I find a lot of value in non-dual philosophies and practices. They are, in many ways, some of the most advanced systems of thought we have developed IMO.

However, I think that people who are learning these systems are prone to make some key mistakes in the way they approach their experiences and how they conceive of what is happening when they journey out of body or traverse hyperspace. I am sure that Paramahansa Yogananda and Rama are not at risk of being overwhelmed by dark entities. I am myself able to deal with the vast majority of them, and am not filled with fear about this stuff. If you stay on the path of righteousness, live good, and do good... you will be fine for the most part. Light beings will come to your aid, and if you are a high level (and holy) non-dualist... you will be light enough to dispel darkness.

The problem is that many philosophies lead people to assume rather passive and all-accepting stances. This works fine for dealing with ego, and subconscious projections... like the headtrips you might have on LSD (given there are no really nasty guys about). But with so many people breaking through into Hyperspace, this attitude is not nearly effective enough to protect the average person. There is little I can say to help the people who are actively doing ill in the world, or embrace darkness and evil. They will get their comeuppance eventually. My comments tend to be aimed at the "normal" person who is not as good as they could be... the average human who has negative thoughts and whose conscience isn't exactly clear.

There is a large portion of the psychonaut community who, based on knee jerk reactions to being turned off by religion, or based on attraction to some form of Eastern thought, or based on a basic reductionist materialistic worldview... all are not diligent enough about being firmly on the side of light and life. They are therefore in more danger than they realize and are often victimized. The truly terrible part of all this, is that they often do not realize that they have been made into a host. These beings can cause you to forget your experiences with them, and can manipulate you in ways that you find yourself attracted to things that will only strengthen the parasite and make you weaker.

I don't want to cause panic or turn people away from Hyperspace. I just want to make it clear that a psychonaut needs to be impeccable. You are held to a higher standard than a normal human. Your mistakes are just as amplified as your victories. If you slip up morally, it can have grave consequences for you. The higher your vibration, the more instant your karma. So be careful. Spice is dangerous for the morally ambiguous psychonaut. I am not talking about societal morality... or even religious morality. But you know when you are acting in a way that doesn't support love and light.

I consider this to be beyond non-dualism, beyond dualism, and beyond the dialectic even. It is a recognition that a human being can not truly be on any side but that of life. You can be used by the anti-life beings, but they will eventually destroy you. There is only one game in town. You have to support the Universe. A blood cell can not be neutral. It must be on guard against pathogens, and call on white blood cells when it finds them. Period. To do otherwise is to invite disaster and disease.

I do Tai Chi as well BTW. A good many forms of Kung Fu and Chi Kung actually, and even some Yoga. Tantra is also valuable to me. But yeah, I find that my path is my own. I have learned from a ton of sources... basically everything I could find. At this point, though, I feel like the roads are all uncharted and I am more interested in learning from individual masters and entities than from any one school of thought. Lucid Dreaming may well be my most valuable tool.