Looks like I was writing the above when you posted your reply.
Before I address it, I wanted to add that I read some of your other posts where you spoke about nutrition, diet etc... This is great and a subject I too have persued earnestly. My pursuit has led me to what I now recognize as the most comprehensive and incredible system of health in history . . . Ayurvedic medicine. You want to talk about something that will ****ing blow your mind! Unparalleled cleansing procedures and rejuvenation therapies that hold the promise of physical immortality. Concepts like Ojas (primal, subtle essense of vitality. Nourishes higher mental functions, immunity and integration of body, mind, spirit), Tejas (fire of the mind, fueled by Ojas), Rasayans (special herbal/mineral confections that nourish deep tissues like reproductive fluid, brain-nerve-marrow), Panchakarma (cleansing you as deeply as possible, into the marrow). . . God I could go on and on. I'll list some books and websites if you're interested, but maybe you are already familiar with it?
***And I believe that Natural Brilliance does install what is known as the Zen Beginner’s Mind—which is only peripherally related to enlightenment.***
I misinterpreted what you meant by "Zen mindset". You are probably correct in this assertion, but I have not been exposed to the Natural Brilliance Course. The beginners mind is definitly an advantage. No preconceptions, receptivity, getting out of your own way.
***If you think of beta waves as the ego, they’ve receded and the slower, steadier alpha waves have taken their place. This experience can be measured on an EEG. NOW, why can’t you simply extend what he says, and Perpetually engage yourself in pursuing complexity? --add to that NLP and binaural beats (even as a crutch) and you’ve got yourself an entirely new mode of being.***
Yes, most definitly a new mode of being, but I must assert, not a permanent one. Your claim seems a little shaky to me. "Life" will throw curve balls at you, your mind will always grow dissatisfied and you will grow dissatisfied with your mind. What happens if you lose your legs in an accident? Change your state with some binuaral beats? What happens if your mind starts rebelling, getting out of control? Mental illness is real and it can creep up on those exploring new states unguided. I know that from experience. Its not enough to start unleashing the powers of the mind. One needs to develop the ability to control the mind as well. The ability to still the mind is considered the most advanced mental ability for no small reason, check out Patanjali's yoga sutras. For someone as serious as you, I would think it a must.
"Perpetually engaging yourself in pursuing complexity" is exactly what most everyone already does, getting lost in the process of being such and such person leading such and such a life. This is bondage, wrong identification. Want to know what I think the most powerful mind-enhancing, genius-releasing techinque will turn out to be? Well, I'm going to tell you anyway. Its Wenger's putting on heads. Why? Because the core issue of our limitation and ignorance is the false notion of being limited and ignorant. There is a Spanda upaya (means to liberation) that is nearly identical. Its called Shaktopaya and is geared toward us thinkers. The method is to essentially start believing you are Shiva (Term denoting the highest reality or god) and that the world is simply a display of your own energy. The important aspect is to charge this belief with concsiousness, with self awareness. The most potent energy we have is the awarness that we are. "I am". This is the orgin and mother of it all. Fully developing this will, along the way, give you everything. 
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