Ironically, psychadelics such as psilocybin actually increase inhibition. Your talk was very much pseudo science, and I hope viewers are intelligent enough to do their own neuroscience research, and avoid talks like this.
One more thing: I basically agree with you on every other point you made. Anyone can have a visionary experience, but it's integrating them and applying them to real life that really matters.
MY POINT: Traditional psychedelics DO NOT "fry" your brain. Please do some research before you talk about things you have no experience with, or knowledge of. A simple Wikipedia search on your part could have saved me the trouble of typing this.
Traditional serotonergic psychedelics (psilocybin mushrooms, DMT, LSD, Ayahuasca, and mescaline) do not "fry" your neural networks. With the exception of mescaline at high doses, none of the above-listed chemicals are even remotely neurotoxic. These chemicals simply push some of your serotonin aside and slip into the receptors. DMT and Psilocybin are even of the same family of chemicals as serotonin-tryptamines-and DMT is actually produced naturally in the human brain.
yes i can vouch for that..I've been smoking weed & getting nowere..than I took a break from it & in time I don't wanna smoke it no more cause the experience of higher consciousness is the far far more enjoyable
Yeah I find that people who smoke a lot of weed or abuse any substance in general tend to run in circles and get nowhere in life. I went through this for awhile until I finally realized that it was getting me nowhere and contributed nothing to my life. Don't get me wrong, it was fun for awhile and does have it's benefits, but when you rely on it for your own happiness, it becomes more of an escape than a fun experience.
Food, music, color, texture. It all alters your consciousness.
That said, all drugs are not equal. Some are very caustic to the human body, others are quite safe. Even if someone depletes their neurotransmitters("burns-out") from using "the wrong drugs" to excess, the human body is quite resilient.
Personally I wouldn't trade my experiences, both good and bad, if it meant losing the insight I have gained from those experiences.
Psychedelics use to me my method, until I found Vipassana. I completely agree with you Brandon, thanks for this video. I am going to feature it on my blog :-)
@trank31337 I study Shinzen Young's techniques. He offers his techniques and teachings via the internet, retreats and local facilitators. I have done a daylong sit and am signed up for a 10 day retreat at the end of December with Shinzen Young. What you probably saw was Goenka which is just another teachers version of Vipassana. If you are interested in getting started message me. I have a website based on meditation where I aid people in getting introduced to it/post art and quotes.
"Psychedelic experience is only a glimpse of genuine mystical insight, but a glimpse which can be matured and deepened by the various ways of meditation in which drugs are no longer necessary or useful. If you get the message, hang up the phone. For psychedelic drugs are simply instruments, like microscopes, telescopes, and telephones. The biologist does not sit with eye permanently glued to the microscope, he goes away and works on what he has seen.."
Really good explanation. I like the lottery analogy. How do you feel about this hemi sync stuff? It's all over YouTube. That's where a person reaches certain meditative states using headphones and sounds. That too, seems like a shortcut to me. Anyway, thanks for uploading. Oh, and your wall needs pictures or shelves . . . something.
All paths lead to Rome. Some use psychedlics (plenty of legal herbs that can do wonders for consciousness, by the way), others use meditation/yoga. No need for us to judge each other.
I think what you're trying to get at is seeking drugs to get a feeling or a high, rather than to learn and explore consciousness--those people are expressing their inner thought chamber in that way; if it's something any of them want to change it requires looking inward IMO. Everyone has their own path.
@Iorek56 I don't think that mind-altering drugs can be compared equally with yogic practice. Yoga is natural and requires nothing other than focus. LSD is completely un-natural. It requires chemical synthesis or extraction, yes? We don't know that much about LSD or mushrooms or even marijuana. We don't know if the insights we are getting from them are genuine or a fabrication. I think it's much safer to stick with a method that is simpler ie requires less.
@trank31337 You're utilizing the word "we" in reference to use of these things, but it sounds like the unknown factor is particular to you. There is an abundance of information, research, and reports of experience with these things (which can be seen with a google searh engine). I'm certainly not negating the value of yoga (which I have experience with), but it seems like the general vibe here is alignment with an angle rather than openness to possibility.
I love your closing statement. I might borrow it for the posts I make... "listen up! I'm not telling you what to do, I'm just posting information for you to read (or not read) and make a choice or ignore..." People can be sooooo defensive. Also I agree with your take on this, too :)
I liked your vid, and agreed with most of the things you said. I'm curious however on your opinion of substances like ayahuasca that have legitimate shamanic traditions and are known to be powerful healers (also completely natural). I'd consider myself a psychadelic advocate.. but I think that moderation and balance is most important.
@NappyHeadJackie Yes, it does. In fact, smoking hemp (its not actually called marijuana, thats government propaganda) is what caused my third eye to open. Now its open all the time, and when I smoke it stimulates it ALOT.
@NappyHeadJackie Ha well you know because its an eye that can look into different dimensions. At first you'll only notice when you get really sleepy and are going to sleep at night, because relaxation is what stimulates it and opens it (thats why weed opens it, it naturally relaxes the body). Plus, when it first opens you'll get an extreme vibration in the middle of your head (its located in the center of your brain in the pineal gland).
@NappyHeadJackie But when it opens, every night when you go to sleep and close your eyes, you wont see black anymore. You'll see images of broken light coming at you like a rainbow starfield. Whatever color or shapes you think of will appear right in front of you in the forms of energy and light... Thats when you can start learning to manipulate it and form psiballs in between your hands and stuff.
@NappyHeadJackie To open it you need to do a simple breathing meditation for about 15-20 minutes until you get very relaxed, then a focal meditation on the third eye, focusing on nothing but that spot in the center of your forehead (thats why people out in tribes and in Hinduism put that red dot on their forehead, it gives them a physical reference of where the third eye is located and they meditate focusing on that only).
@NappyHeadJackie After you've done this every night for a week or two faithfully, eventually during third eye focal meditation your third eye will start to vibrate and might even cause a headache because it vibrates so hard the first time. Then you'll start to see the images of light everywhere, and eventually can begin to see peoples auras.
damn dude. I am a die hard psychonaut. like i trip extremely frequently, and your the only person that EVER manged to actually convince me that theirs a bad side to it..
well i choose to look things in a positive way and when im spangled, it makes me really apprciate beeing normal, for example i'll be there un happy about something and then i'll think "u know what?!?! I am NOT spangled!!!" and then i'll go loving life again. Also when i'm in those spangled states, I have next to none distractful thoughs, but the output quality of my work is less thou, quantatity is the same. and u've given me motivation to do more work, thanks!!!
You talk about how 'drugs' use up or waste energy that you already have, but then what does something like reishi or other herbs you sell do? Do they just replenish your nervous system and allow you to handle more chi or jing?
@ronnyboy6o the herbs are adaptogens, not stimulants. they contain chemicals which modulate functions in the body. they help us better utilize what energy we do have. check out the book called Adaptogens to learn more. its a great read!
Wow, this is so coincidental- I just finished a book about drug addiction.
Hard drugs are terrible, and I've never considered hallucinogens like pot, salvia, or shrooms to allow one to reach higher consciousness. I think it's like watching TV- it's entertaining, but it doesn't do much good. Actually, maybe TV is worse? At least those things are natural!
LSD brought me the greatest fear and the greatest peace I have ever known. I experienced the idea of energy being infinite. I felt as if I was dying for a seemingly unending period of time. It was frying, toasting, all the things you say. But, it was the greatest moment of my life. I saw my inadequacies and my abilities. Reintregration into normal life was where I found humility and awe. I think we need some fear, in order to deconstruct it. Drugs AND meditation have made me empty and whole.
@mrs0mesquite thats like my first lsd experience. except i didnt find muc peace the first time, i found immense fear and sheer incoherence, no grounding to reality whatsoever. which made me question "what was that alien mode of experience?" so over the following months i discussed it with my best friend, we read a lot and decided to take mushrooms, just us two in a tent. we meditated and during that unfathomable period of what i guess i have to call time, 'i' reached a plain of pure objectivity.
this info coming from a white person ..your sir have not experienced what us latinos and blacks experience every day you sir do not know then meaning of stress and frustration
@herbgardner it's 2:34am at the wiring bit.. as I take a hit.. and that was an awesome metaphor man.. lol a pink experience.. you're very clear. Thanks for your words. So clear. Much love.. marijuana gets me high.. not 'smashed' or 'rolling'.. can actually help flow.. water hose.. love those man keep it UP.. I have been receiving a lot of thought about this the past few days.. common sense.. but its the instant gratification that calls us.. ahhh
drugs are tools homie, double edged sword like everything else in life, your intent, and your awareness of your actions are more important than any other factor involved IMO
if you want to speak on enlightenment in the context of self realization....the things you are attracted to, and the reasons for that attraction ARE representative of you, they are YOU, from that perspective, you are right...."drugs" won't lead to anything except the intended destination of the user
Great video. I think it'd be great if you did a video answeing questions from others, I am sure you can answer many different viewers questions and possibly give advice.
Have you ever done DMT or pure LSD? If not, then how do you know they can't make you reach higher consciousness quicker? DMT users say they talk to God/alien/angel/light being when they go into the trip. Everyone's different period, so some should do drugs, some shouldn't.
i do drugs not necessarily to reach higher consciousness but to feel the way i could only feel as a result of doing those drugs. i realized a while ago that describing the feeling you get from drugs is like explaining blue to a blind man. thats why im going to try DMT this month. i also do it because i think of it this way: life is a peny heads up, being high is just looking at tails. you only have two eyes to look through, and to alter your perception i think is great. just my lifestyle though.
i'll get straight up with you. a while ago i adopted a belief system that said that the ultimate goal of my life (or lives) is God Realization (or nirvana, peace, bliss, etc), a sort of final merging of soul with God, with infinity, an ultimate perfect infinite final bliss. The way I read to achieve this was simply a constant burning desire for this goal and a dismissal of all other desires and goals in life. this left me disenchanted with the world for the most part. what keeps you going?
Do you really think the goal of life is to remove stress and tension? Or at least, do you think these things are to be sought as ends in themselves? What happens when you are free of stress and tension? What do you seek then?
@herbgardner00 i don't think your ultimate goal has parts, or else it wouldn't be ultimate. maybe you don't have an ultimate goal, just relative ones?
@herbgardner00 yesterday I received one short video from Jack Kornfield in which he said, that the point in spiritual practice wasn't to become a perfect person (to perfect personality, body etc) but to perfect your love. I agree with him, because I believe if you love yourself, than you love others and others love you. So the main point in my love is to love myself and if there comes a situation where somebody annoys me somehow, I try to look what is in me, that needs my love and attention.
@trank31337 one might seek happiness/novelty. After years of peace and prosperity one might share this by creating a family. Then after thats + science and technologyis so good I think the question becomes what then does one seek after you have been there and done that? life is profound but Id let other people decide for themselves. I got one?! how about we share life with this planet called Earth in the Sol Sector? OK sure y not lol Dibs as the God of Fire!! Damnit you got that last time!
what about not doing drugs expecting some kind benefit other than a great/fun experience? why is it expected you will reach the top level through using drugs and people can't be satisfied with the piece they walk away with?
also i was wondering why Joe Rogan is a tag? he seems to know drugs =/= permanent or even instant enlightenment, he just wants people to not think there is no positive effect from certain drugs and will readily let people know responsibility is essential
@HexicNexus yeah, if thats what you're into, then go for it. secondly, he is a tag because his conversations and views are relevant to what im saying.
Drugs are pretty much like everything else, they could do you harm and also they could do you good. That depends on many factors. The main thing is to be aware if something is good or bad for you and if you're addicted to it. Pretty much everything can fall into drugs category.
@Wundurweis yes, depending on dosage and regularity of consumption. i say that because it leaks jing and chi. also, this is recreational use we are talking about. if a person is consuming for legitimate medical reasons than its a diff conversation.
drugs themselves wont lead you to a higher consciousness, but i beleive if youve already started on the path of expanding your consciousness, then they can open up new viewpoints to you
I did salvia once like 3 years ago, boy was i stupid....Thank God I didn't have gun with me at the time. My realty got shattered and I felt ridiculed, ashamed..etc to the point i couldn't take it no more...lol..what a strange stuff
@whey80 ...i felt i was set up to do salvia when in fact it was myself who went and bought it......hard to explain.... I became suspicious and paranoid for a couple of weeks........then i become ok.....that is one drug I will never touch again cuz I am scared of it.....:)
@StomperReed ya man, the whole experience was demonizing ....I always wonder how people on youtube take salvia and burst into laughter........there is nothing funny about salvia....:)
@theiceman74 similar thing happened to me, my entire sense of self was vapourised for a while... very uncomfortable. but if you think about it, thats ego death in its purest form... you can spend 20 years meditating to get that result or you can throw caution to the wind. my advice though? buy your own plant and forget the 20x stuff, the experience is much more intriguing.
@jondavidgriffin yea true...ego's death in it's purest form....that is why it's very scary and weird experience.. ....well for me it has opened my eyes about the nature of reality but it is something I don't want to experience again. I don't see how I am able to live and function daily as a person in this society with that kind of ego/reality destruction..:) what do you mean by buy your own plant? you mean to chew the leaves...?
@theiceman74 funny you should mention that! yes it definately changes the way you relate to reality, and although it may seem like it would be hard to function as a person in society, it actualy makes it much easier because you can rise above all the hubbub. a lot of human activity is ego-gibberish and when you filter that out you're left with a more refined experience. never tried chewing the leaves but drying and smoking the natural leaf is a lot more of a mellow experience :)
@theiceman74 i should probably add, the first experience was the most powerful, subsequent experiences may have been surplus to requirement anyway, which comes back to what brandon is saying about developing and solidifying your new awareness rather than just chasing more and more 'enlightenment'
OH you replied???? bro you never replied when i said nice things.... guess that makes you just like us..... so ....... to answer your question I DONT KNOW WHATS REAL OR NOT OR EVEN IF THATS AN ACCURATE WORD TO BE USING TO DESCRIBE "THIS"
Psychedelics will only take you so far, they are a great tool but like unhardened steel, the greater you progress towards the nature of what truly is - those tools will be unable to take you beyond what I have come to call "The Wall"
You will not get beyond this wall without doing the work outside of the psychedelic experience. Herb is right, we can do better, but better is beyond human imaginations and I think that if this great time in human history means anything - Its that we are close
Salvia is real work... If you have ever done it, you know what I mean.
Every time I do it... I can honestly say... I need more courage each subsequent time. I have done it about 10 times... Each time more time passes between episodes... The last time I did it was more than a year ago...
I still have a daily debate in my head because of those experiences... Being grounded... being a part of differing cultures and relationships... They are all salty mind pretzels.
I like what you said about winning the lottery not being such a great thing. It's the idea of being wealthy that people chase, but the feeling that wealth generates can be different, depending on how it's accumulated. I think "earned wealth" really fulfills that 3rd chakra energy completely, since it's attributed to your self-worth. Just getting money thrown at you by chance doesn't fulfill you at all, because it doesn't reflect how much you're worth.
I have been trying to make (natural) Testosterone my new recreational drug of choice, it can produce a mild euphoric effect at times and is a man's drive for life. To achieve the highest levels of T you have to avoid alcohol, drugs (Rx and street), and most processed foods. You also need to minimize stress, get some exercise and plenty of sleep. There are so many estrogenic poisons in our food and water and environment it is no wonder most men have much lower T than previous generations.
After 2500 years of Dharma it is still unknown to most everyone. I wonder why because to me it is so obvious that this practice leads to what we all really want and that is "not to suffer". You haven't ever had a mind expanding experience on a drug? When I began the path I found marijuana to be a good teacher. It took away things I had repressed and sometimes I gained certain insights. I realized that I could only go so far with it though because it was time to work on mindfulness and refining
@rkowwe14 yeah i practice ba gua daily, which includes chi gong, meditation, breathing, etc. having a teacher is best and you can progress the fastest.
@hampstershat123 depends what you mean by enlightenment. if you consider enlightenment the realization that time, space, and self are illusions, than i'd say we can still do better.
@hampstershat123 See, drugs have brought me to a similar level but to think they can bring enlightenment seems foolish to me. Only you can bring enlightenment to yourself. I used to think that drugs could help pave the way but I have strayed from that thought. I do thank them for showing me this amazing new outlook on life but I am now turning to meditation to further myself more effectively. It's like drugs blindfold you and leave you stranded in a foreign place...
@Lysanderkuz I agree it is foolish because it is, the drugs I have taken have changed me because they allowed me to see the change I could make to move forward, instead of sitting in one place of suffering. I have made the necessary changes in my life and suffering is non-existent. That's all really, I'm just happy now and before I wasn't.
@hampstershat123 Pretty much, now. I live now instead of in the past where I thought my life was ruined because both my parents died of drug overdoses. I have only tried cannabis and a few hallucinogens.
@hampstershat123 Well then I'm very happy for you! That's an amazing obstacle to overcome considering the circumstances. Have you ever done meditation before? Brandon has a "six sounds of healing" meditation for purchase on his website which I quite enjoy. If you search up Integral Life Practice there's some really good material there too
...Meditation on the other hand shows you the way and therefore you can easily leave and return at will. Yes, there is much to learn from both but how are we really going to get much further if we don’t know the territory? Yes, we may have « realized » everything is one but true enlightenment to me would be the complete detachment of « the seperate self » rather than just pondering the thought. I am convinced meditation is the only path to that (for me, anyways).
ive been learning how weed can connect us with the spirit of the plant, just like anything we put in ourselves. i agree when users feel toasted on a drug like this for many reasons such as over stimulation and not having an intention to be connected with the plant to learn and listen to what it is teaching you. many marijuana plants have been grown in situations where the growers intention was not of a high vibration, and therefore the plants effects vary. using it should be a sacred practice.
How would you go about healing the nervous system? The past year Ive been drinking/smoking a lot and Ive noticed I'm not as happy as I used to be. Its been a month since i quit drinking and smoking and I already feel a lot better energy & mood wise.How ever I don't exactly feel the same as I used to, I still have a pretty stressful lifestyle at home(4 brothers, mom yells alot, school work ect). Any suggestions?
Psychedelics are to the mind what telescopes are for the eye if you dont believe you can reach higher states with them thats a limitation instilled on yourself. They are tools, use them as such.
@OGdank13 indeed, this is very true and i agree with you. which is why im recommending overhauling the lifestyle to shift what is seen with that microscope. yet these tools dont build the nervous system, nor systematically remove stress and tension.
@herbgardner00 What does remove stress or make you better in a non physical way? psychedelics are the answer to this I would say if its allowing your brain to spark more and make more connections how could that not be building nervous system
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El0mWorld 14 hours ago
Muy buenos comentarios, thanks for the message wish you the best en this material life and ever, vive libre..
Eduardoabelar 16 hours ago
yet World of Warcraft stimulates me more than yoga shit.
lapticul 18 hours ago
Ironically, psychadelics such as psilocybin actually increase inhibition. Your talk was very much pseudo science, and I hope viewers are intelligent enough to do their own neuroscience research, and avoid talks like this.
scathenc1 1 week ago
this dude is nothing more than a preacher....
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got to say after watching a couple of your videos, you sir=bad ass. +subscribe.
myevilprophecy 2 weeks ago
If you don't mind, can you tell me what's your relligion? Just curiosity.
lucixlr8 2 weeks ago
even cuter without the glasses :))
11331190 3 weeks ago
YOU'RE AWESOME! I hope you continue to make videos!
PhildoM16 4 weeks ago
How do you define "drugs"?
weBjammin625 4 weeks ago
not sure if stupid... or fail hippie.
SackTapMedia 4 weeks ago
One more thing: I basically agree with you on every other point you made. Anyone can have a visionary experience, but it's integrating them and applying them to real life that really matters.
tylerlove78 1 month ago
MY POINT: Traditional psychedelics DO NOT "fry" your brain. Please do some research before you talk about things you have no experience with, or knowledge of. A simple Wikipedia search on your part could have saved me the trouble of typing this.
tylerlove78 1 month ago
Traditional serotonergic psychedelics (psilocybin mushrooms, DMT, LSD, Ayahuasca, and mescaline) do not "fry" your neural networks. With the exception of mescaline at high doses, none of the above-listed chemicals are even remotely neurotoxic. These chemicals simply push some of your serotonin aside and slip into the receptors. DMT and Psilocybin are even of the same family of chemicals as serotonin-tryptamines-and DMT is actually produced naturally in the human brain.
tylerlove78 1 month ago
So if i quit smokn cannabis my journey to highr levels of consciousness will be easier??
IMIaTix 1 month ago
@IMIaTix
yes i can vouch for that..I've been smoking weed & getting nowere..than I took a break from it & in time I don't wanna smoke it no more cause the experience of higher consciousness is the far far more enjoyable
adebisi99 1 month ago
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Yeah I find that people who smoke a lot of weed or abuse any substance in general tend to run in circles and get nowhere in life. I went through this for awhile until I finally realized that it was getting me nowhere and contributed nothing to my life. Don't get me wrong, it was fun for awhile and does have it's benefits, but when you rely on it for your own happiness, it becomes more of an escape than a fun experience.
ajkoz9393 3 weeks ago
5 dried grams, and these videos changed my life... Thank you.
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Thanks...your a smart guy.
00000Me1 2 months ago
i love your ending on this video. : )
tim0the0thinker 2 months ago
cheers man ur doing a great great great job.. keep doing it.. lots of people is waking up.
tobillos 2 months ago
amazing video definitily gave me something to think about !
Discosketch 3 months ago
condescending
honkyzilla 3 months ago
EVERYTHING is a drug.
Food, music, color, texture. It all alters your consciousness.
That said, all drugs are not equal. Some are very caustic to the human body, others are quite safe. Even if someone depletes their neurotransmitters("burns-out") from using "the wrong drugs" to excess, the human body is quite resilient.
Personally I wouldn't trade my experiences, both good and bad, if it meant losing the insight I have gained from those experiences.
victordemise 3 months ago
awwww man! BUT I LOVE POT!!
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ebsm93 3 months ago
Psychedelics use to me my method, until I found Vipassana. I completely agree with you Brandon, thanks for this video. I am going to feature it on my blog :-)
Pengy945 3 months ago
@Pengy945 I just looked this up. Did you do the 10-day course thing? If so how did you like it??
trank31337 3 months ago
@trank31337 I study Shinzen Young's techniques. He offers his techniques and teachings via the internet, retreats and local facilitators. I have done a daylong sit and am signed up for a 10 day retreat at the end of December with Shinzen Young. What you probably saw was Goenka which is just another teachers version of Vipassana. If you are interested in getting started message me. I have a website based on meditation where I aid people in getting introduced to it/post art and quotes.
Pengy945 3 months ago
@Pengy945 Yeah I'd be interested in your site
trank31337 3 months ago
"Psychedelic experience is only a glimpse of genuine mystical insight, but a glimpse which can be matured and deepened by the various ways of meditation in which drugs are no longer necessary or useful. If you get the message, hang up the phone. For psychedelic drugs are simply instruments, like microscopes, telescopes, and telephones. The biologist does not sit with eye permanently glued to the microscope, he goes away and works on what he has seen.."
Pengy945 3 months ago 17
@Pengy945 <3 alan watts
herbgardner00 3 months ago
@Pengy945 Excellent quote, thank you for sharing it.
trank31337 3 months ago
you just love to hit the nail on the head huh :) great video
FR05t828 3 months ago
Really good explanation. I like the lottery analogy. How do you feel about this hemi sync stuff? It's all over YouTube. That's where a person reaches certain meditative states using headphones and sounds. That too, seems like a shortcut to me. Anyway, thanks for uploading. Oh, and your wall needs pictures or shelves . . . something.
isabelzavoranu 3 months ago
All paths lead to Rome. Some use psychedlics (plenty of legal herbs that can do wonders for consciousness, by the way), others use meditation/yoga. No need for us to judge each other.
I think what you're trying to get at is seeking drugs to get a feeling or a high, rather than to learn and explore consciousness--those people are expressing their inner thought chamber in that way; if it's something any of them want to change it requires looking inward IMO. Everyone has their own path.
Iorek56 3 months ago
@Iorek56 I don't think that mind-altering drugs can be compared equally with yogic practice. Yoga is natural and requires nothing other than focus. LSD is completely un-natural. It requires chemical synthesis or extraction, yes? We don't know that much about LSD or mushrooms or even marijuana. We don't know if the insights we are getting from them are genuine or a fabrication. I think it's much safer to stick with a method that is simpler ie requires less.
trank31337 3 months ago
@trank31337 You're utilizing the word "we" in reference to use of these things, but it sounds like the unknown factor is particular to you. There is an abundance of information, research, and reports of experience with these things (which can be seen with a google searh engine). I'm certainly not negating the value of yoga (which I have experience with), but it seems like the general vibe here is alignment with an angle rather than openness to possibility.
Again, not judging, just pointing.
Iorek56 3 months ago
I love your closing statement. I might borrow it for the posts I make... "listen up! I'm not telling you what to do, I'm just posting information for you to read (or not read) and make a choice or ignore..." People can be sooooo defensive. Also I agree with your take on this, too :)
garciaclock 3 months ago
Very true!!!
nir8vana 3 months ago
could you express ur point of view on weed my friend ?
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@myunhivedmind i think this video pretty well expresses it. also, check the other 2 videos ive done on drugs.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
I liked your vid, and agreed with most of the things you said. I'm curious however on your opinion of substances like ayahuasca that have legitimate shamanic traditions and are known to be powerful healers (also completely natural). I'd consider myself a psychadelic advocate.. but I think that moderation and balance is most important.
peace :)
99katekate 3 months ago
@99katekate yes, i think those substances are amazing and healing. the key thing is the legit shamanic tradition and respecting that.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
I heard that marijuana helps to stimulate the pineal gland while meditating?
NappyHeadJackie 3 months ago 15
@NappyHeadJackie Not everyone will agree with you, but I do!
MastGKlah 3 months ago
@NappyHeadJackie Yes, it does. In fact, smoking hemp (its not actually called marijuana, thats government propaganda) is what caused my third eye to open. Now its open all the time, and when I smoke it stimulates it ALOT.
theunknowncove 2 months ago
@theunknowncove Hemp is the male plant, marijuana the female.
Smoking hemp causes no pleasurable effects, you'd just be inhaling burning plant matter,
marijuana on the other hand..
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@theunknowncove Just curious...how do you know that your 3rd eye is open?
NappyHeadJackie 1 month ago
@NappyHeadJackie Ha well you know because its an eye that can look into different dimensions. At first you'll only notice when you get really sleepy and are going to sleep at night, because relaxation is what stimulates it and opens it (thats why weed opens it, it naturally relaxes the body). Plus, when it first opens you'll get an extreme vibration in the middle of your head (its located in the center of your brain in the pineal gland).
theunknowncove 1 month ago
@NappyHeadJackie But when it opens, every night when you go to sleep and close your eyes, you wont see black anymore. You'll see images of broken light coming at you like a rainbow starfield. Whatever color or shapes you think of will appear right in front of you in the forms of energy and light... Thats when you can start learning to manipulate it and form psiballs in between your hands and stuff.
theunknowncove 1 month ago
@NappyHeadJackie To open it you need to do a simple breathing meditation for about 15-20 minutes until you get very relaxed, then a focal meditation on the third eye, focusing on nothing but that spot in the center of your forehead (thats why people out in tribes and in Hinduism put that red dot on their forehead, it gives them a physical reference of where the third eye is located and they meditate focusing on that only).
theunknowncove 1 month ago
@NappyHeadJackie After you've done this every night for a week or two faithfully, eventually during third eye focal meditation your third eye will start to vibrate and might even cause a headache because it vibrates so hard the first time. Then you'll start to see the images of light everywhere, and eventually can begin to see peoples auras.
theunknowncove 1 month ago
@theunknowncove Thanks. Im gonna give it a shot.
NappyHeadJackie 1 month ago
Another great video. Your candid humor (i.e. 2:45) always makes me laugh and keeps us all coming back as much as all the great info. Thanks!
sanche38 3 months ago
damn dude. I am a die hard psychonaut. like i trip extremely frequently, and your the only person that EVER manged to actually convince me that theirs a bad side to it..
saon1877 3 months ago
well i choose to look things in a positive way and when im spangled, it makes me really apprciate beeing normal, for example i'll be there un happy about something and then i'll think "u know what?!?! I am NOT spangled!!!" and then i'll go loving life again. Also when i'm in those spangled states, I have next to none distractful thoughs, but the output quality of my work is less thou, quantatity is the same. and u've given me motivation to do more work, thanks!!!
rayko12345 3 months ago
Not true. There are a lot of things people receive for free or without working hard for they deeply appreciate and cherish. I disagree.
msubscriptions 3 months ago
Now i know what i sound like to everyone else , LOL ^_^.
Hope i can be as coherent AND focused !
pyramonitor 3 months ago
Very informative and original video. You cover all the areas really well, and I have tweeted this blog just now. Keep up the good work :)
hottyfromnotty 3 months ago
@hottyfromnotty sweet thanks
herbgardner00 3 months ago
Wait, wait wait wait wait, are you saying don't smoke weed chronically??
kapnkrunk14 3 months ago
I was just takling with my friend on Monday about the lottery winner people! very nice flow as usual.
WinWinSituations 3 months ago
i had a pink experience once. it was awesome. you guys wouldn't get it though.
jcphutchings 3 months ago 3
@jcphutchings lol, yeah those pink experiences are tough to put into words :)
herbgardner00 3 months ago 4
@jcphutchings I did too!
HerbalEranah 3 months ago
Absolutely brilliant! Thanks :0)
sallytrombone 3 months ago
You talk about how 'drugs' use up or waste energy that you already have, but then what does something like reishi or other herbs you sell do? Do they just replenish your nervous system and allow you to handle more chi or jing?
ronnyboy6o 3 months ago
@ronnyboy6o the herbs are adaptogens, not stimulants. they contain chemicals which modulate functions in the body. they help us better utilize what energy we do have. check out the book called Adaptogens to learn more. its a great read!
herbgardner00 3 months ago
Thank you for replying to my last comment. One for thing: do you think once your nervous system gets "baked" so many times it is irreversible?
Wundurweis 3 months ago
@Wundurweis no i dont think so, you can reverse it. it just takes time and commitment.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
It looks like two different monitors but damn that a big screen otherwise.
carehappens 3 months ago
@carehappens lol, yeah it is massive.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
Wow, this is so coincidental- I just finished a book about drug addiction.
Hard drugs are terrible, and I've never considered hallucinogens like pot, salvia, or shrooms to allow one to reach higher consciousness. I think it's like watching TV- it's entertaining, but it doesn't do much good. Actually, maybe TV is worse? At least those things are natural!
Thank you for the video :)
MarmaladeMonster 3 months ago
Are you doing an Obama?
carehappens 3 months ago
@carehappens i dont know what that means.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
@herbgardner00 LOL! Teleprompter reading on two screens?
carehappens 3 months ago
@carehappens oh yeah, haha, i noticed that too. im still getting used to this massive iMac
herbgardner00 3 months ago
Thanks, by the way, for all your videos. They make my morning breakfast routine! Keep it up :D
mrs0mesquite 3 months ago
LSD brought me the greatest fear and the greatest peace I have ever known. I experienced the idea of energy being infinite. I felt as if I was dying for a seemingly unending period of time. It was frying, toasting, all the things you say. But, it was the greatest moment of my life. I saw my inadequacies and my abilities. Reintregration into normal life was where I found humility and awe. I think we need some fear, in order to deconstruct it. Drugs AND meditation have made me empty and whole.
mrs0mesquite 3 months ago
@mrs0mesquite thats like my first lsd experience. except i didnt find muc peace the first time, i found immense fear and sheer incoherence, no grounding to reality whatsoever. which made me question "what was that alien mode of experience?" so over the following months i discussed it with my best friend, we read a lot and decided to take mushrooms, just us two in a tent. we meditated and during that unfathomable period of what i guess i have to call time, 'i' reached a plain of pure objectivity.
jcphutchings 3 months ago
thanks dude this is really what i needed!
mrzelda8 3 months ago
Unless that drug is DMT..
NZartfuldando 3 months ago
sure your have a great IQ guessing your emotional enteligence is below average
dripsta23 3 months ago
this info coming from a white person ..your sir have not experienced what us latinos and blacks experience every day you sir do not know then meaning of stress and frustration
dripsta23 3 months ago
@herbgardner it's 2:34am at the wiring bit.. as I take a hit.. and that was an awesome metaphor man.. lol a pink experience.. you're very clear. Thanks for your words. So clear. Much love.. marijuana gets me high.. not 'smashed' or 'rolling'.. can actually help flow.. water hose.. love those man keep it UP.. I have been receiving a lot of thought about this the past few days.. common sense.. but its the instant gratification that calls us.. ahhh
fiendingspeedflorida 3 months ago
shrooms, acid, period i rather be free for then live 1,000 years period
inergee20 3 months ago
drugs are tools homie, double edged sword like everything else in life, your intent, and your awareness of your actions are more important than any other factor involved IMO
if you want to speak on enlightenment in the context of self realization....the things you are attracted to, and the reasons for that attraction ARE representative of you, they are YOU, from that perspective, you are right...."drugs" won't lead to anything except the intended destination of the user
pprwynn 3 months ago
Great video. I think it'd be great if you did a video answeing questions from others, I am sure you can answer many different viewers questions and possibly give advice.
youareaWALRUS 3 months ago
word. you've set me on a really great path. Thanks, yo. Love from Taiwan.
BBoughton 3 months ago
Have you ever done DMT or pure LSD? If not, then how do you know they can't make you reach higher consciousness quicker? DMT users say they talk to God/alien/angel/light being when they go into the trip. Everyone's different period, so some should do drugs, some shouldn't.
WuffPakk7 3 months ago
i do drugs not necessarily to reach higher consciousness but to feel the way i could only feel as a result of doing those drugs. i realized a while ago that describing the feeling you get from drugs is like explaining blue to a blind man. thats why im going to try DMT this month. i also do it because i think of it this way: life is a peny heads up, being high is just looking at tails. you only have two eyes to look through, and to alter your perception i think is great. just my lifestyle though.
nikthedick123 3 months ago
people dont know how to use the "I AM" presence
jeigo 3 months ago
What do you think happens when we die? pm me
ballietbran 3 months ago
@ballietbran ill let you know what i find out :)
herbgardner00 3 months ago 2
smoke weed every day!
HoFoShAo 3 months ago
i'll get straight up with you. a while ago i adopted a belief system that said that the ultimate goal of my life (or lives) is God Realization (or nirvana, peace, bliss, etc), a sort of final merging of soul with God, with infinity, an ultimate perfect infinite final bliss. The way I read to achieve this was simply a constant burning desire for this goal and a dismissal of all other desires and goals in life. this left me disenchanted with the world for the most part. what keeps you going?
trank31337 3 months ago
@trank31337 life never stops.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
Great video!
ChristopherJManess 3 months ago
Do you believe in God?
trank31337 3 months ago
@trank31337 yes,no,maybe, and neither.
herbgardner00 3 months ago 2
Do you really think the goal of life is to remove stress and tension? Or at least, do you think these things are to be sought as ends in themselves? What happens when you are free of stress and tension? What do you seek then?
trank31337 3 months ago
@trank31337 i never said that and i believe you are looking at it in a really narrow way.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
@herbgardner00 your question about god, affirms this.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
@herbgardner00 yeah, probably. i guess i just wonder what your ultimate goal is?
trank31337 3 months ago
@trank31337 ultimate goal in regards to what?
herbgardner00 3 months ago
@herbgardner00 to life itself. also, thank you for these videos, you currently have access to a nice stream of truth, it seems.
trank31337 3 months ago
@trank31337 to live, love, and be loved mostly.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
@herbgardner00 ooh, i like that response :)
trank31337 3 months ago
@trank31337 if i had to dial it in, that's part of my ultimate goal.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
@herbgardner00 i don't think your ultimate goal has parts, or else it wouldn't be ultimate. maybe you don't have an ultimate goal, just relative ones?
trank31337 3 months ago
@trank31337 lol, i guess i dont really distinguish. my relative goals are ultimate and my ultimate goals are relative :)
herbgardner00 3 months ago
@herbgardner00 yesterday I received one short video from Jack Kornfield in which he said, that the point in spiritual practice wasn't to become a perfect person (to perfect personality, body etc) but to perfect your love. I agree with him, because I believe if you love yourself, than you love others and others love you. So the main point in my love is to love myself and if there comes a situation where somebody annoys me somehow, I try to look what is in me, that needs my love and attention.
mir0ki 3 months ago
@trank31337 one might seek happiness/novelty. After years of peace and prosperity one might share this by creating a family. Then after thats + science and technologyis so good I think the question becomes what then does one seek after you have been there and done that? life is profound but Id let other people decide for themselves. I got one?! how about we share life with this planet called Earth in the Sol Sector? OK sure y not lol Dibs as the God of Fire!! Damnit you got that last time!
FR05t828 3 months ago
really handsome guy :)
martinw93 3 months ago 2
i really liked this video / thumbs up
cigiss 3 months ago
cuter and cuter...
ZuleiLove 3 months ago
what about not doing drugs expecting some kind benefit other than a great/fun experience? why is it expected you will reach the top level through using drugs and people can't be satisfied with the piece they walk away with?
also i was wondering why Joe Rogan is a tag? he seems to know drugs =/= permanent or even instant enlightenment, he just wants people to not think there is no positive effect from certain drugs and will readily let people know responsibility is essential
HexicNexus 3 months ago
@HexicNexus yeah, if thats what you're into, then go for it. secondly, he is a tag because his conversations and views are relevant to what im saying.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
Great vid! Love the color of your room!
jynxmeTHREE 3 months ago
@jynxmeTHREE thx!
herbgardner00 3 months ago
I LOVE YOU BRANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!
methos1022 3 months ago
@methos1022 <3
herbgardner00 3 months ago
Drugs are pretty much like everything else, they could do you harm and also they could do you good. That depends on many factors. The main thing is to be aware if something is good or bad for you and if you're addicted to it. Pretty much everything can fall into drugs category.
mir0ki 3 months ago
@mir0ki true, there are many, many factors to take into consideration.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
even weed?
kri8able 3 months ago
@kri8able yup
herbgardner00 3 months ago
cheers man
switchest26 3 months ago
@switchest26 thanks
herbgardner00 3 months ago
Dude!!!! You are pretty fucking smart. Thanks for uploading your download :)
SOCRATES012 3 months ago
Do you feel that the use of cannabis also bakes the nervous system? Not just smoking it, but you using it in a less harmful way like edibles.
Wundurweis 3 months ago
@Wundurweis yes, depending on dosage and regularity of consumption. i say that because it leaks jing and chi. also, this is recreational use we are talking about. if a person is consuming for legitimate medical reasons than its a diff conversation.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
drugs themselves wont lead you to a higher consciousness, but i beleive if youve already started on the path of expanding your consciousness, then they can open up new viewpoints to you
EricOfBodomMan 3 months ago
@EricOfBodomMan
im sure youre right
whey80 3 months ago
@EricOfBodomMan i agree :)
Lets all be friends..........aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
No seriously
SOCRATES012 3 months ago
I did salvia once like 3 years ago, boy was i stupid....Thank God I didn't have gun with me at the time. My realty got shattered and I felt ridiculed, ashamed..etc to the point i couldn't take it no more...lol..what a strange stuff
theiceman74 3 months ago
@theiceman74
how did you felt after that? :)
whey80 3 months ago
@whey80 ...i felt i was set up to do salvia when in fact it was myself who went and bought it......hard to explain.... I became suspicious and paranoid for a couple of weeks........then i become ok.....that is one drug I will never touch again cuz I am scared of it.....:)
theiceman74 3 months ago
@theiceman74 Totally know what your talking about! Salvia made me feel like Demons were all around me scary scary waste of money lol
StomperReed 3 months ago
@StomperReed ya man, the whole experience was demonizing ....I always wonder how people on youtube take salvia and burst into laughter........there is nothing funny about salvia....:)
theiceman74 3 months ago
@theiceman74 similar thing happened to me, my entire sense of self was vapourised for a while... very uncomfortable. but if you think about it, thats ego death in its purest form... you can spend 20 years meditating to get that result or you can throw caution to the wind. my advice though? buy your own plant and forget the 20x stuff, the experience is much more intriguing.
jondavidgriffin 3 months ago
@jondavidgriffin yea true...ego's death in it's purest form....that is why it's very scary and weird experience.. ....well for me it has opened my eyes about the nature of reality but it is something I don't want to experience again. I don't see how I am able to live and function daily as a person in this society with that kind of ego/reality destruction..:) what do you mean by buy your own plant? you mean to chew the leaves...?
theiceman74 3 months ago
@theiceman74 funny you should mention that! yes it definately changes the way you relate to reality, and although it may seem like it would be hard to function as a person in society, it actualy makes it much easier because you can rise above all the hubbub. a lot of human activity is ego-gibberish and when you filter that out you're left with a more refined experience. never tried chewing the leaves but drying and smoking the natural leaf is a lot more of a mellow experience :)
jondavidgriffin 3 months ago
@theiceman74 i should probably add, the first experience was the most powerful, subsequent experiences may have been surplus to requirement anyway, which comes back to what brandon is saying about developing and solidifying your new awareness rather than just chasing more and more 'enlightenment'
jondavidgriffin 3 months ago
OH you replied???? bro you never replied when i said nice things.... guess that makes you just like us..... so ....... to answer your question I DONT KNOW WHATS REAL OR NOT OR EVEN IF THATS AN ACCURATE WORD TO BE USING TO DESCRIBE "THIS"
onofomi 3 months ago
Great video as always Brandon. Hopefully you've convinced a few people to rethink their lifestyle and fall into good habits.
Alex0Dial 3 months ago
Psychedelics will only take you so far, they are a great tool but like unhardened steel, the greater you progress towards the nature of what truly is - those tools will be unable to take you beyond what I have come to call "The Wall"
You will not get beyond this wall without doing the work outside of the psychedelic experience. Herb is right, we can do better, but better is beyond human imaginations and I think that if this great time in human history means anything - Its that we are close
Guindonator 3 months ago
Salvia and or DMT?
Salvia is real work... If you have ever done it, you know what I mean.
Every time I do it... I can honestly say... I need more courage each subsequent time. I have done it about 10 times... Each time more time passes between episodes... The last time I did it was more than a year ago...
I still have a daily debate in my head because of those experiences... Being grounded... being a part of differing cultures and relationships... They are all salty mind pretzels.
batfly 3 months ago
I like what you said about winning the lottery not being such a great thing. It's the idea of being wealthy that people chase, but the feeling that wealth generates can be different, depending on how it's accumulated. I think "earned wealth" really fulfills that 3rd chakra energy completely, since it's attributed to your self-worth. Just getting money thrown at you by chance doesn't fulfill you at all, because it doesn't reflect how much you're worth.
pathsounds 3 months ago
@pathsounds thats a good way to look at it, i didnt consider the chakra correlation. thanks for that!
herbgardner00 3 months ago
I have been trying to make (natural) Testosterone my new recreational drug of choice, it can produce a mild euphoric effect at times and is a man's drive for life. To achieve the highest levels of T you have to avoid alcohol, drugs (Rx and street), and most processed foods. You also need to minimize stress, get some exercise and plenty of sleep. There are so many estrogenic poisons in our food and water and environment it is no wonder most men have much lower T than previous generations.
DontTread0nMe1776 3 months ago
After 2500 years of Dharma it is still unknown to most everyone. I wonder why because to me it is so obvious that this practice leads to what we all really want and that is "not to suffer". You haven't ever had a mind expanding experience on a drug? When I began the path I found marijuana to be a good teacher. It took away things I had repressed and sometimes I gained certain insights. I realized that I could only go so far with it though because it was time to work on mindfulness and refining
uilium 3 months ago
Brandon, do you practice qigong/tai chi/others? If so, do you need a teacher or one can actually progress without having one?
rkowwe14 3 months ago
@rkowwe14 yeah i practice ba gua daily, which includes chi gong, meditation, breathing, etc. having a teacher is best and you can progress the fastest.
herbgardner00 3 months ago 2
Drugs CAN reveal enlightenment, it was up to me to continue the path. If you truly want to know, you can.
hampstershat123 3 months ago
@hampstershat123 depends what you mean by enlightenment. if you consider enlightenment the realization that time, space, and self are illusions, than i'd say we can still do better.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
@herbgardner00 The realization that I am the universe, and so are you.
hampstershat123 3 months ago
@hampstershat123 See, drugs have brought me to a similar level but to think they can bring enlightenment seems foolish to me. Only you can bring enlightenment to yourself. I used to think that drugs could help pave the way but I have strayed from that thought. I do thank them for showing me this amazing new outlook on life but I am now turning to meditation to further myself more effectively. It's like drugs blindfold you and leave you stranded in a foreign place...
Lysanderkuz 3 months ago
@Lysanderkuz I agree it is foolish because it is, the drugs I have taken have changed me because they allowed me to see the change I could make to move forward, instead of sitting in one place of suffering. I have made the necessary changes in my life and suffering is non-existent. That's all really, I'm just happy now and before I wasn't.
hampstershat123 3 months ago
@hampstershat123 Pretty much, now. I live now instead of in the past where I thought my life was ruined because both my parents died of drug overdoses. I have only tried cannabis and a few hallucinogens.
hampstershat123 3 months ago
@hampstershat123 Well then I'm very happy for you! That's an amazing obstacle to overcome considering the circumstances. Have you ever done meditation before? Brandon has a "six sounds of healing" meditation for purchase on his website which I quite enjoy. If you search up Integral Life Practice there's some really good material there too
Lysanderkuz 3 months ago
...Meditation on the other hand shows you the way and therefore you can easily leave and return at will. Yes, there is much to learn from both but how are we really going to get much further if we don’t know the territory? Yes, we may have « realized » everything is one but true enlightenment to me would be the complete detachment of « the seperate self » rather than just pondering the thought. I am convinced meditation is the only path to that (for me, anyways).
Lysanderkuz 3 months ago
@herbgardner00 So really yes what you said, however I've reached a point of pure clarity, really the only way I can explain it.
hampstershat123 3 months ago
ive been learning how weed can connect us with the spirit of the plant, just like anything we put in ourselves. i agree when users feel toasted on a drug like this for many reasons such as over stimulation and not having an intention to be connected with the plant to learn and listen to what it is teaching you. many marijuana plants have been grown in situations where the growers intention was not of a high vibration, and therefore the plants effects vary. using it should be a sacred practice.
ryanjacoshenk 3 months ago
How would you go about healing the nervous system? The past year Ive been drinking/smoking a lot and Ive noticed I'm not as happy as I used to be. Its been a month since i quit drinking and smoking and I already feel a lot better energy & mood wise.How ever I don't exactly feel the same as I used to, I still have a pretty stressful lifestyle at home(4 brothers, mom yells alot, school work ect). Any suggestions?
E1iskater 3 months ago 2
@E1iskater i will do a video covering this topic, how to rebuild the nervous system.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
Psychedelics are to the mind what telescopes are for the eye if you dont believe you can reach higher states with them thats a limitation instilled on yourself. They are tools, use them as such.
OGdank13 3 months ago
@OGdank13 indeed, this is very true and i agree with you. which is why im recommending overhauling the lifestyle to shift what is seen with that microscope. yet these tools dont build the nervous system, nor systematically remove stress and tension.
herbgardner00 3 months ago
@herbgardner00 What does remove stress or make you better in a non physical way? psychedelics are the answer to this I would say if its allowing your brain to spark more and make more connections how could that not be building nervous system
OGdank13 3 months ago
Bravo !!
liverawkstar 3 months ago