I have reached a point in my life where thought runs rampant. On rare occasions when I seek answers for questions that I myself cannot grasp, I am blessed to receive answers that I can understand. However, when the people around me physically cannot not understand the answers I have found, I feel isolated. Recently I have reconnected with a child hood friend who has introduced me to the spice and has reassured me of concepts and "theories" that I have come up with on my own. I am simply seeking to find a new population to which I can share my thoughts and receive other intelligent free-thinking opinions. Welcome to Earth friends.

WElcome to the Nexus SentientBeing. Glad to see you found us here in our awesome little community.

As I'm sure you noticed everyone is incredibly respectful, and remarkably helpful.

Look forward to leraning with you and seeing you around.

Have you experimented with any other psychedelics besides the spice?

Hello, thank you for your welcoming!

I have been reading the forums for quite some time now and finally decided to become a member. Now that I am here I am really glad to be here.

Yes, psychedelics are my favorite substances to ingest (I do not like calling them drugs because for me that has such a negative connotation. They are my medicine). Recently I have taken a liking to doing mushrooms and lsd at the same time but have yet to incorporate a spice journey during one of these experiences. But that's about it for various psychedelics I have done. I am also really curious for a pharma experience but I'm sure that will come in time. For now I am just taking in the great experience of life as it comes!

Your very welcome.

I was also a lurker, good job joining, much funner I've found.

I agree with you about medicine, amazing things are possible with these astounding molecules.

And lastly, you're just going with the flow. I like that.

The one college class that has impacted me for the rest of my life. Philosophies of Asia. It has taught me much about the flow and my life. It really is a magical thing to just sit back and ride the wave of life. I have depression that runs through my family on both sides and when I view life with this perspective (releasing from attachment and self and just going with the flow), life becomes very positive for me.

However, on a different note, I have recently come to the conclusion that every action we take in life has both a positive and negative outcome (sometimes impacting the world in ways we can never understand), and for that reason I have begun to think about my life as being a neutral observer. Neutral being the key word. But I am finding it very difficult and I need to practice applying it to my life for probably the rest of my life before I can just react neutrally to any given situation without thinking about it. Any views on this??

p.s. I find it interesting that Jain's also believe in positive and negative karmic dust attaching to your soul and that too much positive karmic dust on your soul can be a bad thing.

I don't believe it's our purpose to be neutral observers. I believe it is our task to come out into the world, immerse ourselves in experience, and find our calling. It's going to be something you have a magnetic attraction toward. The trick is to try making sure your actions have more positive outcome than negative. With the right attitude and intent, I think that happens pretty naturally.

If all you do is go with the flow, you end up a rounded pebble at the bottom of the creek. Carpe diem!

Anyway... Welcome. Glad you could join us here at the Nexus.

Rounded pebbles are pretty.

I like the way they feel too.

Interesting input Guyomech, I guess the way I was thinking about it is that if your actions have any sort of negative impact (regardless of there is an equal or greater positive one) then someone's life will end up being impacted by that negative aspect of the action. And maybe a rounded pebble at the bottom of the river is right where it was meant to be

Honor your connection and responsibility to the sacred mystery of life and learn to appreciate when that connection is strong and when it is weak.

I like to take Buddha as a model. Although he had equanimity, he was not a mere neutral observer. In fact, the actions he took still reverberate strongly to shape the world today.

I recommend reading books by Richard Moss, as well as Pema Chodron's book, "Start where you are."

Thank you for the recommendations, I will be sure to check out that author and that book. A recommendation from me (since we're recommending books haha) would be "In the Absence of the Sacred" by Jerry Mander. Another one I have not read but heard good things about, is "What We Leave Behind" by Dereck Jensen and another co-author.