Focus Shift

Is the Law of Attraction BS? Or at least the way it's marketed anyway. Any of us who follow Leo's work understand that consciousness is powerful. When one is self actualized, they can bring incredible things to the world with the right mix of will power, strategy, and willingness to learn. Is the Law of Attraction a Newtonian process, where beliefs lead to thoughts, thoughts lead to actions, actions lead to results, and so the cycle goes on. Or, is The Law of Attraction a quantum process where your consciousness creates every facet of your existence?

@Rilles I could post the same arguments in text or make a well lit video. What's the difference?

@PepperBlossoms I keep a collection of the works of other artists. It can be useful to have something to make inspiration from, study the structure of it, whether it be visual or musical art, and then recreate something similar but with your own flare.

Leo made a video a while back on The Law of Attraction, and explains that it's actually a very Newtonian, as opposed to metaphysical process (I'm also curious if this has changed at all). You have a vision of being in shape, the images occur in your mind, and you believe that it's time to get in shape for those hot babes on the beach by summer time. You then eat healthier and move your body, eventually losing the weight, gaining confidence, and becoming more attractive in the process. However, there is also a lot in the subconscious that can hold us back, that if not confronted are sure to lead us to failure and misery. Self doubt can be so intense it prevents us from taking even a step out the door. Is the law of attraction just having a vision and then following through on it? Is it just an adjustment of our perception? Or, can one manifest their desires into reality starting from "quantum level" with enough consciousness and concentration as many new agers suggest? I highly recommend The Magic In Your mind by the way, fantastic read. I found out about it by Steve Vai discussing it in an interview.

As McKenna describes here, it is easy for the ego to accept psychedelics as merely drugs that distort our reality. However, what is more incredible, is the fact that with compounds such as DMT, and higher doses of LSD/psilocybin, there are entities with their own personalities. This experience is very consistent, and can be easily repeated. McKenna describes his encounters with elf machines. I myself have had experience with serpentine and other beings. What kinds of entities have you encountered in the psychedelic realms? Merry Xmas/Happy Solstice!

@DefinitelyNotARobot I would say they're similar considering DMT is released when you dream. I never had much luck with lucid dreaming, psychedelics were always easier haha. What's the best way to lucid dream?

If we take fractal scaling into account, I often wonder if God or the Cosmos has humanlike qualities to it. The same can be wondered about cells and other microscopic organisms, what life is like from their perspective. When looking out at the stars, though it is awe inspiring, from a material standpoint it's just black, empty space with perhaps some nebulas and gas and planets really far away. What is the context for our existence? Are we just some computer simulation on some galactic beings computer? Is all this just a dream? Is this existence the only one? Or are there infinite copies with infinite variations to them? I would love to hear your thoughts on the vastness of this existence, and the context in which to make sense of it. Also, you're more than welcome to share with a friend and see if their mind is blown

@The_Alchemist Fair enough man.

I was just wondering what anyone's thoughts are on Robert Greene and his insights are on Human Nature. I like how he gives you tools to be more rational (in a good way) and aware in situations. If you are familiar with his work, what are some of your favorite books of his?

@aurum How are his books overly cynical? He does admit he has a bias towards the darker side of human nature (i.e. The 48 Laws of Power), but he uses historical examples of these principles. It's a great way to examine how not to get fucked over. Additionally, The Laws of Human Nature is all about empathy to unwire our selfish, neurotic tendencies.

@K VIL2 Yes, but he also writes a lot about self sabotaging tendencies, particularly in The Laws of Human Nature.

Given the current pandemic, can this situation push people on the path to self actualization to escape wage slavery, and find their life purpose? Or is it also just as likely to fall into the trap of Zen Devilry?

Not only the election results coming up, but the over all national dialogue of the country seems to have a great deal of fear and anxiety the whole year, for legitimate reasons of course. If I've learned anything from spirituality it's this. It is not our circumstance that determines our success, but our response and ability to adapt to the circumstance. "To the grace of fear, I respect and bow deeply" -Chin-Ning Chu

What are the philosophical and metaphysical ramifications of Buddhism and Reincarnation? What is the self? Are we separate from what we experience? I hope you enjoy my introduction to Buddhism, along with my smart ass remarks

@Shin How about this, I suggest you spend a thousand dollars on gear and software, and make your own videos, bro

@Thestarguitarist14 Judging content before seeing any of the arguments presented, that's real enlightened and open minded. Since we're going to appeal to authority, you clearly didn't see any of my sources, so here you go: The Way of Zen (Alan Watts) The Divine Within (Aldous Huxley) Zen Flesh, Zen Bones (Compiled by Paul Reps) Zen Guitar (Philip Tosho Sudo) Zen in The Art of Archery (Eugen Herrigel) Tibetan Book of the Dead (W.Y Evans Wentz) Three Pillars of Zen (Philip Kapleau Roshi)

I wish there was an audio recording somewhere between these two. They both had some incredibly profound insights in their own right. For October I've decided to make the theme of this month's videos on the shadow. What do you make of Jung's concept of the shadow? How can one integrate their own shadow while becoming self actualized?

Hello all, hope you are having a Zen and meditative start to your week I've created an introduction to Buddhism, reincarnation, why meditation is valuable, and practical applications of Zen, with some humor thrown in.

I thought it would be appropriate to post here considering I quoted from Leo's episode on Free Will quite a bit. At first glance, it seems as though we have free will, the ability to make choices, and so on. From the point of view of neuroscience, and even eastern philosophy, it can be difficult to argue we have free will, considering the self is a myth. If this is in fact the case, what would a society look like where determinism is the dominant philosophy?

What stage of SD do you think Dan Pena is? He strikes be as very strongly orange, with perhaps a dash of the previous ages as well.

Also, I should add, I don't personally agree with the statements made. There are limits to materialism for materialism's sake. However, it can still be useful to use orange as motivation to become self reliant and move out of your parents' house for instance

@Leo Gura

@zeroISinfinity These are what PS2 graphics looked like lol

What is God? What is Consciousness? These are fundamental questions anyone will come across at some point in their spiritual or philosophical quest. To some, God is a being watching their every move. To others, a mythological symbol. Others argue that god could be consciousness itself. God also means different things to different stages of consciousness. What does God mean to you?

@Space If you want content that depicts an experience of god, here you go bro