BlessedLion

Haha yeah, he can't seem to let that go

I had an intense spiritual awakening when i was 24 and that kick started my journey, Im 32 now, so 8 years.

Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback and your time watching! Mostly for the retreats, there is little you can do to prepare, you just have to go in with an open mind and willingness to do the work. I would say read the books, meditate, contemplate but it sounds like you are already doing those which is great. Another option (since you are far) could be to try one of the e-courses and online workshops he does, it maybe less powerful because you aren't with him in person but it will still help a lot. But I'd say check out his website and the e-courses, he has some of the workshops fully uploaded there which you can do at home. https://chenghsin.com/ Keep it up! I find him so authentic and interesting, I could listen to him for hours.

I just finished part 1 , I think Leo has a lot of patience here as the conversation is a bit all over the place and adhd, but the interviewers are also really kind and open minded. It seems like Stage Green has trouble accepting the morality thing, Aubrey Marcus has a huge debate about this on his show too. "Nothing is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so" - Shakespear

Haha the babbling brook thing is hilarious! The more i practice this type of "Mastery of Mind" it truly is a superpower, because almost no one else understands or is doing this. If you are not at the effect of your mind and master how it's being used, you have a massive advantage in the social domain, which can be used to support beauty and love and powerful relating. Everyone relates to their mind as "something happening to them" rather than "something they are doing" Yes, this seems to be his disposition exactly. And while it may be true, it takes immense consciousness work to get to that point. Yeah, basically he is saying you are doing all of that with your mind in the same way that you might "pick up a cup" as that is an action you are doing. We are just unaware THAT we are doing it, but we are fully doing it, so the goal is to become conscious of that activity (which in my opinion is enough) then it stops naturally.

Hey @bazera Thanks for checking it out! I'll def let y'all know if we do a part 2. So for the retreats I went twice, I did 2 weeks (2 workshops) the first time and 4 weeks (4 workshops) the second time. The structure was quite intense, we would normally do these things called "Diads" where you contemplate a certain topic with a partner and go back and forth, one listening and one speaking. This was powerful because having someone staring at you while you contemplate brings a different level of focus and coherence than just sitting alone meditating where your mind is more free to cause mischief. They also facilitate you , so they make sure everyone is staying on track. Each workshop is a week long, and you basically are working on different topics sun up to sun down so they don't waste any time. Their website has information on the different retreat types and what they are focused around, ENB is like the mothership workshop, that's his most famous one. Also the Contemplation Intensive is wild , that's what you do if you want a direct awakening. My feedback would be that it was challenging but also very effective and life changing. You don't really notice it when you're in it, but it was only in the weeks and months following that I realized how many seeds were planted and how much deeper I understood his work. So I do recommend checking it out, it's powerful stuff. Plus you get a Q and A with Ralston in the evening which is very powerful. Hope this helps!

Looking forward to hearing any thoughts/feedback!

Hey Guys, As promised here is the interview with Peter Ralston. We mainly covered the topics of Suffering, Social Domain, Survival, Ego and Relationships. Peter is a great example of someone who is Epistemically Responsible! To be honest, even at 1 hour 50 minutes I still only got about 40% of my questions out. I didn’t even get to touch on absolute consciousness questions and questions I had around masculinity, sexuality and purpose. I wanted to cover some of the questions you guys mentioned as well but it was tough with such a short window, I hope in some way it does help and you enjoy the conversation. We went very deep on the topics that we did cover so that depth over breadth is sometimes more important. And who knows, maybe there will be a part 2 (fingers crossed) Enjoy! Link;

Good stuff guys, thank you all. I'll take all this into consideration for the interview. Much love

Hey Guys, In a few days I will be doing a one on one interview with Peter Ralston on my YouTube channel, @LionsHeartWisdom I wanted to come here to gather some questions you guys might have or things you feel need clarification. I've already come up with a pretty distilled list of topics and (full honesty) I don't see myself changing it much but more input wouldn't hurt. Please note: -This is for direct questions to Ralston about HIS work and books, any questions regarding "Leo said this, you said that" will be OMITTED -Try not to give questions that are just wanting some straight up answer to a metaphysical question, those won't go anywhere with Ralston (Ie, Is God Love? What is a chakra?) try to provide questions that Ralston can actually direct you to an answer for within your own experience or based on his work. So far, i've got the topics of -Mastery/Purpose -Suffering -self, Self and Awakening -Infinity, Space, Time -Social World (self, other, language) -Love -Communication and Relationships disclaimer; I can’t promise to ask every question, but I’ll be reading everything to help refine the depth and direction of the conversation- Thanks, with Love!

Leo has given more than enough information and resources on how to create a profound and deep life, take some responsibility man. This channel and the book list have helped me carve my life into something I could've never dreamed of and I am eternally grateful.

I've been off the forum a while, part of the reason i left is because if you really stay aware you'll see that 95% of the stuff here is the same arguments and debates repackaged and rewrapped over and over and over again. I could lay them out but I don't have the time. I happened to randomly check back in and saw this conversation about Ralston and Leo. This one about Ralston and Universal Love and Leo and "who gets it" is as old as the forum itself. Here's the thing, if any of you were actually conscious of universal love this wouldn't even be a debate, you wouldn't even care about what Ralston or Leo had to say about it. It'd be like me holding an apple in your face you taking a bite then me saying, "alright you didn't bite that apple, prove me wrong!" or "Leo thinks there is no apple there, so you didn't just taste the apple" or "Ralston says that was an orange..." You would chuckle because you have direct experience of the apple in your mouth so if Leo and Ralston are arguing or disagreeing about it, you wouldn't give 2 fucks. Here is the thing: Most people do not understand Ralston and what he is doing , his teaching style, and what he is actually getting at. It's probably the most distilled and pure form of consciousness work and contemplation for direct experience that exists. Without drug use by the way. Is it possible that he is missing some things? Sure, he will even admit that actually. But thinking you understand him, what he's doing, where he is coming from, what he knows or doesn't know is unwise.... very unwise. He is the only teacher i've found who truly understands mind and consciousness in a direct, experiential way and can help you to get it in your day to day experience, no drugs, no belief systems, complete reliance on his consciousness and that alone. This is why he never preaches things like "Universal Love" or "Infinity" because the moment you start claiming these things, people latch onto them like a baby to a tit and make it a belief system. But he helps you to get there yourself, through doing the work yourself, which is hard, takes forever, is grueling, and painful, and people don't want that- they're too lazy, so people want someone like a Leo or Eckhart Tolle to just tell them everything is Love, they are a special snowflake and will reincarnate as an Egyptian King in their next life. Then they can adopt the belief system and it helps pacify their existential dread. It's helpful to question this notion of Love, I won't say my take on it, but it's good to question it. What actually is it? Is it a feeling? Is it something deeper? Why is it so brutal? Can there be other words or experiences to describe it? Is it equal to Hate or does Hate exist outside of this Love? And you have to discern between dropping beliefs and gaining direct experience, all this podcast thing about him and Leo discussing Universal Love is basically just people wanting their belief systems validated. Also, I'm not trying to slam Leo or anything, I think Leo has genuinely done incredible work, I just think teaching consciousness work is very tricky and belief systems can be created without the teachers intent. But I also have to say, encouraging drug use is not wise or neccessary, why do you need drugs to uncover and become conscious of what you are, it's you! People always want the easy pill but it never works. A true teacher can get people there in their sober day to day life. P.s. I've met Ralston in person and went deep with him on this question of Universal Love, his answer was very nuanced and careful, but also quite beautiful.

there is a cost to authenticity, but the cost of being inauthentic is much higher

I think it's because 1) You are showing that you have the balls not to conform, you aren't afraid of social conditioning and being seen as an outsider, this immediately shows that you are okay on your own and not needy. Needy people are not authentic, they twist themselves into a pretzel to be liked and get their "needs" met. 2) When you are authentic there is a certain "aliveness" to your being and energy. And that is captivating, have you ever heard someone explain something they didn't care about and could just feel the dissociation and numbness in their voice? Now, have you ever heard someone lit up talking about a topic they love? This is the difference but it's like that 24/7, authentic people are moving from alive energy so it's more captivating and interesting. 3) It shows confidence and uniqueness, i truly believe we are all unique fingerprints of God and when you find your authentic self you are expressing that fingerprint and there is a certain beauty to that and it's much more interesting that just being some copy/paste (Insert personality here based on where they are from) Peter Ralston is a great example of authenticity, there is something about him that is so engaging and interesting even when he's just being himself.