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When I was at the beach in 2012, a friend of mine once said what if looking into the sun gave you wisdom and insight to your life and the universe.

I didn't really understand how that would work or anything so I didn't really believe it but thought it would be cool.  I instinctively concluded that it would damage your eyes and vision.  Until one day, I decided to try it.  I stared into the sun as it was setting, what I then saw was beyond anything I expected.  I saw the sun in it's true form, not just a white hot light, but a singular source of a vast amount of energy.

Throughout my journeys in life I would periodically stare into the sun, focus dead in the center and engulf myself in it's energy.  It gave me energy when I was weak.  It gave me humbleness when I sought wisdom.  The times I gazed into the sun most were the times I was eating the least and felt the most peace.

I reached the conclusion that what you see or feel when you stare into the sun is a reflection of your self.  If you believe it will hurt your eyes, it will.  If you believe you are equally powerful as the sun, it will flow through you and empower the very core of your consciousness.

There are civilizations that harness the sun's energy instead of food and some that have done so since ancient times, including the Aztecs, Incas and Egyptians.  People have been medically examined to abstain from food for periods of several months or longer by channeling the sun's mighty power for energy.

Our society bases a recommended caloric intake of 2000 per day and has resulted in an increased prevalence of obesity and disease.  The truth is once you have grown into your full body, there really is little need to each such consumptuous amounts of food.  I have fasted for four days harnessing a few minutes of sun per day, without lethargy or hunger.

I implore you to try for yourself next time the sun sets.  Tell me, what do you see?

LOL Is this supposed to be like that guy in India who says he hasn't eaten in decades and feeds off the sun?

http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/image/sub6/photosynthesis.jpg

"...Be The Photosynthesis..."

I wonder. Is it possible that dank's hallucinations are not from the drugs, as we all suspected, but are actually the result of scotoma caused by solar retinopathy? Protip: if you start seeing things differently after staring at the sun, consult an ophthalmologist. Also, try not to stare at the sun in the first place.

What hallucinations?

You guys can discount what ancient civilizations have been doing for several thousands of years, that's fine.  I know we like to think we're way more advanced than them now, but all we are is more destructive.  We've traded all spiritual wisdom/knowledge for egoistic knowledge of external technology.  In their eyes, as well as many that live beyond the illusion of a capitalist society, we are simply children playing a game of king of the hill in a sandbox.  The true technology waiting to be tapped into is inside of you and would ratify all frivolous technology useless.  Just keep in mind in the event of food scarcity, you can go without food as long as you believe you can.  You may see the sun become an invaluable resource at that time.

It's a nice song actually, I like  :)

http://img.youtube.com/vi/M4ml2CjZ_h0/default.jpg
Savatage Stare Into The Sun Live In Japan 1994
 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4ml2CjZ_h0)

Enjoy your blindness.

I've stared into the sun for a few minutes before.  How come I'm not blind?  How come I can see much better than the average person and better than I once did?

Instead of lying, go actually do it.  When you stop posting here because of blindness, it is a win win for everyone.   ;)

Seriously, lay off the injections for a few days to let the hallucinations slow down, then go actually stare into the sun for a few minutes.  Please.

In case you missed it - those civilizations are now extinct.
I have no evidence that they all went blind by staring into the sun and thus vanished over time ;) (which is a seriously retarded idea unless you wear some UV protection or limit it to sunsets only - letting the atmosphere being your UV filter), but it is known that positioning yourself into direct sunlight (to some extend) is a very healthy thing to do. Nothing new.

If you "see" something other than the sun when staring at it, then something is definitely shaky with your mental health (which is clearly the case, judging your other postings). Be it drugs, mental condition, alcohol abuse or whatever. You're in serious need of a skilled psychatrist.


What I see is a typical stellar object (Sol) that runs nuclear fusion in some 93 Million miles distance. The atmospheric effect sometimes gives it a nice, redísh color when it sets on the horizon.

After reading this, you have me seriously concerned for your mental health Dank. Staring into the sun for too long can give you Permanent loss of vision. Please see a therapist, even if it's for a short while, it may help a lot.

much ignorance.  very doubt.  such ego.

Vod - I know you know this, because I've refuted your false accusations several times before, but I suppose I must say it again; I have never shot up a drug into my body.  Take a break with the fear mongering smear campaign.

Falcon - People all over the world still stare into the sun for energy to this very day.  Including me, though I have not done it as much as others.  Incas still live today.  Aztecs still live today.  Egyptians still live today.  Falcon, please actually stare into the sun before bashing someone who has experienced it.

Josh - If you believe it will hurt your eyes then perhaps it will.  Though the people that have actually done so would argue otherwise.

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/another-look-at-prahlad-jani-a-person-who-s-lived-without-food-and-water-for-over-70-years

Reality is merely the filter of your perception.  Change your perception and you change your reality.

I suppose I should post a video of me staring into the sun next time it comes out.

So much Doge. So clueless. Such uneducated.

I know you're not good at reading so I'll repeat it... I did stare into the setting sun once a while (big surprise, duh! , tell me anyone who never did that ?!).
But knowing that staring into it doesn't give any special energy and lacking a carry-along solar panel, I never spent specifically much time on it (which is also better for eyesight).

Yes, a few Incas and Aztecs live today. In dirty shitholes with their once great cultures decaying and dying into complete irrelevance. They lived by something probably much closer to your recommendations than mine and this is the natural result. Go figure.
Egyptians discovered electricity, adapted and went with the flow of time. Ironically, they're likely the ones who would rather prefer some air conditioning or shadow than staring into the sun that scorches their earth every day.


Classic quote of yours and reflects your mental state.
Perception is a filter (depending on your mental abilities) for reality - not the way around. You filter seems clogged and needs replacement.
"One can ignore reality, but one cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality."

I'd rather live in a mud hut I built myself than a pile of toothpicks, but that's just me.  Have you considered that perhaps maybe the reason their population has dwindled is because our society is completely destructive and barbaric?  FFS, our nation was founded on the principle of white men sailing to america and slaughtering masses of native people, genocide.  And what do you ya know, we're still committing genocide to this day.

Reality is not objective, it is subjective to your perception.  So yes, change your perception and your life will change accordingly.  Just as you say staring into the sun is not good and will cause damage to your eyes, this is subjective to your perception.  In my perception, it gives you energy, wisdom and peace so it will manifest as such in my reality.

Staring at the sun rarely causes total blindness. It's likely that you're partially blind but don't know it, because the human brain does an amazing job of compensating for that. When you say you see much better, is that your self-diagnosis or did you get an actual vision test by a professional ophthalmologist? I guarantee that the latter will demonstrate that staring at the sun did not, in fact, improve your vision.

Actually, seeing something other than the sun when starting at it is quite normal, due to the aforementioned compensation for partial blindness. The brain tries to fill in blind spots with what it expects to see, with occasionally hilarious results. It's a well-known cause of visual hallucinations in perfectly sane people (not that dank is necessarily sane). Like I said, if staring at the sun changes the way you see things, you need to see an ophthalmologist.

"Momma told me not to look into the eyes of the Sun!"

"But Momma, that's where the fun is!"

Bruce Springsteen, "Blinded By The Light".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iaca30QbOo

My $.02.

;)

Actually, you'd rather live where you don't need to build or contribute anything.  Aren't you lazy, unemployed and living with your parents?   ::)

I'd rather live in a nice house that I designed myself with water, electricity and all the technology that makes life comfortable (haven't seen anyone trying toothpicks but I'd expect poor results).

But wait, you mean these old civilizations were overthrown by the harsh *gasp* REALITY that they were simply invaded ??!
You mean their perception and changing the way they percieved things didn't do sh*t for them - just as expected by any sane person ?

Reality is objective, anything you make of it is subjective by definition and regardless of your flawed and false opinion.
In your perception (which is simply 100.00% wrong), you live in lala-land and believe in fairtytales and unicorns so to speak.
That's the perception of a mentally ill person. Period.

The only things that will manifest in your life will be the catastrophic results of you frantically attempting to negate reality and try to live the childish illusion you chould change reality at your will (or with a blink of your perception).

The good thing is that you already made all that crystal clear, so there's absolutely no surprise here.
Anyway, I wish you the best of luck - you'll seriously need it, basically stumbling through life out-of-control and (mildly put) on the verge of insanity.

Dank is irrational and illogical. We have studies, tests, to back up the claim that the staring into the sun does indeed damage your vison, go to your local ophthalmologist and he/she can tell you. Changing perception of things is ok, like you once thought of someone in a bad light, but after seeing who they really are, you now think they're a good person. But you can't change reality, what you see is what you get, trying to "change" that would make you even more delusional than you already are. Please stop, take a look around you, think of all the good the world has to offer, and find yourself.

"Be the change you wish to see in the world" Muhammad Gandhi (Though it must be a positive change, please don't interpret this to do something wrong, thanks)

Heavy stuff here in this thread.

;)

I agree that looking at the sun damage your eyes but your justification is not exact.

But you can't change reality.

You said it : by working on yourself, you are changing the environment and your reality is evolving.

Reality depend on how much you can open your eyes (mind). That's maybe the confusion here. Dank is trying to look at the sun differently from other people. He wants to reveal something but he is doing it wrong. It is not about staring at the sun. You can do it but not for long. Instead you can close your eyes and feel the waves and particles from the sun on your skin and that's probably enough to see it differently.

That's my 2000000 Doge.

Staring in the sun did not improve my vision, psychedelics did however increase my sensory input.  I can see, not to mention feel, a cop car a mile away.  If you learn how to focus your eyes, there's really no limit of how far you can see.


Bullox.  My line of work is spiritual.  While the rest of our western society is busy destroying our finite planet into annihilation, I'm busy spreading the truth of our current state of existence.  You may think it's so insignificant now, but only with time will you see the significance of my actions.  Only with time will you reap what I have sown for you.  You may pick it at any time, but only after you chose you want to.

And what I would like to do, find a peace of land, build cob houses.  Create a farm.  Grow medicinal herbs.  Start a love based community.  As someone just said, be the change you want to see in the world.

But, that costs tens of thousands of dollars.  And permits, subjection to approval if the state will even allow you to design your own house that's not made with conventional materials.


Cob houses can have water, electricity and appliances too you know.  They just cost about 1/10th the price of a normal house and are more friendly to the environment, stronger and more malleable.

Reality is subjective.  Everything is formulated within your mind.  Everything is energy, light waves, sound waves, etc.  Everything is an illusion.  Everything is real, but it is an illusion created within your mind.

I believe in infinity, for the universe is infinite.  You exemplify false adherings, the very definition of delusional is false beliefs.  Those who doubt are the ones living a delusion, I simply see the universe in it's true nature and entirety.


So you're telling me humans could have evolved from primates and bacteria but we can no longer evolve to interact with the universe differently?

This thread may be proof that it is both possible to do too much LSD and to have not done enough LSD.

I would remind you that unlike the myths relating to certain other activites, staring into the sun will indeed make you go blind.

;)

I will take a video next time the sun comes out, will be cloudy for a couple days.

I am told that when the Sun shines in the UK they panic as it happens so infrequently.

;)

The UK must have a ton of vampires living there :P

So your "line of work" is to spend 10 minutes a day posting on forums?  Sounds pretty damn lazy to me.

If your parents stopped supporting your lazy ass, you would be dead. 

You could probably offer a service protecting drug dealers if you can sense cop cars a mile away.   ::)  But you're too lazy to even do that.

10 minutes a day. ha.

I would be dead? ha.

Why would I die if I believe I can eat once a week, month, or longer and feed off of the sun's energy?

What part of me wanting to build a community of houses like these screams lazy to you?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/The_Cob_House_-_Cadhay.jpg

What part of standing against a corrupt tyrannical society screams lazy?

The part where you won't actually do anything about it but get high and think you are special.

You are just lazy.  You never did your concert, you won't ever lift a single finger to build a house.

And yes, if your parents stopped bringing you food, you would be dead in a couple weeks.  

Edit:  Weren't you supposed to drive across the country on a motorcycle with no license?  You were too lazy for that as well. 

What exactly can I do to buy a piece of land and materials to build a cob house?  And don't tell me get a job.  I would find it hypocritical to work for a parasitic corporation whilst supporting a corrupt government I am telling everyone to abstain from.

Oh, and by the way, I haven't smoked weed or gotten high in the over a week.  Last time I did was when I was seeing a friend I haven't seen in a year.  So no, I am not just sitting around getting high, not that there's anything wrong with altering your consciousness.

It is not up to me to decide when the concert will happen.  It is up to the million people who wish to attend and help make it a reality.

You must think I have some horrendous karma if you think no one would give me food.  I have given out probably a hundred dollars worth to strangers, I'm sure the universe would look out for me too if I was in their shoes.

And I believe I could fast for 42 days if I truly tried.

But you don't find it hypocritical to accept free food from people who DO work for a parasitic corporation?  You have no problems using the state services you use.

I predict 2015 will come and go and you will still be here getting high, posting pictures of what you plan to do, but never actually doing anything.  Laziness.   :-\

Oh boy, so many classic quotes in one post ;D
Dank is like saying Whaaaaaat ?! Work ???! Dude... !11!11
I mean, not that anyone would expect someone to get anything done who clearly has a drug problem on top of his already existing mental health issues.

He happily takes whatever he gets and wastes his entire life mumbling nonsense in some internet forum. He points out parasitic corporations but likely lives as a parasite right off state benefits paid by private&corporate tax dollars.


This is obviously not a court but you just admitted you have a drug problem. And if a statement like hey, haven't gotten high in over a week was supposed to prove what a clean guy you are - well, you just managed the exact opposite. Drug abuser, just as I predicted.


You won't make sh*t happen. Likely never have in your life, very likely never will. When work is permanently assigned to "the other people in the world", absolutely nothing gets done.
And since you live in lala-land with unicorns, I absolutely trust it you think millions would want to attend (your perception) - while actually none would (reality).


You don't have any karma so to speak. Trusting the universe to actually give a damn about you is typical for you. You're not entitled to anything because you have achieved nothing and certainly don't have the guts to admit your horrible lifestyle, cut the crap and start moving your arse to get something done. All you do is spread nonsensical posts in some internet forum like a junkie praying for the next shot sponsored by someone - anyone.

Since you never get anything done, don't bother "trying". "Trying" you apparently have been all your life - so far you failed.

While noone can change the past - you can still change your future. But that takes discipline, work ethics, common sense, logic, reason and persistence. I do understand you don't feel up to the task, but as I said - if you don't move and change yourself for the better, nothing will get done.

You see, all of that probably wouldn't really matter. But speaking of karma or style - you're not "the dude". A guy like that would probably get away with it to some extend because he has style. You just behave like a lost, delusional junkie, big difference.
I've seen lots of lost souls in my life, sitting with a beer on a public bench and telling invented stories of their glorious past and what big big plans they have for the future, if just given the right opportunity. They feel misunderstood, victims of their past, innocent to their cause. At the end of the day, they're just bums sitting on a public bench and get drunk - same as everyday - because they never changed it.

Instead of staring into the sun - stare into a mirror instead! Then - once in your life - be honest and accept what you see (keep it private if you prefer). Then in a sober moment, make up your mind if that is what you have always wanted to become.
This is a proven and good way to start. No matter what you see in that mirror, know that it can always climb the ladder upwards. May not reach the stars, but that person can goddamn climb a ladder. It's up to you.

Okay, you can leave with your defamation tactics if you're going to continue to lie.  I've never used a government service for food, income, anything of the nature.  The only thing I can recall is school.  And I was forced into that.

I predict you will continue to be a low life internet shill until the day I am proven right, in which you will then have to come to terms with your karma.  Only then will your egomanic facade shrivel as the negativity and fear you have spread throughout the world releases upon yourself.

So how did you go visit your friend?  Walk down any sidewalks?  You're not dead because police protect you and fire services keep you safe.  You use government services every single day, as do your parents who support you.  Without government services you would not be posting here.

But no matter what we type, you won't change.  You won't do anything with your life but sponge.  You are lazy.   :-\

Refer to the statement directed towards vod.

So much ignorance.

Seeing a cop car from a mile away is not at all remarkable for a person with good vision. If you think it is remarkable, your vision is perhaps not as good as you think it is.

The question sort of answers itself, doesn't it? You certainly won't be the first person to die as a result of believing this.

What?

And you mean this protection?

http://dailycaller.com/2013/12/10/unarmed-student-shot-dead-by-cop-after-asking-oh-youre-going-to-shoot-me/

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/brutality%20by%20Wayne%20Tilcock%20slash%20Enterprise%20photo.jpg
http://generalstrikeusa.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/z_police-brutality000.jpg
http://cuthulan.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/barcelona-police-brutality.jpg
http://d22r54gnmuhwmk.cloudfront.net/photos/5/cv/ro/bacVROcMANlEKOc-556x313-noPad.jpg
http://publicfrenemy.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/police-brutality.jpg
http://coolnfunny.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wpid-facebook_-525531748.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9pSVc.jpg

Yeah, I'm good.  I'd rather everyone have guns and no law than monopolize chaos and violence into the hands of an elite group of people.


More bullshit smear tactics, gtfo.

Can anyone notice a pattern here?  Please tell me one of you out there can see it.  It goes like this: Dank creates a thread for an idea that mitigates mainstream ideology.  Vod replies in that thread, conveying no substantial reasoning or logic, rather with attacks, judgement and lies.  Dank replies to the slanderous defamation tactics and points out the falsity of the statements.  Vod replies with more fear mongering smear tactics, even using the same lies Dank previously pointed out to be completely false.  This repeats until the thread is completely derailed from all meaningful conversation.

This is the very nature of an internet shill, please tell me someone else is aware of what's going on here.

I'm so confused!

:(

That's exactly what vod and internet shills strive to do.  Spread fear, uncertainty and doubt.

police and armed forces are not here to protect us! they are here to control us and enforce fear and organization!

Dank, you mostly talk about peace and seeking enlightenment and I think you are part of an ancient tradition in that regard. It surprises me how much hostility is directed at you for your writings on a message of peace and love. Maybe people think your messing with them. or heck, maybe you are. In any case I'm cool with your non-violent path, even though my path uses science to find answers.
 :)  

There is no uncertainty or doubt here - you are the forum idiot, and so lazy you will be forced to live off handouts (including government services) until the day you die.

I'm sure you would have driven your stolen motorcycle across the country with no drivers license without using government roads.   ::)  GTFO you pathetic liar.

Even though I don't agree with the sun staring thing, that " I'm gonna Protect and Serve the shit out of you" Meme is Hilarious.

The amount of bullshit you spew out of your mouth is ridiculous.  But you're behind a computer screen on the internet so you feel safe to speak all the negativity you can fathom.

Come talk to me in real life vod, seriously.  I will not lay a hand on you and I will speak so much truth into your limited ego driven mind that you will be on the ground or running away in fear, because that's exactly what you are, a fearful negative being.

cool, i bet 1 satoshi he will not accept the challenge

The amount of bullshit you spew out of your fingers is ridiculous dank.  (BTW I don't speak while I type.)  You cannot go without eating for 42 days.  You cannot stare into the sun for a few minutes without going blind.  You cannot organize anything.  You inject so many drugs you usually have no clue about reality.  You lie all the time.

You are too stupid to understand you are an idiot; I don't expect to ever have any kind of intelligent conversation with you.  A trip down to see you would be useless - we have mental hospitals up here I can visit if I want to chat with someone like you.  

I will continue to work off the computer, for I am not lazy, and I will enjoy retirement in my 40s.  :)

You expect me to pay to go see an idiot?  Dank gets everything from others - you want his parents to buy me a round trip ticket?   ::)

This pattern repeats throughout history.  Jesus preaches peace, love and eternal life, killed.  Jimi Hendrix empowers a generation and sings "With the power of soul, anything is possible," killed.

People get angry at other people because they are who they wish to be.  And instead of becoming a better person and actually loving their self, they chose to channel hatred and negativity towards that person.  What they don't realize is that all the hate and negativity they direct to others is felt within their self.  So while the person they are attacking is only proven right, they drive their self into a horrible depressive loop of negativity.

All I can do is pity them, for I have been there and done that which is why I was contemplating suicide before I tried cannabis to find a new perspective.

I hope they grow, for their own sake.

I feel so sorry for your parents.  They are going to need to take care of you until they cannot, and you become a ward of the state.   :-[

Vod, is this something personal with Dank? i am sorry but you are just bursting with hate and negativity towards him and he did not offended you or crossed you in any way?

I don't hate dank anymore than I hate any other idiot.   ;)

dank, are you talking about this?:

http://guardianlv.com/2013/05/nasa-confirms-super-human-abilities-gained/

Na, he's too scared.


Okay.  I will prove you wrong when I stare at the sun next time it comes out.


Isn't this hilarious?  I have refuted this claim several times in this thread, not to mention others, yet, you haven't a smidge of evidence I have ever injected any drug.

Maybe you didn't realize, LSD comes on blotter paper.  Or liquid.  Or crystal if you're the man.  People typically do not inject paper.  People typically place it on their tongue as sublingual absorption is highly efficient with Lysergic Acid Diethylamide.  LSD has taught me more than I learned throughout my entirety at grade school.  It taught me about my existence and love.  The only things that really matter.

Oh, and did you know Vitamin C is more toxic than LSD?  The more you know.

If it was actually bad for you, this man who first synthesized it (which takes extraordinary knowledge of chemistry to do) would not have lived to be 102.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Albert_Hofmann_Oct_1993.jpg

No, I'm not, you pathological liar.  Have you asked your parents if they will buy me a ticket and put me up in a hotel?  You don't expect me to spend money to fly to visit just another idiot, do you?   ::)

BONUS:  I work for myself, so I can even take the time off if necessary!  Seriously, talk to them next time they bring you your food.  

As my girl of the past said very nicely, to hate your neighbor is to hate yourself.


Nice find, did not know NASA studied this as well.  Yes, I have heard high priests practiced this in ancient South America and it is understandable that their connectivity and spiritual nature may have been partially derived, or empowered by the sun.  It truly is an awing experience, I look forward to practicing it once again.

Chant "Sun!"

Sing "Sun!"

Shout "Sun!"

Remember your sunblock though.

My $.02.

;)

Neither did NASA, apparently:

Doesn't change that he was observed by medical professionals over a hundred days.  By the way, where is the source of that quote?  I only see it posted as comments on blogs and forums.

Check this guy out:

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/another-look-at-prahlad-jani-a-person-who-s-lived-without-food-and-water-for-over-70-years

http://www.jutarnji.hr/multimedia/archive/00270/jani_270404S1.jpg

"With the power of soul, anything is possible" - Jimi Hendrix

Nope, not the Sun.

Not the air.

It's cheese.

Behold the Power of CHEESE!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/Laurlitaweb/CheeseMonster.jpg (http://media.photobucket.com/user/Laurlitaweb/media/CheeseMonster.jpg.html)

;)

Except he wasn't.  No one can survive 100 days without food.

Do you see yet why you are considered an idiot?  :-\

Truth is somewhere in between. It's ok to stare at the Sun, but only for minute or so when it rises or dawns. Otherwise, you will damage your eyes.

Back before science proved sun was a planet we thought it was god.. because it allows crops to grow and contrasts the dark or devil. Every culture has thet ingrained.. so its more like how every religion camr to the conclusion that god must exist... I think there is something there with the sun.. its energy and thr vitaments we recieve.. be that optically or another form..

Ofcourse its another reason why we love gold.. we equated gold to god becaus of its characteristics...being Indian you can ensure I know too well the love for the shiny medal.. its part of our dna almost. More than heritage.. and its not going to go away weather bitcoin supercedes it or not.

Except Prahlad Jani.  And all the other people that truly engulf their self into sungazing.


Correction:  No one can survive 100 days without food, unless they believe they can.

Prahlad was observed for over two weeks and monitored 24/7.  By all scientific reasoning, he should be dead after two weeks without water or food, but he is not.  The team also concluded that he was in far better shape than people half his age.  But I guess you think he's just some idiot that believes in sky fairies and the power of the sun, right?


I feel it's something you must work towards.  Start with a few seconds, then a minute, few minutes, and if you believe you can, go up to 30 minutes as some people do.

I love a Dank thread. When's the inevitable money begging start?

Sun is a star, what about watching the stars ? You cannot damage your eyes and it is very interesting.


Concerning surviving without food, there is a great variance between individuals :
Reports of the 1981 hunger strike by political prisoners against the British presence in Northeast Ireland indicate that 10 individuals died after periods of between 46 and 73 days without food.

Here is an article about surviving without food (and without water in some cases) :
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17095605

Experts believe it is possible for the human body to survive without food for up to two months.


For me, the ability to starve is the main reason why humanity survived so far. This is our most important adaptation and I would not be surprise that some humans survived over 100 days.

Eating everyday and regularly is going against human body's abilities and evolution.

I did - and have (seriously, despite 20+ years on the internet) never seen such stuff. So much denial.

You go have it your way, but don't ever expect mentally healthy people to take you serious.
If you state that 0.2grams of drugs have no effect on you and that you feel just fine.... *ugh* you're everything but fine.

Anyway, enjoy your life while you can. I hope I'm not around when you awake from that perma-trip and face reality that kicks you in the face.

Why don't you just move those clouds out of the way with your mind?

You claimed you had the ability to do this in another thread ages ago. I can't be bothered to locate and quote the nonsense post.

I didn't read the whole 4 pages, as this hurts my eyes and brains.

People, don't stare at the sun.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46839000/jpg/_46839489_retina.jpg

Simple as that.

Improvised shades may still pass way way too much IR radiation.
You don't feel pain when boiling your retina, simply because you don't have pain receptors there.

Fry a non-center spot: Your brain will try to compensate, over the course of months and years.
Fry the center: You will never be reading again the way you did.
Fry your "blind spot", where the optical nerve enters: You switch off your eye completely.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8390184.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8390184.stm)

I will refrain from writing what I think of people who publicly suggest to stare at the sun.

Ente

Plants stare at the sun all day and never have to eat.

Checkmate nonbelievers.

Can you say "Chlorophyll"?

Green stuff, quite unlike red blood.

My $.02.

;)

When did I say that?  That's right, I didn't.


I held back a very small piece, less than the diameter of the moon, as my friends watched.  I then told them to try it their self and they also were able to as well.


Listen to Jimi Hendrix, he does not say with the power of soul, some things are possible.  Anything has no bounds.

http://youtu.be/yP0adhAWcGY?t=2m19s

But he's just an idiot junkie dirty hippy to you guys, right?

At least he changed the world.

stare at sunny king, creator of peercoin and primecoin  :o :D

Oh I understand, you don't remember.


That's right, you did.
Amnesia is a common byproduct of drug consumption.

But the way I know you, getting arrested over drug possession isn't something you consider negative.

Junkie with mental disorders... Case closed.

Case closed a long time ago.  idiot vs reality - dank will always lose, even if he doesn't believe it.   ;D

What about you Vod ? I don't understand why you keep stalking and talking to dank ?

Is it a joke ? Are you friends IRL ?

dank, thank you for posting.  I have been sun gazing for two years now (along with well rounded organic nurishment, meditation, entheogens, yoga, etc) and my vision has become so sharp and focused that others need binoculars to see what i see unassisted.  Visual acuity is only a very small part of the benefits I've seen.  You are on the right path.  Understand that the world we have become aware of is often threating to most people's reality so don't take these uninformed comments too seriously.  People build themselves around something they very strongly believe to be true and when ideas are presented that threaten it, they reject it no matter what the evidence is.  “It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” -mark twain.  Most people exhibit a poor ability to adapt to one's environment, an inability to change one's life patterns, and the inability to develop a richer, more complex, more satisfying personality.  These critical comments are from the ego's defense mechanisms which are a normal way of developing and maintaining a consistent sense of self (i.e., an ego).  Carl Jung said he frequently saw people become neurotic when they content themselves with inadequate or wrong answers to the questions of life.  Just like in the matrix, they had to be careful who they unplugged because most people couldn't handle it.  its no different here in this "reality", if you want to call it that.  The truth is, the particles that make up our most easily perceived world around us are 99.8% empty space and just like the matrix, is just a tiny program from a far grander, more difficultly percieved multiverse.  Keep spreading truth and seeking knowledge, brother.  I see the world positively changing around us because of people like you.  love, light, and dankness  :]  (-<-)  <3  (A)

Clearly you're the one with amnesia or reading comprehension problems.

You said, "If you state that 0.2grams of drugs have no effect on you and that you feel just fine...."

I said, "If I was abusing drugs, the .2 grams of cannabis two feet from me would not be there."  Meaning if I was truly some junkie drug abusing addict, there would not have been a small amount of cannabis sitting next to me for the last week untouched.

And guess what, who the fuck are you to tell someone what they can and can't put in their body?  Or even judge someone for being different than you?  Seriously, you're like the fucking government, so kindly and in the most respectable way, fuck off and live your own life.

You don't think for yourself, you're mind's too brainwashed with government propaganda that demonizes all mind opening drugs while promoting poisons.  How many people does tobacco kill?  500,000 a year (in the US alone).  How many people does alcohol kill?  150,000 a year.  How many people does LSD kill?  0 per year.  How many people has cannabis killed?  None, ever.

The truth is the government has the harshest penalties for the most spiritual drugs because if everyone tripped on a psychedelic just once in their life, there would be no government.  They nullify all of the indoctrination you endure as a kid by giving you a universal perspective.  They teach you to think, I mean truly critically think and learn things like you have never done before.



http://goldenageofgaia.com/2012/10/i-was-a-paid-internet-shill/

Special interest groups pay hopeless morally deprived people money to promote their agenda on the internet.  Their goal is defamation of those who speak truth and FUD, hence why vod accused me of shooting up drugs and stealing a motorcycle multiple times, neither of which have ever happened.

What they don't realize is that the truth always prevails and as their tactics become more apparent to the public, they will only end up enforcing my word, for why would anybody in their right mind spend so much time and energy bashing you to such an extent?

All I know is, when I see vod post, I know I'm saying the right thing. :)

This is why I keep trying to help dank.

He claims he and his friends can fly yet he insults anyone who asks for a little bit of proof.  All the educated people are wrong. and his little idiot brain is right.   ::)

I know he is too stupid to ever get through to him, but I keep hoping.   :-\

Thank you so much for this post.  Posts like these empower me to stand strong as I walk through the pits of hell, a good break from the constant doubt and negativity.  Brilliantly said.

Much love my friend, much love.

Dank - I've read your posts in this thread and in others - and (FWIW) I like you.  8)

Keep the faith - you are a decent human being.

All the best - Practical Dreamer.

Thank you my friend.  Much love to you as well! :)

Group hug!

;)

How about love for squall, the guy you scammed?
(dank only posts in this area of the forum because you cannot see his trust rating here)

You didn't make Feb's payment.   :-\

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=325070.msg5466326#msg5466326

if your labelled a scammer why even bother posting other than to rub it in?? If true is it time to get a full physc checkup?

   I remember leaving the woods and starting to smell the poisonous stench of the cars, and feel the terror being emitted from their engines, as contrasted to the beauty and harmony of nature, and wondering why all this was happening. Then I heard the carton of organic kefir I was carrying sloshing and remembered- that's how we get our food.

    I know people who actually do live entirely off the land from their labor, without using any tractors- and it requires backbreaking labor every day for many hours. This is why the back to the land movement mostly fizzled out.

   Ultimately I couldn't stay with the hippie movement because I realized that a lot of people were talking about enlightenment and spiritual advancement, and living off of the labor of the masses who make their stuff in Asia, Africa, and Latin America- living off of the labor of people who are so busy trying to survive that they don't have time to sit around experimenting with plant teachers and contemplating the nature of the universe.

    This reminded me of what I had heard about the Indians who have castes- priests who are protected by warriors, who are funded by merchants, who deal in the goods produced by farmers, with everyone having the most unpleasant things taken care of for them by the dark skinned untouchables. The who thing is held together by a myth that if you fulfill your role well enough, you too can some day become a priest and be freed from the cycle of rebirth.

   This whole system was started by the Aryans, who worshipped the sun, and the symbol they used to represent the sun looks like
this (http://www.tofugu.com/2012/03/21/why-are-there-swastikas-in-japan/).

      This reminded me of another people who used to worship the sun, the Egyptians. I also realized that the evil civilization that I lived in, America, had copied most things from the Romans- like the archiecture, style of government, and so on. I also learned that the Romans had copied the Greeks, and the Greeks had copied the Egyptians. I learned the whole European system that had trashed the environment in Europe and was now proceeding to trash the whole planet, had been run by the Roman Catholic Church, which had split into Catholicism and Protestantism, and  one of the main features of the Vatican is an Egyptian obelisk (http://www.4kingdoms.com/untitled1.html), actually brought from Egypt to Rome by the Romans- and now all the statues of the Saints face it, as if to pay homage to it. The Egyptian's believed that the Obelisk contained a physical embodiment of the god Ra, and they worshipped them. Here's  another famous Obelisk (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/files/2013/02/Home_Prices-Glance-01fd6-2445_image.jpg).

    Then I made the connection of the why the Rainbow Family refer to civilization as Babylon- because Babylon and Egypt were civilizations who oppressed the people who followed the truth, and the Israelites ended up wandering in the wilderness to escape them...

 anyway, I'm just saying, don't worship the sun- worship the One who created all of the suns...

peace

Very interesting semaforo. It remind me when I was studying History of Art. The fact that all civilisations succeed each others and you cannot trace a line between them. It is a continuity.

This obelisk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Obelisk) is famous too.

I like your intentions, but really try to get into psychedelics.  It is a known fact that staring in the sun is harmful, and psychedelics are much more proven to give you these personal insights than staring into the sun - and don't damage your body if used correctly.

And just who in the Hell was that?

My $.02.

;)

Big bang.

It's funny how it's gotten to the point that I can tell a dank post from a non-dank post just by the title.

Which is you.  Your consciousness.

Dank's posts always gives me a great laugh.

I worship the sun too! I advise nobody to wear sunglasses when looking at it.

I have an allergy to sunlight and therefore stay out of it as much as possible.

For real..

My $.02.

;)

....however - I was unaware of the squall situation - which, to be fair, does impact upon your respect quotient in regard to the PracticalDreamer profit and loss account  :(

    Pay Squall his due Dank - then all will be well and good. The journey to the top of the mountain was started with a single step etc.

“Knock, And He'll open the door
Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun
Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens
Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.”

Like wow, heavy, man.

My $.02.

;)

Physics is a mystery to some people.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_acuity#Physiology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_acuity#Physiology). 
You could train your entire life, it isn't going to alter the physiological characteristics of your eyes. 
Also you mention you have been arrested before, guess you didn't feel that cop, or is it just their cars that set off your spidey senses? 

I felt a cop one time and she was in uniform, at least for a while until the vodka kicked in....................

My $.02.

;)

;)

Physics make you blind and stupid if you believe in it like a religion.
This is one of the lie along with "brain cannot grow new neurons".
It is only because you believe in it that you lose vision acuity and your brain get rotten.

Old people can see very well. Old people can grow new neurons and maintain their mental capacity.

If you use science to justify your point of view, at least get updated.

Physics isn't like religion - it doesn't give a sh*t about belief.
People know physics, religious nuts believe their religion (and erroneously mistake that for knowledge, despite the 100.0% perfect contradiction of terms).

Small detail, insanely massive difference. But pointless trying to explain belief vs. knowledge to a believing person (IMHO it's like their brains mashed those two completely different items into one, I have no better explanation for that permanent mistake those people make over and over and over again).

I won't even go into the percentage of (religious or non-religious) eldery who live with severely degraded vision.
Neuronal cells can recover, but only to some extend and with drastically reduced success with increased age.

No thanks to religion, scientists were able to assist and amplify the process to a high degree - but even that has limits.

Anyway superresistant (to education), tell your BS story to some paraplegic or nearly blind, elderly person.
If ever you get chocked or hit with a cane on your head by a pissed-off eldery or someone stuck to a wheelchair - it's well-deserved.

Seriously, the amount of religious BS and nonsense around threads like this is mind-bending. Never seen so much stupidity and human mad cow disease in an internet forum before, in such a concentrated form. Religious nuts truly are mental zombies. Frightening to know such people freely roam the planet and may even look healthy to the outside.

You talk like a religious fanatic.

Peace.

Very well put!

I especially like this part:

"Seriously, the amount of religious BS and nonsense around threads like this is mind-bending. Never seen so much stupidity and human mad cow disease in an internet forum before, in such a concentrated form. Religious nuts truly are mental zombies. Frightening to know such people freely roam the planet and may even look healthy to the outside."

My $.02.

;)

People believe in physics, so it exists.  Your reality is formulated by beliefs.  If you truly believe in something impossible, it can happen.  Hence, nothing is impossible.

So you're on team vod now?

;)

Atheism is a religion.  Science is a religion.  There are no universal laws.

"Christianity:

The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree.:

Yeah, I am all enthused about living my life by that shit.

My $.02.

;)

Christianity:

A man titled Jesus walked the earth and found his soul through alterations of consciousness.  He learned the true spiritual nature of the universe and shared it unconditionally.  He learned about duality, the opposing forces of negativity and positivity which compose our very being.  He learned that anything you believe is possible and practiced so by performing miracles, healing beings and ultimately resurrecting from the dead.  He stood up against a corrupt empire knowing full well they would kill him for speaking so loud.  He did so anyways for it was what he believed in and he knew that existence is eternal and beyond this life awaits a world of infinite peace and possibilities.

I have the guy on ignore but I can still see the quotes of course.


As usual, his drugged up twisted mind gets the facts 100.0% wrong.

Atheism is not a religion (that would kinda defeat the purpose, now wouldn't it?).
Science is not a religion (has nothing to do with it -at all- no matter what uneducated numbnuts believe, although science can in some parts help explain how some humans can fall victim to religion).
There are universal laws (for starters, try defeating gravity please. Thank you, I thought so.).

As criticism should always have something constructive to it :
dank really is a very useful contraindicator when it comes to common sense- or sanity-checks.
Just reverse anything he says by exact 180 degrees - then you've made an excellent step towards the truth (basically takes you within about 10% of being 100% spot-on. Persistently >90% is not bad actually...).

If you say so.

religion: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe

Atheists believe in ego.  Theists believe in god.  It's not very complicated, as I just said, negatives and positives, duality.

There are universal laws (for starters, try defeating gravity please. Thank you, I thought so.).

I disagree.  I, and several friends, have witnessed a lamp jump off a table, a violation of physics.  And I have a friend who swears that he has levitated on accident momentarily.  Girls that had never done any drugs saw this happen.

You are speaking in negatives, fallacies.  The truth is positivity, the truth is the universe is infinite.  And it really is that simple, positive statements are true, negative statements are false.  The only laws of the universe are the ones you set yourself.

What about the laws of economics?

Why can't you simply create the coins to pay back Squall?  You gave your word you would.  All you are is your word.

Why are you ever nothing but talk?

The Manfred Mann version is MUCH better.  :)

Well, now, each stands on its own but remember that Springsteen wrote the thing................

My $.02.

;)

I've been sending him money.  What's your deal?

You gave your word you would send coins on a regular basis.  You are not doing that.    :-\

If you have all this power, why not pay your debt as you agreed?

I'm paying once a month like I agreed with squall.  I don't see where the discrepancy is.

Remember, remember the Manfred Mann version is much better.   :P
I never saw Springsteen in his prime, but I heard his 3+ hour shows were amazing.

You don't??

You said the debt was on Squall's terms.  Squall asked for 0.1btc a month.  You were making payments of 0.1btc a month.

Your last payment was in Jan.  We are in March.

Do you understand the discrepancy now?  Can you catch up on your payments?


That was your word, dank.  And you say all you have is your word.

You're just lying now.  Like normal.  I just sent squall .042 BTC.  I sent him .1 last month.  If he has a problem he would contact me, I don't see why you feel the need to get in other people's business.

Don't you have your own life to live?

Do you even have the ability to determine reality anymore?

I don't lie.  You, on the other hand, are a pathological liar.   :-\

Your last 0.1btc payment to Squall was in Jan.  It's all public record, since as a proven scammer you cannot edit your posts.

You asked me to get involved.  You also gave your word to respect me.  Calling me a liar is not showing respect.

If your word is worth nothing, then you are worth nothing dank.   :-\



Did he not contact you?

Did he not ask you via PM to send him 0.1btc?

Did you not offer him via PM worthless potcoins instead?

HE HAS A PROBLEM - HE HAS CONTACTED YOU - PAY YOUR DEBT

The Newton's laws of motion are obsolete long ago but still most Atheists believe in it like a religion.

Of course science is not a religion but if you believe in it as eternal facts then you are nothing more than a fanatic.

The real science, the science of today :
Quantum mechanics,  Dark energy, String theory, Loop quantum gravity, Unparticle physics, ...

The one that people know nothing about have nothing intuitive. That's why people chose to believe in old obsolete science like they chose to believe in a religion.

If you knew about the imminent paradigm shift that science is facing today you would not consider every dank ideas as non-sense.

I just paid him .042 BTC and .1 for the last month, meaning the month before.  So yes, January was .1, Feb was .042, looks like I still have several weeks to make this month's payment.  Take a chill pill vod.  Or better yet, put down the alcohol.

Why do the moderators let you spam your defamation posts all over this forum?  Obvious shill is obvious.  Take it to the proper thread if you wish to wine about something that has absolutely no bearing to you.

You're like the US government in Ukraine.

No bearing to me?  You and I are in agreement that as long as you don't keep your word, I am here to remind everyone else you are a liar and a thief.   :-\

(Apologies to everyone else, but dank is ignoring squall's PMs)

It's flattering that your life revolves around me, but really, you should really consider focusing on yourself.

Squall has not been pming me, like you would even know if he was.

You are a pathological liar.

Squall has PMed you asking for his 0.1btc payment for Feb - a payment you originally gave your word you would make.

You are ignoring him and not making the payment.

You are going back on your word.  Your word is all you are.  Your word is nothing.   :-\

  Hey,
   what about staying on topic...


   seriously though two points

1- fire walkers are a real and scientifically proven phenomena. There is definitely a scientific basis for mind over matter.

2- sun gazing at sunset and sunrise, the light of the sun is filtered through much more dust and moisture particles in the air, reducing the intensity.


  This could mean that sun gazing could actually be okay and not harmful in some circumstances. Also, some people have suggested that to understand our purpose on this earth, we have to understand the purpose of the sun, since the earth is part of the solar system. It is quite plausible that the sun is conscious and in communication with other stars by means of flows of charged particles flowing through space. The sun could thereby be our means of communicating with the galaxy and other life forms on our neighboring star systems, which would mean that looking at the sun may be a means of tapping into galactic consciousness. Of course, the galaxy is still very small and dark.

Horseshit.

Appreciate your explanation, makes very much sense to me.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/22/12883397-report-21-treated-for-burns-in-firewalk-during-robbins-motivational-seminar?lite
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1ad_1212529290

Their injuries are just as real and scientifically fully predictable (common sense should suffice though, if available).

Those that professionally do it for show ("magicians" and "illusionists") are well-prepared for their shows. Pity to the fools who think their show is real and repeat it.
There's no fix for stupid. But at least there's the darwin awards...

Trying to bring back derailed thread with a funny animation relevant to original post.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/614710

That also came to my mind :) But really, are there people that actually believe that?

I'm afraid so... Creepy, isn't it?

Reminds me of that old Einstein quote.
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”

Think of them like defective machines acting erroneously due to firmware failure. Except they're human.
In their decaying condition, surprisingly little difference however. Both somehow seem to try to struggle on, but nothing they do makes sense anymore.

One may question if the stupidity arises from those who can do what others to perceive as impossible or those who claim it's impossible without even trying.

The mind has no limits, it just takes practice to open yourself and break free from the indoctrination of doubt modern life subjects us to.

The stupidity question arises when educated persons know how these tricks work - while uneducated persons fail to even have the slightest intention to do research on the matter.

Put another way : Those not stupid know it's impossibe without well-prepared tricks (which have their own merit, after all it's a good show and still involves risks), the stupid ones believe it's possible (cause they don't have the brainpower to even consider the chances they've been fooled). The darwinistic among the stupid try it - and pay the price.

Just two short examples of "trying if it's possible" I have linked above for educational purposes (to which you are immune).

The mind indeed has no limits - however, the rules of physics remain completely unaffected by that. Physics literally doesn't give a sh*t what monkey thinks he can do. Therefor, monkey better be careful.

But go ahead, pile up a few dozen cubic feet of red glowing coal and wander around on it for a while with nothing but bare feet. Or take both hands into a bright burning fireplace & take and hold some of the glowing stuff in your bare hands.
You'll have sufficient time in the hospital after "opening yourself" (literally, at least your extremeties) to ponder on these issues. With some luck, the doctors (thanks to being "indoctrinated in doubt your actions would be healthy") may be able to save another retarded drughead from amputation. On a good sidenote (at least for you), you'll receive tons of drugs to make the insane pain somewhat bearable. I think you'd like that detail. On second thought... no you wouldn't, you'd just suffer real bad.

To prove your Mind-over-Matter ideas, why don't you climb up a high voltage line and short it with your body (seriously : DON'T). You'd be in for an almost religious experience - one of the bad ones I mean. A truly shocking one to say the least. And I can absolutely guarantee you that - all without having tried that myself even a single time in my whole life. Who'd have tought ?!
Magic to the mentally poor, plain common sense for the educated...

PS.
Stupidity is not the primary problem for stupid people. For as long as they know they're stupid, they already won far more than half their struggle and can have a normal & happy life.
However, the problems usually start because stupid often doesn't realize or accept that he's stupid. That's when things go downhill very fast. Then, the moment stupid realizes he did something stupid - it's usually too late and the damage already done.

What is the benefits?

Speaking of staring into the Sun, I got an injection into my bad eye today in the hopes of improving things, so I think I will NOT be staring into that radiant orb.

My $.02.

;)

   My experience with the phenomena of fire walking comes because I actually know a firewalker. It is a skill that can be cultivated, and some are better than others. Looking up some random articles on the internet is no substitute for real experience. This is the evil genius of facebook- the humans fundamental need for social interaction can be commodified- people are more isolated than ever, but are fulfilled by a substitute for social interaction that can be commodified and sold. Not to say that it isn't a tool that can be used for good- I am just pointing out that indirect modes of social interaction actually leave us more isolated, since such a large portion of our brains are tuned to pick up on minute variations in body language, pheremones, facial expressions, and subtle variations in tone.

   As for pain and suffering, some researchers decided to investigate reports of Buddhist monks who could tolerate huge amounts of pain. They assumed they had some coping mechanism in their brains- but when they hooked them up to the scanners and pricked them in the hand with a needle, they found that the electrical impulses sent by their nervous system to the brain to trigger the pain response stopped part way up their arm- it never even reached their brain. In China open heart surgery was performed recently with acupuncture as the only form of anesthesia.

   As for stupidity, if there is anything stupid it is probably the notion of stupidity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_range

    I don't expect I can diminish the venom of the other posters here, but perhaps some lurkers will benefit from a more balanced discussion.

Just as an example, here's some news :
(because there were discussions about science, scientists and theories evolving from some of the brightest)

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/march/physics-cosmic-inflation-031714.html

Professor Andrei Linde being notified of the experiment results :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlfIVEy_YOA

(take a very close look at the way he describes his thoughts about the discovery, turns out he always questioned his own ideas & derived theory and still carefully looks for any errors - that's what defines a good scientist, more than that this also defines a very intelligent human)

A guy like that is also the biggest possible contrast to people like dank.
If instead of staring into the sun or writing nonsense into internet forums, people like dank would actually get up to get some education - this whole planet would be a much better place.

There's nothing wrong with taking a look at alternatives to established things. But these need to be carefully evaluated and assessed with knowledge, reason and common sense - not blindly believed.

From my experience, I noticed increased energy and peace within my life.  Less of a need to eat, and with less consumption of food comes more awareness/peace in one's life, as food is toxic and by nature is the destruction of self.

I would argue the sun offers wisdom and insight in one's life.  As someone else mentioned, the sun is a being and if you open your mind to the possibility you can communicate telepathically with it.

But all of these are limited to your own beliefs in such.  Imo, the more you stare into the sun, the more your mind will be opened to these and the more you will reap the benefits.

Also, there is evidence staring into the sun decalcifies your pineal gland and as it was measured in one individual, can actually increase the size of it over time.  Fluoride in today's water calcifies your pineal gland which is the part of your brain responsible for your connection to the universe.  A better functioning pineal gland will lead to more connection with others and the universe, as will it promote self evolvement on a conscious level, which means more understanding.

Firewalking is no mystery and certainly not anything supernatural:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewalking

"When two bodies of different temperatures meet, the hotter body will cool off, and the cooler body will heat up, until they are separated or until they meet at a temperature in between.[15] What that temperature is, and how quickly it is reached, depends on the thermodynamic properties of the two bodies. The important properties are temperature, density, specific heat capacity, and thermal conductivity.

The square root of the product of thermal conductivity, density, and specific heat capacity is called thermal effusivity, and tells how much heat energy the body absorbs or releases in a certain amount of time per unit area when its surface is at a certain temperature. Since the heat taken in by the cooler body must be the same as the heat given by the hotter one, the surface temperature must lie closer to the temperature of the body with the greater thermal effusivity. The bodies in question here are human feet (which mainly consist of water) and burning coals.

Due to these properties, David Willey, professor of physics with the University of Pittsburgh, says he believes firewalking is explainable in terms of basic physics and is not supernatural nor paranormal.[16] Willey notes that most fire-walks occur on coals that measure about 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (550 degrees Celsius), but he once recorded someone walking on 1,800-degree (1,000 °C) coals.[3]

Additionally, Jearl Walker has postulated that walking over hot coals with wet feet may insulate the feet due to the Leidenfrost effect.[17]
Factors that prevent burning

    Water has a very high specific heat capacity (4.184 J g−1 K−1), whereas embers have a very low one. Therefore the foot's temperature tends to change less than the coal's.
    Water also has a high thermal conductivity, and on top of that, the rich blood flow in the foot will carry away the heat and spread it. On the other hand, embers have a poor thermal conductivity, so the hotter body consists only of the parts of the embers which are close to the foot.
    When the embers cool down, their temperature sinks below the flash point, so they stop burning, and no new heat is generated.
    Firewalkers do not spend very much time on the embers, and they keep moving."

http://www.pitt.edu/~dwilley/Fire/FireTxt/fire.html

"It would seem then, that a firewalk of short length is something any physically fit person could do and that it does not need a particular state of mind. Rather, it is the short time of contact and the low thermal capacity and conductivity of the coals that is important, and it is not necessary for the feet to be moist nor callused, although either may be of slight benefit. Longer walks appear to be possible if a layer of insulating ash is allowed to build up on a well packed down bed, where the temperature has been allowed to fall significantly from what it was when the coals were at their hottest.

This is not to deny that one may feel empowered by having walked on fire, nor is it to dispute that it may improve self confidence. I do however believe that firewalking is understandable in terms of basic Physics and is not supernatural nor paranormal."

My $.02.

;)

Two people can walk over the same coals at the same pace, and one will burn their feet while the other won't. I am not saying it is paranormal or supernatural- I am saying that it has to do with the inner state, and that the mind has a profound affect on the body. Also, it is well known by anyone who has walked around in a room while listening to a radio that their are electro-magnetic flows moving around us all the time. This is explained partly by variations in the earths magnetic field due to flows of magma in the earths core, and the interaction of the flows of solar radiation.

        The nervous system, most prominently the cluster of neurons called the brain, functions through electrical impulses. Electrical conduction generates an electro-magnetic field, which in turn can be picked up by radio receivers. No one has been able yet to measure effects of electromagnetic activity on the behavior of individual neurons. However, thought forms may be able to have independent coherence, or sentience, on these frequencies. This would explain the descriptions in nearly every culture around the world of faeries (Ireland), elves(Germany), duendes(Spain and Latin America), kamis (Japan), jinn(Middle East). This can also effectively explain the global phenomena of possession, and the cases of the possessed speaking in languages they could not ordinarily speak.

   Have fun with this one, materialists...

Uh, no.

Magnetic fields are NOT picked up by radio receivers.  Radio waves are.

Facat.

My $.02.

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Guess you never watch mythbusters then. Walking over hot coals as nothing at all to do with "the inner state" ROFL

Have you ever walked on hot embers? i have, and i can assure you, there is nothing spiritual in it.
It;s all in the preparation of the corridor, the speed-over-ground and the type of wood used.

I once had a GF who made me feel like I was always walking on hot embers..................

MY $.02.

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