Leo Gura

Many people get into spirituality due to intense suffering. That is very common. My point is though, that is not the only way to get into spirituality. That's not why I do spirituality for example. I do it to seek Truth, wisdom, and understanding. My point is, I want this path to be open to people who just want truth for truth's sake, not just because they seek to escape suffering. The idea that one must be deeply dysfunctional to get into spirituality is not a good one to spread. Spirituality is for highly functional people (and also dysfunctional ones).

Candace Owens is a joke. Why does Russell Brand even bother talking to her? He's got bigger fish to fry.

That's something we can improve on.

Compassion is always good of course for those who are suffering.

Do not make such generalizations. Fundamentally this work is not about avoiding suffering, it is about a desire for the deepest truth, wisdom, and love. Not because you lack or suffer but because you desire it. Lack is a poor motivation source.

There are no such parties. We live in a Teir 1 world. Don't be perfectionistic. Vote for the highest consciousness people running who can win.

@JohnnyBravo Notice your disrespectful tone.

It's important to distinguish learning facts and memorizing stuff from learning wisdom and core principles. These are two very different pursuits. Learning facts and memorizing stuff is rather pointless and can even be counter-productive. Wisdom, however, is never forgotten. Deep understanding is permanent.

@JohnnyBravo Like I said, you are here with a closed mind and some agenda to defend.

The self is RELENTLESS! It's way trickier than you can possibility imagine at this point. The self will not allow itself to be deconstructed. Because you're barking up the tree of life & death. Even after a deep awakening the self will tend to regroup and come back with a vengeance. Your whole life hinges on it.

I have discussed all that in detail in my videos. You're confused because: 1) You're not really interested in learning, you're here with a closed mind defending your existing positions. 2) You're not seriously studying the books. 3) You're not doing any serious spiritual practices. 4) You're not taking responsibility for the truth-seeking process. You are wasting your time here and spreading misinformation. If you want the highest wisdom, empty your cup first.

Lol Because you are conscious! Consciousness is all there is. There is no such thing as unconsciousness. Unconsciousness is an illusion. Anything you imagine, including non-existence or unconsciousness is happening within consciousness! So non-existence is actually impossible. You have to be vary careful here not to conflate objects within consciousness with consciousness itself. Pure empty consciousness cannot be destroyed. Objects within consciousness arise and pass away all the time, like images on a TV screen. If you're coming from the materialist paradigm, you hold consciousness is a biological product of a material reality. This is completely incorrect. Consciousness is not a biological or even a physical thing. It has nothing to do with your body or brain, or even life.

This is a terrible false equivalency. Government is not fundamentally divisive. Do not equate government with nationalist political movements. Also do not conflate quality government with authoritarianism.

Everything is consciousness interacting with itself. LSD doesn't give vision, it just expands and changes what consciousness is doing. It changes the rules by which consciousness operates. Everything you call material is actually immaterial. A rock is happening in your consciousness.

@ImHooper Your thinking about this whole thing is precisely backwards. It would not be love if it was coerced or mandated. The whole point of love is that's totally free and optional. No one forces God to love, love is chosen freely. Love is its own point and reward. If you expect a reward for loving, or a punishment for not-loving, then you're not actually loving a thing, you're being coerced. God does not coerce anyone. You are totally free to be monster and kill everyone on the planet. The point is, if you were conscious and intelligent you would never do that, you would choose love instead. Not because there is some external reason, but simply because a conscious person chooses to be Good, chooses to be Love, because that's what he wants to be. If you learn that life is a dream and this makes you eager to go on a killing spree, that shows us your true colors. That shows us your level of consciousness. A highly conscious person would choose to love even in a dream, because love is true colors. You choose to be love because you want to be love not because you have to be love.

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You see shit every night in your dreams. Take enough LSD and you will be able to see through closed eyelids. Your eyes do not actually "see" anything.

@CreamCat It's all far more twisted than you can imagine. The fact is, you haven't ever seen "a human" or "yourself". Those are conceptual constructions. You are not a human. Humans are something you made up! It's rather like Super Mario World. Mario thinks that eating a mushrooms causes him to grow in size, but actually the mushroom has no actual causal effect. It's the computer which is causing the entire world of Mario to act as it does, of which Mario is totally unaware.

From what I've seen most of them are Orange. They think they've figured out the world but really they're just evolved out of Blue traditional thinking. Maybe some Green.

It's okay to have weaknesses. We all have them. They are only a problem if you let them get out of hand. I wouldn't try to turn your weaknesses into strengths but rather patch them up enough till they aren't wrecking your life. Then focus on your strengths. Belly of the Whale or Threshold Guardians. That's pretty vague. It could be various things. But just speaking in gross generalities here: the hero's ultimate obstacle is the ego. So in the Belly of The Whale is where he faces his greatest enemy: himself. The ego is broken down through intense suffering, the old hero dies, a new hero is reborn, and then it is this new hero who slays the dragon. Facing your own death is another way to put it.

Nationalism isn't bad because good and bad do not exist. But nationalism is problematic because it is divisive. It fails to recongize and honor the fundamental unity of all human beings by pitting one tribe of humans against another. It inevitably leads to hatred, violence, and war. Nationalism is the prime example of collective ego in action. So nationalism suffers from all the same problems at excessive ego suffers from. And ultimately it ends up destroying itself. Being passionate about ego, judgment, hatred, division, and violence is very problematic. Passion alone isn't enough, it must be channeled towards love rather than fear and hate. All nationalist movements are fundamentally fear-based. They come from a position of scarcity and falsehood. They are anti-spiritual. A high consciousness being will have a loving, inclusive, global perspective. Not a narrow, divisive, tribal one. If you were totally conscious you would have absolutely nothing to defend or fear, and you would not judge or hate anyone or anything.

No, I was instantly good

@Samantha If you really feel called to serve the world, by all means go for it. The point is simply a very practical one: the older you get the less time you have to build a foundation from scratch and the less energy you will have to work with. This is not meant to be a limiting belief, but a factual statement. If this statement wasn't factual the question of age wouldn't even arise at all. It's not that you can't do it, it's just that maybe there's an even bigger game you could play! Which is spirituality. One of the best benefits of being older and retired is that you can really focus on spiritual work in a way that people who are building careers cannot. Starting a new business or career takes a lot of time and energy which could be used for spiritual work. But it all depends on your priorities. The best you can do is follow your heart. You know in Hinduism they have a pretty nice model for how to structure one's life: Phase 1 of life: Growing up to adulthood, education Phase 2 of life: Getting a job, having a family, taking care of them Phase 3 of life: After the kids are grown and out of the house, and your finances are stabilized, you retire and pursue enlightenment full time. This is really supposed to be the pinnacle of life. Not a downer. Then you after your enlightenment you can become a guru and contribute wisdom back to the young. It's a pretty good model. Of course you can break all the rules and do whatever you want.

@Ar_Senses Very good self-analysis there.

It's far too dangerous to use. Don't do it. You can seriously injure yourself and undermine your growth. Stick to safe and well-proven psychedelics.