Leo Gura

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  1. That's the difference between regular self-help and consciousness work. With consciousness work you're breaking down distinctions such as inner/outer and happy/miserable. Happiness really only comes in a consistent way when you abolish the distinction between happiness/not-happiness, and self/other. Imagine getting your teeth drilled and being happy. That's what it really takes to be happy. If you can't be happy in a situation like that, how can you truly ever be happy? Your happiness is really just accidental.
  2. They can be related, but life purpose I think of as more monolithic and more concrete. A vision is very loosey-goosey. You could have a vision of living in a big house with a sports car. That's not what I would classify as a life purpose. You can also have many different small visions. But you should only have one life purpose.

  3. Where To Start?

    Leo Gura replied to mattZ's topic in Personal Development -- [Main]

    Sorry, this will sound self-serving, but if you're stuck in life and don't know where to start, that's what the Life Purpose Course was designed to address. It's a rather deep pickle you're in, and no one video will solve it. But a 25 hour course might. A course has the structure you're currently lacking from watching one-off videos. It baby-steps you through it. Then once you've that down, the one-off videos will be much more useful to you.
  4. Recently watched this documentary about Yogananda's life and spiritual mission in the USA in the early 1900s. Awesome stuff. Brought tears to my eyes. You can get it on Amazon: click here. Or maybe on Netflix.
  5. It all depends on how you view death. If you view it in a negative way, then yeah, perhaps. But that's not how I personally view it. If you watched the very last video of the life purpose, you know what I'm talking about when I look at death.

  6. Assigning Meanings To Things

    Leo Gura replied to Ozzy's topic in Personal Development -- [Main]

    Mindfulness isn't practiced to REMOVE emotions! That's to misappropriate mindfulness for ego purposes. The proper use of mindfulness is to be AWARE of emotions. So the next time you're pissed off, don't try to get rid of it, enjoy it mindfully. All meanings are ultimately false. You want to get to the point where you are aware of that and don't need any positive meaning at all. That will take practice.
  7. On my bathroom mirror I have written: "You're gonna be DEAD soon! So enjoy existence now."
  8. @yahoo Sounds like you got a solid foundation there of passion. You just haven't spent enough time pondering it and testing the waters career-wise. How would you feel if you taught other people how to go on adventures around the world? Or if you took other people on adventures around the world for $$$? Expand your thinking. There are HUNDREDS of possibilities just within this narrow are of adventuring. For fuck's sake, people love adventuring! You can definitely tap that passion in yourself and in them and make a decent living doing it.
  9. @MarkusR Of course you should adopt what I say to your style. You should be learning from many other sources besides myself. But if you do the things I say, your life will transform in ways you cannot even imagine. Sure, some of the stuff I say will not fit your personality type. Learn to ignore those parts. Yes, I used the word should!
  10. @TriniVal Sounds like you need more business knowledge and training. Invest in that. There are so many great business training programs available. Choose one and stick to it like a motherfucker. Failure is NOT the enemy. Your lack of seriousness and commitment is. Get your doubts ironed out and focus, focus, focus.
  11. Treat money like a tool, not as a goal. If you need X amount of money to get your life purpose accomplished, they saving up some money can be a smart move. But don't chase the money. You will actually sell yourself short that way. If I had followed money, there would be no Actualized.org I followed my purpose instead and now money is irrelevant and plentiful AT THE SAME TIME! I can pretty much guarantee you'll regret chasing money, in the end.
  12. If you really are this moment, then when this moment disappears, do you disappear?

  13. Actualized.org Community Chat

    Leo Gura replied to nbolt's topic in Personal Development -- [Main]

    I'm closing this topic down. This forum is still quite small. If we start fracturing the community then it may not thrive and even die. Keep your discussions here please, so all members benefit. That's what the forum is for.
  15. @Electron No, it's more likely to get you trapped in some ridiculous nonsense dogma.
  16. They're enlightened but don't know it. Just like you
  17. No one really knows. At this point I would revise my estimate to above 100,000. There are thousands of monasteries & ashrams across the world that churn out enlightened folks from all major religious traditions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, and Hinduism. It also depends on how you define enlightenment. A lot of people are semi-enlightened. A lot fewer people are "fully-enlightened".
  18. I learned that I have a very low tolerance for fruity, new-agey community activities. Like group art projects, etc. I learned that I'm extremely judgmental and critical of people. I learned that I prefer to do my meditation/enlightenment work solo. Well... take a look at various religious traditions. Even the few enlightened folks that occur within them are will quite dogmatic and have a limited perspective. Hell, take a look at Zen. Very traditional and rigid, even though it produces lots of enlightened people. Dogma is VERY tough to escape. Much harder than merely getting enlightened.
  19. Yup, it's definitely important to organize if you're a serious student of this material. I want to create a small product at some point which will explain and show my organization scheme in detail. Wish I had more time to get all this content created.
  20. @Pelin No, that's not what is meant by selfless action. Selfless action is literally action without believing you exist as a self. You can kill someone selflessly. It's NOT about the content of the action. And it has nothing to do with "good" action. All "good" action is selfish. Because good only exists for a self. When you abolish the idea of good & bad, and the idea that you exist as a self, THEN action becomes naturally selfless. This is not anything that "regular" people are capable of it. It takes lots of inner growth to execute because your ego runs you in so many subtle ways. Basically, if you're trying to be selfless, you're actually being selfish. So in conclusion: be mindful of your self. Don't worry about being "good".
  21. Yes, the reprogramming your subconscious mind course. I hope to have it out in the Fall.
  22. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. So, yes! But there's more to this journey than just having an enlightenment experience. There's a whole consciousness maturation process. A mind at stage Blue or Orange or Green is likely to misinterpret enlightenment and use it dogmatically. So your aim should be to shoot for enlightenment while at the same time advancing up the Spiral stages, into Tier 2. Yes, I used the word "should".
  23. I like this quote I read at some yogi's retreat. It said: "A Samadhi beats an orgasm every time."
  24. @abrakamowse Yes, sometimes it's helpful to just sit in silence and not try to do anything, not try to analyze, not to to inquire, but just sit and enjoy the moment. Too much inquiry can leave you stuck in your mind. Enlightenment usually comes in a totally relaxed state, when you aren't trying. But that is only possible after 100s of hours of failed straining. The failed straining is necessary for most people. That's what creates the ultimate surrender. You cannot fake the surrender. It has to come from utter failure.
  25. "This is no path. But only a fool doesn't walk it." That's my favorite response to this topic. Yes, there is no you. And yes, there is no way. But there is still a lot of work to be done, and if "you" don't do it, "you'll" stay ignorant.