedrunning suffering is great if you want to get in, get out, and spend your ambition elsewhere. on the other hand, proper mysticism is Good & seems to be served by going slow, smelling the roses, feeling their thorns.

energy body practice is so yummy. progression: . 1️⃣ feel an area of your body, from and as that area.2️⃣ feel your whole body, from and as your body (one gestalt).3️⃣ savor how the whole body field pulses, moves.4️⃣ notice/soften any divisions in the field, allow to soften.

stay embodied, go meta, have fun.

feeling good’s not the point but it can be nice i guess.

🙄 sitting at the beach 🙄 crying from joy 🙄 staring into the ocean 🙄 thanking god for being alive 🙄 it’s all so cringe.

i have some real cringe about coming out as an avid fan of fetters work. the aesthetics aren't my aesthetics. this isn't about reducing suffering or permanent changes or a fast way to enlightenment. but it's powerful. i'm trying to articulate it differently, thread below as I 🤔.

back in barcelona 😮‍💨

insight practice, but make it silly. for me, a sense of fun and delight isn't optional. especially when engaging with powerful techniques like fetters inquiry.

RT @_brentbaum: @marinwaves @nosilverv your ego/self formed so you could navigate the world as a child. it formed different capabilities vi….

RT @jonnym1ller: one of the best ways you can experience this is turn on a cold shower, and notice what happens to your body as you’re abou….

but you will of course get hotter over night a couple times in this journey too - don't worry about that. skip your maybelline budget and pay someone for fetters inquiry instaed, guys.

if i had to choose between "i'm 2 points hotter" and "everyone else is 2 point's hotter" it's not even a choice man, i'm at the movies and i like what i see.