Mada_

Sounds True is the company that publishes the books of Brent Kessell, David Deida, Ken Wilber and many more. The website is a fantastic resource that I am sure many people on this forum have heard of, yet I have not contributed to this thread yet and wanted to. https://www.soundstrue.com/

Some valid points on this thread e.g. Tiktok promoting toxic habits and stage orange valued. However, people can gain large followings in relatively short periods of time on this platform, and there is a prevalent and popular self-help niche on Tiktok. - If someone wants to escape wage slavery, I think utilising this platform would be an awesome way to attract eyeballs and market yourself in the world, even know the video format of Tiktok doesn't really allow for content that has impact (due to the maximum of one minute long maximum videos). The most inspiring stuff I have seen on the platform are the nature clips that people share, and the acoustic music. Some of this stuff is really gorgeous.

RationalWiki also essentially accuses him of being paedophile. Which I found entertaining considering their justification was the old Actualized logo matched that of a paedophile collective insignia.

Does anyone have some good books, videos, articles regarding fasting? Topics such as: - intermittent fasting - fill day fasting - dry fasting Peace and thanks

Just keep working at it, you'll start to like it.

@Mada_ @Average Investor @UDT @Consept @tashawoodfall @Leo Gura @Preety_India @Hello from Russia Thankyou everyone very much for your replies, all of them have been very helpful!

Greetings from Australia also. I am not an artist, but i have grown up in a house where both of my parents were artists as occupations. My brother also goes to VCA in Melbourne. Creativity and art has always been a big part of my life, although not my occupation. I would always recommend contemplation for coming up with ideas. When I contemplate with a journal, I tend to look at ideas or the general trajectory of the thought process and think "how could I depict this as an image." I often see paintings and photography ideas in my head that are quite original. Also depicting your vision and values as an artist, I think, is really a really special gift that visual artists posess. When visualizing your future, you can commit to creating a detailed andinteresting depiction of what you want, I think this would be a wicked vision board. Good luck

@LfcCharlie4 How old are you?

Yesterday I tried waiting until I was hungry to eat, usually I have three substantial meals. I am 6'3 and 19 years old. I ended up eating a moderate sized salad with lots of quinoa and two eggs in the late afternoon. With a couple bananas for dinner and a few hand fulls of almonds. Is it healthy to wait until your body asks for food, do you give it three meals based on some theory and experience of consequences?

So is it potentially impossible for me to become a world class master in anything? Or is this what "Zone of Genius" is?

I interviewed Linda for a school media project. She used to live close to me, but moved a state over. On the one day she came back to my state, was a day she agreed to have an interview with me. Linda is a zen meditation teacher who has done serious consciousness work with various teachers. She has been interviewed on 'Buddha at the Gas Pump'. The thing that resonated with me most about my encounter with Linda is when she said that what people truly want is to "find out why we are here". This was a very inspiring way to put things.

@Nahm @Average Investor @Identity @Sahil Pandit Thankyou so much for all of these powerful responses, they have truly lit me up inside.

Is an effective strategy for starting a business to work a normal job to finance a passion, and attempt to make your initial business a reflection of you deepest values? e.g. Leo loves personal development, so Actualized.org is a personal development channel. Or do you go straight for a wellspring of wealth first (e.g. Reselling, drop shipping) and then transition to a business that is your passion? I feel like I kind of answered my own question as I wrote it (I always do that lol.) But I'd love to hear some of your journeys, and any advice you might have. The steps I have taken recently towards entrepreneurship - Begun the LP course - Collected a list of finance resources e.g. Youtube channels, podcasts, books - Applied for a job at a Dominos to fund my first project - Strategizing and planning. I plan to launch my first project after saving money for a part-time job, and finishing the LP course.

Bump.

Happy Birthday Leo. Thank you for everything that you share.

Why must Leo be a certain way?

Is this a wise choice? I feel as though it would be a good idea to have a really strong grasp of contemplation as a practice, and shadow work to equip me for the serious psychedelic exploration that Leo talks about.

Have you experienced any benefits from this? I am becoming interested in this area due to: - Environmental benefits - Medicinal properties of some foraged plants - Useful when hiking or just spending time in nature (if you wanted a cheeky snack)

@Soulbass That is so cool! Did you choose to give it up, or has it just died out due to seasonal change?

I thought it would be a cool idea to showcase people who are the best at what they do, or one of the best in the world at what they do, to inspire people in their own domains. I think you can find some really awesome creative inspiration from top performers and their showcased lifestyles; their inspiration, how they structure their life etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO22Uv-PQXQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3zcL3bOiuM

Valuable warnings like these make me worried for people who leave the forum behind.

I've experienced this. Breaking the fast after 3 hours, binging on junk food. Be gentle with yourself, you don't really know exactly what you should be eating, you just have "better" ideas than your current situation. I started doing Isha Angamardhana yoga everyday, contemplating and hour and meditating 20 minutes. Then joined an accountability group chat, and my craving for junk food just went away, I started to just feel when I was hungry and ask my body what it feels like. You obviously want it, otherwise you wouldn't post about it. It is hard to accept that this process is really rocky, especially when that means you consume things that cause your body to deteriorate. The other day I had these intense cravings to chow down on some of my mum's baking, it was 1am. If this corona stuff wasn't going on I would have willingly ordered McDonalds through Uber Eats. But I just sat there and watched it, I couldn't even be bother watching it tbh, I thought it was a huge inconvenience. But I watched it, and tbh it wasn't so bad.

@Villager Albert @Alexop @DrewNows @Osaid @Sambodhi Thank you all for your replies. I feel like I am becoming more in tune with my body, thoughout the day I just close my eyes and check the state that it is in. The meals I do make, I make sure are really really balanced and high calorie e.g. Salmon, quinoa and stacks of veggies, with peanut butter and olive oil for dressing. And if I am feeling like fruit, my smoothies have lots of pea protein in them. I'll make sure to get some blood tests when these Covid-19 schennanigans calm down.

@mandyjw Thankyou very much for your reply. I have ordered two books on foraging, and have some experience gardening as I've been payed to do it as a gig (temporary job). My family also has always had a garden, and I am beginning to take more responsibility for it. I love being in nature anyway, so foraging seems like a complimentary skill that will nurture this passion and help my body. I've been visioning as a nature photographer, so having knowledge of the bush will be helpful here if I decide to go down this path.

@Leo Gura Well said. Sometimes people miss the valid concern part.