Surfingthewave

There we go! Convenience and social constructs. Is that because we want to be accepted by the "norm"? Are women expected to be supportive or again is this a social construct? In work my male manager is very supportive, I've had female managers who weren't supportive so I left (bad leadership quality). You can also "win" without being competitive. Well done. It's time to shine a light on these gender roles. I realise you are having multiple debates here, we clearly need to have more of these as people feel strongly and there appears to be wildly differing opinions. I get a sense Leo isn't going to do a vid on modern feminism any time soon.... I wonder why @Shadowraix This shows real growth as you have listened. I know I can struggle to do this especially when there are points made I find inexcusable to make but hey, I'm learning too!

@Knock I think Jim Carrey has a point. You need to go through the self help process to know you don't actually need it (the industry itself). I think acceptance of society is dangerous actually, I think we need to turn self help on its head and realise we are a product of our social constructs, and as a product we have major problems and difficulties, rather than the individual. I agree we need to look at the motivation behind society's choices. What motivates capitalism, greed, male/female roles and how this leads to mental health problems etc. We need to look at how we have become a society obsessed with the individual, and the wider "gaze" (media) which projects the "fantasy" life we are all seeking. I'm also aware that I haven't done any meditation for a while so this might come across a bit ranty.

You see I struggle even with this. Why do those traits mean they are masculine and why are they seen as "better"? I say a person who is the most authentic, inspirational, supportive, knowledgeable, experienced makes a good leader. That is neither masculine or feminine.

@mandyjw Choosing something or being chosen? This is key. When you are "chosen" you are on a very different path. Focusing on something with all your power doesn't sound like awakening to me, but perhaps we're talking bout something else?

Thank you @Serotoninluv for your excellent moderation skills! Great knowledge and awareness here. @Ibn Sina I'm not quite sure if you quite understand what modern feminism is, looking at the resources you use, the papers you get and the questions you would like to ask women about the "difficulties they face". It's quite tricky to sum up thousands of years of oppression in a single post, and how that continues to play out in modern society. I understand we have a differing of opinion however from what you say your upbringing may have been hugely influential in this so that might be something to look at in terms of how you have formulated your beliefs.

I like this vid, however very pacey, speedy like he's on something. I like the idea of improving skills, aptitudes and working on goals but is this not just self help?

Think about it when you say "hot western woman" you sound like Leo six years ago before he had his various awakenings. Where have you studied feminism? I think its about understanding a woman's perceptions and experiences first in all countries throughout history (not just your own) and studying this critically rather than just basing your views on what you observe will help. Your descriptions of men being "just better" that is why they are CEOs needs picking apart, as this is rubbish. Your statements about women having sex while men go out to war again where have you got these opinions from? Your statements about women being prettier, again very offensive to men. Please go and study this, talk and listen to your girlfriend, your friends who are girls, your family members who are women, do some study and work on this then come back and enlighten us once more.

@mandyjw Was the Pastor an abuser by any chance? What is the beautiful breath-taking opportunity you refer to? I think the problem here is devotion. Blind devotion (Blind being key) of a higher power, I see it here on this forum. Btw, love the prostitute reference, no she won't stick around but by God you'll get addicted to her and want her to be your wife

@Ibn Sina Wow there are so many things wrong with your statement I don't know where to start. Where are you from, let's start there. Where have you got your views from - I'm curious? Hopefully not You Tube like some of the other members above. I actually feel really sorry you have those outdated Victorian views of femininity *deep breath* all I can say is you got a lot of work to do my friend.

Absolutely there are healthy and unhealthy habits when it comes to finances, I feel Leo has only touched on the topic of money psychology. Insights I had when I looked into my own spending patterns was looking at what the function was of over spending. The function was comfort and filling a void. I would spend money I didn't have to put a plaster over emotional problems, or because I was in a job that wasn't my life purpose I was frustrated - over spending became a way of dealing with it. Ramit Sethi has written a good book about this, as I'm sure have many financial gurus.

What are the proper tools to be a successful man? Why would a child's upbringing be overly sensitive if the child was raised without a father? There are a lot of assumptions in your thread, they are not anti femininst, the fact that you are making these points makes this so. Your points about masculinity and femininity are quite binary however , your stats might be near the mark but I'm just interested in how you've formed your ideas, particularly on the above and what positive male images and spaces are.

@mandyjw Devotion/ admiration - a very similar thing. I think you're absolutely right, our culture worships the individual and yes supporters of Trump, Christian or not, do see themselves in him, so in a way it becomes acceptable if not admirable to follow him and further validates extreme right wing views.

@mandyjw This is what is very worrying, the development of strong emotional love and devotion to individuals who are in fact not living by the book they are so devoted to. I think this type of hero worship no- matter- what is what is happening with Trump supporters as well as Christian groups as you describe. I'm sorry if you felt I was making fun of you, rather the opposite - I respect your views and glad to hear you are able to express them honestly from a place of love.

@mandyjw Where are you now with your beliefs? I'm fascinated by how these beliefs start, you've clearly had a struggle getting to where you are? Absolutely, this is why Evangelicals support Trump. He has sold them on issues discussed- anti abortion, anti LBGTQ+ etc etc, overriding his serious lack of IQ, and sexist / racist cacophony.

This doc is much about power that it is about spiritual collective ego. Power of the collective using a smokescreen of spirituality, a recipe for accepted oppression of others. Great doc, as always it takes an investigative journalist in the mix to raise awareness. Rich people on drugs? What's the difference between fantasy and reality here? They're already doing it dude, just not the type you're wanting them to take.

@Pouya Why do want to fully transcend the materialistic paradigm? Why not just be aware that it is there, smile and carry on with your self inquiry. The fact that you are aware this paradigm even exists is enough. You've achieved more than you could ever know.

Perhaps instead of backsliding which implies the negative, we could think of another term which indicates growth, wisdom, guidance and positivity fostering more self love on the path. I'm thinking like the in and out of the breath, or expansion and contraction, when you "let go" of old habits you'll be getting pulled back, but maybe it's more like a wiggly line. We could call it self expansion, developing or self realising?

Well if you spit into the wind you're gonna get wet......

See, no one really knows ! Good luck on your path @Dwarniel and keep asking questions....

@Mike B Apart from watching Leo's videos, what practices are you doing on your spiritual path?

@thetrut11 Why do you care if Leo is Enlightened or not? Just do the work and you'll see the beauty he goes on about.

Great illustrations here @Aeris. Question is @Dwarniel can you rid yourself of your identity? What is your identity if not a thought story? Our ego is terrified of deconstruction, because essentially it is part of the rich tapestry that is our self. We've had quite a few posts on this forum about what ego is, yet it still baffles us because if we knew we could transcend it.

I've read this book. It's a great spiritual resource, and don't underestimate it's power, because it is a short book. It's worth being here because of the following points. To summarise... - Your thoughts are what make you, so if you think yourself a certain way then you will be - Starts the idea of Law of Attraction - Challenges the idea of thought and how to change them to achieve your dreams. For example if you want to become more of a Buddha/Einstein/ Da vinci or just a better person, you can. You just need to change your thoughts - Pre Tony Robbins (essentially Tony may have stolen from this book as well as NLP) - The way it is written. Very inspiring, uplifting, motivational and straight forward. Particularly if you want to get on the path to mastery. Although could be called As A Person Thinketh. - Introduces consciousness, if you're aware of thought, it's a game changer. The book doesn't go particularly deep (in terms of consciousness work) but it's message can flip a switch for you. From unconscious to conscious.

@herghly This is interesting I've had a similar experience. It's almost the deeper you go, the more your spiritual work intensifies, the more your backsliding intensifies. For me, following retreats, I would self inquire more. The space of awareness (awareness of the concept of backsliding) seemed to become clearer and clearer. You used the term battling. I'm just curious why you used this word. Is it really a battle? What has your spiritual insights taught you about your thought patterns and previous habits?

You cannot answer the question What is Love in words. You have to experience it for yourself through deep self inquiry and meditation. We can drown in concepts and never get out. When you experience it, you'll know because your life will never be the same again. And you need no longer to seek.