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@Serotoninluv that's very eloquent i like that a lot Or we are an idea within the mind. But at the same time we are the mind itself.

@theking00 honestly coming from the materialist paradigm as Leo knows, i wouldn't have believed it either if i didn't have a direct mystical experience (not on psychedelics either). This stuff is very real...as crazy as it sounds.

@thesmileyone keep in mind that although the substance of everything is ultimately nothing and that deception is what really " creates" anything (dualism)...although this is the case notice also that reality is an absolute relativity. It's what you (God) make of it. If you choose to give it no meaning then guess what - that's what you get. If you give it meaning then it has meaning. It's all the way you look at it. Thats the magic. Basically if you wish to change your perspective you still can..knowing that the substance of everything is nothing will not change that once you are conscious enough. You can enjoy life and in fact you will find an even deeper sense of peace and being then ever before. But at the same time you will see through what is shallow and what really has meaning in life. That is true wisdom. Remember that although reality is the formless it is also intelligent and loving. It exists! Nothingness exists. That's the mystical, paradoxical nature of reality. It's really beautiful when you think about it.

You will experience the death of the ego. Its so total that when it happened to me i had a loss of sex drive and other symptoms. No desire for anything i normally craved. As my ego returned over the following weeks i slowly returned to normal. But then ego backlash sets in and depending on how strong your will to live is the stronger your backlash will be. I'm working on more awakenings but it's much harder for me to get there now because my ego is fighting me the whole way. I had my awakening without any pyschedelics. I don't have access to any or maybe now i would be tempted to try 5meo. Oh and besides that you just know. Notice i said YOU just know. Try convincing anyone else.

@Joseph Maynor why? Because the absolute is conscious, intelligent and loving? Infinitely? What other word do you want to use? That is so far from what we call religion today it's not even funny. You can become directly conscious of this as well.

@Highest right on brother. He is just fresh off of deep mystical experiences. He could easily be the guy that dies in the cave whom you never hear of but he decided to share his experiences and teachings - and therefore the teachings of all that he learned from -- (causation) with all of you for free.

If you have had a deep full awakening experience you would know that what he speaks of is Truth. Give the guy a break he is fresh off his retreat and still reeling from deep mystical experiences knowing that everyone is waiting impatiently for a new episode. I am pleased he will still be releasing amazing content in the future. Do not nitpick and project your egoic expectations on him for the perfect episode.

@Joseph Maynor yes that is very true..so if you use the suffering that came from a large ego to become more conscious you will then grow. So it is helping..though counterintuitively..as it should.

@mandyjw if you are forcing yourself to suffer just in order to get enlightenment - that's probably not going to work. If you have experienced suffering not of your own purposeful doing and you have experienced deep suffering which also heightens your emotional state, then that actually can be one of the factors that can lead to enlightenment. But there are a lot of other factors to. Open Mindedness, being free of dogma, humility, sensitivity, (need to be open to both masculine and feminine sides), basically as egoless as is humanly possible,...if you notice, the ego is the opposite of all of this. Even if you had a big ego at one time and became conscious of your foolish ways and you changed, with that change came suffering, and you will be closer to enlightenment. When you are in the state you can become enlightened fast, as I did.

@Fountainbleu Leo is on a retreat.

@Fountainbleu yes. This is a very tricky thing. Very tricky and a deep topic that has not yet been covered in Leo's videos. Not yet.

Yes..you should use the meds for now. It will help to alleviate the chemical imbalance in your brain While on them though...ground yourself deep within spirituality and pursue enlightenment. Only this will allow you to go off the meds. The meds are actually an illusion -- because remember the materialist paradigm is itself an illusion. There really isn't a brain. But within the content of the dream in which we exist the meds exist and therefore will help. They will only take you so far though..at some point you will want to enlighten yourself and after that you will be able to get off the meds.

@noselfnofun I could not agree MORE. I actually became enlightened listening to his earlier videos on enlightenment. Afterwards I had mystical experiences that lasted about 2 weeks. I remember a few times listening to his videos triggered the experiences after the initial enlightenment.

@Highest you can't even be conscious and aware of it for that is finite. Infinity cannot be spoken of or thought of. Every thought you have of it isn't it...because the thought is finite. You have to BE it. You have become one with your true self. Pure being. Pure consciousness. You ARE GOD. It's that simple.

@Highest it will bring a man to his knees and make him cry like a baby

@Highest guess what...You ARE God. You as your true self is simply pure ISNESS. Now realize that YOU are God (YOU, in fact are me and everything else) in your direct experience ...and that is really something.

@Anton_Pierre That is wisdom itself. Wisdom is awareness of your true nature while in your small self - the ego. It is true that pure being cannot study. It cant do anything accept be. That is your true self..isness. Pure being. In order to do egoic things you must split non-duality into duality for the sake of illusion..so that the ego can exist. Wisdom is the ability to be self aware that even when in a dualistic state your true nature is Oneness and that in order for you to experience infinity you must create the illusion of duality. When dual you will be dual but self aware that this duality is but an illusion. Make sense?

@TheAvatarState its YOU. You ARE the actuality itself. You -- the real you..behind the illusion - ARE being itself. You ARE consciousness. Once this really hits you that is enlightenment. Not the theory of it but actually the actuality of it! Becoming directly conscious right now that you ARE right now IS enlightenment!

No...look at what you just said. You are this body..thing..object..consciousness..etc You are only consciousness not all the other stuff You still need to do some serious self inquiry to become enlightened But you are coming from the right place. You are coming from a place of open mindedness and that's a big start. Focus on self inquiry.

@Aakash thats the paradox. You nailed it. Dr

@How to be wise Leo is holding onto his ego. I hate to say this but so are you. If you let go you will be no more. All we have is ego and pure being. Pure being cannot post here. Only ego can post here.

@Leo Gura I didn't get the vibe that he was intentionally trying to infect others with ignorance, but that he was merely pondering. I could be mistaken of course. @Eric Tarpall That's what a paradox is. It will blow the finite mind. Your finite mind will never be able to grapple with consciousness.

@Shadowraix Indeed, and he IS that same thing, just as you are. He just is not conscious of it from his own ego's perspective.

@TheAvatarState Yeah, i became conscious of that while contemplating this post last night - that you were being humble by asking this. You are a super intelligent individual - i know that from talking to you prior. And I know that you have had glimpses. Since the majority of the time you are answering questions on this forum, Just the fact that you showed humility by this post and actually asked a question on this forum will push you into enlightenment (if not now at some point soon) Do do not fear, it will reveal itself to you when the time comes. Looking back, for me it was a lifetime in the making. For me the past few years contained deep suffering - over what I will not discuss here - but it matters not. But i do believe the deep suffering, combined with open mindedness, the ability to be humble, and the lack of any particular belief or dogma, can lead to awakening. You are well on that path my friend, and you will find it. But remember, for me it took near 50 years. You are what, in your 20's or early 30's? You have wisdom already well beyond your years, so it will probably reveal itself to you a decade sooner than it happened for me.

@Leo Gura Agreed - always more content to learn - and even if you have had one awakening there are so many facets of awakening that there is much to experience (actually to be and become conscious of) there as well.